3D books

Abstract

Providing a method for creating three-dimensional books from short, medium, and long manga and illustrated novels. [Solution] A stereoscopic book 100 is composed of a stereoscopic viewing device and numerous pages of left and right stereoscopic images. The book consists of a front cover, a back cover, and a storage case 3 in which the stereoscopic viewing device is housed, and the overall structure is in the form of a stereoscopic book. The stereoscopic viewing device is composed of a frame structure with a square periphery at the lower end of a central support base 209, and left and right horizontal support bases 207 and 208 with exposed centers connected by hinges. The pages are composed of numerous forms in which a W shape is continuously folded, with the inner surfaces adhering to each other to form a single page, and on the outer surface, one side is composed of numerous left and right stereoscopic image units. When in use, the left and right horizontal support bases 207 of the stereoscopic viewing device and the surfaces of the left and right images coincide horizontally, and at the same time, the focus of the left and right lenses coincide, thereby providing a story.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a three-dimensional book in which the paper surface is folded in a W form, and a three-dimensional viewer provided with left and right horizontal supports on the surface of such a three-dimensional book is combined to provide a story by providing a number of three-dimensional images and a number of texts.

Background Art

[0002] There is an increasing demand for three-dimensional manga, novels with three-dimensional pictures, etc. that have a story. Normally, a novel requires a manuscript of more than 70 sheets of 200-word manuscript paper, and a manga cannot carry a story unless it consists of at least 10 or more consecutive pictures. However, conventional three-dimensional related books have a structure in which a three-dimensional card can be viewed one by one, and cannot provide continuous three-dimensional images. In addition, there are limitations on the paper surface for recording accompanying texts and articles, so a story cannot be provided. In addition, it could not be applied to novels that provide long stories with a large number of pages or manga that develop stories with a large number of pictures, so it could not be applied to new three-dimensional books that contain the content of a large number of texts such as three-dimensional science fiction novels, three-dimensional manga, architectural engineering, and general science.

[0003] In terms of stereoscopic methods, conventional red and blue methods are incapable of realizing color, and lenticular methods suffer from reduced resolution and a diminished sense of realism. Furthermore, in methods of observing 3D objects using left and right observation lenses, even a 0.5 mm difference in the focal length of the observation lenses makes 3D observation impossible. Also, as shown in the reference diagram in Figure 5, existing books such as manga and novels with many pages have curved pages that open to the left and right using the spine (back of the book) as a reference, so the focal lengths of the page surface and the left and right lenses do not match, making it impossible to observe a 3D image. The 3D book described in Korean Utility Model Application No. 20-1992-0013634, which has the same inventor as the present invention, could not be put into practical use because, when turning pages one by one, the deviation in focal length due to the thickness of the pages made super-3D observation itself impossible. Furthermore, because the 3D images must be turned one page at a time, continuous text lacks continuity, and manga and illustrated novels with a connected storyline cannot be applied because the story is interrupted on each page. Also, no method was presented for the observation lens to be horizontal to the horizontal plane of the 3D image. In addition, Korean utility model application No. 20-1992-0012251, which is the same as the inventor of this invention, states that because the focal length of the lens does not adjust when the 3D book is turned one page at a time, the 3D image is limited to one page at a time, making it impossible to provide a continuous 3D image, and therefore it could not be applied to long 3D manga or long 3D illustrated novels. Therefore, existing three-dimensional technologies have not been able to be applied to novels, picture novels, and comics, which make up the majority of publications and provide text for the story, to new three-dimensional picture novels and three-dimensional comics. [Overview of the project] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention presents a method for constructing new short, medium, and long manga and illustrated novels as three-dimensional books, by providing a large number of texts and a large number of three-dimensional images in sequence, and configuring the focus of the stereoscopic observation lens to match the three-dimensional image for each such three-dimensional image. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The page configuration of this invention increases the number of pages in a book by having paper sheets that are continuously folded in a plurality of W shapes, each forming the surface of a three-dimensional image. In this type of W-shaped book, both inner surfaces are folded at the adhesive surface to form the spine (back of the book), and the folded parts of both outer surfaces of the book form a central fold line, on which three-dimensional left and right images and text are constructed. The book's structure is such that one of the central fold lines connects to the spine fold line, and the spine fold line connects to the central fold line in sequence. This configuration ensures that each time you turn a page along the central fold line, using the spine as the axis, the surfaces of the three-dimensional left and right images are provided in a horizontal state without bending. A left-right stereoscopic viewer that moves in close contact with the surface of the left and right images in a horizontal position has left and right lenses at the upper end of a central support base and a square frame at the lower end, forming a left and right horizontal support base in which the left and right stereoscopic images are exposed inside the square frame. The size of the left and right stereoscopic images and the size of the inside of the left and right horizontal support base are the same, and the length of the central support base is the same as the focal length of the left and right lenses. Furthermore, the book and the 3D viewer are combined with a book jacket consisting of a front cover, back cover, and spine (the back of the book), forming a single 3D book structure. Furthermore, a stereoscopic viewer equipped with left and right horizontal stands is combined with a book jacket structure and constructed using a separate book. Furthermore, pages in the W-form format, where the inner surface is glued and the outer surface becomes the surface of a three-dimensional image, are combined with a book jacket structure to form a separate book. [Effects of the Invention]

