3D display
First Claim
1. A display device, comprising:
- a generally planar light transmitting surface having both a background and an intermediate image located thereat, said intermediate image being in focus, said background image being out of focus;
a generally planar mirror having a foreground image located thereat;
first means for projecting light through said background and intermediate images onto said mirror for reflection thereby; and
second means for maintaining said light transmitting surface at an acute angle with respect to said mirror such that said light transmitting surface may be viewed by looking at said mirror along an axis which is within said acute angle whereby said background, said foreground and said intermediate images are superimposed on each when viewed along said axis to create the illusion that said intermediate image is located behind said foreground image and said background image is located behind both said foreground image and said intermediate image, thereby creating a three dimensional scene.
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Abstract
A display device for creating the illusion of a three dimensional image is disclosed. The device includes a generally planar light transmitting surface having both a background image and an intermediate image formed thereon, the foreground image being in focus, the background scene or image being out of focus. A generally planar mirror has a foreground image located thereon and is maintained at an acute angle with respect to the light transmitting surface such that the light transmitting surface may be viewed by looking at the mirror along an axis which is within the acute angle. A light source is provided for projecting light through the light transmitting surface onto the mirror for reflection thereby.
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8 Claims
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1. A display device, comprising:
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a generally planar light transmitting surface having both a background and an intermediate image located thereat, said intermediate image being in focus, said background image being out of focus; a generally planar mirror having a foreground image located thereat; first means for projecting light through said background and intermediate images onto said mirror for reflection thereby; and second means for maintaining said light transmitting surface at an acute angle with respect to said mirror such that said light transmitting surface may be viewed by looking at said mirror along an axis which is within said acute angle whereby said background, said foreground and said intermediate images are superimposed on each when viewed along said axis to create the illusion that said intermediate image is located behind said foreground image and said background image is located behind both said foreground image and said intermediate image, thereby creating a three dimensional scene. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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