JPH05216139A - Method and apparatus for recording image in order to observe image after recording or at same time of recording - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the easy and efficient method and device for recording an image so that it can be seen stereoscopically when displayed. CONSTITUTION: The image is recorded, and displayed after that or almost at the same time. The image is projected on a screen 2 from a projector 1 through a grid 3 and mirrors A and B. Partial and adjacent angles of view of the image are recorded by a camera 10 from at least two isolated angles of view. The partial and adjacent angles of view are sectioned and divided. The image which is thus recorded has depth when viewed on the screen, and the image is viewed stereoscopically with the eyes of an observer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to methods and apparatus used to create three-dimensional images.

[0002]

Prior to the present invention, many attempts have been made to provide commercially successful and acceptable methods and apparatus used to create three-dimensional images. In many known methods and devices, for example, filtering optics, polarization optics, shutter viewing devices, eyeglasses,
It is essential to use some form of intermediate optical system such as a lens or lens screen.

Image depth enhancement (often referred to as a three-dimensional image) can be accomplished in a variety of well known ways. In addition to the above, the known method uses various lenses, mirrors, Fresnel screens, and signal modifiers to vary the size of the image.

[0004] Despite many attempts to develop commercially acceptable methods and apparatus used to create three-dimensional images, commercially acceptable methods in general use. And the device still does not exist. Also, the depth enhancement or three-dimensional image achievable by the methods and devices known to date is:
For example, it is not a standard one that is acceptable for day-to-day use in recording and showing of slides, films, television programs, commercials, etc., such recordings being made after or at the same time as the recording (eg,
It is not standard even when it is screened (as when shooting sports programs, news programs, etc.).

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple and efficient method and apparatus used for recording an image after recording the image or for displaying it at about the same time. , Where, when the recorded image is observed, the recorded image has a depth of image and is three-dimensionally visible to the observer's eyes.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of recording an image for subsequent or near-simultaneous viewing of the image, the method comprising at least two spaced apart. The step of recording the partial and adjacent angles of view of the image from the angle of view, and when the recorded image is observed on the screen surface, it has a depth of image in the eyes of the observer, and the image is almost three-dimensional Segmenting and dividing the partial and adjacent angles of view so that they are visible.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of recording an image for subsequent viewing at approximately the same time as recording the image, the method comprising a partial view from at least two spaced field angles. And recording adjacent angles of view, and segmenting and dividing the partial and adjacent angles of view, whereby the recorded image, when displayed and viewed on the screen surface, The observer's eyes are unable to perceive any of the separated images as an integral whole, and the eyes image the segmented, divided partial and adjacent angles of view on the screen surface. Perceived as an integral whole with depth, which causes the image to appear three-dimensionally in the eye.

In accordance with another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of recording an image for viewing on a screen surface after or substantially simultaneously with recording the image, at least one of which is at a right angle of view. There is a step of recording a partial and adjacent angle of view from at least two spaced angle of view, at least one of which is a left side angle of view, and a step of dividing and dividing the partial and adjacent angle of view. So that the recorded image, when displayed on the screen surface, is an integral complete image of the separate right and left images when the eye sees the segmented and divided partial and adjacent angles of view. Can't perceive to form the body,
The observer's eyes have segmented partial and adjacent angles of view,
It has the depth of the image and is perceived as an integral whole with depth, which causes the image to appear in three dimensions.

According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided an apparatus for recording an image for display on a screen surface after or substantially simultaneously with recording the image, the apparatus comprising at least 2
Means adapted to record the partial and adjacent angles of view of said image from two spaced angles, and to partition and divide said partial and adjacent angles of view for display on said screen surface. The apparatus is provided with a means for providing an image on the screen surface, when the sectioned and divided adjacent angles of view of the image appear on the screen surface.
It has the depth of the image and is projected three-dimensionally to the eye.

According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided an apparatus for recording an image for display on a screen surface after or substantially simultaneously with recording the image, said apparatus comprising a partial and adjacent copy of said image. A means adapted to record the angle on the medium from at least two spaced-apart angles, at least one right angle or angle and at least one left angle, on the screen surface at a later time or at about the same time. Means for partitioning and dividing said partial and adjacent angle of view for display, said device, when displayed on said screen surface,
The right and left eyes of the observer have a complete and complete right and / or right view of the divided and divided partial and adjacent angles of view.
Or as it is imperceptible as an image on the left, both eyes of the observer rather have said segmented and divided partial and adjacent angles of view on said screen surface having image depth, Perceived as an integral whole with depth, which causes the image to appear three-dimensional to the eye.

