Stereoscopic television system

Claim 2

In a television system for producing three dimensional vision, a television transmitter unit comprising a first focussing optical means of fly''s eye type comprising an array of a multiplicity of small plano-convex spherical lens elements closely disposed in columns and rows in a plane and directly viewing an object to be televised to produce a two dimensional array of images of said object differing progressively with their position in the array, a second focussing optical means of fly''s eye type of like construction disposed in back-to-back relationship with said first optical means so as to have a focal plane common to said first and second optical means, a light transmissive optical diffusion sheet sandwiched between said first focussing optical means and said second focussing optical means in said common focal plane so that each of the small spherical lens elements forming said second optical means produces an image of the image produced by the corresponding small spherical lens element of said first optical means on said light transmissive optical diffusion sheet, a third focussing optical means of fly''s eye type of like construction disposed in spaced relationship to said second optical means with the convex faces of said seconD and third optical means facing one another so that the array of images produced by said second optical means as viewed through said third optical means forms an array of images of the object in the focal plane of said third optical means, pick-up tube means comprising a photosensitive layer disposed at the focal plane of said third focussing optical means to receive an optical image formed thereon by said third focussing optical means and means to provide a corresponding electrical signal, and transmitter means for processing and transmitting said electrical signal from said pick-up tube means.

Claim 3

A television system comprising a television transmitter unit as claimed in claim 1 and a television receiver unit including television receiver means for receiving the television signal transmitted by said television transmitter unit, picture tube means electrically connected to said television receiver means to reproduce an optical image on an image reproducing surface and a fourth focussing optical means of the fly''s eye type of like construction disposed with its planar face facing said picture tube means and its focal plane coinciding with said image reproducing surface of said picture tube means, the positioned relationship between said fourth focussing optical means and said image reproducing surface of said picture tube means being identical to the positional relationship between said third focussing optical means and said photosensitive layer of said pick-up tube means.

Claim 4

A television system according to claim 2, in which said transmitter means and said receiver unit operate in the ultra high frequency band to transmit and receive images of high space frequency.

Claim 5

In a television system for producing three dimensional vision, a television transmitter unit comprising a first focussing optical means of fly''s eye type comprising an array of a multiplicity of small plano-convex spherical lens elements closely disposed in columns and rows in a plane and directly viewing an object to be televised to produce a two dimensional array of images of said object differing progressively with their position in the array, a second focussing optical means of fly''s eye type of like construction disposed in back-to-back relationship with said first optical means, an optical amplifier disposed between said first focussing optical means and said second focussing optical means and having an input electrode in the focal plane of said first focussing optical means and an output electrode in the focal plane of said second focussing optical means so that each of the small spherical lens elements forming said second optical means produces an image of the image produced by the corresponding small spherical lens element of said first optical means, a third focussing optical means of fly''s eye type of like construction disposed in spaced relationship to said second optical means with the convex faces of said second and third optical means facing one another so that the array of images produced by said second optical means as viewed through said third optical means forms an array of images of the object in the focal plane of said third optical means, pick-up tube means comprising a photosensitive layer disposed at the focal plane of said third focussing optical means to receive an optical image formed thereon by said third focussing optical means and means to provide a corresponding electrical signal, and transmitter means for processing and transmitting said electrical signal from said pick-up tube means.

Claim 6

In a television system for producing three dimensional vision, a television transmitter unit comprising a first focussing optical means of fly''s eye type comprising an array of a multiplicity of small plano-convex spherical lens elements closely disposed in columns and rows in a plane and directly viewing an object to be televised to produce a two dimensional array of images of said object differing progressively with their position in the array, a second focussing optical means of fly''s eye type of like construction disposed in back-to-back relationship with said first optical means, an optical amplifier disposed between said first focussing optical means and said second focussing optical means and having an input electrode in the focal plane of said first focussing optical means and an output electrode in the focal plane of said second focussing optical means so that each of the small spherical lens elements forming said second optical means produces an image of the image produced by the corresponding small spherical lens element of said first optical means, a third focussing optical means of fly''s eye type of like construction disposed in spaced relationship to said second optical means with the convex faces of said second and third optical means facing one another so that the array of images produced by said second optical means as viewed through said third optical means forms an array of images of the object in the focal plane of said third optical means, pick-up tube means comprising a photosensitive layer disposed at the focal plane of said third focussing optical means to receive an optical image formed thereon by said third focussing optical means and means to provide a corresponding electrical signal, and transmitter means for processing and transmitting said electrical signal from said pick-up tube means.

