Title:
APPARATUS FOR THE OPTICAL MANIPULATION OF A PAIR OF LANDSCAPE STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003098321
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
Apparatus (204) for optical manipulation of a pair of landscape stereoscopic images, such that the side-by-side orientation needed by a pair of human eyes is reoriented to an orientation which is required for recording with a single camera. The apparatus comprises three periscopes (108, 124, 130), two of which are horizontally oriented and one which is vertically oriented. The side-byside view is reoriented to an arrangement with one picture above the other. To achieve this one side view is reflected by one horizontal periscope (108) with first and second reflectors (120, 122) to an upper picture position. The other side view is reflected by the vertical periscope (124) with third and fourth reflectors (126, 128) to a lower position, where another horizontal periscope (130) with fifth and sixth reflectors (132, 134) reflects the other side view of a lower picture position. Thus, the optical axis exit the third periscope (130) below the optical axis exit of the first periscope (108). The pictures may be recorded without rotating. The apparatus may be used to view pictures which are recorded one above the other.
Inventors:
CHRISTIAN JOHN ALEXANDER (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2003/002021
Publication Date:
July 22, 2004
Filing Date:
May 12, 2003
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Assignee:
STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE SYSTEMS LTD (GB)
CHRISTIAN JOHN ALEXANDER (GB)
CHRISTIAN JOHN ALEXANDER (GB)
International Classes:
G02B17/04; H04N13/00; (IPC1-7): G02B27/22; H04N13/00
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