Apparatus and method for measuring alignment in lenticular media
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorRichard Dean Young
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An apparatus (10) for measuring the location of lenticules (24) in lenticular media (14) having an encoded portion (14) located adjacent to the lenticules (24) comprises a light source (18) for illuminating the encoded portion (12). A sensor (20) is provided for receiving light referred and then transmitted by the encoded portion (12) that corresponds to the precise location of the encoded portion (12). Moreover, a processing means connecting the sensor (20) is provided for analyzing the signal so as to enable a precise location of the lenticules (24).
Claims9
An apparatus for precisely measuring the location of a first portion relative to a second portion in a single sheet of lenticular media, wherein said first portion is adjacent to said second portion within said media, and wherein said lenticular media is coplanarly adjacent to said first and second portions, the apparatus comprising:
- a light source for illuminating at least the first portion adjacent to said second portion within said single sheet of said lenticular media;
- at least one sensor for receiving light from the illuminated first portion, said sensor producing a signal corresponding to said first portion;
- a processing means for analyzing said signal and for determining the location of said first portion, said signal comprising spatially dependent data corresponding to the location of said first portion.
A vision measurement system for precisely measuring the location of an encoded portion relative to a main portion in a single sheet of lenticular media, said single sheet of lenticular media being coplanarly adjacent to said encoded portion and said main portion, and wherein said encoded portion is adjacent to said main portion within said lenticular media, the vision system comprising:
- a light source for illuminating at least the encoded portion adjacent to said main portion within said lenticular media;
- at least one sensor for receiving light from the illuminated encoded portion, said sensor producing a signal corresponding to said encoded portion;
- a processing means for analyzing said signal and determining the location of said encoded portion, said signal comprising spatially dependent data corresponding to the location of said encoded portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.