Patent ID: 9188737
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A display system, comprising: a display device with a monitor having a screen operable to output light associated with still or animated images; a block comprising a plurality of optical fibers bonded together to define parallel guide paths, wherein first ends of the optical fibers define a first block surface and second ends of the optical fibers define a second block surface and wherein the first block surface is positioned adjacent the screen to receive and transmit the output light along the guide paths to the second block surface; and a textured display element covering the second block surface with an interior surface receiving the output light exiting the second block surface and a non-planar exterior surface opposite the interior surface emitting the output light received at the interior surface, wherein the textured display element has a body formed of a substantially transparent material with an index of refraction matching an index of refraction of the optical fibers in the block.