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Production of digitized stereoscopic polarizing images by ink jet printing
Assignee: Harvard University
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Filing: 1995-01-31
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Granted: 1998-06-09
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Expires: 2015-01-31
Abstract
Abstract Digitized stereoscopic polarizing images of an object can be formed with a system containing a memory element, a data processor, and a printer for applying dichroic inks to molecularly oriented sheets. The memory element stores digital data representative of a left-eye image and a right-eye image of the object. The data processor can modify the digital representations of the left and right-eye images to enhance clarity, and orients the images for printing and stereoscopic alignment.
Inventors
- 👤 Julius J. Scarpetti
Bibliographic Details
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US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:39
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/50; B41M5/52; B41J; B41J11/00; B41J11/0015; B41J11/004; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/21; B41J2/2107; B41J3/00; B41J3/60; B41M3/00; B41M3/06; C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/30; C09D11/32; C09D11/328; B41M5/502; B41M5/508; B41M5/5227; B41M5/5236; B41M7/00; B41M7/0027
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
An apparatus for producing a digitized stereoscopic polarizing image from a first image of an object and a second image of the object taken from a point of view different from the first image, the apparatus comprising: memory means for storing and retrieving a first digital data set representative of the first image and a second digital data set representative of the second image, a data processing element coupled with said memory means, said data processing element including flipping means for generating a flipped data set representative of a picture formed when the image represented by the first digital data set is flipped about an imaginary axis, printing means coupled with said data processing element for applying a dichroic ink in a pattern forming a flipped image associated with the flipped data set to a first substrate molecularly oriented primarily along a polarizing axis, such that a first polarizing image is formed, and for applying a dichroic ink in a pattern forming a second image associated with the second data set to a second molecularly oriented substrate, such that a second polarizing image is formed, and such that a superimposing image of the flipped image on the first polarizing image with the second image on the second polarizing image produces the digitized stereoscopic image.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
214 words
An apparatus for producing a digitized stereoscopic polarizing image from a first image of an object and a second image of the object taken from a point of view different from the first image, the apparatus comprising: memory means for storing and retrieving a first digital data set representative of the first image and a second digital data set representative of the second image, a data processing element coupled with said memory means, said data processing element including flipping means for generating a flipped data set representative of a picture formed when the image represented by the first digital data set is flipped about an imaginary axis, printing means coupled with said data processing element for applying a dichroic ink in a pattern forming a flipped image associated with the flipped data set to a first substrate molecularly oriented primarily along a polarizing axis, such that a first polarizing image is formed, and for applying a dichroic ink in a pattern forming a second image associated with the second data set to a second molecularly oriented substrate, such that a second polarizing image is formed, and such that a superimposing image of the flipped image on the first polarizing image with the second image on the second polarizing image produces the digitized stereoscopic image.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising laminating means for laminating the first molecularly oriented substrate to the second molecularly oriented substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising washing means coupled with said printing means for cleaning the first molecularly oriented substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 3 further comprising a pair of rollers positioned for receiving the first molecularly oriented substrate, and a strip sheet for cleaning the first molecularly oriented substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising an input element coupled with said memory means for obtaining digital data representative of at least one of said first and second images.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 5 further comprising a digitizing scanner for generating digital data representative of at least one of said first and second images.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said data processing element further comprises a means for altering a pixel density in at least one of said first and second digital data sets.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said means for altering pixel density comprises a means for replacing a first pixel and a second pixel with a weighted average of said first and said second pixels.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said means for altering pixel density comprises a means for inserting between a first pixel and a second pixel a third pixel having characteristics determined by interpolating between said first and said second pixel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising coating means coupled with said printing means for supplying the first molecularly oriented substrate with an ink-permeable coating.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising coating means coupled to said printing means for applying to the first molecularly oriented substrate an ink-permeable polymeric material for transporting ink molecules.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an image synthesis module operably coupled with said data processing element, the image synthesis module including means for generating the first digital data set representative of the first image from a first viewpoint, and means for generating the second digital data set representative of the second image from a second viewpoint different from the first viewpoint.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
175 words
