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US5557413A
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Image output apparatus
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1994-03-25
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Granted: 1996-09-17
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Expires: 2014-03-25
Abstract
Abstract An image out put system including an image printer 53 for printing images on a lenticular lens sheet 16 and a computer for controlling the image printer 53, while a plurality of images are being superimposition printed on the lenticular lens sheet 16, by making the size and the feed for each pixel smaller in the first direction so as to superimpose pixels when printing, or by narrowing the shape of each pixel in this first direction and then reducing the feed for each pixel by the portion by which each of the pixels have been narrowed. It is possible to make the number of pixels per unit length of the first direction large.
Inventors
- 👤 Norio Ebihara
- 👤 Noboru Asamizuya
- 👤 Nobuchika Momochi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 21:19
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/12; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/21; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00132; H04N1/00185; H04N1/00201; H04N1/23
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
An image output apparatus including lenticular lenses, said apparatus printing images by superimposing and printing n images in a first direction on a substrate at a particular pitch p so that one of the n images is displayed through said lenticular lenses when being observed, comprising: a printer for printing said n images; and a controller for controlling said printer, wherein a fixed number of pixels m are printed for each of said n images, and pixels m corresponding to the n images are printed within one pitch p wherein a feed s in the first direction for each of said pixels m is given substantially by s=p/(n×m) wherein the n images are being superimposed and printed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
An image output apparatus including lenticular lenses, said apparatus printing images by superimposing and printing n images in a first direction on a substrate at a particular pitch p so that one of the n images is displayed through said lenticular lenses when being observed, comprising: a printer for printing said n images; and a controller for controlling said printer, wherein a fixed number of pixels m are printed for each of said n images, and pixels m corresponding to the n images are printed within one pitch p wherein a feed s in the first direction for each of said pixels m is given substantially by s=p/(n×m) wherein the n images are being superimposed and printed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The image output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said pitch p corresponds to a pitch of said lenticular lenses.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The image output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the feed s is adjustable and said printing is performed by said printer at a second pitch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The image output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a size w of the pixels m along the first direction is given substantially by w=p/(n×m).
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