Patent ID: 6522310
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: G09G,H04N

Abstract:
A three-dimensional image apparatus, comprising:a left eye display and a right eye display for displaying left and right eye images to be received by left and right eyes of a user; a left eye polarizing plate disposed in front of said left eye display and a right eye polarizing plate disposed in front of said right eye display, said left eye polarizing plate being oriented at a 90Â° phase difference with respect to said right eye polarizing plate; a half reflecting mirror oriented at an angle relative to said right eye display and said left eye display for viewing the left eye image and the right eye image from a first direction; and a full reflecting mirror oriented at an angle to said half reflecting mirror for viewing the left eye image and the right eye image from a second direction; wherein light representing one of the left eye image and the right eye image is emitted by a respective one of the left eye display and the right eye display, passes through a respective one of the left eye polarizing plate and the right eye polarizing plate, and then encounters the half reflecting mirror and the full reflecting mirror prior to being viewed by the user; said apparatus further comprising a housing comprising a cover glass positioned to allow a user to view an image reflected from said half-reflecting mirror through the cover glass, and an additional cover glass positioned to allow a user to view an image reflected from said full reflecting mirror through the additional cover glass.