Patent ID: 7944465

Claim:
An apparatus for producing a 3-dimensional representation of an object or scene, comprising: a display component for 2-dimensional representations, wherein the display component is connected to a module of buffered memory; a first 2-dimensional matrix of converging micro-lenses, wherein each micro-lens is optically joined to a corresponding region of a display surface of the display component for 2-dimensional representations; second and third 2-dimensional matrices of micro-lenses, wherein the micro-lenses of the second and third 2-dimensional matrices are coaxially aligned and rigidly connected to each other, and optically joined to the micro-lenses of the first matrix, and wherein the second matrix is positioned in the primary focal plane of the third matrix, and wherein the primary focal plane of the third matrix is matched with the back focal plane of the first matrix, and wherein the first, second and third matrices in combination form a matrix of scanning elements for sequential projection of the 2-dimensional representations in the plane of their aspect angles so as to produce the 3-dimensional representation of the object or scene; a displacement mechanism for moving the position of the first matrix or the combined second and third matrices relative to each other in the plane in which they are positioned; a positional sensor for the moving matrix (matrices), wherein the positional sensor is connected to a controller for synchronizing each 2-dimensional representation with the corresponding position of the matrix (matrices) of micro-lenses and wherein the output of the controller is connected to a synchronization input of the module of buffered memory; and wherein the display component contains at least one spatial light modulator (SLM) and has at least two controlled light sources of different colors for illumination of the spatial light modulator through an optical component for mixing their light, and a control component for switching the light sources depending on the color of the representation of the aspect angles, and wherein each output of the control component is connected to the control input of the corresponding light source, and the synchronization input is connected to the controller output.