According to another aspect of the invention, the image is recorded for viewing on the screen surface after or at about the same time as the image is recorded so that it is substantially three-dimensionally visible to an observer's eye. A method is provided, the method comprising: recording partial and adjacent angles of view from at least two spaced angles of view; and partitioning and dividing the partial and adjacent angles of view. ing.

According to another aspect of the invention, the image is recorded for viewing on a screen surface after or substantially simultaneously with recording the image so that the image is three-dimensionally visible to an observer's eye. An apparatus is provided, the apparatus including means for recording a partial and adjacent angle of view of the image from at least two spaced angles or angles; and before the image is displayed on the screen surface. Means for segmenting and dividing partial and adjacent angles of view.

According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of recording an image for subsequent observation at or substantially simultaneously with the recording of the image, the method comprising the step of recording the image from at least two spaced field angles. With the step of recording the partial and adjacent angles of view of any two spaced angles of view of approximately 6.4 m.
m (about 1/4 inch) and about 9.5 mm (about 3/8 inch), and the method partitions and divides the partial and adjacent angles of view. , Thereby causing the recorded image to have a depth of image when viewed on a screen surface and appear to the observer's eye to be substantially three-dimensional.

According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a device for recording an image for display on the screen surface after or substantially simultaneously with recording the image, the device comprising at least 2
Means adapted to record the partial and adjacent angles of view of said image from two spaced angles of view, any two spaced angles of view being about 6.4 mm (about 1/4 inch). )
And a distance of between about 9.5 mm (about 3/8 inch) and the device separates the partial and adjacent angles of view to provide the display on the screen surface. And means provided for splitting and splitting, the device having a depth of the image when the adjacent angle of view of the segmented and split image appears on the screen surface, Is like appearing to be three-dimensional.

According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided an apparatus for recording an image for display on a screen surface after or substantially simultaneously with recording the image, the apparatus comprising at least 2
Means adapted to record the partial and adjacent angles of view of the image from two spaced and substantially parallel angles of view, any two angles of separation and parallel being up to about 1
Separated by a distance of about ½ inch, and the device divides and divides the partial and adjacent angles of view for making the display on the screen surface. The device has a depth of the image when said segmented and divided adjacent angles of view of said image appear on said screen surface and are three-dimensional to the eye. It is like being reflected in.

According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of recording an image for display on a screen surface after or substantially simultaneously with recording the image, the method comprising at least 2
Recording the partial and adjacent angles of view of the image from two spaced and nearly parallel angles of view, any two angled and substantially parallel angles of view being up to about 12.7 mm.
Separated by a distance of up to (about 1/2 inch), and the method partitions and divides the partial and adjacent angles of view so that the recorded image is at the screen surface. When viewed, it has the depth of the image so that it appears to the observer's eyes as being substantially three-dimensional.

[0018]

The present invention will be described with reference to various embodiments and with reference to the drawings (by way of example only). The drawings show many forms of the invention, described by way of example only. Various forms of the invention are shown in the schematic drawings.

As alluded to above, the present invention records an image so that the image can be displayed on a suitable screen surface thereafter or at about the same time, and when the image is displayed it is visible to the observer. Methods and apparatus are provided for the eye to be perceived as having a depth of image and thus appearing in three dimensions.

To date, three-dimensional images have been created and observed as what is sometimes termed a "two distinct image" type. This can be done using spectacles, known means and devices and the like. However, in essence, a three-dimensional image of the type "two distinct images", which requires separate images on the right and left and a continuous block of these images, is what people experience with this. As they become accustomed to, they cannot produce visual reality. Furthermore, the known three-dimensional image form has other drawbacks, for example, the angle or angle at which the image can be seen is limited, is not compatible with ordinary equipment, and is transmitted and broadcast. Difficult to meet, quality is below standard,
It is problematic for many people who develop eye strain, lack commercial effectiveness and feasibility, and also lack normal vision.

