Patent ID: 7154675

Claim:
An image display apparatus providing an enhanced impression of an optical perspective, said apparatus comprising: at least one micro lens array assembly, each comprising at least one micro convex lens board having two lens array halves mounted substantially parallel to each other, each said lens array half comprising a transparent flat plate with a plurality of convex lenses arranged in a matrix on each flat surface thereof and said lens array halves being aligned appropriately in said micro lens array to thereby form a lens system for each said micro convex lens in each said matrix of convex lenses; and for each said at least one micro lens array assembly, a display located relative to said micro lens array assembly to project a two-dimensional image through said micro lens array assembly to be focused in a space on an opposite side thereof as an imaging plane, each said at least one micro lens array assembly displaying an erect real image of the two-dimensional image, wherein a shape of said imaging plane relative to a viewer provides an enhanced three-dimensional impression of said two-dimensional image by providing an illusion of depth in the displayed real image that is consistent with a three-dimensional object.