[0006] In this invention, the surface of a three-dimensional image can be folded in a series of W shapes, and the number of pages can be increased by the required number of pages. This invention allows a stereoscopic viewer to move across the surfaces of multiple left and right images and observe them in three dimensions. Furthermore, in the W-shape, the inner two sides are glued together on a single page, and the outer two sides are folded sequentially along the central fold line. The page layout is designed so that the surface of the three-dimensional image remains horizontal each time the page is turned, using the spine as the pivot point. The left and right horizontal support bases, which are equipped with left and right lenses at the upper end of the central support base and consist of a square frame at the lower end, are in close horizontal contact with the surface of the 3D image, so that the focal lengths of the left and right lenses match those of the surface of the 3D image. Furthermore, the horizontal support base, whose central interior is the same size as the left and right images, ensures that the focus of the left and right lenses remains fixed and matches the field of view of the left and right lenses, even when the stereoscopic viewer moves freely across the surface of the stereoscopic image, thus facilitating stereoscopic observation.

[0007] Furthermore, the length of the central support base, which is the same as the focal length of the left and right lenses, automatically matches the focal lengths of the left and right lenses. Therefore, in this left and right horizontal support stand of the present invention, the left and right sides are always horizontal with respect to the focal lengths of the left and right lenses. As a result, when in use, the left and right horizontal support stand of the stereoscopic viewer and the surfaces of the left and right images on the stereoscopic page are in close contact and aligned horizontally, and at the same time, the focal points of the left and right lenses automatically align with the surfaces of the left and right images. Furthermore, by making the size of the exposed area inside the left and right horizontal support bases the same as the surface size of the left and right images on the 3D pages, the 3D viewer can observe the 3D images while freely moving the surface of the 3D images in the 3D book up, down, left, and right. By providing a three-dimensional image horizontally in this way, and by aligning the left and right horizontal support bases with the left and right images, the focus is extended to the maximum corners within the field of view of the left and right lenses, allowing for the provision of a large three-dimensional screen with a three-dimensional area more than 10 times larger than conventional methods. Therefore, since this invention provides a large number of three-dimensional images and text continuously per page, it can be applied to short, medium, and long three-dimensional comics, science fiction novels, three-dimensional novels, and three-dimensional teaching materials. Furthermore, by housing the 3D viewer device inside the 3D book and constructing it as a single book, distribution and storage of the book become easier. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0008] [Figure 1] This is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of the present invention. [Figure 2] This is an explanatory diagram of the external structure of the present invention. [Figure 3] This is an explanatory diagram of the components of the present invention. [Figure 4] This is an explanatory diagram relating to the page surface configuration of the present invention. [Figure 5] This is a reference diagram showing the surface condition of existing books when viewed. [Figure 6] (a), (b), and (c) are explanatory diagrams illustrating the W-type paper configuration of the present invention. [Figure 7] (a), (b), and (c) are diagrams illustrating the operation of the book of the present invention in a horizontal position. [Figure 8] This is an explanatory diagram illustrating the connection between the page surface of a 3D book and a 3D viewer. [Figure 9] This is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the 3D viewer. [Figure 10] (a), (b), and (c) are diagrams illustrating the operation of the 3D viewer. [Figure 11] (a) and (b) are diagrams illustrating the page surface shapes of an existing book and the book of the present invention. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] The present invention is characterized by a surface 106 of a three-dimensional image provided horizontally (or in a planar form) on each page, as shown in Figure 1, and the ability for a stereoscopic viewer 200 to move horizontally and come into close contact with such a horizontal three-dimensional image surface 106 for observation in three dimensions. Each component will be described in detail based on the drawings.

