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US3643361A
US3643361A US877298A US3643361DA US3643361A US 3643361 A US3643361 A US 3643361A US 877298 A US877298 A US 877298A US 3643361D A US3643361D A US 3643361DA US 3643361 A US3643361 A US 3643361A
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  • This invention relates to the field of display devices in which illusions of motion, and also depth if desired, are created. More particularly, this invention relates to the field of motion simulation or illusion with transparent materials having dot patterns imprinted thereon.
  • Some of the lenticular devices employ a type of moire patterning to assist in the creation of the desired illustration.
  • Such moire patterning has typically involved the use of overlapping patterns of semicylindrical lenticular surfaces or semispherical lenticular surfaces on opposed surfaces or on opposite sides of a sheet of display material.
  • these lenticular devices have many significant deficiencies.
  • the creation of the lenticular patterns is difficult to accomplish, especially if it is desired to have patterns on both sides of a single sheet; only one pattern can be effectively created on a given surface; and also, these lenticular devices often result in wavy or blurred images and are often uncomfortable for the observer to view.
  • Moire patterning for motion illusion has also been suggested wherein movable sheets are employed, each having a line or line patterns therein, but these devices have been very limited in that they have only a single lens or line pattern on each sheet.
  • moire patterning has been well known for many years. In some instances moire patterns have been deliberately created to produce desired effects. At one time moire patterned fabrics were quite popular. Also, the lenticular devices discussed above make use of a type of moire patterning. In other situations, however, for example, such as in halftone printing, moire patterns may be inadvertently generated and have to be eliminated or avoided.
  • the activator sheet is caused to move relative to the art sheet while light from the activator sheet, either transmitted or reflected, is transmitted through the art sheet.
  • the several dot pattern frequencies on the art sheet are different p from the single frequency of dot patterns on the activator sheet, and thus moire patterns of lighter and darker areas are created by the overlapping of the two sheets when they are stationary with respect to each other. Movement of the activator sheet with respect to the art sheet causes changes in the positions of the light and dark areas of the moire pattems, and thus very effective illusion of motion can be created by appropriate selection of relative dot pattern frequencies and angular relationships.
  • Depth illusion can also be created by a moire patterning technique wherein selected portions of the front and back surfaces of the art sheet are imprinted with dot patterns of slightly different frequencies .with respect to each other, which frequencies are substantially different from the frequencies of the dot patterns of the interacting portions of the art sheet and the activator sheet. Extremely effective depth illusion can be created in this manner, especially if the art sheet is of some finite thickness on the order of 0.03 inches or greater.
  • the dot patterns employed in the present invention can be printed on transparent sheets in accordance with standard printing techniques such as, for example, lithography, silk screening, and photogelation printing so that a particularly facile method is available for creating the necessary plural dot patterns; and furthermore, numerous copies of a particular display can be created by such standard printing processes.
  • standard printing techniques such as, for example, lithography, silk screening, and photogelation printing so that a particularly facile method is available for creating the necessary plural dot patterns; and furthermore, numerous copies of a particular display can be created by such standard printing processes.
  • the motion and depth illusion techniques can be employed jointly or separately, and either can be used in con nection with other techniques.
  • one object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved method and apparatus for effecting motion illusion.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved method and apparatus for effecting motion illusion through the use of moire patterning techniques.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved method and apparatus for effecting motion illusion through moire patterning and standard printing techniques.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved method and apparatus for effecting motion illusion by the use of two separate and differently patterned dotted sheets, one sheet being movable with respect to the other and that other sheet having a plurality of dot patterns thereon of different frequencies and angular orientation.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved method and apparatus for effecting motion and depth illusion through the use of two separate and differently patterned dotted sheets, one of which sheets is movable with respect to the other to create an illusion of motion of patterns on that other sheet, the dot pattern frequencies employed for depth illusion being significantly different from the dot pattern frequencies for motion illusion.
  • FIG. 1 is a view of a dot-pattemed sheet in accordance with the present invention, the dot patterns being enlarged for purposes of illustration.
  • FIG. 2 is a representation of two overlayed dot-patterned sheets whereby a moire pattern is created.
