Devices for integral images and manufacturing method therefore

Method for manufacturing integral image devices, comprising the steps of:

• defining a set of digital model representations of a set of models to be visually perceived;
• said set of models comprising at least one model;
• calculating a digital projection representation based on said set of digital model representations projected onto a plurality of virtual cells;
• said digital projection representation of each virtual cell of said plurality of virtual cells being calculated as viewed from a respective one of a plurality of projection origins;
• each of said virtual cells having at least one pixel ;
• each pixel of said at least one pixel corresponds to an associated model of said set of models;
• said associated model being allocated in dependence of a direction of a projection line between said respective projection origin and said each pixel;
• physically creating structures in cells in an image array at an image plane of an integral image device;
• said step of physically creating structures being controlled based on said digital projection representation;
• and
• physically creating a plurality of focusing elements in a focusing element array of said integral image device;
• said focusing element array and said image array being created in conformity with each other.

Integral image device, comprising a polymer foil stack;

• said polymer foil stack comprising at least one polymer foil ;
• a first interface of said polymer foil stack being an image plane comprising structures in cells in an image array;
• said structures correspond to a digital projection representation;
• said digital projection representation being calculated as a set of digital model representations projected onto a plurality of virtual cells;
• said digital projection representation of each virtual cell of said plurality of virtual cells being calculated as viewed from a respective one of a plurality of projection origins;
• said set of digital model representations being a definition of a set of models to be visually perceived;
• said set of models comprising at least one model;
• each of said virtual cells having at least one pixel;
• each pixel of said at least one pixel corresponds to an associated model of said set of models;
• said associated model being allocated in dependence of a direction of a projection line between said respective projection origin and said each pixel;
• a second interface of said polymer foil stack having focusing elements in a focusing element array;
• said focusing element array and said image array being created in conformity with each other.

Integral image device, being manufactured by the steps of:

• defining a set of digital model representations of a set of models to be visually perceived;
• said set of models comprising at least one model;
• calculating a digital projection representation based on said set of digital model representations projected onto a plurality of virtual cells;
• said digital projection representation of each virtual cell of said plurality of virtual cells being calculated as viewed from a respective one of a plurality of projection origins;
• each of said virtual cells having at least one pixel ;
• each pixel of said at least one pixel corresponds to an associated model of said set of models;
• said associated model being allocated in dependence of a direction of a projection line between said respective projection origin and said each pixel;
• physically creating structures in cells in an image array at an image plane of an integral image device;
• said step of physically creating structures being controlled based on said digital projection representation;
• and
• physically creating a plurality of focusing elements in a focusing element array of said integral image device;
• said focusing element array and said image array being created in conformity with each other.