Process and system used to discover and exploit the illusory depth properties inherent in an autostereoscopic image
US8085292B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/31
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system and devices for optimizing and/or maximizing the perceived autostereoscopic effect for any chosen combination of photographic or electronic recording materials, recording methods and parameters, and imaging methods and parameters. The method first determines the parameters characterizing the optimum autostereoscopic effect of the combination materials etc. (the front pixel spread and the back pixel spread), then specifies how to apply these parameters to the arrangement of image acquisition devices, or the production of images by computational means, to produce a final image with optimal autostereoscopic properties. Features of the present invention provide for image acquisition either occurring in the real world (via digital or analog means) or within a computer graphic environment (or a blend of both), by way of specific methods necessary for successfully traveling through a variety of different mathematical spaces to arrive at a common space.
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