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US 6,283,598 B1Granted
Method of and apparatus for displaying an image
AssigneeMinolta Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasahiko Inami, Naoki Kawakami, Yasuyuki Yanagida, Taro Maeda, Susumu Tachi
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Abstract
A pair of projectors are arranged for projecting an image. These projectors are disposed in optically conjugate relationship with the observer's eyes respectively. An image of an object to be viewed by the observer is projected from the projectors and is allowed to appear on a screen, the shape of which corresponds to that of the object.
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A method of displaying a three-dimensional image of a three-dimensional object, comprising the steps of:
- arranging at least two projectors for projecting said three-dimensional image, said at least two projectors being disposed in an optically conjugate relationship with an observer's eyes;
- producing by said at least two projectors said three-dimensional image of a three-dimensional object to be viewed by said observer;
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- projecting said image on a three-dimensional screen, a shape of said screen being approximate to that of said object.
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An apparatus for displaying a three-dimensional image, comprising:
- at least two projectors arranged for projecting said three-dimensional image, said at least two projectors being disposed in an optically conjugate relationship with an observer's eyes;
- an image producing device for creating said image and for transmitting said image to said at least two projectors, said image being an image of a three-dimensional object to be viewed by said observer;
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- a three-dimensional screen on which said image can be formed, a shape of said screen being approximate to that of said object.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.