Anaglyphic stereoscopic image apparatus and method
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for creating a stereoscopic analysis image from a monochrome input image having image features of varying pixel intensity comprising the steps of:
- reproducing the original image pixel for pixel in a first color;
adding to the original image a second image comprised of second pixels of a second color each displaced from the corresponding original image pixel by a distance having a predetermined relationship with the intensity of said original image pixel;
viewing the composite reproduced image binocularly using color separation to preceive a stereoscopic view of the original image.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An image processing apparatus for aiding analysis of images through the introduction of additonal physically displaced image elements in complementary color which are generated by digital processing of original image elements. The added elements and original image are viewed stereoscopically on an electronic reconstructed image display.
69 Citations
27 Claims
-
1. A method for creating a stereoscopic analysis image from a monochrome input image having image features of varying pixel intensity comprising the steps of:
-
reproducing the original image pixel for pixel in a first color; adding to the original image a second image comprised of second pixels of a second color each displaced from the corresponding original image pixel by a distance having a predetermined relationship with the intensity of said original image pixel; viewing the composite reproduced image binocularly using color separation to preceive a stereoscopic view of the original image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
-
-
6. Image generating apparatus comprising:
-
means for coding an input image into first signals representing image density at each image pixel; means generating for each coded pixel signal a second and a third supplemental signal each magnitude related to said first signal according to a predetermined relationship; means for reconstructing a scanned color summation image from said first, second and third signals including means responsive to said first signal for reproducing original image pixels in a first color and means responsive to said second and third signals for supplementing said reconstructed image original image pixels with pixels of a second and third color. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
-
-
19. A method for generating visual analysis images comprising the steps of:
-
coding an input image into first electrical signals representing image density at each pixel of a periodically located set of pixel set; generating for each coded pixel signal second and third supplemental electrical signals each magnitude related to said first signal by a predetermined algorithm; reconstructing a scanned color summation visual image from said first, second, and third electrical signals using said first signal to control first second and thrid color intensities at each reconstructed image pixel and displacing the location of each second and third color reconstructed image pixel by a number of pixels determined by said second and third signal magnitudes; segregating the color summation visual image into two depth conveying visual components. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
-
-
25. A method for constructing a feature enhanced analysis image from an input image of varying pixel intensity comprising the steps of:
-
creating a frist variant of said input image wherein each image pixel is physically displaced in a first direction from its input image location in proportion to its intensity; generating a second variant of said input image wherein each image pixel is physically displaced in a second direction from its input image location in proportion to its intensity; viewing said first and second variant images stereoscopically.
-
-
26. Apparatus for constructing a feature enhanced analysis image from an input image of varying pixel intensity comprising:
-
means for creating a first variant of said input image wherein each image pixel is displaced physically in a first direction from its input image location in proportion to its intensity; means for generating a second variant image of said input image wherein each image pixel is displaced physically in a second direction from its original image location in proportion to its intensity; means for viewing said first and second variant images stereoscopically.
-
-
27. Image analysis apparatus comprising:
-
means for coding an input image into first electrical signals representing image intensity at each pixel; means for linearly scaling said first electrical signals from the total of said image into second signals of a predetermined modulus; means for sampling said second signals in increments of third electrical signals representing the pixels located along a scanned line of said input image; computer means for generating fourth electrical signals representing pixels in said scanned line displaced forward along said scanned line by 8 pixel locations and less in proportion to pixel intensity; computer means for generating fifth electrical signals representing pixels in said scanned line displaced backward along said scanned line by 8 pixel locations and less in proportion to pixel intensity; computer means for smoothing said third, fourth and fifth electrical signals in scanned line increments said means including means for replacing zero intensity values of said signals with values related to the intensity of pixels within two adjacent pixel locations; means for collecting said third, fourth and fifth electrical signals into an array capable of representing a reconstructed variation of said input image, said means including means allowing repeated accessing of the collected signals for display refreshment; scanning display means connected, with said means for collecting, and including blue, red and green display pixels responsive respectively to said third, fourth and fifth collected electrical signals, for displaying said reconstructed image with periodic refreshment, said reconstructed image including a reproduction of said input image by said third electrical signals; color segregating viewing means including red and green color filters for stereoscopic viewing of said reconstructed image.
-
Specification