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Depth image apparatus and method with angularly changing display information
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1993-12-28
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Granted: 1996-08-06
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Expires: 2013-12-28
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus and method of creating depth images with different depth image scenes being projected at different viewer orientations. At each of the orientations a different perspective series is provided to the viewer. To provide the different depth scenes at the different orientations, different depth content image slices of different depth content scenes are interleaved behind lenticules of a lenticular faceplate. The interleaving of different depth content scenes on an imaging substrate is accomplished by writing to a print file depth images of the different depth content scenes in successive positions prior to driving the printer with the print file contents to record on the substrate. The substrate is then attached to the lenticular faceplate.
Inventors
- 👤 Roy Y. Taylor
- 👤 William A. Doty
- 👤 David J. Kroth
- 👤 Roland R. Schindler
Bibliographic Details
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US
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2026-11-07 07:19
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B30/00; G02B30/20; G02B30/26; G02B30/27; H; H04; H04N; H04N13/00; H04N13/10; H04N13/106; H04N13/156; H04N13/20; H04N13/204; H04N13/207; H04N13/221; H04N13/239; H04N13/243; H04N13/282; H04N13/30; H04N13/302; H04N13/305; H04N13/349; H04N13/111; H04N13/189; H04N13/257; H04N13/286; H04N13/31; H04N13/324
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
40 words
A depth image apparatus, comprising: a depth image projection mechanism; and an image substrate including at least two depth images each having a depth content and different scene content unrelated to the depth content and projected to different viewing spaces.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
40 words
A depth image apparatus, comprising: a depth image projection mechanism; and an image substrate including at least two depth images each having a depth content and different scene content unrelated to the depth content and projected to different viewing spaces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said mechanism comprises one of a lenticular faceplate and a barrier strip faceplate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the different scene content comprises an object in the scene being different.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the different scene content comprises an object in the scene varying.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the different scene content comprises different scenes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the different scene content comprises a scene and one of a graphics image and a text image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the different scene content comprises two different scenes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
119 words
A depth image apparatus, comprising: a lenticular faceplate comprising lenticules; and a recording medium substrate confronting said lenticular faceplate, said recording medium associated with each of the lenticules being divided into first and second perspective series recording regions, each of the regions recording a series of perspective slices of different scenes each having a depth content and different scene content unrelated to the depth content and the lenticules projecting the perspective slices of the different scenes into first and second viewer spaces where the viewer's eyes at the time of being positioned in one of the first and second spaces perceive different ones of the slices producing binocular stereopsis perception of the one of the scenes in the viewer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
119 words
A depth image apparatus, comprising: a lenticular faceplate comprising lenticules; and a recording medium substrate confronting said lenticular faceplate, said recording medium associated with each of the lenticules being divided into first and second perspective series recording regions, each of the regions recording a series of perspective slices of different scenes each having a depth content and different scene content unrelated to the depth content and the lenticules projecting the perspective slices of the different scenes into first and second viewer spaces where the viewer's eyes at the time of being positioned in one of the first and second spaces perceive different ones of the slices producing binocular stereopsis perception of the one of the scenes in the viewer.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
50 words
A method of creating a depth image, comprising: capturing different scene content depth images each having a depth content where the different scene content is unrelated to the depth content; and combining the different content depth images into a single depth image projecting the different content to different view spaces.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
50 words
A method of creating a depth image, comprising: capturing different scene content depth images each having a depth content where the different scene content is unrelated to the depth content; and combining the different content depth images into a single depth image projecting the different content to different view spaces.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method as recited in claim 9, wherein said combining comprises: recording perspective slices of a first scene successively on a recording medium; and recording perspective slices of a second scene successively on the recording medium after the first scene perspective slices are recorded.
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