Three dimensional (3d) stereo display systems for creating 3d effects for viewers wearing 3d glasses

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016373731-A1
Application number	US-201514742866-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 18, 2015
Priority date	Jun 18, 2015
Publication date	Dec 22, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display system creating three dimensional (3D) imagery for a viewer in a viewing space wearing 3D stereo glasses. The 3D stereo glasses have first and second lens passing colored light in first and second ranges of wavelengths. The display system includes a 3D mural element with a display surface facing the viewing space and a light receiving surface opposite the display surface. The display system includes a first wavelength multiplex visualization (WMV) light source outputting a first light stream onto the light receiving surface, and the first light stream has a wavelength in the first range of wavelengths. The display system includes a second WMV light source outputting a second light stream onto the light receiving surface, and the second light stream has a wavelength in the second range of wavelengths. WMV light sources may be directed onto 3D surfaces and props in the viewing space providing 3D effect.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A display system for creating three dimensional (3D) imagery for a viewer in a viewing space wearing 3D stereo glasses with a first lens passing colored light in a first range of wavelengths and with a second lens passing colored light in a second range of wavelengths differing from the first range of wavelengths, comprising:
a 3D mural element with a display surface facing the viewing space and a light receiving surface opposite the display surface; a first wavelength multiplex visualization (WMV) light source outputting a first light stream onto the light receiving surface, wherein the first light stream has a wavelength in the first range of wavelengths; and a second WMV light source outputting a second light stream onto the light receiving surface concurrently with the second light stream, wherein the second light stream has a wavelength in the second range of wavelengths.

2 . The display system of claim 1 , wherein the 3D mural element comprises a lenticular 3D panel including a lenticular material layer and an ink layer comprising a plurality of interlaced images and wherein the light receiving surface comprises a surface of the lenticular material layer comprising a plurality of lenticules.

3 . The display system of claim 2 , wherein the interlaced images comprise a set of slices of a first eye image and a set of slices of a second eye image and wherein, under each of the lenticules, a first one of the slices of the first eye image are repeated at a first plurality of adjacent interlacing locations and a corresponding first one of the slices of the second eye image are repeated at a second plurality of adjacent interlacing locations spaced apart from the first plurality of the adjacent interlacing locations.

4 . The display system of claim 1 , wherein the 3D mural element comprises a parallax barrier and an ink layer adapted for use with the parallax barrier.

5 . The display system of claim 1 , wherein the 3D mural element comprises a layer of interlaced thin strips of transparent material with first and second polarization and further comprises an ink layer comprising alternating first and second eye images and wherein the first WMV light source comprises a first filter whereby the first light stream has the first polarization and the second WMV light source comprises a second filter whereby the second light stream has the second polarization.

6 . The display system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second WMV light sources are positioned relative to the light receiving surface at first and second viewpoints.

7 . The display system of claim 1 , further comprising additional pairs of the first and second WMV light sources, wherein each of the pairs of the first and second WMV light sources are sequentially operated over a time period, whereby the 3D imagery is animated over the time period.

8 . The display system of claim 1 , wherein the first WMV light source includes one or more lights and a first WMV filter providing the first light stream with the wavelength in the first wavelength range and wherein the second WMV light source includes one or more lights and a second WMV filter providing the second light stream with the wavelength in the second wavelength range.

9 . The display system of claim 1 , wherein the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range correspond with first and second wavelength ranges, respectively, of light output from a WMV projector.

10 . The display system of claim 9 , wherein the WMV projector comprises at least one projector implementing a narrowband-based WMV or a laser projector-based WMV.

11 . A display system for creating three dimensional (3D) imagery for a viewer in a viewing space wearing 3D stereo glasses, comprising:
a 3D mural element with a display surface facing the viewing space and a light receiving surface opposite the display surface, wherein the 3D mural element comprises a lenticular material layer, an ink layer comprising a plurality of interlaced images, and a diffuser and wherein the light receiving surface comprises a surface of the lenticular material layer comprising a plurality of lenticules and the display surface comprises a surface of the diffuser; a first light source outputting a first color light stream onto the light receiving surface, wherein the first color light stream has a wavelength in a first range of wavelengths; and a second light source outputting a second color light stream onto the light receiving surface, wherein the second light stream has a wavelength in the second range of wavelengths.

12 . The display system of claim 11 , wherein the interlaced images comprise a set of slices of a first eye image and a set of slices of a second eye image and wherein, under each of the lenticules, a first one of the slices of the first eye image are repeated at a first plurality of adjacent interlacing locations and a corresponding first one of the slices of the second eye image are repeated at a second plurality of adjacent interlacing locations spaced apart from the first plurality of the adjacent interlacing locations.

13 . The display system of claim 11 , further comprising additional pairs of the first and second WMV light sources, wherein each of the pairs of the first and second WMV light sources are sequentially operated over a time period, whereby the 3D imagery is animated over the time period.

14 . The display system of claim 11 , wherein the first WMV light source includes one or more lights and a first WMV filter providing the first light stream with the wavelength in the first wavelength range and wherein the second WMV light source includes one or more lights and a second WMV filter providing the second light stream with the wavelength in the second wavelength range.

15 . The display system of claim 11 , wherein the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range correspond, respectively, with first and second wavelength ranges of light output from a WMV projector.

16 . The display system of claim 15 , wherein the WMV projector comprises at least one projector implementing a narrowband-based WMV or a laser projector-based WMV.

17 . A 3D display system comprising:
a pair of 3D stereo glasses, wearable by a viewer, with a first lens passing colored light in a first range of wavelengths and with a second lens passing colored light in a second range of wavelengths differing from the first range of wavelengths; a viewing space configured for receiving the viewer; a first wavelength multiplex visualization (WMV) light source outputting a first light stream into the viewing space, wherein the first light stream has a wavelength in the first range of wavelengths; and a second WMV light source outputting a second light stream into the viewing space, wherein the second light stream has a wavelength in the second range of wavelengths.

18 . The 3D display system of claim 17 , wherein the first and second WMV light sources each comprises a row of a plurality of lights sequentially and separately operable according to a predefined timing sequence.

19 . The 3D display system of claim 18 , wherein the first and second WMV light sources are positioned within a ride vehicle adapted for receiving the viewer in a seat so as to face toward the seat.

20 . The 3D display system of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of lights are monochromatic.

21 . The 3D display system of claim 17 , further comprising a display prop positioned in the viewing space and wherein the first and

Assignees

• Disney Entpr Inc

Inventors

• Smoot Lanny S
• Tait Thomas Tracey
• Reichow Mark A
• Kosakura Steven T

Classifications

• H04N13/0431 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N2213/008

  Aspects relating to glasses for viewing stereoscopic images · CPC title

• G03B35/26

  using polarised or coloured light separating different viewpoint images · CPC title

• G03B35/24

  using apertured or refractive resolving means on screens or between screen and eye · CPC title

• H04N13/334 Primary

  using spectral multiplexing · CPC title