Abstract: The present invention relates to a collapsible virtual reality viewer. Aspects of the viewer include a body portion and a viewing portion, each having a plurality of panels abutting fold lines. The viewer may be folded along the fold lines to move from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration when it is not being used. In one aspect, the viewer includes a detachable panel that is removeably coupled to the viewer along a plurality of perforations. Promotional material may be printed on or attached to the detachable panel. In another embodiment, the body portion and the viewing portion are each formed of a unitary construction in which the panels of each portion are die cut from a single piece of material and folded along fold lines to form the body and viewing portions, which are then secured together at one or more locations.

Abstract: A portable virtual reality device, which is provided with a board having a length to correspond to the focal distances of the left and right lens; a supporting board that is deployed and foldable based on the board; left and right lens plates that are deployed and folded left and rightward on a rear surface of the board based on the board. The smart phone is mounted simply to correspond to the focal distances of the left and right lens when it is used, and when it is carried, the left and right lens plates and the supporting board are folded to form a thin film to be carried conveniently.

Abstract: A virtual reality viewer may be integrated with printed materials, such as pamphlets, flyers, magazines, or books. A user may be able to review the printed material regarding the advertised products or services and then activate a virtual reality scene on an electronic display, such as the user's mobile device, that provides the user with more information regarding the products or services. The virtual reality viewer may be attached to pages in the printed materials and constructed in a manner such that the viewer pops up when the pages are opened. The user may place a mobile device in the viewer and/or access an integrated display to view a virtual reality scene related to content in the printed materials.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a collapsible virtual reality viewer. Aspects of the viewer include a body portion and a viewing portion, each having a plurality of panels abutting fold lines. The viewer may be folded along the fold lines to move from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration when it is not being used. In one aspect, the viewer includes a detachable panel that is removeably coupled to the viewer along a plurality of perforations. Promotional material may be printed on or attached to the detachable panel. In another embodiment, the body portion and the viewing portion are each formed of a unitary construction in which the panels of each portion are die cut from a single piece of material and folded along fold lines to form the body and viewing portions, which are then secured together at one or more locations.

Abstract: The present application relates to a virtual reality device which may be formed of an outer frame, an electronic board, a screen, a folding tube, a lens frame, lenses, and a slipover frame. The outer frame of the virtual reality device may be connected with the lens frame by the folding tube. The lens frame may be connected with the slipover frame. One or more screens may be mounted on the outer frame. The screens may be connected with the electronic board. The lenses can be mounted on the lens frame or the folding tube. The virtual reality device has a reduced weight and an increased flexibility. It is not necessary to hoop the device around a user's head when in use. It can be slipped over eyeglasses, and has various position-adjusting functions so that its usability and comfort can be increased.

Abstract: A portable virtual reality device, which is provided with a board having a length to correspond the focal distances of the left and right lens; left and right supporting boards that are deployed and folded left and rightward on a front surface of the board based on the board; left and right lens plates that are deployed and folded left and rightward on a rear surface of the board based on the board. The smart phone is mounted simply to correspond to the focal distances of the left and right lens when it is used, and when it is carried, the left and right lens plates and the left and right supporting boards are fold to form a thin film to be carried conveniently.

Abstract: An optical device, such as a microscope, is disclosed that can be assembled from flat materials. The optical device can be assembled via a series of folds of a flat material. The optical microscope can include a stage for supporting a sample, an optic stage, and a light source. The optic stage can include one or more lenses. The optical microscope can be capable of obtaining simultaneous images from different forms of microscopy. The optical microscope may have bright field and filter field viewing capabilities wherein a user shifts from bright field to filter field by lateral movement of the stage containing a lens and a light source that cooperate to provide either the bright field or the filter field.

