# US 5,707,127 A · Three-dimensional image viewing apparatus

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- Number: US 5,707,127 A
- Document ID: US5707127A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/673,730
- Filed: 1996-06-26
- Granted: 1998-01-13
- Earliest claimed: 1996-06-26
- Inventors: Meira Kain
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5707127A

## CPC

- G03B 35/18: by simultaneous viewing
- G02B 27/017: {Head mounted}
- G03B 31/06: in which sound track is associated with successively-shown still pictures
- Y10S 353/02: Film strip
- G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D)
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

A three-dimensional image edutainment device including a filmstrip including a plurality of images formed thereon, a viewing device for three-dimensionally viewing the filmstrip, an audio device which emits audio signals, wherein a portion of the audio signals combined with the images provide edutainment.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A three-dimensional image edutainment device comprising:
a filmstrip comprising a plurality of images formed thereon;
a head mounted viewing device for three-dimensionally viewing said filmstrip;
an audio device which emits audio signals, wherein a portion of said audio signals combined with said images provide edutainment.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A device according to claim 1 and comprising:
a filmstrip drive operatively connected to said filmstrip, wherein a portion of said audio signals actuate said filmstrip drive to move said filmstrip, thereby changing which images are viewed by a user.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A device according to claim 2 and wherein said filmstrip drive moves said filmstrip in accordance with a predetermined criterion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A device according to claim 1 and wherein said filmstrip comprises a plurality of pairs of images formed and arranged on said filmstrip wherein the images comprised in each said pair are separated from each other by a space on said filmstrip, said space being substantially filled by another image comprised in another of said pairs.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

A device according to claim 4 and wherein a portion of said viewing device substantially blocks said space from being viewed by a user when viewing the images comprised in one of said pairs.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

A device according to claim 2 and wherein said filmstrip drive moves said filmstrip by advancing said images alternatively one image at a time and three images at a time.