Patent ID: 7061678
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A compact stereoscopic display device comprising: a transmissive image reproducing element, light source means including a first light source and a second light source, optical means to direct though the transmissive reproducing image reproducing element the light emitted by said first light source towards the right eye and to direct the light emitted by said second light source towards the left eye, and control means for displaying alternately an image for the right eye and an image for the left eye on the transmissive image reproducing element, and for activating in synchronism with said transmissive image reproducing element the first light source when the image for the right eye is displayed and the second light source only when the image for the left eye is displayed, said optical means being formed of mirror means and the first and second light sources and the transmissive image reproducing element being on the same side of the minor means as the viewer so that the light from said first and second light sources firstly directed to said minor means and from said mirror means to said transmissive image reproducing element and then to the viewer.