[0010] Such an invention of the present disclosure is configured in the form of a single book (Book) composed of a front cover 101, a back cover 103, and a rear cover 102 as shown in FIG. 2. Inside the three-dimensional book 100, there are a page 2 for recording three-dimensional images, a text surface 105 for recording content related to the surface 106 of the three-dimensional image, a three-dimensional viewer 200, and a storage case 3 for storing the three-dimensional viewer 200. The overall structure is configured in the structure of the three-dimensional book 100. As shown in FIG. 3, a central fold line 107 is formed on the surface 104 of the page. Based on this, on one side of the left and right sides, a text surface A mainly composed of text or a left three-dimensional image L and a right image R are configured, and on the other side (right side), a left three-dimensional image L and a right image R are configured on the surface 106 of the three-dimensional image.

[0011] For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the surface of each page is composed of a text surface A, and on the left surface, a left image L of a left-eye image and a right image R of a right-eye image, which are made three-dimensionally and related to the text surface A, are continuously configured. Such left and right images L and R are composed of a large number of the same ones in the vertical or horizontal direction in the unit of one picture. Also, when dialogue characters and three-dimensional pictures are simultaneously expressed like in a three-dimensional manga, the whole can be composed of the surface 106 of the three-dimensional image. The sizes of the left and right images L and R shown in FIG. 4 are such that the horizontal interval between the left and right is 60 MM or more and 65 MM or less based on the centers of the left image L and the right image R respectively, and the overall horizontal size of the left and right images is 130 MM or less. The vertical sizes of the left and right images L and R are 20 MM or more and 80 MM or less depending on the overall size of the book and the editing. In the conventional red and blue stereoscopic method, since the images are synthesized through color filters, the colors change to black-and-white levels and the resolution decreases. Since the stereoscopic observation structure of the present invention is a structure for observing a stereoscopic image as it is with natural colors through the left and right lenses, if the distance between the left and right eyes of a human, which is 65 mm, is exceeded, the stereoscopic image will appear as a double image. If it is within 60 mm, the screen will become smaller by that amount and the stereoscopic effect will decrease. When the vertical size is within 20 mm, the screen is small and the three-dimensional effect decreases. If it exceeds 80 mm, the viewing angles of the left and right lenses 201 and 202 of the stereoscopic viewer will be exceeded, so that a part of the image will be cut off.

[0012] In such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 4, when the size of the surface 106 of the stereoscopic image is configured on the A4 paper size, if the left and right image units L and R are used as one unit of a stereoscopic picture and are configured in 2 in the left-right direction and 5 in the up-down direction, a total of 10 stereoscopic images can be configured on one page. Therefore, when the surface 106 of the stereoscopic image is configured with 100 pages, a total of 1,000 stereoscopic images can be provided. Therefore, when applied to stereoscopic manga or the like, a story with sufficient content can be provided. Therefore, when presenting a stereoscopic screen on a single sheet, it is possible to prevent the story from being interrupted, so that a long stereoscopic manga, a long stereoscopic novel, etc. become possible. In such a present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the stereoscopic viewer 200 device observes the stereoscopic image while freely moving along the story order on the surface 106 of the stereoscopic image on page 2.

