Optical device

Claim 2

Stereoscopic device comprising: lenticular lens layer, including a plurality of lenticular elements; a light illuminating unit surrounding said lenticular lens layer; and light sensor array, including a plurality of light sensors, wherein selected ones of said light sensors detect light at a predetermined range of wavelengths and wherein at least selected others of said light sensors detect light at least another predetermined range of wavelengths, each said lenticular elements being located in front of a selected group of said light sensors, thereby directing light from different directions to different light sensors within said selected group of said light sensors, and an optical assembly located between an object and said lenticular lens layer, wherein said optical assembly directs light received from a selected point of said object to a respective one of said lenticular elements.

Claim 3

The stereoscopic device according to claim 1 , wherein each said lenticular element includes light directing means which distinguish between at least two directions of light.

Claim 4

The stereoscopic device according to claim 1 , wherein each said lenticular element includes light directing means, which distinguish between four directions of light.

Claim 5

The stereoscopic device according to claim 1 , wherein each said lenticular element is shaped in a general semi-cylindrical shape.

Claim 6

The stereoscopic device according to claim 1 , wherein each said lenticular element is shaped in a general semi-sphere shape.

Claim 7

The stereoscopic device according to claim 1 , wherein each said selected group of said light sensors includes an even number of light sensors.

Claim 8

The stereoscopic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a controller connected to said array of light sensors, wherein said controller produces an image for each said different directions, by combining data received from said light sensors respective of each said different directions.

Claim 9

The stereoscopic device according to claim 7 , further comprising a stereoscopic display unit, connected to said controller, for producing said image.

Claim 10

The stereoscopic device according to claim 7 , wherein said image is stereoscopic.

Claim 11

The stereoscopic device according to claim 7 , wherein said image is partially stereoscopic.

Claim 12

The stereoscopic device according to claim 1 , further comprising capture means, connected to said array of light sensors, for capturing data received from said light sensors.

Claim 13

The stereoscopic device according to claim 11 , further comprising a storage unit for storing said captured data.

Claim 14

The stereoscopic device according to claim 1 , wherein each said predetermined ranges of wavelengths is selected from the list consisting of: substantially visible red color light; substantially visible green color light; substantially visible blue color light; substantially visible cyan color light; substantially visible yellow color light; substantially visible magenta color light; substantially infra-red light; substantially ultra-violet light; and Visible light.

Claim 15

The stereoscopic device according to claim 1 , wherein said light sensor array is a color red-green-blue (RGB) sensor array.

Claim 16

The stereoscopic device according to claim 1 , wherein said light sensor array is a color cyan-yellow-magenta-green (CYMG) sensor array.

Claim 17

Stereoscopic device comprising: lenticular lens layer, including a plurality of lenticular elements; a light illuminating unit comprising: a light source; a light dispersing unit surrounding said lenticular lens layer; and light guiding means connected between said light source and said light dispersing unit, thereby guiding light from said light source to said light dispersing unit; and light sensor array, including a plurality of light sensors, wherein selected ones of said light sensors detect light at a predetermined range of wavelengths and wherein at least selected others of said light sensors detect light at least another predetermined range of wavelengths, each said lenticular elements being located in front of a selected group of said light sensors, thereby directing light from different directions to different light sensors within said selected group of said light sensors, and an optical assembly located between an object and said lenticular lens layer, wherein said optical assembly directs light received from a selected point of said object to a respective one of said lenticular elements.

Claim 18

Stereoscopic device comprising: lenticular lens layer, including a plurality of lenticular elements; a light illuminating unit comprising: a light source; a light dispersing unit surrounding said lenticular lens layer; and light guiding means connected between said light source and said light dispersing unit, thereby guiding light from said light source to said light dispersing unit; and light sensor array, including a plurality of light sensors, wherein selected ones of said light sensors detect light at a predetermined range of wavelengths and wherein at least selected others of said light sensors detect light at least another predetermined range of wavelengths, each said lenticular elements being located in front of a selected group of said light sensors, thereby directing light from different directions to different light sensors within said selected group of said light sensors, and an optical assembly located between an object and said lenticular lens layer, wherein said optical assembly directs light received from a selected point of said object to a respective one of said lenticular elements.

