System and method for reducing visual artifacts in displays
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G02B-026/00
G03B-021/00
F21V-007/07
G02F-001/1335
출원번호
US-0545104
(2006-10-06)
등록번호
US-8107155
(2012-01-31)
발명자
/ 주소
Bita, Ion
Xu, Gang
Mienko, Mark
Gruhlke, Russell Wayne
출원인 / 주소
Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
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6인용 특허 :
196
초록▼
Embodiments include systems and methods for reducing visible artifacts such as Moiré, or interference, patterns, in displays. One embodiment includes a display device comprising a plurality of light modulators and a plurality of illumination elements configured to direct light to the light modulator
Embodiments include systems and methods for reducing visible artifacts such as Moiré, or interference, patterns, in displays. One embodiment includes a display device comprising a plurality of light modulators and a plurality of illumination elements configured to direct light to the light modulators. The directed light of the plurality of illumination elements collectively defines an nonuniformly varying pattern of light.
대표청구항▼
1. A display device, comprising: a plurality of light modulators disposed on a substrate; anda plurality of illumination elements formed substantially along a plane and configured to extract light from a light guide, and to transform the extracted light into a non-uniformly varying pattern of light,
1. A display device, comprising: a plurality of light modulators disposed on a substrate; anda plurality of illumination elements formed substantially along a plane and configured to extract light from a light guide, and to transform the extracted light into a non-uniformly varying pattern of light, the plurality of illumination elements being further configured to direct the non-uniformly varying pattern of light to the light modulators, wherein each of the illumination elements comprises at least one surface defining an angle with respect to the substrate and wherein each of said surfaces is configured to direct the non-uniformly varying pattern of light to at least one of said light modulators. 2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a light source configured to provide light to the plurality of illumination elements. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the surfaces of at least two of the illumination elements define different angles with respect to the substrate. 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the illumination elements are arranged in a non-uniform pattern. 5. The device of claim 4, wherein each of the illumination elements is positioned adjacent to at least one other of the illumination elements and each of the illumination elements is positioned at a non-uniform offset from said at least one other of the illumination elements. 6. The device of claim 5, wherein said offset comprises an offset in two dimensions. 7. The device of claim 5, wherein at least two of the illumination elements have different sizes. 8. The device of claim 4, wherein the illumination elements are arranged in a plurality of lines and wherein the lines are non-parallel to each other. 9. The device of claim 8, wherein each of the lines has a midpoint, and wherein the midpoints of the lines are arranged non-uniformly within the plurality of illumination elements. 10. The device of claim 1, wherein light modulators comprise interferometric light modulators. 11. The device of claim 1, further comprising: a processor that is in electrical communication with said light modulators, said processor being configured to process image data;a memory device in electrical communication with said processor. 12. The device of claim 11, further comprising a driver circuit configured to send at least one signal to said light modulators. 13. The device of claim 12, further comprising a controller configured to send at least a portion of said image data to said driver circuit. 14. The device of claim 11, further comprising an image source module configured to send said image data to said processor. 15. The device of claim 14, wherein said image source module comprises at least one of a receiver, transceiver, and transmitter. 16. The device of claim 11, further comprising an input device configured to receive input data and to communicate said input data to said processor. 17. A display device comprising: a plurality of light modulators; anda plurality of illumination elements arranged in a plurality of lines, each line of the plurality of lines being disposed at a non-uniform offset from each adjacent line of the plurality of lines, the illumination elements configured to direct light to the light modulators. 18. A display device comprising: a plurality of light modulators; anda plurality of discontinuous illumination elements arranged along a series of lines and configured to direct light to the light modulators, wherein each of the plurality of discontinuous illumination elements is arranged along, and offset from, one of the series of lines and wherein the series of lines is formed substantially in a plane. 19. A display device comprising: a plurality of interferometric modulators disposed on a substrate and configured for modulating light; anda plurality of illumination elements configured for extracting light from a light guide, for transforming the extracted light into a non-uniformly varying pattern of light and for illuminating the interferometric modulators with the non-uniformly varying pattern of light. 20. The device of claim 19, wherein the plurality of illumination elements comprises means for reflecting light. 21. The device of claim 19, wherein each of the illumination elements comprises a surface defining an angle with respect to the substrate, wherein each of said surfaces is configured to direct light to said interferometric modulators. 22. A method of making an illuminator, the method comprising: forming a plurality of illumination elements substantially along a plane, the illumination elements configured to extract light from a light guide, to transform the extracted light into a non-uniformly varying pattern of light and to direct the non-uniformly varying pattern of light to an array of light modulators. 23. The device of claim 22, further comprising forming the array of light modulators on a substrate. 24. The device of claim 23, wherein forming the plurality of illumination elements comprises forming the plurality illumination elements above the substrate. 25. The device of claim 22, wherein forming each of the plurality of illumination elements comprises forming at least one surface configured to direct the non-uniformly varying pattern of light onto at least one light modulator in the array of light modulators. 26. The device of claim 25, wherein the surfaces of at least two of the illumination elements define different angles with respect to a substrate on which the light modulators are formed. 27. The device of claim 22, wherein the illumination elements are arranged in a non-uniform pattern. 28. The device of claim 27, wherein each of the illumination elements is formed at a position adjacent to at least one other of the illumination elements and each of the illumination elements is formed at a position at a non-uniform offset from said at least one other of the illumination elements. 29. The device of claim 27, wherein the illumination elements are arranged in a plurality of lines and wherein the lines are non-parallel to each other. 30. The device of claim 29, wherein each of the lines has a midpoint, and wherein the midpoints of the lines are arranged non-uniformly within the plurality of illumination elements. 31. The device of claim 22, wherein the light modulators comprise interferometric light modulators. 32. A method, comprising: illuminating a plurality of illumination elements with light;directing a non-uniformly varying pattern of the light formed from the illumination elements to a plurality of interferometric light modulators; andinterferometrically modulating the non-uniformly varying pattern of light with the interferometric light modulators. 33. The method of claim 32, further comprising disposing the plurality of light modulators on a substrate, wherein each of the illumination elements comprises at least one surface defining an angle with respect to the substrate and wherein each of said surfaces is configured to direct the non-uniformly varying pattern of light to at least one of said light modulators. 34. The method of claim 32, wherein the illumination elements are arranged in a non-uniform pattern.
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