Light Field Display Tilting Units for Depth Clarity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current light field display technologies face limitations in displaying objects outside the original depth of field range due to restricted display pixel resources, leading to unclear images in certain depth sub-regions, which requires complex computations to adjust the display plane and focal length.

Innovation Solution

The method involves tilting display units with respect to the original plane of the display array based on the current depth of field range and depth distribution sub-regions to adjust the display image distance, allowing for improved clarity of objects outside the original depth of field range without complex computations, utilizing existing display pixel resources effectively.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If display units are tilted to improve clarity of objects outside the original depth of field range, then display quality is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay qualityVSAvoidcontrol complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The display array is divided into multiple independently controllable display units, each capable of being tilted at different angles. This segmentation allows selective adjustment of specific display units corresponding to objects in different depth sub-regions, improving display quality without requiring complex global adjustments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The display units are designed with dynamic tilting capability, allowing their orientation to be adjusted in real-time based on the depth distribution of displayed objects. This dynamic adjustment enables the system to adapt to different depth of field requirements without physical reconfiguration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Manufacturing precision

If complex computations are performed to adjust display plane and focal length, then display quality is improved, but computing resources are consumed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay qualityVSAvoidcomputing resources
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of performing complex computations to adjust the entire display plane and focal length, the system changes the orientation parameter of individual display units by tilting them. This parameter change approach simplifies the control process while achieving the same effect of improving display quality for objects outside the original depth of field range.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Manufacturing precision

If display pixel resources are increased to improve clarity in all depth sub-regions, then display quality is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay qualityVSAvoidpixel resource requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Rather than increasing pixel resources across the entire display array, the system applies tilting action to specific display units that correspond to objects outside the original depth of field range. This partial action approach maintains display quality improvement while avoiding the need for excessive pixel resources throughout the entire system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS10698230B2Light field display control method and apparatus, and light field display device
Publication Date: 2020.06.30 BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present application disclose a light field display control method and apparatus and a light field display device. The light field display control method comprises: determining at least one depth distribution sub-region of content according to a display depth of field (DoF) range of a light field display device and depth distribution information of the content, wherein each depth distribution sub-region of the at least one depth distribution sub-region is located outside the display DoF range; and tilting a first display unit at least with respect to an original plane of a display array of the light field display device according to the display DoF range of the light field display device and the depth distribution sub-region, wherein the first display unit is a display unit that is in the display array and affects display of a first object, and the first object is a part, which is located in the depth distribution sub-region, of the content. The present application can improve display quality of an object, which is located in a partial depth distribution sub-region, of content to be displayed or content being displayed.