THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY WITH MULTIPLANE IMAGE DISPLAY ELEMENTS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for creating an autostereoscopic display, comprising:
- a foreground display assembly including a display element with a front surface and a rear surface and a projector projecting a first set of two-dimensional (2D) content onto the rear surface that is viewable by a viewer via the front surface;
a background display assembly including a display element spaced apart from the foreground display element and with a front surface facing toward the rear surface of the foreground display element, the background display element displaying a second set of 2D content on the front surface of the background display element; and
an intermediate display assembly including a display element positioned between the foreground display element and the background display element with a front surface spaced facing and spaced apart from the rear surface of the foreground display element and with a rear surface facing and spaced apart from the background display element, the front surface of the intermediate display element displaying a third set of 2D content, wherein the foreground and intermediate display elements comprise screens that are at least partially transmissive to light, whereby the displayed first, second, and third sets of 2D content are concurrently viewable via the front surface of the foreground display assembly.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for generating or creating an autostereoscopic or three-dimensional (3D) display. The apparatus has a foreground display assembly including a display element such as a transparent projection screen film and a projector projecting a first set of two-dimensional (2D) content onto a rear surface viewable by a viewer via a front surface. The apparatus includes a background display assembly including a display element displaying a second set of 2D content. The apparatus includes an intermediate display assembly including a display element, such as an optical shutter window, positioned between the foreground display element and the background display element. This assembly includes a projector projecting a third set of 2D content on the front or rear surface of the optical shutter window. The first, second, and third sets of 2D content are concurrently visible and the use of three spaced apart display planes creates a 3D illusion.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for creating an autostereoscopic display, comprising:
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a foreground display assembly including a display element with a front surface and a rear surface and a projector projecting a first set of two-dimensional (2D) content onto the rear surface that is viewable by a viewer via the front surface; a background display assembly including a display element spaced apart from the foreground display element and with a front surface facing toward the rear surface of the foreground display element, the background display element displaying a second set of 2D content on the front surface of the background display element; and an intermediate display assembly including a display element positioned between the foreground display element and the background display element with a front surface spaced facing and spaced apart from the rear surface of the foreground display element and with a rear surface facing and spaced apart from the background display element, the front surface of the intermediate display element displaying a third set of 2D content, wherein the foreground and intermediate display elements comprise screens that are at least partially transmissive to light, whereby the displayed first, second, and third sets of 2D content are concurrently viewable via the front surface of the foreground display assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A 3D display device, comprising:
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an emissive display device displaying a first set of 2D images on a monitor surface; and a foreground display assembly comprising a substantially transparent film with a front surface and a rear surface facing and spaced apart a distance from the monitor surface, wherein the foreground display assembly further comprises a projector projecting a second set of 2D images onto the rear surface of the substantially transparent film and wherein the first and second sets of 2D images are concurrently viewable via the front surface of the foreground display assembly. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An autostereoscopic display method, comprising:
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displaying a set of 2D foreground content on a light transmissive foreground display element; concurrently with the 2D foreground content displaying, displaying a set of 2D intermediate content on a light transmissive intermediate display element spaced apart from the foreground display element; and concurrently with the 2D foreground and intermediate content displaying, displaying a set of 2D background content on a background display surface that is spaced apart from the intermediate display element, wherein the intermediate display element is positioned between the foreground and background display elements. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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