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| 7425070 | Three-dimensional (3D) image projection Three dimensional (3D) image projection is described. In one aspect, each projector of multiple projectors generate a respective composite of an image. With respect to any particular projector, the projector's corresponding composite image encapsulates multiple vert... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7364300 | Theta-parallax-only (TPO) displays A 3-D display may comprise a rotating optical diffuser for displaying 3-D parallax images in specific substantially unidirectional viewing zones as the rotating optical diffuser rotates; and a projector for projecting images through the rotating optical diffuser. | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357510 | Projection-type 3-D image display device using single projector A projection-type 3-D image display device includes a single display element, a polarization conversion switch, a first image shifter, a second image shifter, a projection lens unit, a mirrored light tunnel, and a screen unit. The screen unit includes an image separ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356211 | Lighting system A stereoscopic display device is provided. The stereoscopic display device includes an optical waveguide member and a first main surface and a second main surface. The first and second main surfaces face each other. A first light path changing member is provided on ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7150531 | Autostereoscopic projection viewer An autostereoscopic viewer is employed to produce aberration corrected images to simulate a virtual presence by employing pairs of projector optical components coupled with an image corrector plate and a field lens. Images are designed with magnifications and optica... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144113 | Virtual image display apparatus A virtual image display apparatus comprises a pair of optical projection systems, each having a display device, a light source and a projection lens. The images formed on the display device are projected to an image location optical system, which comprises a light c... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7139042 | Display device with capacity of displaying three-dimensional images A display device for selectively displaying any one of 2D and 3D images with a capacity of displaying the 3D image with the same resolution as that of the 2D image. The display device includes a light source radiating white colored light, and an image display unit r... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7130119 | Three-dimensional observation apparatus and three-dimensional observation system A 3-D observation apparatus and 3-D observation system, as well as another observation apparatus, are provided such that it is possible to make observations while substantially in the same posture, without glasses, of either a plurality of 3-D images, or of a 2-D im... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7059729 | Display apparatus and image pickup apparatus A display apparatus comprises a screen which can rotate and provides a part for controlling view angle, a mirror group which comprises a plurality of mirrors arrayed in a ring form along a surface of a circular cone which sets a central axis as an axis of rotation o... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7038851 | Image display device and information recording medium An image display device includes a display portion, an image transmission panel, a stereo frame and a video signal supply portion. The display portion has an image display surface for displaying an image inclusive of a stereo image. The image transmission panel is d... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6996267 | Visual image system A visual image system is constructed as including: a three-dimensional visual image reproducer for transmitting a three-dimensional video signal; a parallax quantity detecting section for detecting a parallax quantity in the three-dimensional video signal from the t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6940473 | Three-dimensional representation method and an apparatus thereof A three-dimensional representation method for generating a three-dimensional image by displaying two-dimensional images on a plurality of image planes located at different depth positions wherein two-dimensional images are generated in which an object to be presente... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6909555 | Three dimensional imaging system Recent advances in surface techniques have lead to the development of extremely small (sub-micron) scale features. These techniques allow the formation of polymer micro-lenses as well as variable focus liquid lenses. The present invention primarily concerns the use ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6877857 | Steerable lightfield display An apparatus for showing images. The apparatus includes a screen. The apparatus includes a mechanism for displaying a distinct and separate image for each of a number of different observers simultaneously on the screen. A method for showing images. ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6865023 | System for collecting and displaying images to create a visual effect and methods of use The present invention relates in general to a system (and its methods of use) for collecting and displaying images so as to create a visual effect and, more particularly but not by way of limitation, a three-dimensional visual effect. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6788275 | Method and apparatus to enhance viewable video content to provide depth of field and three-dimensional effect A method and an apparatus to enhance viewable video content from a luminous display generator to provide a depth of field and substantially a three-dimensional effect on viewable video content of a two-dimensional format. The apparatus may be packaged in a consumer ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6747610 | Stereoscopic image display apparatus capable of selectively displaying desired stereoscopic image A stereoscopic image display apparatus capable of presenting a stereoscopic image of a desired planer image includes an input operating unit for designating an image of a desired portion of the planer image, and a stereoscopic display control unit for displaying, on... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6714349 | Screen and projection display system with improved viewing angle characteristic A screen for a projection display system. The screen has a Fresnel lens for converting incoming light into parallel light and a Lenticular lens disposed on a surface of the Fresnel lens to change a path of the parallel light from the Fresnel lens, providing a three-... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6700701 | Three dimensional imaging screen for multiviewer The present invention employs a beam dividing prism corresponding to a size of a single pixel on a screen in order to create a plurality of viewing zones for multi-viewer, in which a prism panel having an 1-dimensional or 2-dimensional arrangement of a pr... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6665117 | Method and apparatus for interactive curved surface borehole interpretation and visualization An enlarged computer graphic image of borehole data is displayed on a concave three-dimensional surface, preferably a semi-cylindrical shape. Thus providing an enlarged image of a borehole surface where the data is spatially correct in three-dimensions, a... