Patent ID: 8711462

Claim:
A method of reducing the visual blur of an object (“viewed object”) being viewed by an observer experiencing vibration (“observer vibration”), comprising: a) determining information for one or more parameters for a stroboscopic image modulation (SIM) drive signal derived from said observer vibration; wherein said one or more parameters for said SIM drive signal (SDS) comprises: frequency (F sds ), duty cycle (DC sim ), SIM synchronizing parameter (SP sim ), “on” time duration (T on ), SIM onset trigger mechanism (OTM sim ), SIM shutoff trigger mechanism (STM sim ), “on” pulse time duration (T p ), SIM temporal delay (TD sim ), or combinations of the foregoing; and wherein said determining said SDS parameter information (SPI) comprises: i) utilizing previously determined SPI, ii) manual entry of SPI by said observer (or a third party), or iii) combinations of the foregoing; b) generating said SDS using said SPI, wherein said SDS comprises a pulsed signal with two-state logic (on/off), to operate a SIM device in an alternating “on/off” temporal pattern according to said SIM drive signal (SDS); wherein said SIM device comprises: i) a SIM illuminator (SIM H ), wherein, in an “on” state, said SIM il provides light to said viewed object, and in an “off” state, said SIM il does not provide light to said viewed object; ii) a SIM object shutter (SIM os ) (interposed between said observer and said viewed object), wherein, in an “on” state, said SIM os is open, allowing said observer to view said viewed object, and in an “off” state, said SIM os is shut, preventing said observer from viewing said viewed object; iii) a SIM light shutter (SIM ls ) (interposed between said viewed object and a non-SIM illuminator providing light to said viewed object), wherein, in an “on” state, said SIM ls is open, allowing said non-SIM illuminator to provide light to said viewed object; and wherein, in an “off” state, said SIM ls is shut, preventing said non-SIM illuminator from providing light to said viewed object; iv) a SIM display (SIM disp ), comprising said viewed object, wherein, in an “on” state, said SIM disp provides a visual image to said observer, and in an “off” state said SIM disp provides a blank screen (no visual image) to said observer; or v) combinations of the foregoing.