Patent ID: 6697034
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: G02B,G09G,H04N

Abstract:
A 3-dimensional volumetric stage-type display for displaying an image of the contents of a 3-dimensional volume said display utilizing the persistence of vision of a mammal, said display comprisinga) one or more one-dimensional strings of individually-controllable lights, each said string comprising a plurality of said controllable lights; b) at least one string axis controller, each controlling at least one of said strings, each said controller having a first string axis; said controller causing each said string to move the string through a cycle of each said string's first string axis movement; wherein each string dynamically visits substantially all the physical points in a dynamic volume as it moves through a complete string axis cycle; c) a volume display controller having a second volume axis; said strings also cooperatively moving with respect to said second volume axis, said axis having a volume display cycle; said movement of said strings of each string axis controller through all said string controller's' cycles during a complete volume display cycle causing said lights of said strings to visit substantially all points of the volume of the display, and d) a controllable light processor, wherein said processor controls each and every controllable light as a function of time and space such that said each light is activated during the time it visits each point in said volume which is to appear lighted, thereby creating said 3-dimensional image of said contents of said-volume.