Light-field display hardware, multi-vantage point.
A pixel projection component for projecting a multi-vantage point light-field includes a distal layer with a plurality of apertures disposed therein, each of the plurality of apertures traversing the distal layer between a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface, and an intermediate layer comprising a plurality of light guides, the intermediate layer being mechanically coupled to the distal layer such that a proximal end of each light guide of the plurality of light guides is oriented to accept light transmissions from a corresponding light source and a distal end of each light guide is oriented to transmit the light transmission through a corresponding aperture of the plurality of apertures, such that the light is directed to targeted vantage points corresponding to the corresponding aperture, and causing different light transmissions to be transmitted to different vantage points.
BACKGROUND(1) Events, motion pictures, theater performances, television shows, theme park rides, travel destinations and tours, and other forms of entertainment and services are sometimes advertised using elaborate displays such as posters, cardboard cutouts, and/or models. For example, soon-to-be-released motion pictures may be advertised using a printed cardboard and/or plastic cutouts displayed in movie theater lobbies to illustrate characters or scenes from the motion picture. In some examples, the displays include lights, moving components, and/or projections to attract attentions. These displays are generally strategically positioned to catch the eye of movie-goers as they walk through the lobby. However, they are generally designed to be viewed from a single or limited number of vantage points, and present only a single view-point of the scene. They also generally can only presented in two dimensions, or include multiple layers from a scene, but each layer is only two dimensional. This is because movie-goers walking through a movie theater lobby do not usually wear special glasses to enable three-dimensional viewing. This limits the ability to present the display to viewers at different angles and vantage points, and may limit the overall effectiveness of the display to market the motion picture, entertainment content, or other service to a target audience.SUMMARY(2) Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a multi-vantage point light-field element display. In som
1. A pixel projection component for projecting a multi-vantage point light-field, the pixel projection component comprising: a distal layer with a plurality of apertures disposed therein, each of the plurality of apertures traversing the distal layer between a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface; and an intermediate layer comprising a plurality of light guides, the intermediate layer being mechanically coupled to the distal layer; wherein a proximal end of a first light guide of the plurality of light guides is oriented to accept a first light transmission from a first light source; a distal end of the first light guide is oriented to transmit the first light transmission through a first aperture of the plurality of apertures, such that light is directed to a first vantage point; a proximal end of a second light guide of the plurality of light guides is oriented to accept a second light transmission from a second light source; and a distal end of the second light guide is oriented to transmit the second light transmission through a second aperture of the plurality of apertures, such that light is directed to a second vantage point.
10. A multi-vantage point light-field display system comprising: a data store, a display driver, and a display panel, the display panel comprising a plurality of pixel projection components, wherein each pixel projection component comprises: a distal layer with a plurality of apertures disposed therein, each of the plurality of apertures traversing the distal layer between a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface; and an intermediate layer comprising a plurality of light guides, the intermediate layer being mechanically coupled to the distal layer; wherein a proximal end of a first light guide of the plurality of light guides is oriented to accept a first light transmission from a first light source; a distal end of the first light guide is oriented to transmit the first light transmission through a first aperture of the plurality of apertures, such that light is directed to a first vantage point; a proximal end of a second light guide of the plurality of light guides is oriented to accept a second light transmission from a second light source; and a distal end of the second light guide is oriented to transmit the second light transmission through a second aperture of the plurality of apertures, such that light is directed to a second vantage point.
18. A method of generating a multi-vantage point light-field display using a display driver and a pixel projection component comprising a distal layer with a plurality of apertures disposed therein, each of the plurality of apertures traversing the distal layer between a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface, and an intermediate layer comprising a plurality of light guides, the intermediate layer being mechanically coupled to the distal layer, the method comprising: obtaining, with the display driver, a pixel array from a data store; activating a first light emitting element to transmit a first light transmission based on image data extracted from the pixel array, the first light emitting element being optically coupled to a first light guide of the plurality of light guides; directing the first light transmission from the first light guide through a first aperture of the plurality of apertures to a first vantage point; activating a second light emitting element to transmit a second light transmission based on image data extracted from the pixel array, the second light emitting element being optically coupled to a second light guide of the plurality of light guides; and directing the second light transmission from the second light guide through a second aperture of the plurality of apertures to a second vantage point; wherein the first light transmission is not visible from the second vantage point and the second light transmission is not visible from the first vantage point.