Patent ID: 8253741

Claim:
A method for creating a perspective image from an object, said method comprising the following steps: (a) encoding an image of the object as a series of data elements to coordinate location; (b) applying a new algorithm, based on negative exponential functions, to generate regular or stereoscopic perspective pictures; (c) transforming 3D world coordinates (x world , y world , z world ) of the object into 2D screen coordinates (x screen , y screen ) using a negative exponential algorithm or function defined by the equation L screen =L world ×base (−zoom×(Z world +Z obs )) ; and (d) plotting the screen coordinates on a computer display to obtain a graphics output that can be viewed and printed immediately or stored and saved to magnetic or optical media for later display or analysis, where: L screen =screen size of an object of size “L” in real world; L world =real size of the object; Base=a constant; Zoom=a constant; Z world =distance of the object from screen (or from observer if Z obs =0); and Z obs =distance of the screen from the observer.