Claim 19

The stereoscopic device according to claim 16 , wherein said light illuminating unit produces light in a predetermined range of wavelengths.

Claim 20

The stereoscopic device according to claim 1 , wherein each said predetermined ranges of wavelengths is selected from the list consisting of: substantially visible red color light; substantially visible green color light; substantially visible blue color light; substantially visible cyan color light; substantially visible yellow color light; substantially visible magenta color light; substantially infra-red light; substantially ultra-violet light; and Visible light.

Claim 21

The stereoscopic device according to claim 16 , wherein said light illuminating unit produces at least two alternating beams of light, each said beams of light characterized as being in a different range of wavelengths.

Claim 22

The stereoscopic device according to claim 19 , further comprising a controller connected to said array of light sensors, wherein said controller produces an image for each combination of a selected one of said different directions and a selected one of said beams of light, by combining data received from said light sensors respective of each said different directions, with respect to the currently illuminating one of said beams of light.

Claim 23

The stereoscopic device according to claim 20 , further comprising a stereoscopic display unit, connected to said controller, for producing said image.

Claim 24

The stereoscopic device according to claim 20 , wherein said image is stereoscopic.

Claim 25

The stereoscopic device according to claim 20 , wherein said image is partially stereoscopic.

Claim 26

Method for detecting a stereoscopic image comprising the steps of: directing light received from a selected point of an object to a respective lenticular element of a lenticular lens layer; splitting light which arrives from different directions, using said lenticular lens layer, thereby producing at least two images, which are intertwined in a master image; detecting said master image; and reconstructing each said images from said master image, wherein said step of reconstructing comprises the steps of: determining a range of wavelengths for each pixel within each said image; and determining an intensity level for each pixel within each said image; selecting one of said pixels, associated with a predetermined range of wavelengths; determining the pixels associated with another range of wavelengths, in the vicinity of said selected pixel; calculating an approximated level of said other range of wavelengths at the location of the selected pixel; and repeating from said step of selecting.

Claim 27

Method for detecting a stereoscopic image comprising the steps of: directing light received from a selected point of an object to a respective lenticular element of a lenticular lens layer; splitting light which arrives from different directions, using said lenticular lens layer, thereby producing at least two images, which are intertwined in a master image; detecting said master image; and reconstructing each said images from said master image, wherein said step of reconstructing comprises the steps of: determining a range of wavelengths for each pixel within each said image; and determining an intensity level for each pixel within each said image; selecting one of said pixels, associated with a predetermined range of wavelengths; determining the pixels associated with another range of wavelengths, in the vicinity of said selected pixel; calculating an approximated level of said other range of wavelengths at the location of the selected pixel; and repeating from said step of selecting.

Claim 28

The Method according to claim 24 , further comprising the steps of sequentially illuminating a detected area with alternating beams of light, of different ranges of wavelength; and associating said master image in time, with the currently illuminating ranges of wavelength.

Claim 29

The Method according to claim 24 , further comprising the step of displaying said images using a stereoscopic display device.

Claim 30

The Method according to claim 26 , further comprising the step of simultaneously displaying said images on a stereoscopic display device.

Claim 31

Stereoscopic device comprising: lenticular lens layer, including a plurality of lenticular elements; and a light illuminating unit surrounding said lenticular lens layer; light sensor array, including a plurality of light sensors, said light sensors detecting light at a predetermined range of wavelengths, each said lenticular elements being located in front of a selected group of said light sensors, thereby directing light from different directions to different light sensors within said selected group of said light sensors; and an optical assembly located between an object and said lenticular lens layer, wherein said optical assembly directs light received from a selected point of said object to a respective one of said lenticular elements.

Claim 32

Stereoscopic device comprising: lenticular lens layer, including a plurality of lenticular elements; and a light illuminating unit surrounding said lenticular lens layer; light sensor array, including a plurality of light sensors, said light sensors detecting light at a predetermined range of wavelengths, each said lenticular elements being located in front of a selected group of said light sensors, thereby directing light from different directions to different light sensors within said selected group of said light sensors; and an optical assembly located between an object and said lenticular lens layer, wherein said optical assembly directs light received from a selected point of said object to a respective one of said lenticular elements.

