Patent ID: 11880035
Assignee: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 14:
15. A method for operating a heads up display device, the method comprising:
controlling a display of the heads up display device to output image light that passes through an optical element and at least one micro lens array and impinges on a transparent plane to form a three-dimensional image, the three-dimensional image being generated on a continuous plane, wherein the optical element comprises a lenticular lens positioned between the display and the at least one micro lens array; and
controlling each of a plurality of individually-controlled light sources of a backlight matrix disposed at a back of the display to selectively dim or turn off one or more of the individually-controlled light sources based on a content of the three-dimensional image and/or dynamic conditions of the heads up display device.