Patent ID: 6466185
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: G02B,G06T,G09G,H04N

Abstract:
A system for displaying a volumetric three dimensional image of a three-dimensional scene having a virtual depth DV, comprising:(a) a controller for generating data representing a series of two dimensional slices at varying depths through said three dimensional scene; (b) a multi-surface optical device having a physical depth DD including a plurality of optical elements; and (c) an image projector responsive to said data for selectively projecting said series of two dimensional slices on respective optical elements of said multi-surface optical device to display a first volumetric three dimensional image viewable in the multi-surface optical device, wherein the virtual depth DV of said three dimensional scene is mapped to correspond to the physical depth DD of said multi-surface optical device; and (d) a projector for projecting the first volumetric three dimensional image formed in the multi-surface optical device to generate a second volumetric three dimensional image viewable in a space outside of said multi-surface optical device.