[0013] However, as shown in FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b), in the case of existing books, the more pages the book has, the more the pages of the book become curved, so that the focal length F of the left and right horizontal support bases 207 and 208 and the left and right lenses 201 and 202 of the stereoscopic viewer 200 does not match the peripheral focal length F1, and thus it becomes impossible to observe the stereoscopic image. In other words, as shown in Figure 5(b), in such a stereoscopic viewer 200 device, the image becomes blurry even if the focal length F of the left and right lenses 203 and 204 deviates by only 0.2 mm, which is the thickness of a book page. In particular, in the case of stereoscopic books 100, if the focus is not correct, the user may even experience symptoms of dizziness. Therefore, the present invention must be configured to remain horizontal so that the focus of both the left and right lenses 201 and 202 always coincides with the surface 106 of the stereoscopic image, even when moving to another page.

[0014] In accordance with these objectives, as shown in Figures 6(a), (b), and (c), the three-dimensional book 100 is constructed by folding the overall structure of page 2 in a W shape and continuously folding it to form the required number of pages. As shown in Figure 6(a), the internal adhesive surfaces 108 facing each other on the inside of the W-shaped paper are bonded together, and the bonded portion in this manner is formed by the spine fold lines 109. The spine fold lines 109 are brought together to form the spine 103 as shown in Figure 6(c). As shown in Figure 6(b), outside the W-shaped paper surface, one side of the outer left and right sides consists of a text surface 105, and the other side consists of a surface 106 for a three-dimensional image, with the fold line between the left and right sides being the central fold line 107. In other words, in the W-shaped paper, as shown in Figures 6(a) and (b), the internal adhesive surface 108 is folded and glued to a single page, and on the right side of the outside of the paper, there is a center fold line 107. As shown in Figures 6(b) and 6(c), the internal adhesive surface 108 is on the left side of the inside where the pages are connected, and on the other side, it is connected by a spine fold line 109 to form the spine 103. As shown in Figure 6(c), in this invention, one side is composed of a spine 103 formed by the convergence of spine fold lines 109, and the other side has a center fold line 107 that forms a page unit.

[0015] Therefore, as shown in Figures 7(a), (b), and (c), each time you turn the page between the text surface 105 and the surface 106 of the 3D image, using the spine 103 as the axis, the surfaces of the left and right images L and R are provided in a flat, non-bending state. In other words, as shown in Figure 7(a), if the central fold line 107 is unfolded to the left using the spine 103 as the axis, the left-hand pages, which have fewer pages, will be tilted, while the right-hand pages, which have more pages, will be horizontal.

[0016] As shown in Figure 7(b), when the spine 103 is used as the axis and the center fold line 107 is used as the reference point, and page 2 has the same number of pages, both the left and right sides become horizontal. As shown in Figure 7(c), if the surface of page surface 104 is unfolded to the right, the left side of page surface 104 becomes horizontal. Therefore, as shown in Figure 8, in such a three-dimensional book 100, no matter how many pages there are, one or both sides of the surface 106 of the three-dimensional image will be horizontal with respect to the central fold line 107, so that the three-dimensional viewer 200 will be horizontal with respect to the surface 106 of the three-dimensional image. However, in order for the stereoscopic viewer 200 and the surface 106 of the stereoscopic image to be in close contact and horizontal, the stereoscopic viewer 200 must also be configured with a device that can be positioned horizontally with the surface 106 of such a stereoscopic page. Therefore, as shown in Figure 9, the stereoscopic viewer 200 of the present invention is configured such that, with the central support base 209 as the reference, a left lens plate 203 with a left lens 201 mounted on its upper end and a right lens plate 204 with a right lens 202 mounted on its upper end are each linked to the central support base 209 by hinges 205. At the lower end of this central support base 209, a left horizontal support plate 207 and a right horizontal support plate 208, both composed of frames on all four sides and open in the middle, are connected to the left and right sides of the central support base 209 by hinges 205.

