Multi-planar volumetric display system and method of operation using multi-planar interlacing
AssigneeLightSpace Technologies AB
InventorAlan Sullivan
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Abstract
A multi-planar volumetric display system and method of operation generate volumetric three-dimensional images using a multi-surface optical device including a plurality of individual optical elements arranged in an array; and an image projector for selectively projecting images on respective optical elements to generate a first volumetric three-dimensional image viewable in the multi-surface optical device. A floating-image generator may also be included for projecting the first volumetric three-dimensional image to generate a second volumetric three-dimensional image viewable as floating in space at a location separate from the multi-surface optical device.
Claims14
A system for generating a volumetric, three-dimensional image, comprising:
- a multi-surface optical device including a plurality of optical elements arranged in sequence, said plurality of optical elements comprising a first non-sequential subset of optical elements and a second non-sequential subset of optical elements;
- a controller for generating a sequence of image slices comprising a first non-sequential subset of image slices and a second non-sequential subset of image slices;
- and
- an image projector coupled to said controller for projecting said image slices onto corresponding optical elements of said multi-surface optical device to generate said volumetric, three-dimensional image;
- wherein said image projector first projects image slices of said first non-sequential subset of image slices onto corresponding optical elements in said first non-sequential subset of optical elements and then projects image slices of said second non-sequential subset of image slices onto corresponding optical elements in said second non-sequential subset of optical elements.
A method for generating a volumetric, three-dimensional image, comprising the steps of:
- providing a multi-surface optical device comprising a plurality of optical elements arranged in sequence, wherein said plurality of optical elements comprises a first non-sequential subset of optical elements and a second non-sequential subset of optical elements;
- generating a sequence of image slices comprising a first non-sequential subset of image slices and a second non-sequential subset of image slices;
- projecting image slices of said first non-sequential subset of image slices onto corresponding optical elements in said first non-sequential subset of optical elements;
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- projecting image slices of said second non-sequential subset of image slices onto corresponding optical elements in said second non-sequential subset of optical elements.
A system for generating a volumetric, three-dimensional image, comprising:
- a multi-surface optical device including a plurality of optical elements arranged in sequence;
- a controller for generating a sequence of image slices;
- and
- an image projector coupled to said controller for projecting each of said image slices in a non-sequential manner onto a corresponding optical element of said multi-surface optical device to generate said volumetric, three-dimensional image.
A method for generating a volumetric, three-dimensional image, comprising the steps of:
- providing a multi-surface optical device comprising a plurality of optical elements arranged in sequence;
- generating a sequence of image slices;
- and
- projecting each of said image slices in a non-sequential manner onto a corresponding optical element of said multi-surface optical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.