System and apparatus for see-through display panels

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present invention provide for systems and apparatus directed toward using a contact lens and deflection optics to process display information and non-display information. In one embodiment of the invention, a display panel assembly is provided, comprising: a transparent substrate that permits light to pass through substantially undistorted; a reflector disposed on the transparent substrate; and a display panel aimed toward the reflector and substantially away from a human visual system, wherein the reflector reflects light emitted from the display panel toward the human visual system. The reflector may comprise a narrow band reflector or a polarization reflector.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A display panel assembly, comprising:
 a transparent substrate that permits light to pass through substantially undistorted;   a reflector disposed on the transparent substrate; and   a display panel aimed toward the reflector and substantially away from a human visual system, wherein the reflector reflects light emitted from the display panel toward the human visual system.   
     
     
         2 . The display panel assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the reflector comprises a narrow band reflector. 
     
     
         3 . The display panel assembly of  claim 2 , further comprising a bandpass filter positioned adjacent to the display panel, wherein the bandpass filter limits bandwidths of light emitted from the display panel toward the narrow band reflector such that substantially no light passes through the narrow band reflector. 
     
     
         4 . The display panel assembly of  claim 2 , further comprising a first polarization filter positioned adjacent to the transparent substrate on a side facing opposite the human visual system and a second polarization filter positioned adjacent to the display panel, wherein the second polarization filter limits the polarity of light emitted from the display panel toward the narrow band reflector and the first polarization filter such that substantially no light passes through the first polarization filter. 
     
     
         5 . The display panel assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the reflector comprises a polarization reflector. 
     
     
         6 . The display panel assembly of  claim 5 , further comprising a polarization filter positioned adjacent to the display panel, wherein the polarization filter limits the polarity of light emitted from the display panel toward the polarization reflector such that substantially no light passes through the first polarization reflector.