  • FIG. 3 is a view of a transparent sheet in which dot patterns are created on the front and rear surfaces in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a representation of a display in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a showing of one method of moving the activator or reference sheet of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a showing of an another apparatus for moving the activator sheet of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagrammatic representation of a circle arranged on an art sheet in segments of differing dot pattern frequencies for motion illusion in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a view showing an alternative arrangement of the circle of FIG. 7 for enhancing motion illusion.
  • FIG. 9 is an exploded view showing the cooperative arrangement between the activator sheet and the art sheet in typical display apparatus to produce motion illusion on the art sheet.
  • a transparent plastic sheet 10 is shown having opaque dots l2 printed on one surface thereof.
  • Sheet 10 may be of a material such a triacetate, or clear rigid vinyl, or any clear material and, as stated above, the opaque dots 12 are printed thereon by standard printing techniques.
  • the dots are essentially arranged in rows wherein the dots are equally spaced from each other. Accordingly, the dots or lines of dots can be adequately or properly characterized by referring to the frequencies of dots, i.e., the number of dots per inch in any selected direction. While only part of the sheet of FIG. 1 is shown with the dots imprinted thereon, it will be understood that the entire sheet is covered with dots and the partial showing of FIG.
  • FIG. 2 a representation is depicted of a moire pattern of alternating light and dark areas 18 and 20 resulting from the overlapping of two transparent sheets 10(a) and 10(b), each of which has dot patterns printed thereon in accordance with the sheet of FIG. 1.
  • the frequencies of dots are slightly different for each of the two sheets 10(a) and 10(b) and the dots may be in different axial orientations.
  • sheet 10(a) may have a dot frequency of 60 lines of dots per inch and sheet 10(1)) may have a dot frequency of 62 lines of dots per inch.
  • the individual dots of a dimension of 0.008 inch are individually so small that they effectively cannot be seen individually.
  • one sheet having a dot pattern of a constant frequency referred to as the activator sheet, is caused to move with respect to another stationary transparent sheet.
  • the stationary sheet has a plurality of dot patterns of different frequencies or different angular inclinations of the dots from the activator sheet, i.e., having dot patterns of two or more frequencies, each of which is a different frequency from the activator sheet.
  • This stationary sheet is referred to as an art sheet.
  • the motion of the activator sheet with respect to the art sheet creates, as will be more fully described hereinafter, a very effective illusion of motion on the surface of the art sheet.
  • the item stationary means that the art sheet does not move relative to the activator sheet, but both could be moved together, such as in a movable base.
  • an activator sheet 22 having a dot pattern thereon is shown.
  • Activator sheet 22 is in all essential respects similar to sheet 10 described with respect to FIG. 1, e.g., it is transparent and has an opaque dot pattern thereon of a constant number of dots per inch over one entire surface (although the dot pattern is shown only on parts of the surface for ease of illustration) and it will presumably range in thickness from 0.001 inch to 0.04 inch.
  • the sheet shown with respect to FIG. 5 is assigned a separate reference numeral since it will function in the present invention as a separately identifiable activator sheet cooperating with another sheet, to be known as the art sheet.
  • Activator sheet 22 is printed to have a dot frequency of 60 dots per inch with the inrows inclined at 45 to axis 14.
  • Activator sheet 22 may be mounted, such as in a transparent frame 24, and structure is provided so that the sheet may be moved along one of its axes such as axis 14.
  • a follower 26 depends from frame 24 and is in contact with a double lobe cam 28. Rotation of cam 28 in the clockwise direction results in oscillating upward and downward movement of sheet 22 along axis 14, the sheet being, of course, mounted in any kind of suitable mounting structure with respect to which it is free to oscillate.
  • the contour of the cam generates a controlled upward motion ending in a faster downward return to start another controlled upward stroke.
  • activator sheet 22 is in the form of an endless transparent belt having a 60-dot-per-inch pattern printed thereon.
  • the belt is driven by rollers 30 to provide motion of activator sheet 22' in the direction of axis 14.
