1. A system for providing an image to a vehicle occupant, comprising:
at least one display portion configured to display an image and be positioned proximate to a seat location within a vehicle;
a first signal receiving portion configured to receive an input image signal;
a second signal receiving portion configured to receive a motion signal corresponding to a motion of the vehicle; and
a processing portion coupled among the signal receiving portions and the at least one display portion, the processing portion being configured to direct to the at least one display portion a time-varying output image signal, the output image signal corresponding at least in part to the input image signal updated so as to appear to move relative to the at least one display portion by less than an object actually positioned external to the vehicle would appear to move to an occupant at the seat location of the vehicle.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the first signal receiving portion is configured to receive an input image signal corresponding to an image having a perceived location external to the vehicle.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the vehicle includes an aircraft configured to roll during flight about a roll axis, and wherein the signal receiving portion is configured to receive a motion signal corresponding to a rolling motion of the aircraft.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the processing portion is configured to direct an output image signal that includes a representation of a horizon.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the signal processing portion is configured to direct an image signal that forms an image having a first region with a first hue positioned above a second region having a second hue, wherein the first hue is lighter than the second hue.
6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a motion sensor positioned to detect the motion of the vehicle, the motion sensor being operatively coupled to the first signal receiving portion to direct the motion signal to the signal receiving portion.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the processing portion includes a computer processor.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one display portion is moveable between a first position and a second position, with the at least one display portion being deployed and visually accessible to a passenger when in the first position.
9. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one display portion includes a deployable window shade.
10. The system of claim 1 wherein the vehicle includes an aircraft having a plurality of seats, including a first seat and a second seat positioned aft of the first seat, and wherein the at least one display portion is configured to be visually accessible to occupants in both the first and second seats.
11. The system of claim 1 wherein the vehicle includes an aircraft having a plurality of seats, including a first seat and a second seat positioned aft of the first seat, and wherein the at least one display portion is configured to be visually accessible to occupants in both the first and second seats, further wherein the processing portion is configured to transmit an image that is generally continuous across the first and second display portions.
12. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one display portion includes a liquid crystal display.
13. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one display portion includes a matrix of light emitting diodes.
14.-35. (Cancelled)
36. A system for processing images corresponding to a view external to a vehicle, comprising:
display means for displaying an image, the display means being visually accessible to a vehicle occupant;
first receiving means for receiving an input image signal;
second receiving means for receiving a motion signal corresponding to a motion of the vehicle; and
processing means for directing to the display means a time-varying output signal updated at least in part so as to appear to move relative to the display portion by less than an amount that an object at the perceived location would appear to the occupant to move as the vehicle goes through the motion.
37. The system of claim 36 wherein the vehicle includes an aircraft configured to roll during flight about a roll axis, and wherein the second receiving means are configured to receive a motion signal corresponding to a rolling motion of the aircraft.
38. The system of claim 36 wherein the processing means are configured to direct an image signal that forms an image, the image including a representation of a horizon.
39. The system of claim 36 wherein the display means are moveable between a first position and a second position, with the display means being deployed and visually accessible to the vehicle occupant when in the first position.
40. The system of claim 36 wherein the display means include a deployable window shade movable between a stowed position and a deployed position, with the display means being visually accessible to a vehicle occupant when in the deployed position.
41. A method for providing an image to a vehicle occupant, comprising:
directing an image signal to form an image on a display portion, the display portion being visually accessible to a vehicle occupant, the image having a perceived location external to the vehicle;
receiving a motion signal corresponding to a motion of the vehicle; and
based on the motion signal, moving the image relative to the display portion by less than an amount that an object at the perceived location would appear to the occupant to move as the vehicle goes through the motion.
42. The method of claim 41 wherein the vehicle includes an aircraft configured to roll during flight about a roll axis, and wherein receiving a motion signal includes receiving a motion signal corresponding to a rolling motion of the aircraft.
43. The method of claim 41 wherein directing an image signal includes directing an image signal that includes a representation of a horizon.
44. The method of claim 41 wherein directing an image signal includes directing an image signal that forms an image with a first region having a first hue positioned above a second region having a second hue, wherein the first hue is lighter than the second hue.
45. The method of claim 41, further comprising moving the display portion between a first position and a second position, with the display portion being deployed and visually accessible to a passenger when in the first position.
46. The method of claim 41 wherein the display portion includes a deployable window shade, and wherein the method further comprises moving the window shade from a stowed position to a deployed position, with the display portion being visually accessible to a passenger when in the deployed position.
