Direct Camera-to-Display System with Opposite-Side Sensor Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic displays and cameras are limited in their ability to accurately capture and display the full photonic environment, lacking integration and efficiency in capturing and reproducing light fields, leading to bulky and uncomfortable devices with inadequate recreation of target light fields.
Innovation Solution
A direct camera-to-display system with a sensor array and display array on opposite sides of a circuit board, utilizing microlens layers and plenoptic cells for accurate light field capture and display, enabling lightweight, comfortable, and efficient light field recreation with in-layer signal processing and geodesic faceting for 3D shape formation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If separate camera and display systems are used to capture and reproduce light fields, then functional capability is provided, but device complexity and bulk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the camera sensor array and display array into a single integrated system mounted on opposite sides of the same circuit board. Each sensor pixel unit is directly mapped to corresponding display pixel units, merging the capture and reproduction functions into one unified device. This integration reduces overall system complexity while maintaining light field recreation accuracy through direct pixel correspondence.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated system performs multiple functions simultaneously - capturing light fields through the sensor array and reproducing them through the display array within the same device structure. The circuit board serves as a common substrate for both functions, enabling the system to act as both camera and display without requiring separate dedicated systems.
2Device complexity
If traditional image transformation methods are used to map sensor pixels to display pixels, then light field reproduction is achieved, but processing complexity and power requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a direct one-to-one mapping where each sensor pixel unit is copied directly to corresponding display pixel units without requiring complex image transformation algorithms. This direct copying approach maintains the light field information while significantly reducing processing complexity and power consumption compared to traditional transformation methods.
3Measurement precision
If high-resolution light field capture is implemented, then accurate light field recreation is achieved, but device size and weight increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a thin circuit board as the substrate to mount both the sensor array and display array, enabling high-resolution light field capture without significant increase in device thickness or weight. The flexible circuit board structure allows for compact integration of high-density pixel arrays while maintaining a lightweight form factor suitable for wearable applications.
4Manufacturing precision
If more sensor pixels and display pixels are integrated, then light field resolution improves, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the system into discrete sensor pixel units and corresponding display pixel units, each independently addressable and manufacturable. This segmentation allows for modular assembly where pixel units can be manufactured separately and then precisely aligned on the circuit board, reducing overall manufacturing complexity while enabling high-resolution configurations.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides a complete and accurate recreation of light fields, reducing complexity, cost, and power requirements while enabling lightweight, comfortable, and high-resolution displays and cameras that can be formed into complex 3D shapes, such as semispherical surfaces, for applications like VR, AR, and MR.
Implementation Method 1
utilizing microlens layers and plenoptic cells for accurate light field capture and display
Implementation Method 2
Each sensor pixel unit includes a plurality of sensor pixels... display pixels of each particular one of the plurality of display pixel units display light corresponding to light captured by sensor pixels
Data Source
AI summary
In one embodiment, an electronic display assembly includes a sensor array located on one side of a circuit board and an electronic display array located on an opposite side of the circuit board from the sensor array. The sensor array includes a plurality of sensor pixel units. Each sensor pixel unit includes a plurality of sensor pixels. The electronic display array includes a plurality of display pixel units. Each display pixel unit includes a plurality of display pixels. Each particular one of the plurality of sensor pixel units is mapped to a corresponding one of the plurality of display pixel units such that display pixels of each particular one of the plurality of display pixel units display light corresponding to light captured by sensor pixels of its mapped sensor pixel unit.