Abstract: An improved collapsible stereoscope made of a stiff but bendable material. The stereoscope includes a front viewing panel with apertures for lenses, a rear picture holding panel, and bracing side walls, all integrally hinged to a bottom panel. Each bracing side wall varies in height so that it is tall enough in some regions to provide structural support, but short enough in other regions to reduce or prevent the casting of shadows on the stereogram. The length of each bracing side wall is longer than length of the bottom panel, so that when each bracing side wall is secured to the front panel, the bracing side walls bend in toward each other at a preformed folding crease which improves structural stability of the stereoscope, holds stereograms against the picture holding panel, and reduces shadowing on the stereogram. The collapsible stereoscope can be used as a greeting card.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a stereoscopic image display system and a method of controlling the same. An eye tracking module locates current 3D spatial positions of the viewer's eyes, and generates the information of both left and right eyes' current 3D spatial positions. A control module controls a display device that can alter the direction of the light outputted, and outputs images on the display device in time multiplex mode. The light containing the left eye image is outputted to the position of left eye instead of right eye at one time point, and the light containing the right eye image is outputted to the position of right eye instead of left eye at another time point, so that a stereoscopic image is perceived according to the parallax theory. The present invention enlarges the visual range of stereoscopic image and achieves a better stereoscopic image visual experience for viewers.

Abstract: An optical scanning device includes a diffractive optical element. The diffractive optical element is a hybrid lens in which a resin layer is joined to a glass-lens base material, and a diffractive surface is provided in the resin layer. The diffractive surface has a multi-step structure including a plurality of zonal surfaces and a plurality of step surfaces.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a three dimension leaflet for advertising wherein lens plate is movable on a surface of three dimension image so that a several three dimension images are observed, comprising an advertising face on a front surface of the leaflet and a several three dimension image faces on a rear surface thereof wherein left and right images, a middle blocking plate and lens plate are provided on the three dimension image face, so that the leaflet is collapsible to form a thin configuration when it is carried, and focusing distances of the left and right lens are fixed stably by the middle blocking plate when it is used and further the three dimension image is observed obviously through external light.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for achieving convergent light rays emitted by a planar array of light sources. In one embodiment, an imaging device is provided for inspecting semiconductors or other objects. The imaging device includes one or more imaging lens for imaging light reflected from an object. The imaging device also includes a first light source attached to a planar circuit board and a second light source attached to the planar circuit board. The imaging device further includes a first Fresnel prism for directing light from the first light source toward the object from a first direction and a second Fresnel prism for directing light from the second light source toward the object from a second direction. In one embodiment, the imaging device also includes one or more optical elements for increasing or decreasing the divergence of the light.

Abstract: A trading card includes a front wall, a back wall, a bottom wall, and a top wall. The front wall retains a viewing lens. The back wall retains an image. The bottom wall extends between the front wall and the back wall. The top wall extends between the front wall and the back wall. Three of the walls are moveable relative to the other wall to move the trading card from a folded configuration to an unfolded configuration. In the folded configuration, the walls are substantially parallel to each other. Further, in the unfolded configuration, the front wall and the back wall are substantially parallel and spaced apart, and the bottom wall and the top wall are substantially parallel and spaced apart. Additionally, the image is viewable through the viewing lens when the trading card is in the unfolded configuration. Moreover, the image can be on a piece of film and the viewing lens can be a magnifying lens.

Abstract: A tray with an upstanding billboard or panel that displays a three-dimensional image is provided by a carton assembly comprising sheet material having fold lines defining parts that are movable to assembled positions presenting a tray for receiving food, beverage or other items of interest to the user, and a display panel having an image printed thereon by a three-dimensional process. The display panel is part of a panel structure that provides a carrier for a viewer that may be removed from the panel structure by the user in order to see and enjoy the three-dimensional image.

Abstract: A retractable screen system suitable for portable, hand held computing and communication units joins a number of optical sheets to form a rollable, extendible and retractable projection sheet. The resulting folded optical system provides a lightweight, portable unit. Telescoping arms allow the screen to be extended and stowed quickly and easily. High screen resolution is afforded by multiple mechanisms that scan concurrently. Beam indexing of the screen permits the precise alignment via feedback, and an embodiment fit for military, command and control applications.

Abstract: A device for generating a 3-D image includes a tubular body with liquid filled therein and two protrusion portions extrude from one side of the body. Two stereoscopically related two-dimensional pictures are located on another side opposite to the side having the two protrusion portions. A 3-D image is seen when viewing the two pictures via the two protrusion portions.

