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US 2008/0074346 A1Published application
Swept volume display
OwnerErik Petrich, Hakki H. Refai +3inventors
InventorsErik Petrich, Hakki H. Refai, Monte P. Tull, James J. Sluss, Pramode Verma
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Abstract
Volumetric three dimensional display that includes at least two image members. The image members are positioned such that each image member minimally blocks the view of light emitted from other image members providing a three dimensional image representation.
Claims24
A swept volume display for displaying an image, comprising:
- at least two image members, at least one of the image members having a directional light source comprising:
- a directional emitter;
- and
- a light source having a plurality of lights cooperating to direct light through the directional emitter;
- a movement device sweeping the image members;
- and
- an image controller receiving a signal indicative of an image, storing the image, and providing signals to the image members.
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A swept volume display for displaying an image, comprising:
- an image generation device having a longitudinal axis, the image generation device comprising:
- a plurality of image members directing light in at least one direction, at least two of the image members equidistant from the longitudinal axis;
- and
- at least one support connected to the image members for stabilizing the image members while the image members are being swept;
- a movement device sweeping the image members;
- and
- an image controller receiving a signal indicative of an image, storing the image, and providing signals to the image members to cause the image members to cooperate and display the image.
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A method of using a swept volume display for displaying an image, comprising:
- providing a swept volume display comprising at least two image members, a movement device, an image controller, and a power supply, at least one image member including a directional light source comprising a directional emitter and a light source having a plurality of lights cooperating to direct light through the directional emitter;
- supplying power to the swept volume display.
A method of making a swept volume display, comprising:
- providing an image generation device, the image generation device comprising at least two image members, at least one image member including a directional light source comprising a directional emitter and a light source having a plurality of lights cooperating to direct light through the directional emitter;
- connecting a movement device to the image generation device;
- connecting an image controller to the image generation device such that the image controller communicates with the image generation device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.