WO1998010322A1 - Lunettes stereoscopiques de presentation, particulierement d'images de tv - Google Patents

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WO1998010322A1
WO1998010322A1 PCT/HU1996/000051 HU9600051W WO9810322A1 WO 1998010322 A1 WO1998010322 A1 WO 1998010322A1 HU 9600051 W HU9600051 W HU 9600051W WO 9810322 A1 WO9810322 A1 WO 9810322A1
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László HOLAKOVSZKY
Endre Nagykálnai
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  • the invention relates to a head worn stereoscopic display device, particularly iz ⁇ displaying television pictures, having more than one screen facing each eye, which screens display the full picture in mosaic-like parts with overlapping edges.
  • Optical elements directing the light paths side by side are arranged in the light paths from the screens to the pupil of the eye; the edges of said optical elements cannot be seen, and thereby the part pictures cf the screens make up a single compound picture without any boundaries .
  • the first attempt o present a more realistic picture or the natural or artificial environment was a table stereoscope (David Hrewster) displayed at the London World Exhibition in 1851; the. viewer looking into this device saw two pictures of the same object made at different angles.
  • the majority of the modern video helmets and glasses display television pictures on the same principle. Head worn devices are described in the Japanese Patent No. 2-128007, German Patent No. 1103961, Hungarian Patent No. 874743, and in the US Patents No. 5123726, 4897715, 5371556, 5276471 and 4706117; these devices have a television screen for both the left and the right eye, said screens are placed in a rigid cover and can be seen through lenses and eventually iiiiirula.
  • the common large screen television sets (for use in rooms) having a screen diagonal of j0 _ 8 ⁇ cm are usually viewed j-rom a distance o ⁇ .
  • This can be achieved by placing more than one screen - instead of one - in front of both the left and the right eye, and assembling the pictures of said screens continually for the eyes by optically hiding the separating frame zones of the screens.
  • the invention is based on the recognition that television pictures can be assembled without any boundaries, if the screens display the full television picture in mosaic-like parts with overlapping edges (repeating the same picture zones); and primary optical elements directing the light paths side by side are arranged in one or every one of the light paths starting from the bigger part of the screens beyond one of the so-called picture equivalent lines, expediently the middle one called joining line, and arriving in the central point of the corresponding eyeball; and the edges of said optical elements, hindering the view of the picture, are made invisible.
  • the object of this invention can be accomplished by three sorts of optical elements, namely wedge prism, plane mirror and lens, if said optical elements have an optically effective edge running parallel to the joining line of the overlapping picture zone of the corresponding screen (in a given light path) , said optically effective edge is sharp or it seems as a line for the eye looking at, because it is a narrow edge surface, the plane of which passing through the central point of the eyeball; said primary optical elements and screens are arranged in the space relative to each other and the central point of the eyeball in such a manner that the light paths starting from the bigger part of the screens beyond the joining line and arriving in the central point of the eyeball define polyhedrons having sections between said primary optical element (s) and the centre of the eyeball touching each other along a plane or planes containing the optically effective edge(s) and the centre of the eyeball.
  • the light paths passing through the pupils reach as far as the eyeground, and not only as the centres of the eyeballs.
  • the diameter of the pupils changes depending on the light intensity, and, on the other hand, the situation changes too, as the eyeball turns in the eyehole, but the centre of the eyeball remains stationary; therefore, it is convenient to regard this point as the end of the light paths .
  • more than one screen are placed in front of both the left and the right eye, the picture columns of said screens (vertical edges of the pictures) being parallel to each other; and primary optical elements -directing the light paths side by side are arranged in one or every one of the light paths starting from the bigger part of the screens beyond the joining line, and arriving in the central point of the eyeball.
  • a focusing element preferably a magnifying lens or lens system, extending over the full cross section of the light paths is placed between the eyeball and the primary optical element (s).
  • further magnifying lenses are placed in the light paths to increase the magnification.
