Television – Stereoscopic – Signal formatting
Patent
1997-07-02
1999-04-06
Tung, Bryan
Television
Stereoscopic
Signal formatting
H04N 1300
Patent
active
058925384
ABSTRACT:
A scene is imaged from a plurality of points of view to generate plural images each including an image value and distance for each picture element. The images are converted to a principle point of view to generate a non-standard image that accounts for hidden objects in the scene from the perspective of the principle point of view by including multiple image values and distances for each picture element. The non-standard image is then converted to generate a plurality of display images, each having a different display point of view. The display images are individually displayed at corresponding display elements arrayed in a display panel for viewing. A lens at each display element fans out the display image and thus restricts the amount of the image visible at any given perception point to produce true three-dimensional images. An application of the system is disclosed for effectuating a virtual conferencing facility. Furthermore, disclosure is made of the generation or modification of three-dimensional images in the non-standard image format.
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