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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
May. 16, 1996
Toshiyuki Sudo, Kawasaki, JP;
Susumu Matsumura, Kawaguchi, JP;
Naosato Taniguchi, Machida, JP;
Yoko Yoshinaga, Machida, JP;
Shin Kobayashi, Atsugi, JP;
Hideki Morishima, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Kaneko, Isehara, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a multi-eye image displaying apparatus and a method using this apparatus. The apparatus comprises an image displaying element, provided for each of right and left eyes and a virtual image moving element for moving at least one of the virtual images for the right and left eyes in a horizontal direction. The image displaying element has an illuminating element for emitting light and, a display unit for displaying an image by using the light from the illuminating element. The image displaying element also has an optical system for projecting the light from the display unit toward a pupil of a viewer and, as a result, forming virtual images of the image to be displayed on the display unit in front of the pupil.