  • some appropriate provision such as those shown by way of example in FIGS. 5 and 6 must be made to impart motion to activator sheet 22 in a predetermined direction.
  • the motion of the activator sheet 22 relative to an appropriately dot-patterned stationary art sheet results in the illusion of motion on the surface of the art sheet when viewed by an appropriately positioned viewer.
  • the moire patterns i.e., the alternating light and dark areas 18 and 20 described with respect to the overlay of FIG. 2
  • the sheets could be reversed with the front or top sheet moved with respect to the rear or bottom sheet if desired, but movement of the rear sheet is preferable.
  • an exemplary art sheet 32 is shown which would serve as the upper or overlay sheet with respect to an activator sheet 22 in a pair of overlayed sheets.
  • Art sheet 32 would, like activator sheet 22, be a transparent plastic sheet such as triacetate, or clear, rigid vinyl, or any clear material, having a plurality dot patterns of predetermined frequencies printed thereon.
  • a transparent plastic sheet such as triacetate, or clear, rigid vinyl, or any clear material, having a plurality dot patterns of predetermined frequencies printed thereon.
  • sheet 32 will first be discussed in the context of uniform dot patterns of constant frequency on the entire upper surface thereof.
  • a convention is depicted in FIG. "7 to discuss the relationship between the dot patterns on the two sheem and the changing position of the moire pattern.
  • Axes MM) and 110(41) correspond, respectively, to axes M and in of activator sheet 22.
  • Four quadrants of -90 are shown in MG. '7 for purposes of illustration, with the upward pair of quadrants being indicated with a plus sign and the lower pair of quadrants being indicated with a minus sign to indicate direction of change of position of the moire pattern toward the top or bottom edge of sheet .32.
  • movement of the moire pattern will be a function of the parameters of dot pattern frequency on the activator sheet, dot pattern frequency on the art sheet, the angular relationship of the rows of the dot patterns, and the direction and speed of movement of the activator sheet.
  • Another characteristic or parameter of the moire of significance is the beat of the moire pattern.
  • Each combination of an activator sheet and an art sheet (or a part thereof) will have a distinctive beat, i.e., repeating darlt areas, depending on the frequencies of dot patterns and the angular relationship between the dot patterns on the two sheets.
  • a distinctive beat i.e., repeating darlt areas
  • the motion of the activator sheet with respect to a stationary art sheet results in transition or movement of the moire pattern in accordance with the particular parameters of the sheets involved.
  • the movement of the moire patterns will be in different directions and at different speeds depending on those parameters, and the present invention employs this moire pattern motion to create illusions of motion in patterns of art work selectively printed on an art sheet 32.
  • the patterns are printed in different frequencies of dots per inch and at different angles of inclination on the art sheet to achieve varied and desired illusions of motion. 7
  • a typical example will serve to illustrate the manner in which a particular desired pattern can be formed on the art sheet with a plurality of different dot pattern frequencies and angles of inclination, both of which are required in order to create a desired illusion of motion.
  • F 16. 7 assume that it is desired to display a circle 34 on art sheet 32 with the circle appearing to rotate in the direction indicated by the arrows. resort can then be had to data such as that presented above to select dot patterns for various segments of the circle in order to achieve the desired illusion of motion. The data is, of course, related to the dot frequency of the activator sheet.
  • circle 34 for desired motion effects once a selection is made as to the desired beat speed of the display. Assuming that a beat speed of approximately three beats per inch is desired, circle 34 is then divided into segments 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50 for purposes of forming each of these sections on a composite art sheet with different dot frequencies and angles of inclination in each of the sections.
  • a circle 34 wherein the eight sections are printed with the indicated dot pattern frequencies aligned with respect to a vertical axis 14 of an activator sheet with the indicated angular relationship will result in a composite wherein moire patterns, formed from overlaying the composite art sheet with the activator sheet of a frequency of 60 lines per inch, will appear to move in the directions indicated by the arrows when the activator sheet is oscillated along its axis 14.