It is generally believed that, as background for the present invention and for purposes of explanation and definition, the eye should often be considered as some kind of dynamic sensor. The human eye generally sees both horizontal and vertical planes at about the same time, always changing depth of field and focus. This substantially dynamic sensing, connected to memory, holds the impression of an infinitely changing sight of everything seen by the eye. It is generally believed that the nerve is not given a single distinct left or right view, but is continuously given a range of distinct partial and adjacent images. These changing partial and contiguous images are combined by the human nerve or brain to become a single, unified, one-dimensional view with image depth and manifested in three dimensions.

It is also generally believed that the human eye scans rapidly and continuously. As pointed out, it is believed that the eye does not continuously focus on a point to give one right and one left view. The eye has a continuously changing field of view, both eyes move continuously over changing points, and the field of view of one eye intersects the field of view of the other eye.
Also, humans often move their heads continuously, and the eyeballs often move within the orbit. Thus, instead of being transmitted to the human nerves or brain, two different scenes or photographs (one on the right side and the other on the left side), what the brain receives is a continuous, partial, and adjacent view of the image. However, it is a divided and divided image.

To date, optical systems that simulate three-dimensional perception using the principle of creating two separate images have been
It is believed to be limited by its own constraints. Such constraints constrain such systems and means to a three-dimensional display with a fixed depth of field and a fixed focal length. From the above, these are considered unrealistic and decent. Indeed, such known systems hinder the reconstruction of realistic three-dimensional images.

A basic feature of the invention is that it eliminates the need to wear field-of-view spectacles and the use of other intermediate optics between the image and the observer, thereby providing a three-dimensional view. The point is to provide a commercially viable method for creating a realistic image.

The present invention, in its preferred form, creates a wide-angle, three-dimensional image with relatively few modifications and additions to existing technology. Multiple adjacent angles of view are partially and sequentially displayed on the screen as part of the divided image. The separation of the separated parts of the image is made and cumulatively changes to represent a continuously changing spatial displacement between the parts of the image on the screen. This occurs at a rate sufficient to give a globally unified and complete three-dimensional image.

According to the invention, the angles between the multiple views about the common center of each image are such that the rapidly changing portions of the image containing these angles are apparently constant between the image's subject elements. At the same time as causing visual displacement, the target elements in the image appear in alignment, which may result in more than one image or multiple images in any part of the image. To prevent or minimize.

The angle or angle size between the multiple images around the common center of each image depends on the distance distance of the object from the capture point, the distance between the object elements within each image, the lens used. , The resolution capability, the movement of the object in the image, and the desired effect. However, it is believed that these angular sizes are relatively small compared to the angular sizes used to date. In particular,
The distance between any two angles of view (considering that the invention requires recording images from at least two spaced angles of view) is, for example, about 6.4 mm (about 1 / It is believed to be in the range of between about 4 inches) and about 9.5 mm (about 3/8 inches), which is believed to result in image registration that was hitherto unsatisfactory.

In one form of the invention involving a plurality of spaced partial angles of view, any two or more partial and spaced angles of view may be up to about 12.7 m.
It should be understood that they can be separated by a distance of m (1/2 inch).

However, such spacing is merely a preferred form of the present invention, and such spacing and / or angle may depend on the nature of the image of interest, and / or
Or it should always be considered that it can be changed and / or changed according to the requirements of the film maker, director, producer, etc.

The term "creation" means acquisition, generation and composition for immediate display on the screen, immediate transmission and display, or immediate broadcast display.
Also, "creation" means capture, generation or composition for recording and subsequent display, transmission, broadcast or projection.

The equipment used for capture is a camera,
Movie camera, video camera, holographic camera device,
Or capture an image that includes multiple adjacent angles of view around a common center so that the captured image can be presented, segmented and segmented for display on a screen in a three-dimensional view. It can be any device that can.

Adjacent angle of view sections about a common center can occur in a device such as a camera as the image is captured, or film processing, editing, slide formation, It can occur at any point prior to being displayed, such as during the release, transmission or broadcast of film prints or videotapes, or during reception or any portion thereof.

Further, the proper divided images can be manufactured by creating a computer image, an image such as a symbology, or a caricature.

"Image" means a slide, one frame of film, one image of video tape, X-ray,
Or record, store, transmit, broadcast, display,
Projected, presented or generated to duplicate an actual object or to be included by another clearly definable image capable of representing the object or symbol such as a computer generated image or caricature. It means one overall image. It also includes an image or an image, a series of single images representing the same image or sequence of images.

