3D digital painting
First Claim
1. A method of digital continuous and simultaneous three-dimensional painting, three-dimensional. drawing, and three-dimensional cursor (object, image) navigating, said method comprising:
- providing a digital electronic display having a physical surface and a geometrical surface and configured for presenting two images;
one for a right eye and the other for a left eye of a user in front of the digital electronic display;
providing means for three-dimensional digital vision;
providing means for three-dimensional image presentation comprising a processor;
providing means for creating a continuous 3D virtual canvas comprising the geometrical surface of the digital electronic display and a virtual volume that includes the geometrical surface of the digital electronic display in said 3D virtual canvas by digitally changing a value and a sign of horizontal disparity between two images for the right eye and the left eye and their scaling on the digital electronic display corresponding to instant virtual distance between the user'"'"'s eyes and an instant (3D) image within the virtual 3D canvas;
wherein a resolution Δ
of continuity of changing of the virtual distance Z between the user and the virtual images within 3D virtual canvas is defined by a size p of a pixel on the digital electronic display in horizontal direction and by a distance d between pupils of the user'"'"'s eyes according to an expression;
Δ
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2p Z/d;
providing at least one input control device comprising;
a system of sensors that provide an input information about free 3D motion of at least one part of the user'"'"'s body into the at least one input control device for digital painting or drawing within 3D virtual canvas;
providing at least one kind of a coupling between at least part of the at least one input control device and the at least one part of the user'"'"'s body, said coupling chosen from a group consisting of;
mechanical coupling, optical coupling, electromagnetic coupling, sound coupling, ultrasound coupling, and a combination of two or more thereof;
moving the at least one part of the user'"'"'s body while the system of sensors within the at least one input control device is providing information for recording change of vectors of mechanical motion parameters of the at least one part of the user'"'"'s body, said system of sensors provide simultaneous appearance of similar scaled strokes or lines on the images for the right and the left eye for any instant position within 3D virtual canvas;
wherein a simultaneousness of appearance of said similar scaled strokes or lines on the images for the right and the left eye is limited by a smallest time interval equal to an inverted frequency of refreshment of frames on the digital electronic display and wherein a motion for making strokes or lines in all three dimensions is provided simultaneously and continuously in all directions of a 3D virtual space by free moving the at least one part of the user'"'"'s body.
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Abstract
A method of digital continuous and simultaneous three-dimensional painting and three-dimensional drawing with steps of providing a digital electronic display capable of presenting two pictures for a right eye and a left eye; providing means for creating a continuous 3D virtual canvas by digitally changing a value and sign of horizontal disparity between two images for the right eye and the left eye and their scaling on the digital electronic display corresponding to instant virtual distance between the user and an instant image within the virtual 3D canvas; providing at least one multi-axis input control device allowing digital painting or drawing on the digital electronic display; painting within virtual 3D canvas by providing simultaneous appearance of a similar stroke on the images for the right eye and the left eye on the digital electronic display.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of digital continuous and simultaneous three-dimensional painting, three-dimensional. drawing, and three-dimensional cursor (object, image) navigating, said method comprising:
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providing a digital electronic display having a physical surface and a geometrical surface and configured for presenting two images;
one for a right eye and the other for a left eye of a user in front of the digital electronic display;providing means for three-dimensional digital vision; providing means for three-dimensional image presentation comprising a processor; providing means for creating a continuous 3D virtual canvas comprising the geometrical surface of the digital electronic display and a virtual volume that includes the geometrical surface of the digital electronic display in said 3D virtual canvas by digitally changing a value and a sign of horizontal disparity between two images for the right eye and the left eye and their scaling on the digital electronic display corresponding to instant virtual distance between the user'"'"'s eyes and an instant (3D) image within the virtual 3D canvas; wherein a resolution Δ
of continuity of changing of the virtual distance Z between the user and the virtual images within 3D virtual canvas is defined by a size p of a pixel on the digital electronic display in horizontal direction and by a distance d between pupils of the user'"'"'s eyes according to an expression;
Δ
≈
2p Z/d;providing at least one input control device comprising;