Abstract: A microscope formed from a single, flat, relatively thin, injection molded plastic blank employs living hinge technology. The blank has eight living hinges that cooperate with slots, hooks, and detents, such that when folded in a prescribed sequence, produces a unitized microscope body.

Abstract: A viewing instrument that has a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The viewing instrument includes two lenses that are located within a housing when the viewing instrument is in its collapsed configuration and at least a portion of each of the lenses is located outside of the housing when the viewing instrument is in its expanded configuration.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to permit digital capture of images from both transmissive and reflective media. A laser or other source of excitation radiation is coupled to a mounting surface to be in optical communication with a reading window when installed on a scanner. A rear casing is coupled to the monitoring surface to engage a housing of a scanner, the housing defining the reading window.

Abstract: A stereoscopic viewing apparatus for viewing side-by-side complimentary stereoscopic image pairs of various sizes to produce a three-dimensional effect, the stereoscopic viewing apparatus comprising a pair of left and right spaced-apart ocular windows and variable septa.

Abstract: A handheld stereographic book-type device which includes a content support portion (8) configured to position and support stereographic content (1A, 1B), and a stereoscopic viewer (5) configured to enable interocular adjustment. The stereoscopic viewer includes adjustable left and right lenses and respective adjustable occluding apertures to enable perception of stereographic content configured with left and right peripheral monocular fields (FIGS. 7-9, 2DL & 2DR). A viewer pivotal chassis (3) is configured to couple the stereoscopic viewer to the content support portion (8). The viewer pivotal chassis includes a plurality of pivotal axes (3) parallel to a line which bisects the left and right lenses of said viewer to enable the user to visually scan and traverse up and down the length of said content while maintaining focus of said content therewith said viewer (5).

Abstract: An image scanning device with a switching mechanism arranged in an optical scanning module thereof for selectively scanning a reflective or transparent original document is disclosed. The optical scanning module includes a reflective optical path composed of a plurality of first group reflection mirrors and a first focusing lens and a transparent optical path composed a plurality of second group reflection mirrors and a second focusing lens. The second focusing lens of the transparent optical path is arranged at an angle with respect to the first focusing lens of the reflective optical path. An image sensing module is arranged adjacent to the light projecting outlets of the first and second focusing lens for selectively picking up the focused light beam from the first or second focusing lens.

Abstract: An image scanning device with a rotatable reflection mirror arranged in an optical scanning module thereof for establishing either a reflective or transparent scanning optical path is disclosed. The optical scanning module includes a first focusing lens, a second focusing lens, an image sensing module, a plurality of fixed reflective optical path mirrors, a plurality of fixed transparent optical path mirrors, and a rotatable reflection mirror. At scanning a reflective document, the rotatable reflection mirror is rotated to a first reflection position. A light beam from a first light source projects to the reflective document. The image of the reflective document is reflected by the rotatable reflection mirror and the fixed reflective optical path mirrors, and then received by the image sensing module through the first focusing lens. At scanning a transparent document, the rotatable reflection mirror is rotated to a second reflection position.

Abstract: A scanner has a light and a scanning module for scanning light from a document and generating an image signal of the document. The scanning module has a plurality of light sensors, and a guiding lens for delivering light from the document to the light sensors. The guiding lens moves along a direction perpendicular to its own normal and may be set on at least a first position and a second position. The guiding lens is first set on the first position, and a reference picture is scanned to obtain a first reference image signal. The guiding lens is then set on the second position, and the reference picture is again scanned to obtain a second reference image signal. The guiding lens is then set to the first position or the second position, according to relative qualities of the first reference image signal and the second reference image signal.

Abstract: The present invention is usable as a stereoscopic visual unit capable of obtaining fine stereoscopic effects and also usable as binoculars, by provided with a first housing 11 that has a pair of convex lenses 12 and 13 and disposed at a specified space and having mutually almost parallel optical axes; and a second housing 20 that has a supporting part 25 supported swingable to the first housing for keeping a pair of pictures to be stereoscopically viewed on the optical axis of each convex lens in its first swing position, and a pair of concave lenses 26 and 27 disposed on the optical axis of each convex lens, a specified distance apart from each convex lens in its second swing position.

Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method for displaying large, continuous, autostereoscopic images. The present invention overcomes the size limitation of typical autostereoscopic images by recording a continuous, autostereoscopic image onto separate sheets or segments of recording material, mounting the recorded segments to separate tiles, and then displaying the tiles to display a continuous, autostereoscopic image. Although the autostereoscopic image display of the present invention is comprised of separate segments, the present invention offers viewers of the display a unitary visual impression of a large, autostereoscopic image without apparent discontinuities.In one broad aspect, the present invention provides a system for easily displaying segments of recording material to form a large, continuous, autostereoscopic image. The display can be disassembled into components that are light, compact, easily transportable, and easily storable.

Abstract: A viewer that creates an enhanced and immersive image is disclosed. Also disclosed is a novel collapsible viewer that assembles into a substantially rigid structure to maintain proper optical alignment of the lenses and the image(s). This viewer also excludes extraneous light, while allowing the user to focus the device to compensate for variations in eyesight of the users. Also disclosed is a novel means for interchanging images and locking them into optical alignment with the lenses of the viewer.

Abstract: An optical device, preferably in the form of a pair of folding binoculars (10) includes a front support (12) with a first optical means in the form of a pair of front lenses (25). A second optical means in the form of a pair of rear lenses (27) are supported by a rear support (14). Both the front support (12) and the rear support (14) are pivotably mounted to a spacing means (16) extending between the front support (12) and the rear support (14). The supports (12,14) are pivotably mounted to the spacing means (16) about respective mounting edges (17,18). The supports (12,14) each have a free edge (20,22) located opposite the respective mounting edges (127,18), enabling the support (12,14) to be folded from an operative configuration to a storage configuration. The optical device (10) may also include a releasable holding means (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 39a, 39b) to hold the front support and the rear support in the operative configuration.

Abstract: A collapsible stereoscopic viewer includes a generally rectangular housing formed of parallel sides and top and bottom surfaces all pivotally secured to form a collapsible rectangular. A pair of internal walls are similarly secured between the top and bottom surfaces to form two optical channels within the housing. A pair of lens supports are pivotally coupled to the housing interior and may be secured therein using a tab and slot attachment. Each lens support receives and supports a conventional eyepiece lens. A pair of front walls are pivotally secured within the housing interior and may be locked into a vertical position by a tab and slot arrangement. Each front wall defines an aperture aligned with one of the eyepieces. The housing further includes a pair of downwardly extending curved arms which support a pivotally coupled planar image plane movable between a vertical and horizontal position upon the arms.

Abstract: A viewer having a collapsed condition and a viewing condition. The viewer includes a front and rear wall formed of a flexible material and joined together at their top and bottom edges. The front wall includes a pair of images disposed on the interior surface of the front wall, while the exterior surface includes a reflection print. The rear wall includes a pair of viewing apertures having lenses in optical registration with the pair of images. A middle wall is disposed intermediate the front and rear walls and is joined together with the rear wall at their bottom edges. The middle wall includes at least one aperture in optical registration with the pair of images. The front and rear walls move between the viewing condition wherein the front and rear walls flex to define convex curves and the pair of images are viewable through the pair of viewing apertures, and the collapsed condition wherein the interior surfaces of the front and rear walls abut the middle wall.

Abstract: A foldable screen display for displaying screen images is disclosed which comprises: (a) at least two sub-displays; (b) a hinging member for pivotally connecting the sub-displays together on a side-by-side manner; (c) a magnifying optical element provided on top of each of the sub-displays, the magnifying optical element providing a magnifying power of between about 1.05 and about 1.3 so as to cause images displayed on the sub-displays to be perceived by a user as if they were from a single display; and (d) a membrane covering both of the sub-displays and the hinging member, the membrane being made of a transparent and resilient material. In a preferred embodiment, the magnifying optical element is a zone plate type magnifying optical element and is constructed to provide a magnifying power approximately equalling to one plus the ratio between the width of the hinging member and the width of sub-display.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, an envelope is provided that includes 3-D glasses delineated on at least one side of the envelope. The glasses are removable from the envelope and usable for viewing objects not readily visible without the use of the glasses, such as messages contained on the exterior of the envelope, or on paper matter contained within the envelope. In one embodiment of the present invention, perforations are provided along the outer edge of the glasses to allow for the removal of the glasses from the envelope without the use of a cutting device.

