Patent ID: 6654657
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: A47G,B44C,B44F,Y10T

Abstract:
A process for manufacturing a three-dimensional photograph comprising the steps of:(1) establishing a three-dimensional coordinate system and subsequently generating a three-dimensional spatial image within said coordinate system; (2) dividing said image into a plurality of pixels and subsequently storing spatial data and color data of said pixels in a memory; (3) dividing said image into a plurality of image layers along a direction corresponding to a coordinate of said coordinate system; (4) providing a plurality of transparent plates and coloring a side surface of each of said plates at positions corresponding to said pixels in a respective one of said image layers, based on said spatial data and said color data in said memory, by emitting laser beams onto said side surfaces so as to form semi-spherical cavities at said positions and fitting colorings into said cavities, based on said color data in said memory, wherein depths of said semi-spherical cavities depend on chrominances of said pixels; and (5) combining said transparent plates, thereby forming said photograph.