Patent ID: 8400496

Claim:
A method for generating an optimal stereoscopic image, the method including an optimizing sequence comprising: determining, with a processor, an original position of a point in a scene, the original position of the point having an original depth; modifying the original position of the point in the scene to a new position, the new position having a new depth; wherein the modifying the original position of the point in the scene to a new position comprises: using a depth scaling function, Z′(Z), wherein Z represents the original position of the point in the scene; wherein the depth scaling function Z′(Z) comprises: Z ′ ⁡ ( Z ) = β ( K · Z - γ - 1 ) ; and ⁢ ⁢ wherein β = ( D_max - D_min ) · Z_min · Z_max [ ( Z_max - Z_min ) · E - D_max · Z_max + D_min · Z_min ] ; wherein γ = ln ⁡ [ ( E - D_max ) ( E - D_min ) ] ln ⁡ ( Z_min Z_max ) ; wherein K = ( Z_min + β ) Z_min 1 - γ ; wherein Dmax represents a maximum image separation; wherein Dmin represents a minimum image separation; wherein Zmax represents a maximum scene depth; wherein Zmin represents a minimum scene depth; and wherein E represents an eye separation distance.