Pixel geometries for spatially multiplexed stereo 3D displays
A 3D image pixel in a spatially multiplexed stereo 3D display includes a first left-eye subpixel and a second left-eye subpixel that are both driven when displaying the left-eye image. The 3D image pixel also includes a first right-eye subpixel and a second right-eye subpixel that are both driven when displaying the right-eye image. The subpixels may all have a square shape. Single color emitters in the subpixels of the same eye may be driven by the same electronics. A 3D image pixel in a second spatially multiplexed stereo 3D display includes a left-eye pixel driven when displaying the left-eye image and a right-eye pixel driven when displaying the right-eye image. The pixels may all have a rectangular shape, and the horizontal measurement of the pixels may be greater than the vertical measurement of the pixels.
1. A 3D image pixel in a spatially multiplexed stereo 3D display for displaying a 3D image, the 3D image including a left-eye image and a right-eye image, the 3D image pixel comprising:
a first left-eye subpixel, the first left-eye subpixel driven when displaying the left-eye image, the first left-eye subpixel having a square shape;
a second left-eye subpixel, the second left-eye subpixel driven when displaying the left-eye image, the second left-eye subpixel having the square shape;
a first right-eye subpixel adjacent to the first left-eye subpixel and also adjacent to the second left-eye subpixel, the first right-eye subpixel driven when displaying the right-eye image, the first right-eye subpixel having the square shape; and
a second right-eye subpixel adjacent to the first left-eye subpixel and also adjacent to the second left-eye subpixel, the second right-eye subpixel driven when displaying the right-eye image, the second right-eye subpixel having the square shape, wherein the first left-eye subpixel and the first right-eye subpixel emit only green color, and wherein the second left-eye subpixel and the second right-eye subpixel emit only red and blue colors.
2. The 3D image pixel of claim 1 , wherein the first right-eye subpixel is horizontally adjacent to the first left-eye subpixel, and wherein the first right-eye subpixel is vertically adjacent to the second left-eye subpixel.
3. A 3D image pixel in a spatially multiplexed stereo 3D display for displaying a 3D image, the 3D image including a left-eye image and a right-eye image, the 3D image pixel comprising:
a first left-eye subpixel, the first left-eye subpixel driven when displaying the left-eye image, the first left-eye subpixel having a square shape;
a second left-eye subpixel, the second left-eye subpixel driven when displaying the left-eye image, the second left-eye subpixel having the square shape;
a first right-eye subpixel adjacent to the first left-eye subpixel and also adjacent to the second left-eye subpixel, the first right-eye subpixel driven when displaying the right-eye image, the first right-eye subpixel having the square shape; and
a second right-eye subpixel adjacent to the first left-eye subpixel and also adjacent to the second left-eye subpixel, the second right-eye subpixel driven when displaying the right-eye image, the second right-eye subpixel having the square shape, wherein the first left-eye subpixel and the second right-eye subpixel emit only green and red colors, and wherein the second left-eye subpixel and the first right-eye subpixel emit only green and blue colors.
4. A spatially multiplexed stereo 3D display for displaying a 3D image, the 3D image including a left-eye image and a right-eye image, the spatially multiplexed stereo 3D display comprising:
a plurality of the 3D image pixels of claim 1 .
5. A 3D image pixel in a spatially multiplexed stereo 3D display for displaying a 3D image, the 3D image including a left-eye image and a right-eye image, the 3D image pixel comprising:
a left-eye pixel, the left-eye pixel driven when displaying the left-eye image, the left-eye pixel having a rectangular shape; and
a right-eye pixel adjacent to the left-eye pixel, the right-eye pixel driven when displaying the right-eye image, the right-eye pixel having the rectangular shape, wherein the left-eye pixel has a vertical measurement and a horizontal measurement, and wherein the horizontal measurement is greater than the vertical measurement.
6. The 3D image pixel of claim 5 , wherein the right-eye pixel is horizontally adjacent to the left-eye pixel.
7. The 3D image pixel of claim 5 , wherein the right-eye pixel is vertically adjacent to the left-eye pixel.
8. The 3D image pixel of claim 5 , wherein the horizontal measurement and the vertical measurement create an aspect ratio of 2:1.
9. A spatially multiplexed stereo 3D display for displaying a 3D image, the 3D image including a left-eye image and a right-eye image, the spatially multiplexed stereo 3D di splay comprising:
a plurality of the 3D image pixels of claim 5 .
10. The spatially multiplexed stereo 3D display of claim 9 , wherein a first 3D image pixel is horizontally adjacent to a second 3D image pixel, wherein the right-eye pixel of the first 3D image pixel is vertically adjacent to and below the left-eye pixel of the first 3D image pixel, and wherein the right-eye pixel of the second 3D image pixel is vertically adjacent to and above the left-eye pixel of the second 3D image pixel.
11. The spatially multiplexed stereo 3D display of claim 10 , wherein the first 3D image pixel is vertically adjacent to a third 3D image pixel, and wherein the right-eye pixel of the third 3D image pixel is vertically adjacent to and below the left-eye pixel of the third 3D image pixel.
12. A 3D image pixel in a spatially multiplexed stereo 3D display for displaying a 3D image, the 3D image including a left-eye image and a right-eye image, the 3D image pixel comprising:
a first left-eye subpixel, the first left-eye subpixel driven when displaying the left-eye image;
a second left-eye subpixel, the second left-eye subpixel driven when displaying the left-eye image;
a third left-eye subpixel, the third left-eye subpixel driven when displaying the left-eye image;
a first right-eye subpixel, the first right-eye subpixel driven when displaying the right-eye image;
a second right-eye subpixel, the second right-eye subpixel driven when displaying the right-eye image; and
a third right-eye subpixel, the third right-eye subpixel driven when displaying the right-eye image, wherein the first left-eye subpixel and the first right-eye subpixel emit red, green, and blue colors, wherein the second left-eye subpixel and the second right-eye subpixel emit only red and green colors, and wherein the third left-eye subpixel and the third right-eye subpixel emit only blue and green colors.
13. The 3D image pixel of claim 12 , wherein the first left-eye subpixel includes a first green emitter driven by first electronics, wherein the second left-eye subpixel includes a second green emitter driven by the first electronics, and wherein the third left-eye subpixel includes a third green emitter driven by the first electronics.
14. The 3D image pixel of claim 3 , wherein the first left-eye subpixel includes a first green emitter driven by first electronics, and wherein the second left-eye subpixel includes a second green emitter driven by the first electronics.
15. The 3D image pixel of claim 3 , wherein the first right-eye subpixel is horizontally adjacent to the first left-eye subpixel, and wherein the first right-eye subpixel is vertically adjacent to the second left-eye subpixel.
16. A spatially multiplexed stereo 3D display for displaying a 3D image, the 3D image including a left-eye image and a right-eye image, the spatially multiplexed stereo 3D display comprising:
a plurality of the 3D image pixels of claim 3 .