Claim 7

A television system comprising a television transmitter unit as claimed in claim 4 and a television receiver unit including television receiver means for receiving the television signal transmitted by said television transmitter unit, picture tube means electrically connected to said television receiver means to reproduce an optical image on an image reproducing surface and a fourth focussing optical means of the fly''s eye type of like construction disposed with its planar face facing said picture tube means and its focal plane coinciding with said image reproducing surface of said picture tube means, the positioned relationship between said fourth focussing optical means and said image reproducing surface of said picture tube means being identical to the positional relationship between said third focussing optical means and said photosensitive layer of said pick-up tube means.

Claim 8

A television system according to claim 5, in which said transmitter means and said receiver unit operate in the ultra high frequency band to transmit and receive images of high space frequency.

Claim 9

In a television system for producing three dimensional vision, a television transmitter unit comprising a first focussing optical means of fly''s eye type comprising an array of a multiplicity of small plano-convex spherical lens elements closely disposed in columns and rows in a plane and directly viewing an object to be televised to produce a two dimensional array of images of said object differing progressively with their position in the array, a second focussing optical means of fly''s eye type of like construction disposed in back-to-back relationship with said first optical means, an optical fiber bundle disposed between sand interconnecting said first focussing optical means and said second focussing optical means and having an input end in the focal plane of said first focussing optical means and an output end in the focal plane of said second focussing optical means so that each of the small spherical lens elements forming said second optical means produces an image of the image produced by the corresponding small spherical lens element of said first optical means, a third focussing optical means of fly''s eye type of like construction disposed in spaced relationship to said second optical means with the convex faces of said second and third optical means facing one another so that the array of images produced by said second optical means as viewed through said third optical means forms an array of images of the object in the focal plane of said third optical means, pick-up tube means comprising a photosensitive layer disposed at the focal plane of said third focussing optical means to receive an optical image formed thereon by said third focussing optical means and means to provide a corresponding electrical signal, and transmitter means for processing and transmitting said electrical signal from said pick-up tube means.

Claim 10

In a television system for producing three dimensional vision, a television transmitter unit comprising a first focussing optical means of fly''s eye type comprising an array of a multiplicity of small plano-convex spherical lens elements closely disposed in columns and rows in a plane and directly viewing an object to be televised to produce a two dimensional array of images of said object differing progressively with their position in the array, a second focussing optical means of fly''s eye type of like construction disposed in back-to-back relationship with said first optical means, an optical fiber bundle disposed between sand interconnecting said first focussing optical means and said second focussing optical means and having an input end in the focal plane of said first focussing optical means and an output end in the focal plane of said second focussing optical means so that each of the small spherical lens elements forming said second optical means produces an image of the image produced by the corresponding small spherical lens element of said first optical means, a third focussing optical means of fly''s eye type of like construction disposed in spaced relationship to said second optical means with the convex faces of said second and third optical means facing one another so that the array of images produced by said second optical means as viewed through said third optical means forms an array of images of the object in the focal plane of said third optical means, pick-up tube means comprising a photosensitive layer disposed at the focal plane of said third focussing optical means to receive an optical image formed thereon by said third focussing optical means and means to provide a corresponding electrical signal, and transmitter means for processing and transmitting said electrical signal from said pick-up tube means.

Claim 11

A television system comprising a television transmitter unit as claimed in claim 7 and a television receiver unit including television receiver means for receiving the television signal transmitted by said television transmitter unit, picture tube means electrically connected to said television receiver means to reproduce an optical image on an image reproducing surface and a fourth focussing optical means of the fly''s eye type of like construction disposed with its planar face facing said picture tube means and its focal plane coinciding with said image reproducing surface of said picture tube means, the positioned relationship between said fourth focussing optical means and said image reproducing surface of said picture tube means being identical to the positional relationship between said third focussing optical means and said photosensitive layer of said pick-up tube means.

Claim 12

A television system according to claim 8, in which said transmitter means and said receiver unit operate in the ultra high frequency band to transmit and receive images of high space frequency.