Global Patent Index - EP 1421572 A1

EP 1421572 A1 20040526 - OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE SYSTEM FOR A FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY

Title (en)

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE SYSTEM FOR A FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY

Title (de)

OPTISCHES WELLENLEITERSYSTEM FUR EINE FLACHBILDANZEIGE

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE GUIDE D'ONDES OPTIQUES POUR ECRAN PLAT

Publication

EP 1421572 A1 20040526 (EN)

Application

EP 01964635 A 20010822

Priority

US 0141820 W 20010822

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA2457345A1] A flat panel display for providing high contrast, low -artifact enlarged optical images. The flat panel display comprised a pixelated input imaging device (100), a first array (11) of optical waveguides (15) including a bias cut (16), a first light redirecting layer (13), a second array (12) of optic al waveguides (18) also including a bias cut (17), and a second light redirecti ng layer (14). The first and second arrays (11, 12) of optical waveguides (15, 18) enlarge an input image in first and second directions respectively.</SDO AB>

IPC 1-7

G09G 3/34

IPC 8 full level

G09G 3/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G02B 6/06 (2013.01); G02B 6/34 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AU 2001285472 B2 20070823; CA 2457345 A1 20030306; CA 2457345 C 20090428; EP 1421572 A1 20040526; EP 1421572 A4 20070131

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2001285472 A 20010822; CA 2457345 A 20010822; EP 01964635 A 20010822