Patent ID: 9682591
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A44C,B23K,B42D,G02B,Y10T

Claim:
1. An object comprising a surface having a region suitable for showing a plurality of images such that each image is observable by a user from a different direction, wherein the region comprises: a plurality of cavities distributed on the surface within the region; each of the cavities comprises a plurality of side facets, wherein the plurality of facets within each cavity comprises a first facet, a second facet, and a third facet, wherein the first facet of each cavity is associated with a pixel of a first image, wherein the second facet of each cavity is associated with a pixel of a second image, wherein the first image is different than the second image, wherein the first facet of each cavity is associated with a first light level corresponding to the pixel of the first image, and wherein the second facet of each cavity is associated with a second light level corresponding to the pixel of the second image; wherein the first facet of each cavity has a first orientation and a first inclination which is angled with respect to the region adjacent each cavity, the first inclination is further associated with the first light level; wherein the second facet of each cavity has a second orientation and a second inclination which is angled with respect to the region adjacent each cavity, the second inclination is further associated with the second light level; wherein the third facet of each cavity has a third orientation and a third inclination which is angled with respect to the region adjacent each cavity; wherein the first orientation, the second orientation, and the third orientation are different from each other; and wherein the object is capable of displaying the same number of images as the number of facets within each cavity.