[0017] As shown in Figure 10(a), the left and right horizontal support plates 207 and 208 are configured to unfold and fold at a 90-degree right angle around the lower end of the central support base 209, and the left and right lens plates 203 and 204 are configured to unfold and fold around the upper end of the central support base 209. As shown in Figure 8, when these left and right horizontal support plates 202 and 203 are extended to the left and right in conjunction with the hinge 205, they are formed perpendicular to the left and right images L and R and configured to be horizontal to the left and right lenses 201 and 202, thereby allowing them to be in close contact with the surfaces of the left and right images L and R horizontally. The size of the internal exposed surface (c) of the frames of these left and right horizontal support plates 207 and 208 is the same as the size of the left and right images L and R formed on the surface 106 of the three-dimensional image, as explained in Figure 4. The reason why the exposed surfaces (c) of the left and right horizontal support plates 207 and 208 are made to be the same size as the left and right images L and R is to align the centers of the numerous left and right images L and R with the centers (optical axes) of the left and right lenses 201 and 202. Furthermore, by setting the length of the central support plate 206 and the focal lengths F of the left and right lenses 201 and 202 to be the same, as shown in Figures 9 and 10, when the left and right lens plates 203 and 204 and the left and right horizontal support bases 207 and 208 are unfolded, the focal lengths F of the left and right lenses 201 and 202 will automatically match the surface 106 of the three-dimensional image, as shown in Figure 8.

[0018] Therefore, in this invention, as shown in Figure 11(b), the optical axis, which is the center of the user's left and right eyes and the left and right lenses 201, 202, coincides with the center distance of the left and right images L, R, and the left and right horizontal support bases 207, 208 and the surface 106 of the three-dimensional image of the three-dimensional book 100 are always horizontally aligned and in close contact. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 6(a), the three-dimensional book 100 of the present invention, in which the W-shaped inner paper surface belongs to the inner adhesive surface 108 and is folded, moves horizontally and comes into close contact with the left and right horizontal support bases 207 and 208 of the stereoscopic viewer 200, as shown in Figure 8, allowing for observation of the three-dimensional image.

[0019] Therefore, as shown in Figure 11(a), the present invention overcomes the limitation in conventional books where the surface did not align with the left and right horizontal support bases 207 and 208 of the stereoscopic viewer 200. As shown in Figure 11(b), the surface of the stereoscopic book 2 remains uniformly horizontal from page to page even when the pages are turned, and the left and right lenses 201 and 202 and the left and right images L and R are always horizontally in close contact and coupled, allowing observation in stereoscopic imagery. Furthermore, in this invention, since the focal lengths of the left and right lenses 201 and 202 automatically match the surfaces of the left and right images L and R, stereoscopic observation becomes possible even when the stereoscopic viewer 200 moves freely across the surface 106 of the stereoscopic image, as shown in Figure 1. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 10(c), when the left and right lens plates 203, 204 and the left and right horizontal support plates 207, 208 of this stereoscopic viewer 200 are folded, it becomes a thin plate structure. Therefore, as shown in Figure 3, by storing the stereoscopic viewer 200 in the storage case 3, it can be completed as a stereoscopic book 100 as shown in Figure 2. Therefore, this invention allows for, for example, using a central fold line 107 as a reference, to place the content of the novel, related images, and text on the left page 105, and to provide numerous left and right images L and R on the right page 106 for viewing the related images in three dimensions.

[0020] For example, a 3D manga can be created using a central fold line 107 as a reference point. One side can display a typical 2D manga and text, while the other side can provide a full-length 3D manga using left and right 3D images (L and R). Furthermore, since the 3D viewer 200 can be separated from the 3D book 100 and configured as a separate book, it can also be applied to long-form 3D manga series. Since the left and right horizontal support bases 207 and 208 of the stereoscopic viewer 200 are perpendicular to the surface of the stereoscopic book 100, the left and right images L and R, the left and right horizontal support bases 207 and 208, and the left and right lenses 201 and 202 all align with the same optical axis and are horizontal. As shown in Figures 1 and 7 (a), (b), and (c), the focus will coincide regardless of the number of pages in the stereoscopic book 100, allowing for continuous viewing of numerous stereoscopic images without interruption to the story. Therefore, in this invention, within a paper sheet that is continuously folded in a W shape, the inner surfaces are bonded together to form a single page, and the outer surfaces include a text surface 105 composed of three-dimensional left and right images L and R or a text surface 105 and left and right images L and R. Within both surfaces of the W-shaped paper sheet, one is sequentially connected by a central fold line 107 and the other by a spine fold line 109, so that the surfaces of the left and right images L and R are provided horizontally for each page.

