Patent ID: 7808708
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a display for providing light representative of stereoscopic images; an autostereoscopic image selection device positioned in juxtaposition with the display, the autostereoscopic image selection device having a display surface for receiving the light from the display, and a plurality of curved surfaces for emitting the light received by the display surface, the plurality of curved surfaces including curved surfaces separated by intersection regions of adjacent ones of the plurality of curved surfaces; wherein the light from the display is unobstructedly received by at least a region of the display surface that spans the plurality of curved surfaces; and an overcoat opaque material applied to the autostereoscopic image selection device such that a first thickness of the overcoat opaque material within the intersection regions is greater than a second thickness of the overcoat opaque material overlying the plurality of curved surfaces; wherein the autostereoscopic image selection device and overcoat opaque material operate together to provide a self-locating aperture in association with the autostereoscopic selection device to provide the stereoscopic images from the plurality of curved surfaces to a viewer of the display.