  • the light paths can be broken by mirrors.
  • the frame carrying the screens and the optical elements can be fixed to the head by means of bands or a helmet provided with earphones or loudspeakers.
  • Fig. 1 rays of light starting from two screens, passing through two wedge prisms and arriving in a point-like pupil P, where the distance between the screens and the wedge prisms is Si,
  • Fig. 2 rays of light starting from two screens, passing through two wedge prisms and arriving in a point-like pupil P, where the distance between the screens and the wedge prisms is s 2 .
  • Fig. 3 rays of light starting from two screens, passing through two wedge prisms and arriving in a point-like pupil P, where the distance between the screen and the wedge prism is s 3 .
  • Fig. 4 rays of light starting from two screens, passing through two wedge prisms and arriving in a dot-like pupil
  • Fig. 5 the picture on screen 1, and a diagram showing the change of the light intensity of the picture.
  • Fig. 6 the picture on screen 2, and a diagram showing the change of the light intensity of the picture
  • Fig. 7 the picture united by the wedge prisms, and a diagram showing the change of the light intensity of the united picture
  • Fig. 8 combination of the pictures of two screens by two wedge prisms.
  • Fig. 9 combination of the pictures of two screens by one wedge prism
  • Fig. 10 combination of the pictures of four screens by four wedge prisms
  • Fig. 11 combination of the pictures of two screens by one mirror
  • Fig. 12 combination of the pictures of two screens by two mirrors
  • Fig. 13 combination of the pictures of two screens by two lenses.
  • Fig. 14 combination of the pictures of four screens by four lenses
  • Fig. 15 a schematic top-view of a preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention, without the means fixing the device to the head,
  • Fig. 16 a schematic side elevational view of another preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention, without the means fixing the device to the head,
  • Fig. 17 a schematic front elevational view of the device according to Fig. 16, without the means fixing the device to the head, and
  • Fig. 18 a perspective view of the device according to Fig. 16, fixed to the head.
  • two screens 1 and 2 are placed side by side at a distance t measured between their frames; said screens are arranged in front of a pupil P (considered as a point) at a distance d; between the screens and the pupil P, two wedge prisms 3 and 4 are placed at a distance S_ from said screens; rays of light from the screens 1 and 2 travel to the pupil P not along a straight line but they -are refracted by the optically effective surfaces of the prisms.
  • the distance s 3 between the sreens and the wedge prisms 3 and 4 is greater than s 2 , the rays of light from adjacent edges of screens 1 and 2 do not reach the pupil P.
  • the distance s 2 depends on the distance t between the screens, and - at a given refractive index n - on the prism angle of the wedge prisms 3 and 4. If the distance t is increased, the distance s 2 and/or the prism angle ⁇ must be increased, too.
  • the relation between a distance s meeting given conditions and the variables d, t, n and ⁇ can be determined by mathematical functions as well.
  • the adjacent edge zones of the screens 1 and 2 can be overlapped for the viewer. Going from the point Z on the right side screen 2 to the left, the point L is the last one from which a ray of light can reach any point of the pupil P through the extreme point C of the right side wedge prism 4, as indicated by the rays of light 1 N and 1 M . Going further to the left beyond the point L, a ray of light from the point J can reach only the half of the pupil on the right side of point V, and a ray of light from the point I can arrive only at point M of the pupil P. Therefore the light intensity seen by the viewer decreases gradually to zero from the point L of the screen towards the point I.
  • the point E on the left side can be seen with full luminousity, but when advancing towards the point G, the light intensity falls linearly to zero. Since the E-G section of the left side screen 1 and the I-L section of the right side screen 2 overlap each other, the light intensities add and complement each other at any point. Naturally, if the overlapping parts of the screens represent the same thing, the two images coincide and appear as a single image. If the screens 1 and 2 represent the left and the right side of the same picture, respectively, overlapped on the sections EG and II., as shown in Fig. 5 and 6, a single, continuous image will be seen according to Fig. 7, i.e. the images on screens 1 and 2 merge into one another imperceptibly, and the light intensity f is equalised.
