Segmented display system for large, continuous autostereoscopic images
US6268942A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B5/32
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus and method for displaying large, continuous, autostereoscopic images. The present invention overcomes the size limitation of typical aulostereoscopic images by recording a continuous, autostereoscopic image onto separate sheets or segments of recording material, mounting the recorded segments to separate tiles, and then displaying the tiles to display a continuous, autostereoscopic image. Although the autostereoscopic image display of the present invention is comprised of separate segments, the present invention offers viewers of the display a unitary visual impression of a large, autostereoscopic image without apparent discontinuities. In one broad aspect, the present invention provides a system for easily displaying segments of recording material to form a large, continuous, autostereoscopic image. The display can be disassembled into components that are light, compact, easily transportable, and easily storable. The overall system, accordingly, is notable for the ease and efficiency it provides in installing, disassembling, reinstalling and adjusting large, continuous, autostereoscopic images.
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