Apparatus for the generation of a stereoscopic display
First Claim
1. A system for displaying full-motion, full-spectrum, high resolution, three-dimensional stereoscopic images in front of a viewer comprising:
- a) a display screen, having a flat viewing surface, and capable of displaying a series of complimentary interlaced frames, and wherein the display screen has a plurality of pixel display points P;
b) a flat masking screen, having a plurality of narrow, parallel, vertical apertures, said flat masking screen being positioned in front of, and in a spatial relation to, said display screen, said plurality of narrow, parallel, vertical apertures being grouped into a first sub-group and a second sub-group, wherein when said first sub-group of apertures is open, the second sub-group is closed, and further wherein said first and second sub-groups of narrow, parallel, vertical apertures being geometrically aligned with a viewer'"'"'s eyes and the series of complimentary interlaced frames on said display screen;
c) wherein said viewer is positioned in front of the display screen and flat masking screen at a distance V from the flat masking screen, and wherein there exists a viewing area for a viewer'"'"'s eyes, said viewing area being designated by D, and further wherein an overlap area, O is created wherein the display of said images viewpoints is not observable, and further wherein each of said plurality of apertures having an aperture width designated by the letter A, defining a width of the open portion of the first and second aperture sub-groups, and an opaque width designated by the letter W, defining a width of a closed portion of the first and second aperture sub-groups, and further wherein the flat masking screen is positioned in front of the display screen at a distance S, the parameters A, W and S, defined above, being derived from the following relationships;
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Abstract
An apparatus for the generation of a full-spectrum stereoscopic display. The system uses a flat, masking screen comprised of a plurality of regularly spaced, vertical apertures arranged in front of, parallel, and in a geometric relation to a flat, image display screen. The image has two viewpoints (one right-eye and one left-eye) interlaced by alternate vertical rows of pixels. The system creates a full-spectrum stereoscopic display when the image is viewed with proper geometric alignment by a viewer through the vertical apertures of the masking screen, which effectively separates the alternating left-eye/right-eye viewpoint vertical rows of pixels in such a manner as to allow the right eye to only see the right-eye viewpoint and the left eye to only see the left-eye viewpoint. A holographic display can be achieved by using five cameras, which allow a viewer to “see” and image from different angles.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for displaying full-motion, full-spectrum, high resolution, three-dimensional stereoscopic images in front of a viewer comprising:
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a) a display screen, having a flat viewing surface, and capable of displaying a series of complimentary interlaced frames, and wherein the display screen has a plurality of pixel display points P;
b) a flat masking screen, having a plurality of narrow, parallel, vertical apertures, said flat masking screen being positioned in front of, and in a spatial relation to, said display screen, said plurality of narrow, parallel, vertical apertures being grouped into a first sub-group and a second sub-group, wherein when said first sub-group of apertures is open, the second sub-group is closed, and further wherein said first and second sub-groups of narrow, parallel, vertical apertures being geometrically aligned with a viewer'"'"'s eyes and the series of complimentary interlaced frames on said display screen;
c) wherein said viewer is positioned in front of the display screen and flat masking screen at a distance V from the flat masking screen, and wherein there exists a viewing area for a viewer'"'"'s eyes, said viewing area being designated by D, and further wherein an overlap area, O is created wherein the display of said images viewpoints is not observable, and further wherein each of said plurality of apertures having an aperture width designated by the letter A, defining a width of the open portion of the first and second aperture sub-groups, and an opaque width designated by the letter W, defining a width of a closed portion of the first and second aperture sub-groups, and further wherein the flat masking screen is positioned in front of the display screen at a distance S, the parameters A, W and S, defined above, being derived from the following relationships;
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for stereographic display of two separate viewpoints comprising the steps of:
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a) capturing two separate viewpoint images;
b) horizontally dividing the two separate viewpoint images into vertical elements;
c) interlacing said vertical elements to create a first frame and a second frame, such that the first and second frames being complimentary to one another in that, while the first frame displays one-half of each of the two viewpoint images interlaced together, the second frame displays a remaining half of each of the two viewpoint images, whereby said first and second frames being interlaced together into a set of interlaced frames;
d) displaying the set of interlaced frames on a display screen having a flat viewing surface, and capable of displaying a series of complimentary interlaced frames, and wherein the display screen has a plurality of pixel display points P;
e) positioning a flat masking screen, having a plurality of narrow, parallel, vertical apertures, in front of, and in a spatial relation to, said display screen, said plurality of narrow, parallel, vertical apertures being grouped into a first sub-group and a second sub-group, wherein when said first sub-group of apertures is open, the second sub-group is closed, and further wherein said first and second sub-groups of narrow, parallel, vertical apertures being geometrically aligned with a viewer'"'"'s eyes and the set of interlaced frames on said display screen and further wherein a viewer is positioned in front of the display screen and flat masking screen at a distance V from the flat masking screen, and wherein there exists a viewing area for a viewer'"'"'s eyes, said viewing area being designated by D, and further wherein an overlap area, O is created wherein the display of said images viewpoints is not observable, and further wherein each of said plurality of apertures having an aperture width designated by the letter A, defining a width of the open portion of the first and second aperture sub-groups, and an opaque width designated by the letter W, defining a width of a closed portion of the first and second aperture sub-groups, and further wherein the flat masking screen is positioned in front of the display screen at a distance S, the parameters A, W and S, defined above, being derived from the following relationships;
- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for holographic display of five separate viewpoints comprising the steps of:
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a) capturing five separate viewpoint images;
b) horizontally dividing the five separate viewpoint images into vertical elements;
c) interlacing said vertical elements to create five successive frames, such that said successive frames being complimentary to one another in that, while the first frame displays one-fifth of each of the five viewpoint images interlaced together, the succeeding frames display the remaining fourth-fifths of each of the five viewpoint images appropriately interlaced together;
d) displaying the interlaced frames on a display screen;
e) positioning a flat masking screen, having a plurality of narrow, parallel, vertical apertures, in front of, and in a spatial relation to, said display screen, said plurality of narrow, parallel, vertical apertures being grouped into a first sub-group and a second sub-group, wherein when said first sub-group of apertures is open, the second sub-group is closed, and further wherein said first and second sub-groups of narrow, parallel, vertical apertures being geometrically aligned with a viewer'"'"'s eyes and the series of complimentary interlaced frames on said display screen and further wherein a viewer is positioned in front of the display screen and flat masking screen at a distance V from the flat masking screen, and wherein there exists a viewing area for a viewer'"'"'s eyes, said viewing area being designated by D, and further wherein an overlap area, O is created wherein the display of said images viewpoints is not observable, and further wherein each of said plurality of apertures having an aperture width designated by the letter A, defining a width of the open portion of the first and second aperture sub-groups, and an opaque width designated by the letter W, defining a width of a closed portion of the first and second aperture sub-groups, and further wherein the flat masking screen is positioned in front of the display screen at a distance S, the parameters A, W and S, defined above, being derived from the following relationships;
- View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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