MULTI-STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING APPARATUS

• US 20090073556A1
• Filed: 07/30/2008
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Magnetic Media Holdings, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Magnetic Media Holdings, Inc.
• Inventors: Bent-Gourley, Brad
• Application Number:
  US12/182,869
• Publication Number:
  US 20090073556A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/463
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 11/00278 Lenticular sheets B29D11/00269 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 11/0073 Optical laminates
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 30/27 involving lenticular arrays
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 30/29 characterised by the geometry of the lenticular array, e.g. slanted arrays, irregular arrays or arrays of varying shape or size
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/305 using lenticular lenses, e.g. arrangements of cylindrical lenses
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/317 using slanted parallax optics
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/324 Colour aspects

Abstract

A method for creating a three-dimensional multi-stereoscopic viewing apparatus includes determining characteristics of an electronically illuminating color matrix panel display having first a pixel arrangement. The method also includes determining a specification for a lenticular lens configured to convert the first pixel arrangement to a second pixel arrangement and placing the lenticular lens on the display panel. The specification for the lenticular lens is determined by calculating a viewing distance from a refraction index, a width of the display panel, and an average distance between human eyes. Determining the specification for the lenticular lens also includes determining a viewing angle that maximizes viewing characteristics and determining characteristics of the lenticular lens.

Claims

1. A method for creating a three-dimensional multi-stereoscopic viewing apparatus comprising:

determining characteristics of a electronically illuminating color matrix panel display panel having a first pixel arrangement;

determining a specification for a lenticular lens configured to convert the first pixel arrangement to a second pixel arrangement,

wherein determining the lenticular lens specification comprises;

calculating a viewing distance from a refraction index, a width of the display panel, and an average distance between human eyes;

determining a viewing angle, wherein the viewing angle is chosen to maximize viewing characteristics; and

determining characteristics of the lenticular lens; and

placing the lenticular lens on the display panel.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the characteristics of the lenticular lens comprises:

calculating an applied lens angle from pixel measurements;

calculating a lens pitch from pixel measurements; and

amount of views; and

calculating a lens thickness.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the viewing characteristics comprise an in-screen depth, an off-screen pop, and a side-to-side viewing angle.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the lenticular lens is a plano-convex lenticular lens.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the characteristics of the display panel comprises:

a pixel distance measurement and a number of discreet image views to be displayed.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising placing the lenticular lens on the display panel at a predetermined angle with respect to the display panel.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined angle is the applied lens angle.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the display panel is an electronically illuminating color matrix panel such examples as LCD, LED, Plasma, OLED,

9. A method for creating a three-dimensional multi-stereoscopic image comprising:

using a lenticular lens to convert a first pixel arrangement associated with a display panel to a second pixel arrangement,

wherein the first pixel arrangement comprises at least three horizontally adjacent horizontal pixels and the second pixel arrangement comprises at least nine sub-pixels arranged in three vertical groups of sub-pixels.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein each vertical group comprises three vertically adjacent sub-pixels

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising placing the lenticular lens on the display panel at a predetermined angle.

12. A three-dimensional viewing apparatus comprising:

a display panel having a first pixel arrangement and

a lenticular lens configured to be used with the display panel, wherein the lenticular lens is configured to convert the first pixel arrangement to create a second pixel arrangement and has characteristics comprising;

an applied lens angle determined from pixel measurements;

a lens pitch determined from pixel measurements; and

number of discreet views; and

a lens thickness.

13. The three-dimensional viewing apparatus of claim 12 wherein the first pixel arrangement comprises at least three horizontally adjacent pixels.

14. The three-dimensional viewing apparatus of claim 12 wherein the second pixel arrangement comprises at least three vertical groups of sub-pixels.

15. The three-dimensional viewing apparatus of claim 14 wherein each vertical group of sub-pixels comprises at least three vertically adjacent sub-pixels.

16. The three-dimensional viewing apparatus of claim 12 wherein the lenticular lens is configured to be placed at a predetermined angle with respect to the display panel.

17. The three-dimensional viewing apparatus of claim 12 wherein the lenticular lens magnifies and rotates the first sub pixel arrangement by 90 degrees off axis of the lens

18. The three-dimensional viewing apparatus of claim 12 wherein the predetermined angle is the applied lens angle.