Display means to visibly project, present, illuminate or generate.

A screen is a surface on which an image can be displayed, presented, projected, generated, or any space in which the image can be represented so that it is visible. means.

Alignment means that each image is apparently exactly aligned with each other in size, shape vertical and horizontal positions, so that multiple images appear different only in the depth of expression or dimensionality. Means that there will never be more than one image, or that there will be no more than one part of any substantially identically shaped image that is subsequently presented on the screen.

In practice, the size of each section will vary depending on the medium used for acquisition or viewing.

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for recording a realistic and commercially viable three-dimensional image in a manner that can be shown on a screen surface after or at about the same time. The image can be recorded on any suitable medium such as film, tape, slides, holograms and the like. In one form of the invention, the image is recorded on a medium so that it can be subsequently represented on a television, video device, etc. as in a movie by means of slides or photographs. In another form of the invention, the means for recording the image, such as one or more cameras, receive the recorded image on their screen surface either by themselves or in combination with suitable transmission means. It is in the form of one or more cameras capable of immediately transmitting the recorded image to a means such as a television device for display. For example, it may be a television camera used in an outdoor broadcast unit for television news, sports events, etc. These are merely examples. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for recording an image for viewing on a screen surface after recording or at about the same time. The present invention does not relate to a method and a device which make it possible to view a previously recorded image in three dimensions on a screen.

The method and apparatus of the present invention enable the recording or capturing of two or more substantially adjacent, similarly sized image angles or objects to be recorded.
It is necessary to provide a lens or lens system. In general, it is better to capture or record a large number of smaller adjacent angles of view than to capture or record a smaller number of large angles of view. However, it should be understood that in the present invention it is essential to record two or more different angles of view.

To date, in order to record and transmit an effective three-dimensional image, the angle of view should be taken or recorded from an angle and distance approximately corresponding to the angle and distance between the left and right eyes. Have generally been believed to be. Generally speaking, this has little match with respect to the image and the occurrence of double image or "fuding".
Was meant to occur. However, it has been found that it is not necessary to space the angles of view at a distance that was previously believed to be necessary. Therefore, in the present invention where the image angle of view is recorded from at least two spaced angles of view, both two angles of view are about 6.4 mm (about 1 mm).
/ 4 inch) and about 9.5 mm (about ⅜ inch), which gives excellent results and the resulting recorded image is It has been found that it has matching features and does not cause the double image problem as in the case of recorded three-dimensional images that have been attempted to date. About 6.4 mm (about 1 mm) between any two angles of view (eg, between two camera lenses)
The distance between / 4 inch) and about 9.5 mm (about ⅜ inch) is measured approximately from the center of the camera lens. In many cases a large number of angles of view are taken (ie from 3 or more angles of view) and, depending on the nature of the image and the requirements of the filmmaker or director, from which the spaced adjacent angles of view are recorded. It is necessary to understand that the numbers can vary greatly. However, there must be at least two spaced field angles. Also, regardless of how many angles of view exist (eg, 2, 3, 5, 6, 17, etc.), the distance between any two adjacent angles of view is about 6.4 mm (about 1 mm).
It is preferably in the range between about / 4 inch) and about 9.5 mm (about ⅜ inch). However, it is clear that as the number of angles of view increases, the total distance and angle from which the image is recorded increases.

In another form of the invention, any two spaced partial angles of view may be substantially parallel to each other, in which case any two spaced angles of view may be used. The spacing between can be increased up to about 1/2 inch.

However, it should be understood that, as mentioned above, the spacing is only an example of the preferred form of the invention. Such spacing and / or angle may be altered and / or changed according to the nature of the image concerned and / or the requirements of the filmmaker, director, producer, etc.

A lens or lens arrangement provided in association with one or more cameras may also be provided to capture and record adjacent angles of view that are substantially identical in horizontal and vertical size and shape. Must be arranged.

Providing one or more cameras and arranging the lenses in rows in such a way that the lenses are displaced upwards or downwards relative to one another, or in other arrangements that result in a plurality of distinct and adjacent angles of view. (Eg, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3). However, as noted above, the field of view is preferably substantially the same in size, shape, vertical dimension, horizontal horizontal and diagonal dimension.

If desired, a single camera with multiple lenses can be used, or alternatively multiple cameras can be used. However, what is important to the performance of one form of the invention is at least 2
Arranging the lenses such that at least one is from the right angle and at least one is from the left angle.