A method for producing a digitized stereoscopic polarizing image from a first image of an object and a second image of the object taken from a point of view different from the first image, the steps comprising: storing a first digital data set representative of the first image and a second digital data set representative of the second image in a memory element, generating a flipped data set representative of a picture formed when the image represented by the first digital data set is flipped about an imaginary axis, printing with dichroic ink a flipped image associated with the flipped data set onto a first substrate molecularly oriented primarily along a polarizing axis, such that a first polarizing image is formed, printing with dichroic ink a second image associated with the second output data set onto a second molecularly oriented substrate, such that a second polarizing image is formed, and superimposing the flipped image on the first polarizing image with the second image on the second polarizing image to produce the digitized stereoscopic polarizing image.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
175 words
A method for producing a digitized stereoscopic polarizing image from a first image of an object and a second image of the object taken from a point of view different from the first image, the steps comprising: storing a first digital data set representative of the first image and a second digital data set representative of the second image in a memory element, generating a flipped data set representative of a picture formed when the image represented by the first digital data set is flipped about an imaginary axis, printing with dichroic ink a flipped image associated with the flipped data set onto a first substrate molecularly oriented primarily along a polarizing axis, such that a first polarizing image is formed, printing with dichroic ink a second image associated with the second output data set onto a second molecularly oriented substrate, such that a second polarizing image is formed, and superimposing the flipped image on the first polarizing image with the second image on the second polarizing image to produce the digitized stereoscopic polarizing image.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method in accordance with claim 13, further comprising the step of obtaining at least one of the first digital data set representative of the first image and the second digital data set representative of the second image, prior to said storing step.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A method in accordance with claim 14, further comprising the step of digitally scanning at least one of the first and second images of the object.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A method in accordance with claim 14, further comprising the step of inputting a digital representation of at least one of the first and second images of the object from a digitally stored representation of said at least one image.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A method in accordance with claim 14, further comprising the steps of: generating an analog signal representative of at least one of the first and second images of the object, and converting said generated analog signal into a corresponding digital signal.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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A method in accordance with claim 13, further comprising the step of modifying the pixel density in at least one of the first and second digital data sets.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
67 words
A method in accordance with claim 18, further comprising the steps of: determining a weighted average of a first characteristic of a first pixel in said at least one data set and a second characteristic of a second pixel in said at least one data set, and replacing the first and second pixels with a third pixel having an average characteristic corresponding to said determined weighted average.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
59 words
A method in accordance with claim 18, further comprising the steps of: interpolating between a first pixel in said at least one data set and a second pixel in said at least one data set, generating a third pixel with characteristics corresponding to said interpolated values, and inserting between the first pixel and the second pixel the third pixel.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
77 words
A method in accordance with claim 13, further comprising the step of enhancing at least one of the first image represented by the first digital data set and the second image represented by the second digital data set by adjusting a characteristic of a first pixel located in said at least one image and a characteristic of a second pixel in said at least one image to increase contrast between the first pixel and the second pixel.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method in accordance with claim 13, further comprising the step of coating the first molecularly oriented substrate with an ink-permeable polymeric material for transporting ink molecules, prior to said printing step.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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A method in accordance with claim 13, further comprising the step of washing the first molecularly oriented substrate after said printing step.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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A method in accordance with claim 23, further comprising the step of wiping the first molecularly oriented substrate with a sponge containing an aqueous solution.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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A method in accordance with claim 23, further comprising the step of placing the first molecularly oriented substrate into a container holding an aqueous solution.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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A method in accordance with claim 23, further comprising the step of passing the first molecularly oriented substrate between a plurality of rollers in contact with a strip sheet.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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A method in accordance with claim 13, further comprising the step of stereoscopically aligning the first and second molecularly oriented substrates, such that the molecular orientation of the first substrate is transverse to the molecular orientation of the second substrate.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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A method in accordance with claim 27, further comprising the step of laminating the first molecularly oriented substrate to the second molecularly oriented substrate.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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A method in accordance with claim 13, further comprising the step of applying a protective coating to the front of the first molecularly oriented substrate.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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A method in accordance with claim 13, further comprising the steps of: generating the first digital data set representative of the first image from a first viewpoint, and generating the second digital data set representative of the second image from a second viewpoint different from the first viewpoint.
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