Super-resolution displays and methods of operating the same

1. A method comprising:

generating a first lower resolution image and a second lower resolution image from a higher resolution image, the first lower resolution image and the second lower resolution image each having a resolution corresponding with a resolution of a light-emitting portion of a display assembly in a head-mounted display, the higher resolution image having a higher resolution than the light-emitting portion;

emitting light based on the first lower resolution image from a pixel of the light-emitting portion at a first location in the display assembly in the head-mounted display;

physically translating the light-emitting portion to position the pixel at a second different location in the display assembly in the head-mounted display, the second different location being previously occupied by another pixel of the light-emitting portion; and

emitting light based on the second lower resolution image from the pixel of the light-emitting portion at the second different location in the display assembly in the head-mounted display.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selectively emitting light from the pixel at the first and second locations to form the higher resolution image.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the physically translating the light-emitting portion includes physically translating the light-emitting portion of the display assembly in at least one direction to emit light at the second location rather than at the first location.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising controlling the display assembly to emit light from the pixel at the first location at a first angle, and to emit light from the pixel at the second location at a second angle different from the first angle.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising controlling the display assembly to emit light from the pixel at the first location at a first angle, and to emit light from the pixel at the second location at generally the first angle.

6. A display assembly comprising:

a light-emitting portion configured to emit light from a pixel at a first time and at a first location in the display assembly based on a first lower resolution image generated from a higher resolution image, the first lower resolution image having a resolution corresponding with a resolution of the light-emitting portion, the higher resolution image having a higher resolution than the light-emitting portion;

a movement to physically translate the light-emitting portion of the display assembly to emit light from the pixel at a second time and at a second different location in the display assembly based on a second lower resolution image generated from the higher resolution image, the second lower resolution image having a resolution corresponding with the resolution of the light-emitting portion; and

a second movement to physically translate the light-emitting portion of the display assembly to emit light from the pixel at a third time and at a third different location in the display assembly based on a third lower resolution image generated from the higher resolution image.

7. The display assembly of claim 6 , wherein the emitting light from the pixel at the first and second locations forms the higher resolution image.

8. The display assembly of claim 6 , wherein the movement is configured to physically translate the light-emitting portion of the display assembly in at least one direction to emit light at the second location rather than at the first location.

9. The display assembly of claim 6 , wherein the second location is offset from the first location in a first direction, and the third location is offset from the second location in a second direction.

10. The display assembly of claim 9 , wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

11. The display assembly of claim 6 , wherein the movement includes a linear actuator.

12. The display assembly of claim 6 , wherein the movement includes a piezo-electric oscillator.

13. A display assembly for use in a display, the display assembly comprising:

a light-emitting portion configured to emit light at a first time from a pixel at a first location in the display based on a first lower resolution image generated from a higher resolution image, the first lower resolution image having a resolution corresponding with a resolution of the light-emitting portion, the higher resolution image having a higher resolution than the light-emitting portion; and

a layer configurable to:

direct light emitted from the pixel at a second time at a second different location in the display based on a second lower resolution image generated from the higher resolution image, the second lower resolution image having a resolution corresponding with the resolution of the light-emitting portion and the layer including a liquid crystal material having a refractive index controllable to selectively emit light at the second location rather than at the first locations and

direct light emitted from the pixel at a third time at a third different location in the display based on a third lower resolution image generated from the higher resolution image.

14. The display assembly of claim 13 , wherein the emitting light from the pixel at the first and second locations forms the higher resolution image.

15. The display assembly of claim 13 , wherein the light-emitting portion includes an OLED light-emitting portion.

16. The display assembly of claim 13 , wherein the light-emitting portion includes an LCD light-emitting portion.

17. The display assembly of claim 13 , wherein the second location is offset from the first location in a first direction, and the third location is offset from the second location in a second direction.

18. The display assembly of claim 17 , wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.