In one form of the invention, it is intended to be able to provide a single lens or a lens device or camera having a plurality of lenses in which the object or image to be recorded is provided at a plurality of angles of view. There is. For example, by rotating or oscillating the mirror, or by performing simultaneous, sequential or multiple recordings or captures of the image.

In another form of the invention, the required angle of view can be captured by separate lenses and cameras (images taken from separate angles) and then the two images are composited or mixed. And then or almost simultaneously.

As mentioned previously, one form of the invention allows the use of a single camera, such as that used to record broadcasts outdoors, and allows recorded images to be transmitted at about the same time. However, it is also possible to use a plurality of cameras that can be received and observed by a television device or the like. One such 1 as will be apparent from the description below.
The pedestal or cameras may need to be modified to include the features of the present invention to allow the signal to be viewed or perceived in three dimensions when received.

An essential feature of the invention is therefore the recording of images from two or more different, spaced angles of view.

Also, an essential feature of the present invention is that the images are recorded such that only partial and adjacent portions of each angle of view are always captured or recorded for viewing the images after recording or at about the same time. It is to be. As will be appreciated, this means that when the image is displayed, none of the multiple angles of view are completely visible to the eye at any given moment, and to fuse the parts together at distinct angles, It appears only as a continuous section at a certain velocity, so that when viewed, the recorded image is three-dimensional (stereoscopic), with the depth of the image.
It is perceived by the eye according to the normal work or action of the human eye. In a preferred form of the invention, the partial and adjacent angles of view are recorded in a non-continuous manner using the apparatus and method of the invention. A record of such a non-contiguous adjacent and partial angle of view according to the invention is such that such a non-contiguous adjacent and partial angle of view is
The means of the present invention allow for subsequent display so that the image is deep and substantially viewed in three dimensions by the observer's eyes.

According to the invention, means are provided which are associated with a lens or a camera, or associated with the recording of a plurality of angles of view, whereby the images are recorded in a partial, adjacent and spaced manner. Stipulate. To this end, the present invention provides the elements or features necessary to record an image such that the image being recorded is recorded partially and from two or more spaced and adjacent angles of view. As a result, it is necessary to provide a grid, a grid device, a separator, an angle of view interrupter, a light beam or signal blocking mechanism, a switch or a processing means.

The present invention will be described with respect to images recorded from two spaced angles of view, one from the left and the other from the right angle. However, this is merely an example and the image may be recorded from two or more angles of view.

The means used to record a plurality of partial and adjacent angles of view can be separate from the recording means, such as a camera, or can be incorporated in the camera. Although various aspects of the present invention are described below by way of example only with reference to the drawings, it should be understood that these aspects are merely exemplary. For example, the camera may have suitable means incorporated therein for partially and adjoining the image, such means may be incorporated, for example, in the camera but with a shutter or scanning function. Is a form of an interrupter or the like such as a grid device which is arranged so as to avoid hindrance. Furthermore, any such arrangement should be timed to avoid lines, strobing, moire or other optical noise, image distortion or image degradation as much as possible.

The various forms described above will be described with reference to the drawings.

However, in one form, the camera can be an electronic camera that can be programmed to record a partial and adjacent angle of view of the object or recorded object. Such a camera may have a plurality of lenses that are spaced apart, or else such a camera may be used and the recorded images are then mixed and processed.

In some forms of the invention where an interrupter or grid device may be provided in the camera, such a device may be provided in front of the lens, in the lens or behind the lens, or the device may The capture or recording of the image through the lens is reliably interrupted so that it can be provided in any position where only a partial and adjacent image is recorded on the medium or by the camera.

When such a device is incorporated into a camera, the grid or interrupter device is preferably provided behind the lens and as close to the film surface as possible, and the grid or interrupter device is integrated with the camera shutter. It can be synchronized or can replace the shutter or be incorporated into the film gate.

In various forms of the invention in which multiple angles of view are captured and recorded by film or electronically, the next recorded angles of view may then be mechanical, optoelectronic, electrical or electrical. It is modified to include partial and adjacent angles of view by known means, or by other means such as piecewise mixing.