Abstract: A collapsible binocular comprising a substantially rectangular-faced open-sided housing having a front wall formed with a pair of objective lens apertures and a rear wall formed with a pair of eyepiece lens apertures is provided. A top wall, a bottom wall with an intermediate transverse fold line, the front wall and the rear wall of the housing are integrally connected and a flap is integrally connected to the front wall for attaching the front wall to under side of a visor extending from the top wall. A left side wall member and a right side wall member are integrally attached to the front wall or to the rear wall such that the front wall or the rear wall, respectively, play the role of a centered portion. When the binocular is assembled, any pairs of objective lens apertures will be in alignment with any pairs of eyepiece lens apertures.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image viewing device which can be used to create the effect of a stereoscopic image from back to back stereoscopically complementary views of an image, is disclosed. Also disclosed is a portable device for providing a stereoscopic image from a card which contains complementary stereoscopic views of an image in a manner whereby the images can be arranged substantially back to back. In addition, a novel card containing two stereoscopically complementary images, is disclosed. This card, when used in combination with the stereoscopic image viewing device, creates the effect of a stereoscopic image.

Abstract: A stereographic book includes a base portion, a plurality of pages having text and stereographic imagery thereon, and a fastener for coupling the plurality of pages to the base portion about a page pivotal axis. The stereographic book also includes a stereographic viewer having a viewer body and a lens system, and a coupling section formed integrally with the base portion and the viewer body for pivotably coupling the stereographic viewer to the base portion. The coupling section including an articulated section defining at least two pivotal axes which are generally parallel to the page pivotal axis to facilitate alignment and focal adjustment of the stereographic viewer relative to the plurality of pages.

Abstract: A stereoviewer and package for facilitating the immediate observation of a stereo pair of photographs and enabling all people to adjust the focal length to their own least distance of distinct vision. A box-shaped main body case for accommodating stereoscopic photographs and a lid case attached to the main body case so as to be slidable thereon serves as a package which is opened and closed by the sliding operation of both cases. A holder portion is provided on the rear surface, for example, of the main body case so as to position and hold the stereoscopic photographs in a standing state, and binocular lenses are disposed on the front surface of the lid case so as to view the stereoscopic photographs therethrough. The rear surface of the main body case and the front surface of the lid case are inclined in such a manner that the side surfaces of the stereoviewer are in a shape of a trapezoid when the main body case is attached upside down to the lid case at the time of observation.

Abstract: A collapsible binocular comprising a substantially rectangular open-sided housing and an elongated side wall member is provided. Objective lens means and eyepiece lens means maintain the construction of the binocular and provide protection for the lenses.

Abstract: A stereographic book includes a case having a bottom shell. The bottom shell includes a bottom surface, a front side wall, and a rear side wall. The case also includes a top shell pivotably coupled to the bottom shell adjacent the rear side wall of the bottom shell. The stereographic book also includes an optical viewer pivotably coupled to the bottom shell adjacent the front side wall. The optical viewer includes a lens system. The stereographic book further includes a plurality of pages including a first surface having imagery thereon. The pages are pivotably coupled to the bottom shell adjacent the rear side wall spaced apart from the optical viewer by a predetermined distance. Therefore, a user can pivot the pages relative to the bottom shell and view the imagery through lens system of the optical viewer. The lens system of the optical viewer has a predetermined focal length substantially equal to the predetermined distance between the pages and the optical viewer.

Abstract: A frame supports stereoscopically paired pictures and a pair of lenses for viewing the pictures. The frame is foldable to vary the distance between the lenses and the pictures so that an observer can focus on the pictures in accordance with the observer's particular optical characteristics, whereby a three-dimensional picture image is viewed. The distance between the viewing lenses can be varied to accommodate variations in the distance between the eyes of different observers. The entire viewer can be folded flat for storage and shipping convenience.

