Samsung patents screen split into flat and 3D zones
Samsung describes a display setup where one part of the screen shows standard flat images while a separate, non-overlapping part shows 3D images. The system uses passive optical components to let light pass through the flat area and split the 3D area into different viewing angles for each eye.
In the filing’s own words
A two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus including a display device including a first region configured to display a 2D image and a second region configured to display a 3D image. The display apparatus including an image controller configured to independently turn on and off the first region and the second region. The display apparatus including an optical device including a transmission unit configured to transmit the 2D image and a separation unit configured to separate viewing zones for the 3D image. The transmission unit and the separation unit are configured as passive type components. The first region and the second region do not overlap. The transmission unit faces the first region, and the separation unit faces the second region.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus comprising: a display device comprising a first region configured to display a 2D image and a second region configured to display a 3D image; an image controller configured to independently turn on and off the first region and the second region; and an optical device comprising a transmission unit configured to transmit the 2D image and a separation unit configured to separate viewing zones for the 3D image, wherein the transmission unit and the separation unit are configured as passive type components, wherein the first region and the second region do not overlap, and wherein the transmission unit faces the first region, and the separation unit faces the second region.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
- Official title
- TWO-DIMENSIONAL AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
- Publication number
- US20260322989A1
- Application number
- 19696466
- Filed
- Jun 3, 2026
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Inventors
- 3
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H04N 13/359 Electricity & electronicsG02F 1/133526 Physics & computingG02F 1/133638 Physics & computingH04N 13/305 Electricity & electronicsMore from Samsung in AR, VR & displays
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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