Further, it is also conceivable to simplify the structure of recording by using a medium such as a film or tape having a programmed grid or pattern or having a gap. In yet another form of the invention, it is also conceivable that a display unit providing an image blocking pattern may be used to mix multiple viewing angles. For example, a dynamic optical grid can be formed using a liquid crystal display that presents image dividers or gaps that traverse the display at the required speed.

The invention also provides a means provided in the camera or in connection with the preparation of the recorded image, which means further subdivides partial and adjacent angles of view when recorded by the lens. If the image is recorded (or transmitted from the camera at about the same time) as a segmented, segmented partial and adjacent image that is recorded from two or more spaced angles of view. Is transmitted). This image, which can be described as, for example, a "confused" image, is then displayed on the surface of the screen, so that the normal-action eye described and referenced above can be displayed on a separate or different left or right side. Does not recognize any scene or image. Instead, the eye, which is continuously scanning and moving, recognizes various sections of the image that are partially and adjacent, and the eye and the nerves have these sections in three dimensions (i.e., the eye with depth of image). Is recognized and substantially "synthesized" or "reconstructed" as a whole, which is the three-dimensional aspect (usually found by). Therefore, such a three-dimensional image has a sense of reality. If one or more cameras are used to transmit images to a television device or the like at about the same time, then a separate grid (eg, as described above) and partitioning means may be used to record partial and adjacent The image can be further divided and divided. In another aspect of the invention described below with reference to the drawings, the division and division described above occurs during recording on a suitable medium or after recording partial and adjacent images on the medium. It is possible to provide some means associated with the device enabling the.

However, the images shown on the screen surface taken from two or more spaced-apart angles are partial and contiguous, and for the human eye this image is the depth or volume of the image. So that it looks like you have
It is further divided so that it can be seen as a realistic three-dimensional object by the human eye.

Various aspects of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the drawings described above.

Referring to FIG. 1 of the drawings, this figure schematically illustrates, by way of example only, one form of the invention. Although a projector 1 with multiple lenses is shown, multiple projectors 1 may instead be juxtaposed to project a prerecorded image from two or more distinct angles or angles. .. The image is projected onto the mirror surface A, then reflected onto the mirror surface B and then onto the screen 2. A rotatable interrupter grid 3 is provided for rotation around the mirror and the screen, which grid 3 is shown in detail in FIG. 1 in a partial sectional view. Therefore, the grid 3 rotates (eg around a vertical axis so as to rotate around the mirror and screen). Appropriate prime mover means is provided for applying a rotational moment to the grid 3, and control means is provided for controlling the speed of the grid. The grid is preferably provided with upper and lower support means or racks 5, 6 and a plurality of opaque slats 7 extending substantially vertically and spaced between the racks. Between them is a substantially transparent part 8 made of transparent material, or just an open space. On a grid 3 rotating at a given speed, one or more projectors 1 project an image, which image is projected through a rotating grit 3 onto a mirror surface A, which is then mirror B.
Reflected on the screen 2 and then projected on the screen 2. Projector 1 with multiple lenses, or 2 instead
Or more projectors project an image through a grid that rotates from at least two different angles or angles. The image is projected through a rotating grid, grid 3 (formed from spaced slats 7) obscures the image and is "chopped" thereby reflected to mirror surfaces A and B and further to screen 2. The image will have partial and adjacent angles of view. The camera then records this partial and adjacent angle of view through a rotating grid,
This causes the already partial and adjacent images being recorded by the camera 10 to be segmented and divided by the grid 3 which rotates as they are recorded.

The medium or film in the camera 10 can then be developed and displayed or transmitted as it appears on the surface of the screen so that further segmented partial and adjacent angles of view result in image depth. Is perceived by the observer's eye as being three-dimensional.

Certain embodiments of the invention are provided in which a camera 10 having a plurality of discrete lenses is provided to allow one or a plurality of adjacent cameras to record images from two or more spaced apart angles. In, the configuration of the camera as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 can be used.

Next, referring to FIG. In one form of the invention, a camera 15 as shown can be provided which has separator means as grid / tape 16 which passes through the lens 17 of the camera for recording by the camera 15. The image shown is partial.
If desired, such a camera can be provided with a plurality of lenses, which allows images to be recorded from two or more angles of view that are spaced and adjacent. Instead, images are recorded from two or more angles with two or more cameras and the resulting film is then processed and mixed, segmented and divided (further described below).
Receive.