  • the screens 1 and 2 are arranged in such a manner that their picture columns (vertical edges of the pictures) are parallel to each other, the boundaries 00 and WX of the overlapping parts of the pictures are parallel to the vertical edges RS and TU of the pictures, the widths of the overlapping zones OOPS and TUWX of the pictures are equal and amount to 10-50 o of the total widths of the screens.
  • the overlapping zones OORS and TUWX represent the same an the screens 1 and 2, so the corresponding picture columns, called picture equivalent lines, represent the same as well.
  • the rays of ligh starting from the picture equivalent lines coincide after passing point C, as indicated with broken and dotted lines in Fig. 4.
  • the middle of the picture equivalent lines, i.e. the bisecting line of the overlapping zone of each picture, called joining line, is indicated as line PQ and UV, respectively, m Fig. 8.
  • the wedge prisms 3 and 4 join along the line II which is parallel to the joining lines PQ and UV.
  • An important condition of merging the screens 1 and 2 togethet without any boundaries is that the line II should not be visible for the eye. This is possible if said line is sufficiently near the pupil, advantageously nearer than 5 cm; in this case, the eye cannot focus to said line which becomes dim. If the end of the wedge prisms along tne line II is not formed sharply but by a narrow edge surface - this is advantageous when grinding the prisms to eliminate chipping -, the plane of said edge surface should pass through the central point K of the eyeball, because in this case the forward looking eye focuses said edge surface on the eyeground (on the spot of the keen sight) as a line.
  • the pupil of an eyeball turned to the side sees said edge surface a little from the side, in such a manner that said surface is focused on the retina as a stripe, which can be somewhat disturbing.
  • the line II or the above mentioned edge surface is called jointly the optically effective edge of the optical element in question.
  • the wedge prisms 3, 4 and the screens 1, 2 are arranged m the space relative to each other and the central point K of the eyeball in such a manner that the light paths starting from the bigger part OPOQ of the screen 1 beyond the joining line PQ and arriving in tne central point K of tne eyeball define a polyhedron KAEGOPIBAFHOQ ⁇ C; and the light paths starting from the bigger part UVYZ of the screen 2 beyond the joining line UV and reaching the central point K of the eyeball define another polyhedron KDJ YUIBELNZVIC; the sections of said polyhedrons between the wedge prism 3 and the centre K, on one side, and tne wedge prism 4 and the centre K, on the other side, touch each other along a plane that contains the optically effective edges II and the centre K of the eyeball.
  • a focusing element 13a extending over the full cross section of the light paths is placed between the centre K of the eyeball and the primary optical element (s), i.e. the wedge prism
  • Fig. 9 shows now pictures on two screens can be united by a single wedge prism for each eye.
  • two adjoining screens 7 and 8 are arranged in front of the left eyeball 5, and a wedge prism 11 is placed in the light path between the screen 7 and the pupil P 5 in such a manner that its optically effective edge is in contact with the plane defined by the joining line of the other screen 8 and the centre K 5 of the eyeball 5, and the angles between the optically effective surfaces of said wedge prism 11 and the plane of the corresponding screen 7 are smaller than 20°;
  • two adjoining screens 9 and 10 are arranged in front of the right eyeball 6, and a wedge prism 12 is placed in the light path between the screen 10 and the pupil P6 in such a manner that its optically effective edge is in contact with the plane defined by the joining line of the other screen 9 and the centre K 6 of eyeball 6, and the angles between the optically effective surfaces of said wedge prism 12 and the plane of the corresponding screen 10 are smaller than 20°.
  • a focusing element 13 is arranged in front of
  • the optical axis of said focusing element 13 is identical with the straight line connecting the centre K 5 of the eyeball 5 with the middle of the joining line of the screen 8.
