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Low differential 3-d viewer glasses and method

CA 1294801 C · Owner: Telcast International Film Production Gmbh · Inventors: Beard, Terry D.

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A method for creating a 3-D television effect is disclosed in which a scene is recorded with a relative lateral movement between the scene and the recording mechanism (2). The recording is played back and viewed through a pair of viewer glasses (46) in which one of the lenses (18) is darker and has a spectral transmission characterized by a reduced transmissivity at at least one, and preferably all three of, the television's peak radiant energy wavebands. The lighter lens (20), on the other hand, has a spectral transmission characterized by a reduced transmissivity at wavelengths removed from the television energy peaks. The result is a substantially greater effective optical density …

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  • Granted January 28, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 28, 2009.
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FiledApril 29, 1988
GrantedJanuary 28, 1992
Term endedJanuary 28, 2009
Patent numberCA 1294801 C
Classification (IPC)H04N13/00

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1989199219951998200120042007Application filedApril 29, 1988Patent grantedJan 28, 1992Term endedJan 28, 2009

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