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6614552 | Producing visual images A method for reproducing an integral, panoramogramic or full spatial image for viewing using a decoding screen as a 3-D picture comprising representing the image as an array of image points with a density corresponding to high resolution ink printing.... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6614927 | Visual image system A visual image system is constructed as including: a three-dimensional visual image reproducer for transmitting a three-dimensional video signal; a parallax quantity detecting section for detecting a parallax quantity in the three-dimensional video signal... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6578971 | Self-illuminating concave video screen system A self-illuminating video screen system employing a concave display surface which provides for enhanced depth cueing. A method of designing a variety of shapes of self-illuminating video screen display surfaces by varying certain parameters of a common ma... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6561649 | Compact rear projection system using birefringent optics A rear projection system provides for reduced cabinet depth by folding the optical path with polarization sensitive mirrors. In one aspect, the projector outputs linearly polarized light to a quarter-wave polarizing sheet, which circularly polarizes the p... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6424464 | Method and apparatus for interactive curved surface seismic interpretation and visualization An enlarged computer graphic image of seismic data is displayed on a concave three-dimensional surface having a shape corresponding to the shape of selected data extracted from a three-dimensional seismic volume. Thus providing an enlarged image of a seis... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421174 | Directional reflection screen and display system using the same A display system has a directional reflection screen with a triangularly-shaped mirror sheet as horizontal focusing for observers and stereoscopic image projecting means. The directional reflection screen has a triangularly-shaped mirror sheet with includ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6412949 | System and method for stereoscopic imaging and holographic screen A system for stereoscopic image display includes a projection device (2) with modulators (21, 22) and a polarization splitter prism (3) for the projection of images with differing perspectives each with differing polarization directions. A holographic scr... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6363298 | Method and apparatus for generating tool paths An apparatus and method for generating tool paths for cutting a physical part. The present invention includes storing geometric data indicative of the geometric configuration of the part. A plurality of planes are used to slice the geometric data. Micro f... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6353508 | Polarizing fresnel enhanced apparent depth viewing screens and systems A novel system and method for viewing optical images with enhanced apparent depth is disclosed. The present invention utilizes the combined effects of a polarizing layer and a magnifying layer to achieve the enhanced apparent depth of the images being vie... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6344926 | Method of reproducing three-dimensional images and three-dimensional image-reproducing device High-grade three-dimensional images can be observed without a bright image of an exit end of an image projector superposed on the three-dimensional images. In a method of reproducing three-dimensional images by a three-dimensional image-reproducing device... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6275254 | Auto-stereoscopic display device and system An auto-stereoscopic display device comprises a plane viewing screen, a plane cathode, and a plane permanent magnet. A two dimensional array of rows and columns of channels extends between opposite poles of the magnet for receiving electrons from the cath... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6188517 | Three-dimensional hybrid screen having multiple viewing sections A desktop based projector screen having an inner concave display surface upon which a video image or a series of images is projected with a sense of realism comparable with natural viewing of three-dimensional physical reality. The viewing surface combine... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6177966 | Image display having control system for periodically effecting a change of position of virtual image A liquid crystal panel displays an image, while a lens projects, as a virtual image, an image displayed by the liquid crystal panel. A control system controls either the liquid crystal panel or the lens so as to periodically effect a changing of the posit... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6069649 | Stereoscopic display A stereoscopic display which enables plural persons to simultaneously observe stereoscopic images includes a color liquid crystal plate for displaying stereo-pairs composed of left and right eye perspectives in time-interlaced manner, a monochrome TV disp... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6064521 | Polarizing resonant scattering three dimensional image screen and display systems Systems and method of displaying images of entire scenes in apparent three dimensions. A projector projects images with light onto a multi-layered composite transparent sheet polarizing screen. The dimensions of the screen whose optically active layers ar... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6034717 | Projection display system for viewing displayed imagery over a wide field of view A desktop-based stereoscopic projection display system affording high-resolution stereoscopic and peripheral viewing of three-dimensional color imagery over a field of view of at least 180°. The projection volume required by each image projector of the d... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6008484 | Observer tracking directional display and observer tracking illumination system Observer tracking is provided in an autostereoscopic 3D display, for instance of the type including an LCD panel 2 behind a parallax barrier. An infrared sensor such as a position sensitive detector is provided on the LCD panel. The parallax barrier exten... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6005967 | Picture synthesizing apparatus and method The invention relates to a picture synthesizing apparatus for cutting out the background from a picture depending on the move of the viewing point, and presents a picture synthesizing apparatus capable of synthesizing a picture by hidden surface processin... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5969867 | Active energy ray-curable composition and lens sheet An active energy ray-curable composition comprising (A) 20 to 80 parts by weight of a compound represented by the following general formula I: ##STR1## wherein R1 represents hydrogen or methyl, X and Y may be the same or different and repr... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5945965 | Stereoscopic image display method This invention relates to an image display method, which includes the steps mainly characterized by allowing the observer to stereoscopically view the three-dimensional partial image by guiding a light beam coming from the three-dimensional partial image ... | 08/31/1999 |
