Patent ID: 7222969

Claim:
A method of displaying an image from an optical panel comprising the steps of: splitting said image into a plurality of image components, wherein said splitting of said image occurs behind said panel and inside of outboard edges thereof; and projecting said image components through corresponding portions of said panel to collectively form said image, wherein at least one of said image components is folded near at least one of said outboard edges for projection through said corresponding panel portions; wherein the step of splitting comprises splitting said image from a single projector disposed behind said panel; wherein the step of projecting includes projecting said image components toward said panel portions at acute incidence angles thereto whereby said image components are redirected at an inlet face of said panel in a direction substantially perpendicular to the inlet face of said panel, and wherein said incidence angles are within a range of about 8°–11°; and wherein the image is a video image.