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By 2010, the devices will routinely beam 3D films, games, and virtual goods into our laps, according Infosys, which has patented the handset.
The portable machines will capture and send 3D snapshots of the surrounding world, helping accident investigators, teachers, and doctors work remotely by instantly relaying realistic depictions of car damage, injuries, medical scans, or educational aids.
The powerful onboard processor on the Infosys machine would build a series of 2D shots taken, for example, from a digital camera, into 3D holograms using algorithms called 'Fourier' transformations to calculate the extra third dimension.
The patent, granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, says this allows complex 3D holographic images to be squeezed through the narrow pipes of existing communications networks by sending only the unprocessed data to be translated into the 3D hologram at the other end.
Infosys' device will be able to both send and receive these 3D images, displaying them using a projector with a laser source and micro holographic optical elements lenses.
The global 3D screen market is forecast by the industry to grow to 8.1 million units by 2010.
"Holographic handsets have the capability of enriching the user experience with an actual 3D experience and higher-quality images," an Infosys representative said. "This gives users a more realistic experience in areas like gaming, medicine, movies etc."
She said the technology would enable 3D images to be displayed without losing resolution, something that is not possible using current 3D technology such as stereoscopic displays.
Nick Heath of Silicon.com reported from London.
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Anyway, from the patent it looks like this is probably a patent troll trying to gain money off anyone that figures out how to project a holographic image. Not much tech listed that cannot be derived from a Issac Asimov novel..
That's it. I'm not going to movies or watching TV or anything that's fun.
I'm just going to sit back in my "Smart Chair Elite" and judge everyone who doesn't think like me!!
It reminds me of that holographic printer from Jurassic Park 3.
Can imagine being surrounded by virtual 3D images.. looks like Minority Reports in practice..
:D
If you think they are a patient troll, then I guess you should call the likes of Microsoft, IBM, Oracle and all as patient trolls.
ancree077 has got a good point. You can't just label someone a patient troll for filing a patient. They even announced a date unlike many of the patients out there.
Hint: The strength of this is use of FFTs which aren't patentable.
So are they saying their patenting the silicon that contains FFTs?
Or the idea of using 2D images to create a 3D image?
None of this is novel nor unique. Someone in the USPTO screwed up.
Incase you considered reading the book spoiler alert: The significance of Columbus's discovery that the earth is round is apparently lost on Friedman. On a round earth, the two most distant points are closer together than they are on a flat earth. But Friedman is going to spend the next 470 pages turning the "flat world" into a metaphor for global interconnectedness. Furthermore, he is specifically going to use the word round to describe the old, geographically isolated, unconnected world.
I point this out only to illustrate the significance of the Infosys announcement is apparently lost on most of you, and request you kindly jump overboard as soon as possible.
That's why he is telling our kids to do our homework since a kid in India or China is doing their homework.
Wake up and smell the coffee audio head.
P.S. - Wookies and Ewoks really did exist, a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.
I'll believe it when I see it!
As for the tech, let's see how usable it is in real-life before going "wow".
It involves the conversion of data between the time domain and the frequency domain in both directions, which is why it is the basis for audio compression/decompression formats such as MP3 and video formats such as MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, and more.
A Fourier transform can be done in one (as in audio), two (as in video) or any number of dimensions. The concept is not new and is used every day for people who watch movies or listen to music.
Therefore, the mention of 'Fourier' transform in this article shows a lack of understanding and a lack of proper research on the part of the writer.
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by techfan_08
October 22, 2008 12:39 PM PDT
- Wow. This would be amazing!
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