  • a focusing element 14 is arranged in front of the eyeball 6; the optical axis of said focusing element 14 is identical with the straight line connecting the centre K- 6 of the eyeball 6 with the middle of the joining line of the screen 9.
  • the angle between the optical axes of said focusing elements 13 and 14 is smaller than 15°.
  • Fig. 10 shows how pictures of four screens can be united by means of four wedge prisms.
  • four screens are arranged in the same plane simmetrically to a horizontal and a vertical axis, in front of both the left eye and the right eye.
  • a first wedge prism 17 is inserted in the light path between the two upper screens 15 and 16 and the centre K of the eyeball; and a second wedge prism 20 is inserted in the light path between the two lower screens 18 and 19 and the centre K of the eyeball.
  • the wedge prisms 17, 20 touch each other along their optically effective edges, i.e.
  • a third wedge prism 21 is inserted in the light path between the two left side screens 15 and 18 and the centre K of the eyeball; and a fourth wedge prism 22 is inserted in the light path between the two right side screens 16 and
  • wedge prisms 21, 22 touch each other along their optically effective edges, i.e. refracting edges, and their base surfaces are turned to the opposite directions; said prisms are arranged in such a manner that their refracting edges are parallel to the vertical axis, one of the optically effective surfaces of each prism is in a common plane, which is the main plane; the intersection Q of the horizontal and vertical axes,. the intersection R of the horizontal and vertical optically effective edges (here refracting edges) of the wedge prisms, the optical axis of the focusing element 23 and the centre K of the eyeball are placed along a straight line being perpendicular to the plane of the screens 15, 16, 18, 19.
  • the wedge prisms 17, 20, 21, 22 can be made of glass or a transparent plastic material, they can be stuck together by an optical adhesive, or even they can be formed as a single transparent body.
  • Fig. 11 shows how the pictures of two screens can be united by a plane mirror for each eye.
  • two separate (not adjoining) screens 24 and 25 belong to the left eyeball 5; in the light path between the screen 24 and the pupil P 5 , a plane mirror 26 is placed in such a manner that its optically effective edge is in a plane defined by the joining line of the other screen 25 and the centre K 5 of the eyeball 5, and its reflecting surface forms an angle of ⁇ /2 with said plane, while the reflected screen 24 forms an angle of 180°- ⁇ with the plane of the other screen 25.
  • two separate (not adjoining) screens 27 and 28 belong to the right eyeball 6; in the light path between the screen 27 and the pupil P 6 , a plane mirror 29 is placed in such a manner that its optically effective edge is in a plane defined by the joining line of the other screen 28 and the centre K 6 of the eyeball 6, and its reflecting surface makes an angle of ⁇ /2 with said plane, while the reflected screen 27 forms an angle of 180°- ⁇ with the plane of the other screen 28.
  • a focusing element 30 is placed, the optical axis of which coincides with the straight line connecting the centre K 5 of the eyeball 5 with the middle of the joining line of the screen 25.
  • a focusing element 31 is placed in front of the eyeball 6, the optical axis of which coincides with the straight line connecting the centre K6 of the eyeball 6 with the middle of the joining line of the screen 28.
  • the angle between the optical axes of the focusing elements 30 and 31 is smaller than 15°.
  • Fig. 12 shows how the pictures of two screens can be united by two plane mirrors for each eye.
  • two separate (not adjoining) screens 32 and 33 belong to the left eyeball 5; in each of the two light paths between the two screens 32, 33 and the pupil P 5 , a plane mirror 34 and 35, respectively, is placed in such a manner that their optically effective edges coincide and perpendicularly intersect the straight line passing through the centre K 5 of the eyeball 5 and coinciding with the optical axis of the focusing element 36 placed in front of the eyeball 5.
  • the plane mirrors 34 and 35 form an angle ⁇ and ⁇ , respectively, with said straight line, while the corresponding screens 32 and 33 form angles of 90°- ⁇ and 90°- ⁇ , respectively, with the plane mirrors 34 and 35.
