EP1008027A4 - Miniature display devices and systems - Google Patents

Miniature display devices and systems

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Publication number
EP1008027A4
EP1008027A4 EP97926478A EP97926478A EP1008027A4 EP 1008027 A4 EP1008027 A4 EP 1008027A4 EP 97926478 A EP97926478 A EP 97926478A EP 97926478 A EP97926478 A EP 97926478A EP 1008027 A4 EP1008027 A4 EP 1008027A4
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EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
systems
display devices
miniature display
miniature
devices
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP97926478A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1008027A1 (en
Inventor
David W Carroll
Tad D Shelfer
Phillip D Anz-Meador
T Diana Anz-Meador
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
VIA Inc
Original Assignee
VIA Inc
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Publication of EP1008027A4 publication Critical patent/EP1008027A4/en
Publication of EP1008027A1 publication Critical patent/EP1008027A1/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/01—Head-up displays
    • G02B27/017—Head mounted
    • G02B27/0172—Head mounted characterised by optical features
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B21/00—Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor
    • G03B21/005—Projectors using an electronic spatial light modulator but not peculiar thereto
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1613—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers
    • G06F1/163—Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B13/00—Optical objectives specially designed for the purposes specified below
    • G02B13/22—Telecentric objectives or lens systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
EP97926478A 1996-05-09 1997-05-09 Miniature display devices and systems Withdrawn EP1008027A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US1723296P 1996-05-09 1996-05-09
US17232P 1996-05-09
US2485196P 1996-08-28 1996-08-28
PCT/US1997/008077 WO1997042560A1 (en) 1996-05-09 1997-05-09 Miniature display devices and systems
US24851P 2001-12-19

Publications (2)

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EP1008027A4 true EP1008027A4 (en) 2000-06-14
EP1008027A1 EP1008027A1 (en) 2000-06-14

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EP97926478A Withdrawn EP1008027A1 (en) 1996-05-09 1997-05-09 Miniature display devices and systems

Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP1008027A1 (en)
JP (1) JP2000512772A (en)
AU (1) AU3123997A (en)
WO (1) WO1997042560A1 (en)

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US8326087B2 (en) 2008-11-25 2012-12-04 Xerox Corporation Synchronizing image sequences
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US10003726B2 (en) 2016-03-25 2018-06-19 Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc Illumination module for near eye-to-eye display system
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US4361384A (en) * 1980-06-27 1982-11-30 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army High luminance miniature display
US5450596A (en) * 1991-07-18 1995-09-12 Redwear Interactive Inc. CD-ROM data retrieval system using a hands-free command controller and headwear monitor

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Patent Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4361384A (en) * 1980-06-27 1982-11-30 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army High luminance miniature display
US5450596A (en) * 1991-07-18 1995-09-12 Redwear Interactive Inc. CD-ROM data retrieval system using a hands-free command controller and headwear monitor

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO9742560A1 *

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WO1997042560A1 (en) 1997-11-13
JP2000512772A (en) 2000-09-26
AU3123997A (en) 1997-11-26
EP1008027A1 (en) 2000-06-14

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