Method for Producing an Autostereoscopic Display and Arrangement for an Autostereoscopic Display

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The patent describes an improved method and arrangement for creating autostereoscopic (glasses-free 3D) displays. Through a virtual optical imaging process using specialized software, it directly generates parallax panoramagrams (the base images for 3D effect) matched to specific lens arrangements. By virtually simulating the optical system—including objects, viewing lenses, and image recorders—the method eliminates the need for multiple, manually combined image strips. The resulting images, when viewed through a matching lens array (either physically placed or simulated electronically), create a natural 3D effect to the viewer without additional equipment.

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• 3D displays for advertising and point-of-sale materials that do not require 3D glasses.
• Educational models or museum exhibits presenting lifelike, three-dimensional imagery inline for multiple viewers.
• 3D photo printing services where users can print out lenticular 3D images from digital files.
• Autostereoscopic displays in consumer electronics, such as smartphones, tablets, monitors, or TVs offering 3D viewing without glasses.
• Medical imaging displays presenting anatomical models in three dimensions for better diagnostics or education.
• Enhanced visualizations for product packaging or promotional materials to attract consumer attention.

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• No need for special glasses or viewing aids to experience 3D effects, offering convenience and accessibility to viewers.
• Improved production process by generating parallax panoramagrams directly using virtual modeling, eliminating complex manual steps, and enhancing image quality.
• Flexibility to adapt the final 3D image exactly to the optical properties of the chosen lens array, resulting in sharper, more realistic images and fewer artifacts.
• Supports both physical and electronic output, allowing for printed 3D images as well as displays on electronic screens with simulated lens arrays.
• Enables easier customization and optimization for different display sizes, lens types, and content types, broadening possible applications.
• Streamlined workflow supports both mass production and tailored, small-batch or single-image runs at higher quality.

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The invention relates to a method for producing an autostereoscopic display, which shows at least one object, wherein in the method, by means of an application running on a data processing device for the at least one object (1), with the help of a radiation image design (5) in a virtual optical imaging system, which comprises at least one object (1), an imaging lens (2) that is disposed opposite the at least one object (1) and images said object as an object image (6a, 6b) in an image plane (7), and a recording device (8) recording the object image (6a, 6b) in the image plane (7), image data is produced for a parallax panoramagram of the object image (6a, 6b) in the recording device (8), an image corresponding to the image data for the parallax panoramagram is produced and an autostereoscopic display is produced, in that a transparent planar arrangement of imaging elements that corresponds to the imaging lens (2) is disposed upstream of the parallax panoramagram. The invention further relates to an arrangement for an autostereoscopic display.