In the present invention, one or more cameras are used to record news or sporting events as transmitted at about the same time and received at a television receiver for observation. If is to be used, such a camera can also include suitable means for segmenting the partial and adjacent images prior to transmission, reception and viewing.

The interrupter grid device 3 described above by way of example only with reference to FIGS. 1 and 4 may be in the form of a rotating grid, or one or more differential devices that swing horizontally and / or vertically. Alternatively, it can be in the form of an interrupter grid.

Alternatively, as explained above, the camera
The image can be partially recorded at random and the resulting image can be programmed to be partial.

Referring now to FIG. 5, there is shown a schematic diagram of yet another form of the present invention.

A solid solid screen 30 is provided. This screen is surrounded by a rotating grid device 33 as described above and is surrounded by two surfaces 31, 3
Have two. Alternatively, a swing grid arrangement 34 can be provided in front of both sides 31, 32 of the screen 30, as shown in FIG. On the left side of the screen is a projector, which projects an image onto the screen from an angle, and also has a left camera, which operates to record the left image from the screen. To be done. To the right of the screen is a right projector, which projects the image from another angle, and a right camera, which records the image from the screen. The image from the projector passes through a rotating or oscillating interrupter grid and is shown on the screen as partial and adjacent angles of view. Such a partial and adjacent image recording camera also records the image via a rotating or oscillating interrupter grid, which further partitions and divides the image recorded by the camera. To do. The recorded images from the cameras are then mixed or transmitted to a suitable mixer and then transmitted or displayed on a video, television device, movie screen, etc.

Reference will now be made to another form of the invention, which is described by way of example only with reference to FIGS. 6, 7 and 8.

FIG. 6 is a partial schematic side view of a part of the configuration shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.

First, the recorded image is projected by the projector 39.
Is projected from the rotary type interrupter grid 45 or the swing type interrupter grid 46. As shown in FIG. 6 (not shown in FIGS. 7 and 8), the recorded image was provided in the rotating interrupter grid 45 or behind the oscillating interrupter grid 46. Reflected from mirror 60, another upper mirror 6
1, then interrupter grid means 45, 4
6 is projected onto a screen 40 (such as a semi-transparent screen) provided on top of it. Next, the camera 55 makes a partial and adjacent angle of view (by the action of the interrupter grid).
Record the split image.

It should be understood that the mirrors 60, 61 are not shown in the schematic diagrams of FIGS.

Referring to FIG. 7, the projectors 39 are directed inward towards each other and the recorded image is directed through the interrupter grid means 45, 46 by the angled mirrors 50, 51. .. The partial and adjacent images (generated by the action of the interrupter grids 45, 46) are then reflected on the screen 40 in the manner described with reference to FIG.

The cameras 55, 56 then record this partial and adjacent image, and the image so recorded can be transferred or transmitted to a mixer and tape.
This tape then holds the mixed left and right images.

Referring now to FIG. 8, cameras 55, 56 (or one of such cameras) after recording the combined left and right images as described with reference to FIG.
2) to record the action of only the rotating or oscillating interrupter grids 45, 46 (on a suitable medium). That is, without any image being projected through the grid. Therefore, the camera records only the rotating or swinging interrupter grids 45, 46 on an appropriate medium. This recorded image is then fed to the already recorded left and right partial and adjacent angles of view and mixed with them so that it is displayed when or on the screen surface. When transmitted as described above, the previously recorded partial and adjacent images will be further segmented and divided (due to the action of the interrupter grids 45,46), and thus the spatial depth or cubic with the image. It appears in the eye as an original thing. Inevitably a composite image is formed, which is displayed and viewed subsequently or at about the same time.

It should be understood that the form of the invention described with respect to recording two or more angles of view from spaced cameras is merely exemplary. It should also be understood that in use, it may be necessary to provide one or more mirror devices in association with the camera to achieve the desired results of the invention.

It should be understood that the above examples of the invention described with reference to the drawings are merely illustrative.

The present invention records an image and then displays it on the screen surface so that it is perceived by the human eye as being three-dimensional, such as realistic and image-deep. To provide a significantly improved method and apparatus. The present invention solves many of the problems associated with methods and apparatus that have been attempted to produce three-dimensional images to date. It is to be understood that this invention has been described by way of example only and that improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of this invention.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a camera that can be used in one form of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is another schematic diagram of a camera that can be used in accordance with an aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of a camera according to one aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a method and arrangement according to an aspect of the invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic partial side view of another form of a method and arrangement according to one form of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is another schematic diagram of a form of the method and arrangement shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is another schematic diagram of an aspect of the present invention.