a system of sensors that provide an input information about free 3D motion of at least one part of the user'"'"'s body into the at least one input control device for digital painting or drawing within 3D virtual canvas;providing at least one kind of a coupling between at least part of the at least one input control device and the at least one part of the user'"'"'s body, said coupling chosen from a group consisting of;
mechanical coupling, optical coupling, electromagnetic coupling, sound coupling, ultrasound coupling, and a combination of two or more thereof;moving the at least one part of the user'"'"'s body while the system of sensors within the at least one input control device is providing information for recording change of vectors of mechanical motion parameters of the at least one part of the user'"'"'s body, said system of sensors provide simultaneous appearance of similar scaled strokes or lines on the images for the right and the left eye for any instant position within 3D virtual canvas; wherein a simultaneousness of appearance of said similar scaled strokes or lines on the images for the right and the left eye is limited by a smallest time interval equal to an inverted frequency of refreshment of frames on the digital electronic display and wherein a motion for making strokes or lines in all three dimensions is provided simultaneously and continuously in all directions of a 3D virtual space by free moving the at least one part of the user'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. A system for digital continuous and simultaneous three-dimensional painting, three-dimensional drawing, three-dimensional cursor (object, image) navigating, and digital recording of three-dimensional painted and three-dimensional drawn images, said system comprising:
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a digital electronic display having a physical surface and a geometrical surface and configured for presenting two pictures;
one for a right eve and the other for a left eye of a user in front of the digital electronic display;means for three-dimensional digital vision, through which the user sees 3D images; at least one multi-axis input control device comprising a system of sensors, which provide an input information about free 3D motion of at least one part of the user'"'"'s body into the at least one multi-axis input control device for digital painting, or drawing or navigating 3D images; means for at least one kind of a coupling between at least part of the at least one multi-axis input control device and the at least one part of the user'"'"'s body, said coupling chosen from a group consisting of;
mechanical coupling, optical coupling, electromagnetic coupling, sound coupling, ultrasound coupling, and a combination of two or more thereof;means for three-dimensional image presentation comprising a processor; wherein inputs of the at least one multi-axis input control device are used by the means for three-dimensional image presentation for painting of lines or strokes along and around three axes X, Y and Z within XYZ virtual space, means for creating a continuous 3D virtual canvas comprising the geometrical surface of the digital electronic display and a virtual volume that includes the geometrical surface of the digital electronic display within said 3D virtual canvas by digitally changing a value and sign of horizontal disparity between two images for the right eye and the left eye and their scaling on the digital electronic display corresponding to instant virtual distance between the user'"'"'s eyes and an instant (3D) image within the virtual 3D canvas; wherein a resolution Δ
of continuity of changing of the virtual distance Z between the user and the virtual images within 3D virtual canvas is defined by a size p of a pixel on the digital electronic display in horizontal direction and by a distance d between pupils of the user'"'"'s eyes according to an expression;
Δ
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2p Z/d;wherein a motion captured by the at least one multi-axis input control device is used by the means for three-dimensional image presentation for making lines or strokes, and the motion is provided simultaneously and continuously in all three dimensions by movements of the at least one part of the user'"'"'s body; wherein a simultaneousness of appearance of similar scaled strokes or lines on the images for the right and the left eye is limited by a smallest time interval equal to an inverted frequency of refreshment of frames on the digital electronic display and wherein a motion for making strokes or lines in all three dimensions is provided simultaneously and continuously in all directions within 3D virtual canvas by free moving the at least one part of the user'"'"'s body; wherein the means for three-dimensional image presentation provides a description in digital format of images for the right eye and the left eye on the digital electronic display for every and all instant images made within 3D virtual canvas; wherein the means for three-dimensional image presentation provides complete two-dimensional images of a painting for the right eye and the left eye at any stage of painting as accumulation of all lines and strokes made up to that stage; and wherein the means for three-dimensional image presentation provides complete three-dimensional images of a painting including linear and angular position within 3D virtual canvas as accumulation of all lines and strokes made to the stage of completion and the means for three-dimensional image presentation provides two-dimensional left and right images to the means for three-dimensional digital vision for presentation of three-dimensional painting. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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