  • two separate (not adjoining) screens 37 and 38 belong to the right eyeball 6; in the light path between the screen 37 and the pupil P 6 , a plane mirror 39, while in the light parh between the screen 38 and the pupil P 6 , a plane mirror 40 is placed in such a manner that their optically effective edges coincide and perpendicularly intersect the straight line passing through the centre K6 of the eyeball 6 and coinciding with the optical axis of the focusing element 41 placed in front of the eyeball 6.
  • the plane mirrors 39 and 40 make an angle ⁇ and ⁇ , respectively, with said straight line, while the corresponding screens 37 and 38 form angles of 90°- ⁇ and 90°- ⁇ , respectively, with the plane mirrors 39 and 40.
  • the angle between the optical axes of the focusing elements 30 and 31 is smaller than 15°.
  • Fig. 13 shows how the pictures of two screens can be united by two magnifying lenses for each eye.
  • two adjoining screens 42 and 43 are placed in front of the left eyeball 5; in each of the two light paths between the two screens 42, 43 and the pupil P 5 , a magnifying lens 44 and 45, respectively, is placed as a primary optical element in such a manner that their optically effective edges coincide and perpendicularly intersect the straight line passing through the centre K 5 of the eyeball 5 and coinciding with the optical axis of the focusing element 46 placed in front of the eyeball 5.
  • the optical main planes of said magnifying lenses 44, 45 coincide with each other, while their optical centres flush with the plane defined by the centre K 5 of the eyeball 5, the centre of the screen 42 and the centre of the screen 43.
  • two adjoining screens 47 and 48 are placed in front of the right eyeball 6; in each of the two light paths between the two screens 47, 48 and the pupil P 6 , a magnifying lens 49 and 50, respectively, is placed as a primary optical element in such a manner that their optically effective edges coincide and perpendicularly intersect the straight line passing through the centre K 6 of the eyeball 6 and coinciding with the optical axis of the focusing element 51 placed in front of the eyeball 6.
  • the optical main planes of said magnifying lenses 49, 50 coincide with each other, while their optical centres flush with the plane defined by the centre K 6 of the eyeball 6, the centre of the screen 47 and the centre of the screen 48.
  • the angle between the optical axes of the focusing elements 46 and 51 is smaller than 15°.
  • Fig. 14 shows how pictures of four screens can be united by means of four magnifying lenses.
  • four screens are arranged in front of both the left and the right eye in the same plane, simmetrically to a horizontal and a vertical axis.
  • a magnifying lens 56, 57, 58, 59 is placed as primary optical element.
  • the magnifying lenses 56, 57, 58, 59 touch each other along their optically effective edges.
  • intersection D of the horizontal and vertical axes, the intersection F of tne horizontal and vertical optically effective edges of the magnifying lenses 56, 57, 58, 59, the optical axis of the focusing element 60 and the centre K of the eyeball are placed along a straight line.
  • Fig. 15 shows another embodiment of the arrangement according to Fig. 8.
  • the LCD screens 63 and 64 transillummated by electrofluorescent lamps 61 and 62 are placed in adjoining covers 65 and 66 fixed - together with wedge prisms 67 and 68 as primary optical elements, magnifying lenses 69 and 70, and a focusing element 71 formed by a lens system of two members - to a frame 72.
  • the LCD screens 75 and 76 transillummated by electrofluorescent lamps 73 and 74 are placed in adjoining covers 77 and 78 fixed - together with wedge prisms 79 and 80 as primary optical elements, magnifying lenses 81 and 82, and a focusing element 83 formed by a lens system of two members - to a frame 84.
  • the frames 72 a d 84 are surrounded by a housing 85 which has openings facing the eyeballs 5 and 6 for looking into.
  • the frames 72 and 84 can be shifted inside the housing 85 along a constraint path parallel to a straight line connecting the centres K 5 and K 6 , and thereby they can be set in front of the pupils P 5 and P 6 .
