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Lenticular image displays with extended depth
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1997-07-31
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Granted: 1998-10-27
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Expires: 2017-07-31
Abstract
Abstract A method of forming a virtual integrated lenticular image, and a virtual lenticular imaging apparatus, which allow forming an integrated lenticular image which can exhibit large depth variations between image elements. The apparatus has a beam splitter, and first and second lenticular image elements. Each image element has a lenticular image of interleaved lines from a plurality of images and a lenticular lens sheet or barrier lens sheet aligned with the lenticular image. The lenticular image elements are positioned to project their respective lenticular images onto the beam splitter to provide a virtual integrated lenticular image for viewing.
Inventors
- 👤 Roland R. Schindler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:44
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B30/00; G02B30/20; G02B30/26; G02B30/27; H; H04; H04N; H04N13/00; H04N13/30; H04N13/302; H04N13/305; H04N13/31; H04N13/346; H04N13/349; H04N13/20; H04N13/204; H04N13/207; H04N13/225; H04N13/229; H04N13/232; H04N13/286; H04N13/307; H04N13/324; H04N13/327; H04N13/332; H04N13/344; H04N13/363
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A virtual lenticular imaging apparatus, comprising: (a) a beam splitter; and (b) first and second lenticular image elements each having a lenticular image of interleaved lines from a plurality of images and a lenticular lens sheet or barrier lens sheet aligned with the lenticular image, the lenticular image elements being positioned to project their respective lenticular images onto the beam splitter to provide a virtual integrated lenticular image for viewing and wherein the first lenticular image element has a lenticular three-dimensional image which includes interleaved lines from a plurality of different perspective views of the same scene, so that the virtual integrated lenticular image includes a three-dimensional image from the first lenticular image element plus another image from the second lenticular image element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A virtual lenticular imaging apparatus, comprising: (a) a beam splitter; and (b) first and second lenticular image elements each having a lenticular image of interleaved lines from a plurality of images and a lenticular lens sheet or barrier lens sheet aligned with the lenticular image, the lenticular image elements being positioned to project their respective lenticular images onto the beam splitter to provide a virtual integrated lenticular image for viewing and wherein the first lenticular image element has a lenticular three-dimensional image which includes interleaved lines from a plurality of different perspective views of the same scene, so that the virtual integrated lenticular image includes a three-dimensional image from the first lenticular image element plus another image from the second lenticular image element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A virtual lenticular imaging apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the second lenticular image element has a lenticular flip image which includes interleaved lines from a plurality of different scenes, so that the virtual integrated lenticular image includes a flip image from the second lenticular image element plus another image from the first lenticular image element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
A virtual lenticular imaging apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the first and second lenticular image elements have respective lenticular three-dimensional images each of which includes interleaved lines from a plurality of different perspective views of the same scene, so that the virtual integrated lenticular image includes different three-dimensional images from the first and second lenticular images.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
A virtual lenticular imaging apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the second lenticular image element has a lenticular motion image which includes interleaved lines from a plurality of scenes with at least one scene element in motion, so that the virtual integrated lenticular image includes a three-dimensional image from the first lenticular image element plus a motion image from the second lenticular image element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
A virtual lenticular imaging apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the first and second lenticular image elements are oriented such that motion in the motion image from the second lenticular image element is observed when a viewer moves in a direction to look around the three-dimensional image from the first lenticular image element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
121 words
A virtual lenticular imaging apparatus according to claim 1 wherein: the first lenticular image element has respective lenticular three-dimensional images each of which includes interleaved lines from a plurality of different perspective views of the same scene taken on a first plane, the second lenticular image element has respective lenticular three-dimensional images each of which includes interleaved lines from a plurality of different perspective views of the same scene as the first lenticular image element, taken on a second plane, wherein the first and second lenticular image elements are oriented so that the virtual integrated lenticular image includes three-dimensional images from the first and second lenticular images which allow the viewer to look around the virtual integrated image in any direction.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
117 words
A method of displaying a virtual lenticular image, comprising the steps of: projecting the image from each of a first and second lenticular image element each element having a lenticular image of interleaved lines from a plurality of images and a lenticular lens sheet or barrier lens sheet aligned with the lenticular image, onto a beam splitter to form a virtual integrated lenticular image for viewing, said first lenticular image element having a lenticular three-dimensional image which includes interleaved lines from a plurality of different perspective views of the same scene, so that the virtual integrated lenticular image includes a three-dimensional image from the first lenticular image element plus another image from the second lenticular image element.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
117 words
A method of displaying a virtual lenticular image, comprising the steps of: projecting the image from each of a first and second lenticular image element each element having a lenticular image of interleaved lines from a plurality of images and a lenticular lens sheet or barrier lens sheet aligned with the lenticular image, onto a beam splitter to form a virtual integrated lenticular image for viewing, said first lenticular image element having a lenticular three-dimensional image which includes interleaved lines from a plurality of different perspective views of the same scene, so that the virtual integrated lenticular image includes a three-dimensional image from the first lenticular image element plus another image from the second lenticular image element.
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