[0021] The stereoscopic viewer 200 is equipped with left and right lenses 201 and 202 at its upper end, and a central support base 209, which is the same length as the focal length of the left and right lenses 201 and 202, is equipped with left and right horizontal support bases 207 and 208 at its lower end, which are made of a frame and expose the left and right images L and R inside. The left and right images L and R are the same size as the interiors of the left and right horizontal support bases 207 and 208. By ensuring that the left and right horizontal support bases 207 and 208 and the surfaces of the left and right images L and R are horizontally aligned, the focal points of the left and right lenses 201 and 202 are configured to coincide with the surfaces of the left and right images L and R. This allows the stereoscopic viewer 200 to move across the surfaces of the numerous left and right images L and R and observe them as stereoscopic images.

[0022] Furthermore, the present invention can be configured by combining it with a book jacket 1 structure, the stereoscopic viewer 200 can be separated and combined with a separate book structure, and page 2, which consists of left and right images L and R and text page A, can be separated and configured in a single book. Therefore, the structure of the three-dimensional book 100 of the present invention, in which the W shape is continuously formed, allows for an arbitrary increase in the number of pages, making it possible to publish a variety of materials with diverse stories in three-dimensional books, such as three-dimensional comics of short stories, medium-length novels, and series, three-dimensional fantasy novels, three-dimensional science fiction novels, and three-dimensional educational materials and three-dimensional travel books such as an introduction to three-dimensional architecture and an introduction to three-dimensional medicine. [Explanation of symbols]

[0023] 100 3D Books 200 Stereoscopic Viewers 1 Book jacket Page 2 3 Storage Cases 101 Front Cover 102 Back cover 103 Spine (back of a book) Page 104, front side 105 Text Page 106 Surface of a 3D image 107 Center fold line 108 Internal adhesive surface 109 Spine fold line 201 Left lens 202 Right lens 203 Left lens plate 204 Right lens plate 205 Hinge 207 Left horizontal support stand 208 Right horizontal support plate 209 Central support stand A text page L Left image R Right Image

Claims

1. In three-dimensional books, Page 2, which consists of multiple pages of left and right stereoscopic images (L and R), and the stereoscopic viewer 200 are combined to provide a stereoscopic image and a story. The page 2, which comprises the left and right stereoscopic images L and R, The two sides of page 2 are connected sequentially by a central fold line 107 and the other side by a spine fold line 109, forming a continuous W-shaped surface. Of the W-shaped paper, the inner two sides are bonded together to form a single page, and of the W-shaped paper, the outer two sides are composed of the three-dimensional left and right images L and R, the text surface 105, or the text surface 105 and the three-dimensional left and right images L and R, so that the surfaces of the three-dimensional left and right images L and R are provided horizontally. The stereoscopic viewer 200 is, A stereoscopic book characterized in that, at the lower end of a central support base 209 equipped with left and right lens plates 203 and 204, left and right horizontal support bases 207 and 208 are provided, which fold to the left and right of the central support base 209, unfold to become horizontal, and expose the left and right stereoscopic images L and R by their exposed surfaces c, so that the left and right horizontal support bases 207 and 208 are horizontally aligned with the surfaces of the left and right stereoscopic images L and R, and the stereoscopic viewer 200 moves across the surfaces of the left and right stereoscopic images L and R so that the left and right stereoscopic images L and R are observed as stereoscopic images.

2. The stereoscopic book according to claim 1, characterized in that either the stereoscopic viewer 200 or the page 2 is combined with a book jacket structure.

3. The three-dimensional book according to claim 1, characterized in that the page 2, which is composed of the three-dimensional left and right images L and R and the text page A, is separated and formed into a single book.

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