Patent ID: 6628867
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A fiber optic display system, comprising:a) a viewing screen secured within a housing, said viewing screen having a screen surface for generating optical real time images; b) an array of pixels forming said screen surface, wherein said screen surface has a first pixel density and each pixel in said array of pixels is formed by a bundle of one or more optical fibers, each of said fibers having a first end and a second end; c) light source means having a second pixel density for producing light comprising an image, said light source means being adapted to receive said second end of said optical fibers; d) wherein said array of pixels are arranged in a predetermined order for displaying the image produced by said light source on said viewing screen; and e) wherein an NÃ—M image generated by said light source means is parltioned into a (N/(n+g)Ã—(M/(m+g)) array of light source cells where N is the width of the image, M is the height of the image, n is the cell height in pixels, m is the cell width in pixels and g is the pixel size of the gap between cells.