Three-dimensional effect on edge of multi-page document

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12036817-B2
Application number	US-202218084361-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2022
Priority date	Dec 19, 2022
Publication date	Jul 16, 2024
Grant date	Jul 16, 2024

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for a three-dimensional effect on the edge of a multi-page document (e.g., a book). In one embodiment, a first set of image slices associated with a left-eye image is printed on a first side of long pages of a multi-page document. The first set of image slices printed adjacent to edges of the long pages. A second set of image slices associated with a right-eye image is printed on a second side of the long pages of the multi-page document. The second set of image slices printed adjacent to the edges of the long pages. Thereafter, the multi-page document is created by interleaving the long pages with short pages to enable visibility of the first set of image slices and the second set of image slices printed adjacent to the edges of the long pages.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
printing a first set of image slices associated with a left-eye image on a first side of long pages of a multi-page document, the first set of image slices printed adjacent to edges of the long pages;
printing a second set of image slices associated with a right-eye image on a second side of the long pages of the multi-page document, the second set of image slices printed adjacent to the edges of the long pages; and
creating the multi-page document by interleaving the long pages with short pages to enable visibility of the first set of image slices and the second set of image slices printed adjacent to the edges of the long pages.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of image slices are generated from a first image of a stereo pair constructed for a left eye to view, and the second set of image slices are generated from a second image of the stereo pair constructed for a right eye to view.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first side of long pages comprises a front side of the long pages and the second side of the long pages comprises a back side of the long pages.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the long pages have a greater width than the short pages.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more short pages are inserted between each pair of long pages.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a gap is positioned between the edges of the long pages and the printed first set of images slices and second set of images slices.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of image slices and the second set of image slices are printed in one or more colors.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first set of image slices printed on the first side of long pages includes a first color and a second color, such that the color changes as a viewing perspective changes.

9. A method comprising:
obtaining an image desired to be displayed, with a three-dimensional effect, on an edge of a multi-page document;
generating a set of images, from the obtained image, to correspond with different eye positions, the set of images including a left-eye image and a right-eye image;
dividing each image of the set of image into a set of image slices, including a first set of image slices associated with the left-eye image and a second set of image slices associated with the right-eye image; and
causing printing of the first set of image slices on a first side of long pages of the multi-page document and the second set of image slices on a second side of the long pages of the multi-page document, wherein the multi-page document includes short pages interleaved between the long pages to enable visibility of the first set of image slices and the second set of image slices printed adjacent to edges of the long pages.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the left-eye image and the right-eye image comprise a stereo pair of images constructed for a left eye to view and a right eye to view, respectively.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first side of the long pages comprises a front side of the long pages, and the second side of the long pages comprises a back side of the long pages.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein one or more short pages are inserted between each pair of long pages.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein a gap is positioned between the edges of the long pages and the printed first set of image slices and the second set of image slices.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the image slices, of the first set of image slices, include a reflection offset to offset a reflection of corresponding counter image slices.

15. The method of claim 9 further comprising causing printing of a third set of image slices on edges of the short pages, the third set of image slices associated with a center image.

16. One or more computer-readable media having a plurality of executable instructions embodied thereon, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
dividing a stereo left-eye image into a first set of image slices and a stereo right-eye image into a second set of image slices;
aligning a first image slice, of the first set of image slices, on a back side edge of a first long page of a multi-page document and a second image slice, of the second set of image slices, on a front side edge of a second long page of the multi-page document, wherein the first image slice faces the second image slice;
adjusting the first image slice to offset reflection from the second image slice facing the first image slice;
adjusting the second image slice to offset reflection from the first image slice facing the second image slice; and
providing the adjusted first image slice for printing on the back side edge of the first long page and the adjusted second image slice for printing on the front side edge of the second long page to create the multi-page document.

17. The computer-readable media of claim 16 , wherein the multi-page document includes at least one short page between the first long page and the second long page, wherein the at least one short page enables visibility of the adjusted first image slice and the adjusted second image slice.

18. The computer-readable media of claim 16 , wherein adjusting the first image slice to offset reflection from the second image slice comprises:
generating an inverted image corresponding with the second image slice; and
compositing the first image slice with the inverted image corresponding with the second image slice.

19. The computer-readable media of claim 18 , wherein the inverted image is a blurred inverted image corresponding with the second image slice.

20. The computer-readable media of claim 18 , wherein compositing the first image slice with the inverted image corresponding with the second image slice comprises blending pixels of the first image slice with pixels of the inverted image.

Assignees

• Adobe Inc

Inventors

• Ito Daichi
• Miller Gavin Stuart Peter

Classifications

• B42D1/003 Primary

  characterised by shape or material of the sheets (B42D1/08 and B42D1/10 take precedence) · CPC title

• B42C1/00

  Collating or gathering sheets combined with processes for permanently attaching together sheets or signatures or for interposing inserts (collating or gathering sheets or signatures without permanently attaching them together B65H39/00) · CPC title

• B42D1/009

  characterised by printed matter not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B44F7/00 Primary

  Designs imitating three-dimensional [3D] effects · CPC title