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 1, 39 Projector 2, 30 Screen 3, 20, 45, 46 Grid 10, 35 Camera 17 Lens 50, 51, 60, 61 Mirror

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A method of recording an image for viewing after or substantially simultaneously with recording the image, recording partial and adjacent angles of view of the image from at least two spaced angles of view, and recording. Dividing and dividing the partial and adjacent angles of view such that the formed image has a depth of image to the observer's eyes when viewed on the screen surface and appears almost three-dimensionally. A method comprising :. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the eye has the partial, adjacent and segmented and segmented angles of view on the screen surface, having an image depth and a depth. A method characterized by a coherent whole perception, which results in a three-dimensional appearance to the observer's eyes. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein partial and adjacent angles of view are recorded from at least two spaced angles of view, at least one of which is a right angle of view and at least one of which is a left angle of view. And segmenting and dividing the partial and adjacent angles of view, observing the segmented and divided partial and adjacent angles of view when the recorded image is shown on a screen surface. When you do, your eyes
The right and left images cannot be perceived as forming a coherent whole, and the observer's eye rather sees the segmented and divided partial and adjacent angles of view as the image depth. And partitioning and dividing the partial and adjacent angles of view for a coherent, three-dimensional perceptual and depthwise perception. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is about 6.4 mm.
Recording partial and adjacent angles of view of the image from at least two angles of view separated by a distance of about 1/4 inch and about 3/8 inch. When the recorded image is viewed on a screen surface, the partial and adjacent angles of view are segmented such that the image has a depth and is seen in approximately three dimensions in the eyes of an observer. And a step of dividing. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein any two partial and adjacent angles of view of the image are substantially parallel to each other. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein any two spaced partial and adjacent angles of view are substantially parallel to one another and are separated by a distance of up to about 1/2 inch. A method characterized by being placed. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the partial and adjacent angles of view of the image are recorded discontinuously. 8. An apparatus for recording an image and subsequently or at about the same time for recording the image on a screen surface, wherein at least two spaced angles of view record partial and adjacent angles of view of said image. And means arranged to partition and divide the partial and adjacent spaced field angles for performing the display on the screen surface. , The segmented and divided partial and adjacent angles of view have a depth of the image when they appear on the screen surface, and are made to appear three-dimensionally in the eyes of the observer. A device characterized by that. 9. The apparatus of claim 8 including means adapted to record the partial and adjacent angles of view of the image on a suitable medium. 10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein partial and adjacent angles of view are recorded from at least two spaced angles of view, at least one of which is a right angle of view and at least one of which is a left angle of view. Means for segmenting and dividing the partial and adjacent angles of view, the segmented and divided partial and adjacent angles of view when the recorded image is shown on a screen surface. When observing, the eyes cannot perceive the right and left images as forming a coherent whole, and the observer's eyes are rather said segmented and divided partial and adjacent The partial and adjacent angles of view are segmented so that the angle of view is perceived as having a depth of image and as a coherent whole with depth, and thus appears three-dimensionally to the observer's eye. The means of dividing An apparatus characterized by comprising. 11. The apparatus of claim 8 including means adapted to record a partial and adjacent angle of view of said image from at least two spaced angle of view. Both of the two are separated by a distance between about 6.4 mm (about 1/4 inch) and about 9.5 mm (about 3/8 inch), and also for displaying on the screen surface. Means for segmenting and dividing partial and adjacent angles of view are also provided, the apparatus having a depth when the segmented and divided adjacent angles of view of the image appear on the screen surface, A device characterized by appearing to be three-dimensional to the observer's eyes. 12. The apparatus of claim 8 including means adapted to record partial and adjacent angles of view of the image for at least two spaced and substantially parallel angles of view. Device to do. 13. The apparatus of claim 8 including means adapted to record the partial and adjacent angles of view from at least two spaced and substantially parallel angles of view,
An apparatus characterized in that any two angles of view that are spaced apart and substantially parallel are spaced apart by a maximum distance of about 12.7 mm (about 1/2 inch). 14. The apparatus of claim 8 including means for discontinuously recording said partial and adjacent angles of view of said image.