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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1998
Image display having control system for periodically effecting a change of position of virtual image
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal panel displays an image, while a lens projects, as a virtual image, an image displayed by the liquid crystal panel. A control system controls either the liquid crystal panel or the lens so as to periodically effect a changing of the position of the virtual image, each changing occurring over a predetermined time period. The control can be accomplished by changing the position of the liquid crystal panel or of the lens along an optical axis at a speed of less than 0.1 mm/sec so as to avoid burdening the eye of the observer. The motion can be at a uniform speed through most of the range of the motion, while permitting a slowing down to a stop at each end of the range and then an acceleration to the uniform speed in the opposite direction. A rest period (i.e., a full stop for a period of time) can be provided at one or both ends of the motion range, either for each cycle of motion or after the occurrence of a plurality of such cycles. When used in a situation in which the size of the viewed image is of particular importance, the size of the display region can be changed so that the apparent image size remains constant with a change in the position of liquid crystal panel.