  • the composite art sheet 3% having the various segments 36-50 of different frequency patterns thereon is formed through a series of steps. First of all, sheets of uniform line-dot frequency are assembled for the various desired frequencies. Segments of the desired shape with the axis M(a) of each sheet inclined at the appropriate angle to the vertical are then cut, such as with an art knife, and the appropriate segments are then bonded to a clear plastic sheet to form a composite. A positive print, preferable a contact print, is then made of that composite by standard photographic techniques so that a positive print is thereby obtained of the several segments of different dot pattern frequencies.
  • a positive offset lithographic plate is then made from that positive print by standard techniques, and that lithographic plate may, if desired, be made of very durable material such as aluminum in accordance with known lithographic plate technology.
  • the lithographic plate thus created is a composite made up of several segments of different dot frequencies and angles of inclination in each segment.
  • This lithographic plate is then used to print on a clear transparent plastic sheet whereby an art sheet 32 is formed having the desired circular pattern with the segments of different dot pattern frequencies.
  • many such identical sheets can be printed limited only by the life of the printing plate.
  • the art sheet thus printed can be displayed in front of an activator sheet, and the desired illusion of motion on the printed surface of the art sheet can then be achieved by simple oscillating motion of the activator sheet.
  • the illusion of motion thus created can, if desired, be enhanced by any standard art techniques.
  • movement of the circle described with respect to FIG. 7 can be enhanced by the technique shown in FIG. 8 wherein a series of bands or rings 52 is printed on the surface of sheet 32. These bands will tend to smooth or round out the apparent motion of the circle.
  • FIG. 8 is merely one illustration of a possible enhancement technique, and any other such techniques can be used.
  • FIG. 9 shows one such form wherein a light box 54 is used.
  • the art sheet 34 is mounted in a slot in a stationary position at the front of the light box shown in an exploded view in FIG. 9, and art sheet 22 is mounted in a slot for oscillating motion as imparted by follower 26 in contact with cam 28 which is driven by a suitable motor 56.
  • a suitable light source illuminates the rear of transparent activator sheet 22, and the light transmitted through sheet 22 is incident on the rear of transparent sheet 34 to produce the moire patterns as described above in accordance with the frequency and angular relationships between the dot patterns on sheet 34 and the dot patterns on sheet 22. Oscillatory motion of activator sheet 22 then produces the illusion of motion, as described above, on the front surface of sheet 34 for viewing by an appropriate viewer.
  • Other display apparatus might include, for example, frames in front of a bright light, or even displays on an open counter.
  • the invention has been described herein in terms of transmission of light through activator sheet 22, the invention can also be practiced by reflecting light from sheet 22. In either event it is preferable that the transmitted or reflected light be at a level of approximately 50 percent of the illuminating light. Furthermore, it should be noted that different and interesting effects can be generated by varying the speed at which the activator sheet is moved.
  • the dot patterns on the activator sheet are in orderly repetitive straight parallel rows, and the dot patterns within each segment of the art sheet are also in orderly repetitive straight parallel rows. Both different dot pattern frequencies and angular orientations are required between the several segments of an art sheet and the activator sheet for optimum motion illusion.
  • art sheet segments in a total pattern might be of either the same dot frequency or angular orientation as the activator sheet depending on the desired motion effect.
  • the dot pattern frequency and angular relationship between art sheet segments and the activator sheet must be maintained within limits for optimum effects.
  • the dot pattern frequency of the art sheet segments should be within :10 percent of the dot pattern frequency of the activator sheet, and the angular orientation of the dot patterns in the art segments (i.e., the inclination of axis l4l(a) of any given art sheet segment with respect to vertical axis 14 of the activator sheet) may vary :t8.
  • Another such factor relates to separation between the sheets.
  • sheet separation is almost or completely, entolerable, a reasonable amount of separation can be accepted in the present invention. Separation between the art sheet and the activator sheet up to fine-eighth of an inch causes little or no distortion problem, and the separation between a pair of sheets can vary within that acceptable limit at different locations without encountering any significant distortion. Depending on the dot pattern frequencies, separation up to one-fourth of an inch could be tolerated.