47.-50. (Cancelled)
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A light guiding plate disposed below a liquid crystal display panel, for allowing a light having an optical distribution of a planar light source to be supplied toward the liquid crystal display panel, said light guiding plate comprising:
a light input face into which the light is inputted;
a light reflection face that is adjacent to said light input face, said light 6 reflection face having at least one brightness enhancement recess; and
a light output face facing said light reflection face,
wherein said brightness enhancement recess is formed at said light reflection face of a body of the light guiding plate, the body of the light guiding plate including at least two side faces having said light input face,
wherein said brightness enhancement recess reflects toward said light output face a light that is inputted through said light input face and is reflected by said side faces, to enhance brightness, and
wherein said light reflection face comprises at least one brightness enhancement protrusion formed at a surface thereof, said brightness enhancement protrusion reflecting a light leaked through said light reflection face toward said light output face to reproduce the leaked light.
2. The light guiding plate of claim 1, wherein a density of said brightness enhancement recess increases as it goes from a light input side face to an opposite side face when said density is measured from said light reflection face.
3. The light guiding plate of claim 1, wherein said light diffusion recess has a size corresponding to 15\u201320% of said brightness enhancement recess.
4. The light guiding plate of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of brightness enhancement recesses, wherein the at least one brightness enhancement protrusion lies between a pair of the brightness enhancement recesses.
5. The light guiding plate of claim 1, wherein a peak portion of the brightness enhancement protrusion is processed to have a rounded shape.
6. The light guiding plate of claim 1, further comprising a light reproduction thin film below the light reflection face, wherein the light reproduction thin film comprises a highly reflective material.
7. The light guiding plate of claim 1, wherein said brightness enhancement recess has a polygonal pyramid shape having at least three side faces.
8. The light guiding plate of claim 7, wherein said side faces of said brightness enhancement recess are curved such that the light is diffused while the light is reflected.
9. The light guiding plate of claim 1, wherein said brightness enhancement recess comprises at least one light diffusion recess formed at a side face of said brightness enhancement recess having a predetermined depth.
10. The light guiding plate of claim 9, wherein the brightness enhancement recess comprises a plurality of light diffusion recesses that are spaced apart from each other.
11. A light guiding plate disposed below a liquid crystal display panel, for allowing a light having an optical distribution of a planar light source to be supplied toward the liquid crystal display panel, said light guiding plate comprising:
a light input face into which the light is inputted;
a light reflection face that is adjacent to said light input face;
a light output face facing said light reflection face; and
a light concentration guiding plate including a first auxiliary light concentration pattern, and a second auxiliary light concentration pattern, wherein said first auxiliary light concentration pattern is formed at a bottom face of said light concentration light guiding plate in the first direction and fitted with said light concentration pattern of the light guiding plate,
wherein said second auxiliary light concentration pattern is formed at an upper face of said light concentration light guiding plate in a second direction different from the first direction of said first auxiliary light concentration pattern in succession,
wherein said light output face includes at least one light concentration pattern formed in succession in a first direction, said light concentration pattern having a profile in a prism shape, wherein said reflection face comprises at least one brightness enhancement recess comprising at least one light diffusion recess formed at a side of said brightness enhancement recess.
12. The light guiding plate of claim 11, wherein said light concentration pattern of the light guiding plate is spaced apart from said first auxiliary light concentration pattern.
13. The light guiding plate of claim 11, wherein the brightness enhancement recess comprises a plurality of light diffusion recesses that are spaced apart from each other.
14. A light guiding plate disposed below a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, for allowing a light having an optical distribution of a planar light source to be supplied toward the LCD panel, comprising:
a body comprising:
a light input face into which the light is introduced and which is located on at least two sides of the body;
a light reflection face adjacent to the light input face and having at least one brightness enhancement recess formed thereon; and
a light output face facing the light reflection face,
wherein the brightness enhancement recess reflects light from the light input face generally toward the light output face, and
wherein the brightness enhancement recess comprises a pyramidal shape, each side of the pyramid having a curved, triangular shape.
15. The light guiding plate of claim 14, wherein the brightness enhancement recess comprises at least one light diffusion recess formed at a side face of the brightness enhancement recess having a predetermined depth, and the light diffusion recess has a size corresponding to about 15 to about 20% of the brightness enhancement recess.
16. The light guiding plate of claim 14, wherein the brightness enhancement recess comprises a plurality of light diffusion recesses formed at a side face of the brightness enhancement recess having a predetermined depth, and the light diffusion recesses are spaced apart from each other.
17. The light guiding plate of claim 14, wherein the light reflection face comprises at least one brightness enhancement protrusion formed at a surface thereof, and the brightness enhancement protrusion reflects light leaking through the light reflection face toward the light output face to recover the leaking light.