Abstract: A stereoviewer for observing a stereo pair of photographs three-dimensionally through binocular lenses is shown and described. The stereoviewer comprises a box-shaped main body case having a space for accommodating stereoscopic photographs; a lid for covering the main body case; holder portions provided on one side surface of the box-shaped main body case so as to position and hold the stereoscopic photographs in a non-perpendicular standing state; and binocular lenses provided thereon are inclined in such a manner that the binocular lenses face the vertical center portion of the stereoscopic photographs. This stereoviewer also serves as a package and has a simple structure. The thickness of the binocular lenses are varied so that the focal distance is different between the upper portion and the lower portion of said binocular lenses and the binocular lenses are decentered outwardly in the horizontal direction.

Abstract: An automatic viewer for half-frame stereoprints includes a base with a pair of lenses for stereoscopic viewing mounted thereon. The base has a kicking foot and picking detent projecting therethrough for engaging openings in a carrier deck upon which the half-frame stereoprints are pivotally mounted. A control mechanism utilizes cams to coordinate movement of the kicking foot and picking detent to index the carrier deck across the base so that the photoprints may be viewed individually. The carrier deck has two rows of openings for receiving the kicker foot, allowing the viewer to advance the carrier deck from either end presenting a first set of photoprints for viewing when advancing from one end and a second set of photoprints for viewing when advanced from the opposite end. The carrier deck may be stored with other carrier decks in a binder.

Abstract: A 3-D viewer is created by folding paper such as card stock in a predetermined manner. A first section of the viewer carries a pair of 3-D lenses and a second section, which is held normal to the plane of the first section when the viewer is in use, has a longitudinal extent substantially equal to the focal length of the lenses. In a first embodiment, a third section is foldably connected to the second section, carries a pair of 3-D scenes, and is held generally parallel to the first section when the scenes are viewed. Only one scene is provided in a second embodiment. Third and fourth embodiments add a fourth section that interconnects the free ends of the first and third sections of the first and second embodiments, respectively. That fourth section suggests to the user that the sections should be held in a square, box-like configuration. In the fourth embodiment, a foldable flap locks the viewer into the box-like configuration and serves as a septum member that facilitates viewing of the 3-D images.

Abstract: A 3-D viewer is created by folding paper such as card stock in a predetermined manner. A first section of the viewer carries a pair of 3-D lenses and a second section, which is held normal to the plane of the first section when the viewer is in use, has a longitudinal extent substantially equal to the focal length of the lenses. In a first embodiment, a third section is foldably connected to the second section, carries a pair of 3-D scenes, and is held generally parallel to the first section when the scenes are viewed. Only one scene is provided in a second embodiment. Third and fourth embodiments add a fourth section that interconnects the free ends of the first and third sections of the first and second embodiments, respectively. That fourth section suggests to the user that the sections should be held in a square, box-like configuration. In the fourth embodiment, a foldable flap locks the viewer into the box-like configuration and serves as a septum member that facilitates viewing of the 3-D images.

Abstract: A stereoscope includes a body having a base panel and a septum panel, wherein the front and rear edges of the base and septum panels each define at least one respective tab. A lens assembly having a lens panel that supports a pair of lenses defines multiple tab receiving slots, each positioned to receive a respective one of the tabs to support the septum panel in a pre-determined position with respect to the base panel and to hold the lens assembly on the body. A stereoscopic view panel has a pair of stereoscopic views fixedly positioned on the view panel. The view panel defines multiple tab receiving slots, each receiving a respective one of the tabs to secure the view panel to both the septum and base panels, with the septum panel precisely positioned between the stereoscopic views.

Abstract: A handheld stereographic book-type device which includes a content support portion (8) configured to position and support stereographic content (1A, 1B), and a stereoscopic viewer (5) configured to enable interocular adjustment. The stereoscopic viewer includes adjustable left and right lenses and respective adjustable occluding apertures to enable perception of stereographic content configured with left and right peripheral monocular fields (FIGS. 7-9, 2DL & 2DR). A viewer pivotal chassis (3) is configured to couple the stereoscopic viewer to the content support portion (8). The viewer pivotal chassis includes a plurality of pivotal axes (3) parallel to a line which bisects the left and right lenses of said viewer to enable the user to visually scan and traverse up and down the length of said content while maintaining focus of said content therewith said viewer (5).