  • dot patterns should be printed on the opposed facing surfaces of the sheets. If the activator sheet is to be behind the art sheet in a display, the dot patterns should be on the rear surface of the art sheet and on the front surface of the activator sheet. Conversely, if the activator sheet is to be in front of the art sheet, the dot patterns should be on the back of the activator sheet and on the front of the art sheet.
  • the present invention also may allow for inclusion of depth illusion simulation, with the motion illusion. Many physiological and psychological factors influence depth perception.
  • an object is generally viewed with respect to a distinctly separated background, and a viewer is accustomed (i.e., has learned by experience) to expect certain movements or apparent movements of the background if the viewing position changes. If, while the attention of the viewer is fixed to an object, he moves to the right, the background will move to the right also. The same kind of background movement occurs with any movement of the viewing position itself rather than movement of the viewer. If, therefore, a transparency provides a background that moves in the accustomed manner behind fixed parts of an image, the viewer gets a perception of depth. When the direction of movement is reversed, the viewer may get the impression that the background is closer than the fixed image.
  • retinal disparity With respect to retinal disparity, the most important cue or factor to distance is a result of the fact that we have two eyes set about 2% inches apart, and each eye, therefore, receives a somewhat different view of the same object. The fact that different images are received by the eyes is termed retinal disparity. These two separate views are combined in the brain so that the one picture perceived possess real depth effect. If a transparency display provides the accustomed retinal disparity, the viewer will also experience a depth effect.
  • the depth simulation or illustration in the present invention is accomplished, as is the motion illusion, by the use of dot patterns.
  • the motion illusion employs two separate sheets of dot patterns with one movable relative to the other
  • the depth illusion is accomplished with a single sheet (the art sheet) having related dot patterns applied to opposed parallel surfaces, and no movement is employed between the two surfaces.
  • the art sheet having related dot patterns applied to opposed parallel surfaces, and no movement is employed between the two surfaces.
  • two separate sheets could be employed, but the depth illusion is particularly suitable for creation with just the art sheet of the present invention.
  • a transparent sheet 60 having a front surface 62 and a rear surface 64 on which dot patterns are printed.
  • Sheet 60 can be the same material and printed in the same manner as discussed above with respect to either activator sheet 22 or the art sheet 32 employed in motion illusion.
  • the thickness dimension it between front surface 62 and rear surface 64 must be at least 0.03 inches, and a thickness of approximately oneeighth of an inch or greater results in particularly distinct depth illusions.
  • surfaces 62 and 64 are planes substantially parallel to each other.
  • the dot patterns printed on surfaces 62 and 64 are essentially similar to the dot patterns described above with respect to the activator sheets, although the dot frequency on one surface must be slightly different from the dot frequency on the other surface to create the depth illusion.
  • one surface might be printed with a dot frequency of 150 dots per inch, and the other surface might be printed with a frequency of 152 dots per inch.
  • the difference in the frequency in the dot patterns on surfaces 62 and 64 results in a moire pattern as previously discussed. If the minimum separation of surfaces 62 and 64 of 0.03 inches is present, the right and left eye images seen by a viewer are displaced (i.e., there is retinal disparity), and thus an illusion of depth is created. Within some limits, the displacement of the right and left eye images increases with increasing separation of surfaces 62 and 64, and furthemiore, the clearness of the moire is reduced as surface separation increases and depth illusion thereby is further enhanced.
  • the moire pattern will move in the same direction as any movement of the viewer (motion parallax) and depth illusion is thereby further enhanced.
  • the movement of the moire pattern will be reversed if the higher frequency dot pattern is nearer the viewer.
  • the frequency difference i.e., the difference between the frequency of lines of dots per inch on the opposed surfaces, be between I and 15 percent of the frequency of the pattern on the front surface.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates one such combined display, but it will be understood that FIG. 4 merely depicts a view looking directly at a combined display and no attempt has been made to emphasize either the motion of depth illusion as shown in FIG. 4.
  • a sheet 66 is seen in typical display, sheet 66 being an art sheet as discussed above with respect to the motion illusion, and it will be understood that sheet 66 is cooperatively combined with an appropriate activator or reference sheet for motion illusion.