Claim 33

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 28 , wherein each said lenticular element includes light directing means, which distinguish between at least two directions of light.

Claim 34

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 28 , wherein each said lenticular element includes light directing means, which distinguish between four directions of light.

Claim 35

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 28 , wherein each said lenticular element is shaped in a general semi-cylindrical shape.

Claim 36

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 28 , wherein each said lenticular element is shaped in a general semi-sphere shape.

Claim 37

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 28 , wherein each said selected group of said light sensors includes an even number of light sensors.

Claim 38

The Stereoscopic device according to claims 28 , further comprising capture means, connected to said array of light sensors, for capturing data received from said light sensors.

Claim 39

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 34 , further comprising a storage unit for storing said captured data.

Claim 40

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 28 , wherein each said predetermined ranges of wavelengths is selected from the list consisting of: substantially visible red color light; substantially visible green color light; substantially visible blue color light; substantially visible cyan color light; substantially visible yellow color light; substantially visible magenta color light; substantially infra-red light; substantially ultra-violet light; and Visible light.

Claim 41

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 28 , wherein said light sensor array is a color red-green-blue (RGB) sensor array.

Claim 42

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 28 , wherein said light sensor array is a color cyan-yellow-magenta-green (CYMG) sensor array.

Claim 43

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 28 , further comprising a controller connected to said array of light sensors, wherein said controller produces an image for each said different directions, by combining data received from said light sensors respective of each said different directions.

Claim 44

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 39 , further comprising a stereoscopic display unit, connected to said controller, for producing said image.

Claim 45

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 39 , wherein said image is stereoscopic.

Claim 46

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 39 , wherein said image is partially stereoscopic.

Claim 47

Stereoscopic device comprising: lenticular lens layer, including a plurality of lenticular elements; a light illuminating unit comprising: a light source; a light dispersing unit surrounding said lenticular lens layer; and light guiding means connected between said light source and said light dispersing unit, thereby guiding light from said light source to said light dispersing unit; light sensor array, including a plurality of light sensors, said light sensors detecting light at a predetermined range of wavelengths, each said lenticular elements being located in front of a selected group of said light sensors, thereby directing light from different directions to different light sensors within said selected group of said light sensors; and an optical assembly located between an object and said lenticular lens layer, wherein said optical assembly directs light received from a selected point of said object to a respective one of said lenticular elements.

Claim 48

Stereoscopic device comprising: lenticular lens layer, including a plurality of lenticular elements; a light illuminating unit comprising: a light source; a light dispersing unit surrounding said lenticular lens layer; and light guiding means connected between said light source and said light dispersing unit, thereby guiding light from said light source to said light dispersing unit; light sensor array, including a plurality of light sensors, said light sensors detecting light at a predetermined range of wavelengths, each said lenticular elements being located in front of a selected group of said light sensors, thereby directing light from different directions to different light sensors within said selected group of said light sensors; and an optical assembly located between an object and said lenticular lens layer, wherein said optical assembly directs light received from a selected point of said object to a respective one of said lenticular elements.

Claim 49

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 43 , wherein said light illuminating unit produces light in a predetermined range of wavelengths.

Claim 50

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 43 , wherein said light illuminating unit produces at least two alternating beams of light, each said beams of light characterized as being in a different range of wavelengths.

Claim 51

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 45 , wherein each said predetermined ranges of wavelengths is selected from the list consisting of: substantially visible red color light; substantially visible green color light; substantially visible blue color light; substantially visible cyan color light; substantially visible yellow color light; substantially visible magenta color light; substantially infra-red light; substantially ultra-violet light; and Visible light.

Claim 52

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 45 , further comprising a controller connected to said array of light sensors, wherein said controller produces an image for each combination of a selected one of said different directions and a selected one of said beams of light, by combining data received from said light sensors respective of each said different directions, with respect to the currently illuminating one of said beams of light.

Claim 53

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 47 , further comprising a stereoscopic display unit, connected to said controller, for producing said image.

Claim 54

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 47 , wherein said image is stereoscopic.

Claim 55

The Stereoscopic device according to claim 47 , wherein said image is partially stereoscopic.