Patent ID: 7321343

Claim:
A method of spatial visualization of a scene or an object on the basis of several views (A c ) of the scene or object, in which the views (A c ) are decomposed, on matrices (R c ) with columns (k) and rows (l), into many bits of partial information (a ckl ) characterized by their wavelengths, with c=1, . . . ,n, where (n) designates the total number of views, the bits of partial information (a ckl ) are displayed in optically visible form by image rendering elements (α ij ) arranged in a matrix of columns (i) and rows (j), making neighboring image rendering elements (α ij ) emit light of different wavelengths (λ) or of different wavelength ranges (Δλ), propagation directions for the emitted light are defined by an array of many individual wavelength filters (β pq ) arranged in columns (p) and rows (q), which are transparent to different wavelengths (λ) or different wavelength ranges (Δλ) and which are arranged in front of or behind the matrix of image rendering elements (α ij ), so that every one image rendering element (α ij ) corresponds with several allocated wavelength filters (β pq ) or every one wavelength filter (β pq ) corresponds with several allocated image rendering elements (α ij ) in such a way that each straight line connecting the centroid of the cross-section area of a visible segment of the image rendering element (α ij ) and the centroid of the cross-section area of a visible segment of the wavelength filter (β pq ) corresponds to a propagation direction, so that an observer from every viewing position will see predominantly bits of partial information from a first selection of views (A c ) with one eye, and predominantly bits of partial information from a second selection of views (A c ) with the other eye, wherein at least one image rendering element (α ij ) is allocated bits of partial information (a ckl ) from at least two different views (A c ) simultaneously, this allocation being made in such a way that the wavelength of the partial information (a ckl ) always equals the wavelength (λ), or lies in the wavelength range (Δλ), of the light emitted by the allocated image rendering element (α ij ).