Methods and system for generating three-dimensional spatial images
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an image source that is configured to display a color-encoded two dimensional (2D) content, wherein different portions of the 2D content are encoded with different colors based on a depth at which the different portions are to be formed from a user;
an optical component that includes a pair of lenses configured to generate a three dimensional (3D) spatial image of the 2D content, wherein the 3D spatial image is viewable as 3D content by the user without the use of 3D eyewear, wherein the optical component is configured to form different portions of the 2D content at different distances from the optical component to generate the 3D spatial image, wherein the different portions are formed at the different distances based on the color of the different portions of the 2D content, wherein the optical component generates the 3D spatial image in a space between the optical component and the user; and
a content-generation system that is configured to encode the 2D content with a plurality of colors from a color sequence, wherein the content-generation system is configured to encode a specified portion of the 2D content with a specified color from the colors based on a position at which the specified portion is to be generated in the 3D spatial image with respect to other portions of the 2D content.
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a 3D imaging system that generates a three-dimensional (3D) spatial image of a source content, e.g., images or videos. The source content is a two-dimensional (2D) color-encoded content in which different portions of the source content are encoded with different colors based on a depth at which the corresponding portion is to be formed relative to the other portions in the 3D spatial image. The 3D imaging system includes an optical component, e.g., a Fresnel lens, to generate the 3D spatial image. In the aerial viewing configuration of the 3D imaging system, the 3D imaging system generates the 3D spatial image in a space between the optical component and a viewer. In the infinity viewing configuration of the 3D imaging system, the 3D imaging system generates the 3D spatial image in a space between the optical component and optical infinity.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an image source that is configured to display a color-encoded two dimensional (2D) content, wherein different portions of the 2D content are encoded with different colors based on a depth at which the different portions are to be formed from a user; an optical component that includes a pair of lenses configured to generate a three dimensional (3D) spatial image of the 2D content, wherein the 3D spatial image is viewable as 3D content by the user without the use of 3D eyewear, wherein the optical component is configured to form different portions of the 2D content at different distances from the optical component to generate the 3D spatial image, wherein the different portions are formed at the different distances based on the color of the different portions of the 2D content, wherein the optical component generates the 3D spatial image in a space between the optical component and the user; and a content-generation system that is configured to encode the 2D content with a plurality of colors from a color sequence, wherein the content-generation system is configured to encode a specified portion of the 2D content with a specified color from the colors based on a position at which the specified portion is to be generated in the 3D spatial image with respect to other portions of the 2D content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus, comprising:
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an image source that is configured to display a color-encoded two dimensional (2D) content; an optical component that includes a lens configured to generate a three dimensional (3D) spatial image of the 2D content, wherein the optical component generates the 3D spatial image in a space behind the optical component and on a side of the optical component facing the image source, wherein the optical component is configured to form different portions of the 2D content at different distances from the optical component based on the color of the different portions of the 2D content, wherein the 3D spatial image is viewable as 3D content by a user without the use of 3D eyewear; and a content-generation system that is configured to encode the 2D content with a plurality of colors from a color sequence, wherein the content-generation system is configured to encode different portions of the 2D content with different colors from the color sequence based on a position at which the corresponding portion is to be generated in the 3D spatial image with respect to other portions of the 2D content. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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generating, using a computer system, a color-encoded two-dimensional (2D) content, wherein different portions of the 2D content is encoded with different colors based on depth information, the depth information indicating a depth coordinate of the corresponding portion of the 2D content in a three-dimensional (3D) space; displaying, using a 2D image source, the color-encoded 2D content; generating, using an optical component, a 3D spatial image of the color-encoded 2D content, wherein the optical component generates the 3D spatial image in a space behind or ahead of the optical component, wherein a depth of a portion of the different portions in the generated 3D spatial image is determined based on a color of the portion; and encoding the 2D content with a plurality of colors from a color sequence, the encoding including encoding different portions of the 2D content with different colors from the color sequence based on a position at which the corresponding portion is to be generated in the 3D spatial image with respect to other portions of the 2D content. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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