Patent ID: 6224214
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: G02B,H04N

Abstract:
An apparatus for displaying a three-dimensional view of an object, comprising:a plurality of color image sources, each color image source displaying a plurality of sequential images of an object;a viewing space having a plurality of discrete views and providing extended viewing of the color image sources to a plurality of viewers, each view optically coupled to a respective sequential image of the object; andan optical diffuser optically disposed between the color image sources and the viewing space to blur the boundaries between adjacent views and providing essentially seamless viewing of the color image sources as a viewer moves from a first position to a second position in the viewing space, the optical diffuser including at least one of the following: a lenticular lens or tunable optical diffuser;a plurality of spatial light modulators, each spatial light modulator comprising a plurality of light modulating cells and coupled to a respective color image source; anda control unit coupled to each color image source and each spatial light modulator, the control unit operating the light modulating cells in sequence with the sequential images.