Granted Patent B2

US 7,136,185 · App. 10/194,747 · Granted Nov 14, 2006

Abstract

Claims (76)

1. A method of making a corresponding lenticular image comprising:

providing an output device in communication with a computer having a memory;

receiving into the computer memory an interlaced image file;

converting the interlaced image file into an output having an output resolution;

varying the resolution of the output to define a varied output resolution; and

creating a corresponding lenticular image using the output at the varied output resolution;

wherein the varying is accomplished using a Mainscale Scan Adjustment (“MSA”) clock.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the output device is a plate setter.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the output is a plate.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the output device is an image setter.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the output is one of a plate, a proof and a film.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the output is an interlaced image.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein varying includes adjusting the timing of exposure of the output.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein adjusting includes converting the output resolution in dots per inch to a unit value in parts per million.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the output device is one of: an inkjet printer, an electrostatic printer, and a laser printer.

10. A method of making a corresponding lenticular image comprising:

providing a plate setter in communication with a computer having a memory;

receiving into the computer memory an interlaced image file;

converting the interlaced image file into a plate output having an output resolution;

varying the resolution of the plate output to define a varied output resolution; and

creating a corresponding lenticular image using the plate output at the varied output resolution;

wherein the varying is accomplished using a Mainscale Scan Adjustment (“MSA”) clock.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein creating the corresponding lenticular image includes joining a lenticular lens having a pitch to an interlaced image comprising a plurality of frames.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the varied output resolution is equal to

L×f

where L is the lenticular lens pitch and f is the number of frames in the interlaced image.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein the varying is accomplished using only the plate setter.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein varying includes adjusting the timing of exposure of the plate output.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein adjusting includes converting the output resolution in dots per inch to a unit value in parts per million.

16. The method of claim 10 wherein creating the corresponding lenticular image includes printing the image directly to a flat back surface of the lens.

17. The method of claim 10 wherein creating the corresponding lenticular image includes printing a corresponding interlaced image to a substrate.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the substrate comprises at least one of: paper, plastic, metal, glass, and wood.

19. The method of claim 10 further comprising applying a coating to the corresponding lenticular image.

20. The method of claim 10 wherein varying does not include adjusting a resolution of interlaced image file.

21. A method of making a corresponding lenticular image comprising:

providing a plate setter in communication with a computer having a memory;

receiving into the computer memory an interlaced image file;

converting the interlaced image file into a plate output having an output resolution;

varying the resolution of the plate output to define a varied output resolution using a Mainscale Scan Adjustment (“MSA”) clock to adjust the timing of exposure of the plate output; and

creating a corresponding lenticular image using the plate output at the varied output resolution.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein adjusting includes converting the output resolution in dots per inch to a unit value in parts per million.

23. The method of claim 21 wherein creating the corresponding lenticular image includes printing the image directly to a flat back surface of the lens.

24. The method of claim 21 wherein the corresponding lenticular image comprises a corresponding interlaced image.

25. The method of claim 21 wherein the corresponding lenticular image comprises a high definition lenticular lens.

26. A method of making a corresponding lenticular image comprising:

providing an output device in communication with a computer having a memory;

receiving into the computer memory an interlaced image file;

converting the interlaced image file into an output having an output resolution;

varying, using the output device, the resolution of the output to define a varied output resolution; and

creating a corresponding lenticular image using the output at the varied output resolution;

wherein the varying is accomplished using a time-keeping element.

27. The method of claim 26 wherein the varying includes increasing the resolution of the output such that the varied output resolution is greater than the resolution of the output.

28. The method of claim 26 wherein the varying includes decreasing the resolution of the output such that the varied output resolution is less than the resolution of the output.

29. The method of claim 26 wherein creating the corresponding lenticular image includes joining a lenticular lens having a pitch to an interlaced image comprising a plurality of frames.

30. The method of claim 26 wherein the varied output resolution is equal to

L×f

where L is a lenticular lens pitch and f is the number of frames in an interlaced image.

31. The method of claim 26 wherein creating the corresponding lenticular image includes printing the image directly to a flat back surface of the lens.

32. The method of claim 26 wherein creating the corresponding lenticular image includes printing a corresponding interlaced image to a substrate.

33. The method of claim 32 wherein the substrate comprises at least one of: paper, plastic, metal, glass, and wood.

34. The method of claim 26 further comprising applying a coating to the corresponding lenticular image.

35. The method of claim 26 wherein varying does not include adjusting a resolution of interlaced image file.

36. The method of claim 26 wherein the time-keeping element is a clock.

37. The method of claim 26 further comprising adjusting the time-keeping element to control and fine tune image creation.

38. The method of claim 26 wherein the output device is a device selected from at least one of the following: a plate setter, an image setter, an inkjet printer, a digital press, an electrostatic printer, and a laser printer.

39. The method of claim 26 wherein the output device is a device that is capable of receiving an interlaced image file and creating at least one of: a film separation, a printing plate, and a digital proof.

40. The method of claim 26 wherein the output device is a device that can result in an interlaced image being printed directly or indirectly to a lenticular lens.

41. A method of making a corresponding lenticular image comprising:

providing a plate setter in communication with a computer having a memory;

receiving into the computer memory an interlaced image file;

converting the interlaced image file into a plate output having an output resolution;

varying, using the plate setter, the resolution of the plate output to define a varied output resolution; and

creating a corresponding lenticular image using the plate output at the varied output resolution;

wherein the varying is accomplished using a time-keeping element.

42. The method of claim 41 wherein the time-keeping element comprises a clock.

43. The method of claim 41 further comprising adjusting, using the time-keeping element, the timing of exposure of the plate output.

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