  • Interlocking rings 68 are shown on sheet 66, these interlocking rings having been formed of different dot pattern frequencies on the back of art sheet 66 in accordance with the procedure discussed above, so that the illusion will be created that these rings are rotating in a desired manner when the activator sheet is being moved.
  • the background section 70 including the entire border. around the rings 68 and the areas enclosed by the rings but not overlapping with other rings, has dot patterns on both the front and rear surfaces of sheet 66 of slightly different frequencies to produce the depth illusion discussed with respect to FIG. 3. In this manner, the rings 68 not only appear to be rotating, but they also appear to be suspended in space.
  • the dot patterns on the front and back surfaces used to create the depth illusion must be of significantly difierent frequencies from the dot patterns used to create the display such as the rings 68 and the activator sheet cooperating with the rings 68.
  • the dot patterns in the depth and motion illusion sections must not be the same or whole multiple numbers of each other.
  • the preferred frequency for the depth illusion parts of the display is NX+ /zX dots per inch wherein N is any integer l or greater.
  • the depth sections of the display can be attenuated to eliminate stray motion effects by coating the back of the art display sheet 66 with a light-diffusing material in those areas in which only the depth illusion is to be created.
  • a typical light diffuser would be fine beaded glass such as a 4-micron glass bead suspension known as Syloid 978 obtainable from Davison Chemical Co. of Baltimore, Maryland, the beaded glass being suspended in a lacquer and applied in a lacquer coating to the rear surface of display sheet 66 in those areas other than the areas in which the motion illusion is to be created.
  • An animated display device for creating an illusion of motion including:
  • a second transparent sheet having a plurality of sections of dot patterns on at least one surface thereof forming a display, the dot patterns in each section being of a constant predetermined frequency of dots per inch in the section, at least one of the sections being of different dot pattern frequency than another of said sections, and at least some of said sections being of different dot pattern frequency than said first transparent sheet;
  • said second sheet being overlayed with respect to said first sheet to form moire patterns
  • said first sheet is an activator or reference sheet, the dot pattern being a printed pattern forming uniform rows of dots; and wherein said second sheet is an art sheet the dot pattern in each section being a printed pattern forming uniform rows of dots in the section, and each section being formed in a predetermined shape to form part of said display.
  • said dots in said first sheet are aligned in rows at a predetermined angle with respect to an axis of said sheet; and wherein said dots in each section of said second sheet are aligned in rows at a predetermined angle with respect to an axis of each section, at least some of said sections being arranged with their axes inclined with respect to said axis of said first sheet.
  • said dots on each of said sheets are formed by a standard printing technique.
  • the frequencies of said dot patterns in said sections of said second sheet differ from the frequency of said dot pattern on said first sheet by not more than percent of said first sheet dot pattern frequency.
  • the dot patterns on said first and second sheets are printed on opposing faces of said sheets.
  • said sheets are spaced apart not more than one-fourth of an inch.
  • An animated display device as in claim 3 including:
  • depth display dot patterns on the opposite surfaces of said second sheet in areas other than the areas of said sections said depth display dot patterns being of slightly different frequencies on each of said opposite surfaces, one of said depth display dot patterns being of a frequency approximately NX+ /2X, wherein X is the frequency of the dot pattern in any section and N is any integer.
  • said depth display dot patterns on opposite surfaces differ from each in frequency by from 1 to 15 percent.
  • An animated display device as in claim 1 including:
  • a background section on said second sheet said background section having a dot pattern thereon of a frequency approximately NX-i /QX, where X is the frequency of the dot pattern on said first sheet and N is any integer.
  • An animated display device for creating an illusion of motion including:
  • first transparent sheet having a dot pattern on at least one surface thereof, said dot pattern on said first sheet being uniform and of a predetermined frequency of dots per inch throughout said first sheet;
  • second transparent sheet having a plurality of sections of dot patterns on at least one surface thereof forming a display, the dot patterns in each section being of a constant predetermined frequency of dots per inch in the section, at least one of the sections being of different dot pattern frequency than another of said sections, and at least some of said sections being of different dot pattern frequency than said first transparent sheet;
  • said first sheet being overlayed with respect to said second sheet to form moire patterns

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