Patent ID: 8441582

Claim:
An image displaying apparatus, comprising: a first light modulator unit, including a transmission-type liquid crystal panel therein, disposed at a side of the image displaying apparatus nearest to an observer, and configured to modulate a light incident thereon, in response to a first video signal, thereby forming a first image; at least one second light modulator unit, configured to modulate a light from a light source, in response to a second video signal; and an enlarged image forming unit, disposed on a light incidence side of said first light modulator unit, upon which a light modulated within said second light modulator unit is enlarged and projected, thereby forming a second image thereon; wherein a size of said first light modulator unit is larger than a size of said second light modulator unit; wherein upon said first light modulator unit is incident of the light of the second image, which is formed on said enlarged image forming unit, and said first image is formed through modulation of the light of said second image responding to said first video signal; wherein the brightness of each of said first image and said second image is controlled, respectively, such that said second image can be seen transparently through said first image; and wherein both said first image and said second image are displayed on a plurality of display surfaces located at a variety of depth positions as seen by an observer, and displayed with differing brightness that differs based upon depth positions as seen by the observer.