  • the housing 85 is fixed to the head by a band, a band system or a helmet (not shown in the drawing) .
  • Fig. 16 illustrates an embodiment of the devices according to Fig. 15.
  • the rays of light are bent by mirrors to achieve a compact arrangement of the elements m a housing 86 sitting close to the forehead, which is more advantageous and aesthetical than the housing 85 protruding horizontally m front of the eyes.
  • the lower mirror 87 on the left side is arranged m the light path between the left side focusing element 88 and the wedge prisms 89, 90, and forms an angle of about 45°, preferably 45° ⁇ 15°, with the optical axis of the left side focusing element 88.
  • the upper mirror 91 on the left side is arranged in the light path between the lenses 92, 93 and the screens 96, 97 transillummated by the lamps 94 and 95, respectively, and forms an angle of about 45°, preferably. 45° ⁇ 15°, with the plane of the screens 96, 97.
  • the elements on the right side of the head 109 are arranged similarly.
  • the lower mirror 98 on the right side is arranged in the light path between the right side focusing element 99 and the wedge prisms 100, 101, and forms an angle of about 45°, preferably 45° ⁇ 15°, with the optical axis of the right side focusing element 99.
  • the upper mirror 102 on the right side is arranged in the light path between the lenses 103, 104 and the screens 107, 108 transillummated by the lamps 105 and 106, respectively, and forms an angle of about 45°, preferably 45° ⁇ 15°, with the plane of the screens 107, 108.
  • the elements on the left side of the head 109 are fixed together by a rigid frame 110 fitted with a clearance into the housing 111; said frame 110 can be shifted parallel to the straight line connecting the pupils.
  • the elements on the right side of the head 109 are fixed together by a rigid frame 112 fitted with a clearance into the housing 111; said frame 112 can be shifted parallel to the straight line connecting the pupils.
  • Fig. 18 is a perspective view showing the embodiment according to Figs. 16 and 17 fixed to the head 109.
  • the housing 111 is placed in front of the eyes and the forehead; a band 113 running around the head 109 is fixed to both ends of said housing.
  • the band 113 is hollow for placing the electric wiring.
  • a loudspeaker (earphone) 114 is placed over the left ear in the downwards widened part Q.f said band.
  • Another loudspeaker (not shown) is placed similarly over the right ear.
  • Another headband 116 is fixed to the band 113 by means of joints to distribute the load on the head and partly relieve the ridge of nose, which is sensitive to the load.
  • a cable 117 connects the band 113 with an operating unit (not shown) transmitting the video signal, the sound signal and the supply voltage to the head worn unit.
  • the operating unit can be e.g. a computer, video camera, video recorder or television receiver.
  • the operating unit is a computer transmitting several consecutive details of a programmed "virtual reality" landscape to the head worn unit; said details correspond to the looking angle of both the left eye and the right eye; the transmission occurs in the form of video signals, the number of which corresponds to the number of the screens. If appropriately detailed and realistic pictures are programmed, the device according to the invention assures that the spectacle appearing seemingly on a giant panorama screen seen at a distance of about 3 to 6 metres and at a visual angle of about 60° to 100°, depending on the setting, presents an extraordinary experience of reality, the viewer enters virtually into the represented strange space of three dimensional effect .

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L'invention porte sur des lunettes stéréoscopiques de présentation et plus particulièrement de présentation d'images de télévision et cmoportant plus d'un écran (1, 2) par oeil. Lesdits écrans présentent l'image sous forme d'éléments de mosaïques dont les bords (ÖO^''RS, TUWX) se recouvrent partiellement. Des éléments optiques primaires (3,) dirigeant les rayons lumineux côte-à-côte sont placés sur la trajectoire de la lumière entre les écrans (1, 2) et le centre (K) de l'oeil. Les bords (IÍ) de ces éléments optiques (3, 4) ne sont pas visibles si bien que les parties d'image des différents écrans (1, 2) forment une seule image composée sans marques de limites.
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