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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2023
Innerscene Limited, Quedgeley, GB;
Sean Flynn, Gloucester, GB;
Jonathan Clark, Gloucester, GB;
INNERSCENE LIMITED, Quedgeley, GB;
Abstract
An optical display device arranged to create a perception of a sky scene in output light, the optical display device comprising: a collimated light generation system comprising a light source and a collimating system; a diffuse light generation system, and; an output aperture for the output light; the diffuse light generation system arranged to generate a diffuse skylight component in the output light, and the collimated light generation system arranged to generate a collimated sunlight component in the output light, wherein the light source comprises a planar array of light sources arranged on a common substrate, the collimating system comprises a planar array of collimating members that comprise lenses formed integrally from a common substrate, the light sources each arranged with an associated collimating member so that light emitted from the light sources is collimated, and the planar array of light sources and the planar array of collimating members are aligned with a plane of the output aperture.