14results about "Viewers" patented technology

A volumetric display system, method, and apparatus for generating a holographic image within an ambient atmospheric air display volume (1000) using a columnar laminar flow generation system. According to example embodiments, the volumetric display method and system includes a columnar laminar flow generation system (100) that combines an input ambient atmospheric air stream (120) with at least one stream of microparticles (110) to produce a plurality of parallel columnar laminar atmospheric air streams (142) and a plurality of parallel columnar laminar atmospheric microparticle streams (141) that extend through the ambient atmospheric air display volume (1000); and a laser projection system (300) that outputs a plurality of laser beams (310) representative of the holographic image, each of the plurality of laser beams (310) aligned to overlap a portion (1010) of a single columnar laminar microparticle stream (141) within the ambient atmospheric air display volume (1000) to illuminate a target microparticle stream within the respective overlapping portion (1010) of the single columnar laminar microparticle stream (141).

A printing device forms an image layer by printing with a color ink a composite image obtained by dividing a plurality of original images in a sub-scanning direction and combining the divided plurality of original images, forms an intermediate layer by printing on the image layer with a transparent ink a solid-printing image, and forms a lens layer by printing on the intermediate layer with the transparent ink a lens image consisting of a plurality of long lenses extending in a main scanning direction and aligned in the sub-scanning direction correspondingly to the composite image. When the lens layer is formed, the printing head ejects the transparent ink onto a recording medium while the printing head is moving in the main scanning direction, and the transparent ink on the recording medium is cured by the curing device.

Disclosed are an imaging apparatus and method, and a device. The imaging apparatus includes an imaging element with an imaging surface of a spherical structure, where angles between all parts of the spherical imaging surface and light emitted by an image source at an intersection of the imaging surface are 90°, and plurality of imaging units are regularly arranged on the imaging surface. The imaging element is used to completely, intactly and accurately obtain a scene image, and the obtained image is displayed by using the display device whose display surface has the same structure as and is corresponding to a reverse spherical display surface, such that a highly vivid three-dimensional picture completely consistent with a scene is presented, thereby overcoming the defect that the highly vivid three-dimensional scene picture is difficult to obtain and present by a flat projection surface based imaging method.

Providing an improved system for simulation, interactive display, or immersive environment. Aspects of the invention include displays and simulated systems that use materials made from various arrangements of lenses and other optical materials to achieve visual effects with applications in display systems, virtual reality, immersive environments, as well as in architecture, art, entertainment, display, interactive systems, etc. These materials utilize the refraction and reflection of light and other radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum to achieve the desired visual effects.

Disclosed are an imaging apparatus and method, and a device. The imaging apparatus includes an imaging element with an imaging surface of a spherical structure, where angles between all parts of the spherical imaging surface and light emitted by an image source at an intersection of the imaging surface are 90°, and a plurality of imaging units are regularly arranged on the imaging surface. The imaging element is used to completely, intactly and accurately obtain a scene image, and the obtained image is displayed by using the display device whose display surface has the same structure as and is corresponding to a reverse spherical display surface, such that a highly vivid three-dimensional picture completely consistent with a scene is presented, thereby overcoming the defect that the highly vivid three-dimensional scene picture is difficult to obtain and present by a flat projection surface based imaging method.

Volumetric display systems, methods, and devices for generating a holographic image within an ambient atmosphere air display volume (1000) using a columnar laminar flow generation system. According to an example embodiment, a volumetric display method and system includes a columnar laminar flow generation system (100) combining an input ambient atmosphere air flow (120) with at least one particulate flow (110) to generate a plurality of parallel columnar laminar atmosphere air flow streams (142) and a plurality of parallel columnar laminar atmosphere particulate flow streams (141) extending through an ambient atmosphere air display volume (1000); and a laser projection system (300) outputting a plurality of laser beams (310) representative of the holographic image, each of the plurality of laser beams (310) aligned to overlap a section (1010) of a single columnar laminar particulate flow( 141) within the ambient atmosphere air display volume (1000) to illuminate a target particulate flow within the respective overlapping section (1010) of the single columnar laminar particulate flow (141).

This printing device forms an image layer by printing, with a color ink, a composite image obtained by dividing a plurality of original images along a sub-scanning direction and combining them, forms an interlayer by printing, on the image layer, an image by solid printing with a transparent ink, and forms, on the interlayer, a lens layer by printing, with a transparent ink, a lens image composed of a plurality of continuous lenses extending in a main scanning direction and arranged in the sub-scanning direction so as to correspond to the composite image. When the lens layer is formed, a printing head ejects the transparent ink to the recording medium while moving in the main scanning direction and the transparent ink on the recording medium is cured by a curing device.

The present invention relates to display systems that use materials made from various arrangements of lenses and other optical materials. Careful design and use of these materials can be used to achieve display systems with many desirable visual effects having applicability in image and video displays, virtual reality, immersive environments, as well as in architecture, art, entertainment, and interactive systems.

The pattern of the object is used to give the perception that the object is moving. In order to create the perception that an object is moving, an image is superimposed on the object, the image including a luminance motion component corresponding to the motion imparted to the object.

Toy apparatus which is constructed to travel from place to place and which provides an optical illusion for a viewer, and wherein the toy apparatus comprises:i) a device having a plurality of separate images;ii) the separate images are displayed on panels;iii) the panels are rotatable;iv) the panels are such that when they are rotating and when the separate images are viewed by the viewer, they provide an optical illusion due to the viewer's persistence of vision; andv) the toy apparatus is movable from place to place