Claims
- 1. A process for producing a display, comprising the steps of:
- generating a first intermediate image with a central processing unit;
- displaying said first intermediate image on a display screen of said central processing unit;
- generating a second intermediate image on said central processing unit by electronically copying said first intermediate image, moving said copied image to a different location on said screen than said first intermediate image, and electronically altering and modifying at least part of the overall appearance and shape of said copied second intermediate image so that a substantial portion of said second intermediate image is substantially different than said first intermediate image;
- masking and striping said first intermediate image by substantially removing and deleting portions of said first intermediate image to form a striped first image having an array of aliquot spaced obstructed first spacer portions defining a first set of spaces and an array of aliquot spaced first stripes comprising first opaque portions;
- masking and striping said second intermediate image by substantially removing and deleting portions of said second intermediate image to form a striped second image having an array of aliquot spaced obstructed second spacer portions defining a second set of spaces and an array of aliquot spaced second stripes comprising second opaque portions;
- superimposing, aligning, and moving said second striped image in offset relationship upon said first striped image so that at least part of said first opaque portions of said first striped image are aligned in registration with and superimposed upon part of said spacer portions of said second striped image and at least part of said first spacer portions of said first striped image are aligned in registration with and superimposed upon part of said second opaque portions of said second striped image;
- printing said superimposed images on a rearward web comprising a member selected from the group consisting of a container, cup, glass, mug, bottle, box, package, wrapper, carton, greeting card, compact disc case, laser disc case, and lampshade; and
- placing an array of substantially transparent rods in front of said superimposed images on said rearward web so that only one of said images can be viewed from a first angle of observation and a different one of said images can be viewed from another angle of observation.
- 2. A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein said generating said first image includes optically scanning said first image with an optical reader and transmitting said scanned image to said screen.
- 3. A process in accordance with claim 1 including
- generating from one to four additional intermediate images on said central processing unit by electronically copying one of said intermediate images, moving said copied additional images to a different location on said screen than the other image, and electronically altering and modifying at least part of the overall appearance and shape of said copied additional intermediate images so that said additional intermediate images are substantially different than said other images;
- masking and striping said additional intermediate images by screening, substantially removing, and deleting portions of said additional intermediate images to form striped additional images having an array of aliquot spaced obstructed spacer portions defining a set of spaces and an array of aliquot spaced stripes comprising opaque portions; and
- superimposing, aligning, and moving said additional striped images in offset relationship upon said other striped images so that at least part of said opaque portions of said striped additional images are aligned in registration with and superimposed upon part of said spacer portions of said other striped images and at least part of said spacer portions of said striped additional images are aligned in registration with and superimposed upon part of said opaque portions of said other striped images.
- 4. A process for producing a display, comprising the steps of:
- generating an overlying grid-like pattern with a central processing unit, said grid-like pattern having a set of aliquot spaced substantially uniform opaque bars and a set of aliquot substantially uniform slit-like spaces providing windows between said bars;
- displaying said grid-like pattern on a monitor comprising a display screen of said central processing unit;
- generating a first intermediate image said central processing unit, said first intermediate image being smaller than said grid-like pattern;
- displaying said first intermediate image on said screen at a different location than said pattern;
- generating a second intermediate image on said central processing unit by electronically copying said first intermediate image, moving said copied image to a different location on said screen than said first intermediate image and said pattern, and electronically altering and modifying at least part of the overall appearance and shape of said copied second intermediate image so that a substantial portion of said second intermediate image is substantially different than said first intermediate image;
- masking and striping said first intermediate image by moving and overlaying said grid-like pattern on said first image and screening, substantially removing, and deleting portions of said first intermediate image behind said bars to form a striped first image having an array of aliquot spaced obstructed first spacer portions defining a first set of spaces behind said bars and an array of aliquot spaced first stripes comprising first opaque portions behind and substantially corresponding to the width of said windows;
- masking and striping said second intermediate image by moving and overlaying said grid-like pattern on said second intermediate image and screening, substantially removing, and deleting portions of said second intermediate image behind said bars to form a striped second image having an array of aliquot spaced obstructed second spacer portions defining a second set of spaces behind said bars and an array of aliquot spaced second stripes comprising second opaque portions behind and substantially corresponding to the width of said windows;
- said images being formed substantially in accordance with the following formula
- B.sub.w =O.sub.w -I.sub.1
- wherein
- B.sub.w =width of the opaque bars of the grid or grid-like pattern;
- O.sub.w =overall combined width of the stripes of all the images;
- I.sub.1 =combined width of the stripes of the first image
- superimposing, aligning, and moving said second striped image in offset relationship upon said first striped image so that at least part of said first opaque portions of said first striped image are aligned in registration with and superimposed upon part of said spacer portions of said second striped image and at least part of said first spacer portions of said first striped image are aligned in registration with and superimposed upon part of said second opaque portions of said second striped image;
- printing said grid-like pattern on a first web comprising a substantially transparent semi-rigid sleeve; and
- printing said superimposed images on a rearward web comprising at least part of a member selected from the group consisting of a container, cup, glass, mug, bottle, package, wrapper, carton, box, lampshade, magazine, comic book, page, envelope, greeting card, game, compact disc case, laser disc case, brochure, and pamphlet.
- 5. A process in accordance with claim 4 wherein said generating said first image includes optically scanning said first image with an optical reader and transmitting said scanned image to said screen.
- 6. A process in accordance with claim 4 including
- generating a third intermediate image on said central processing unit by electronically copying said first intermediate image, moving said copied third intermediate image to a different location on said screen than said first image and said pattern, and electronically altering and modifying at least part of the overall appearance and shape of said copied third intermediate image so that said third intermediate image is substantially different than said first and second intermediate images;
- masking and striping said third intermediate image by moving and overlaying said grid-like pattern on said third intermediate image and screening, substantially removing, and deleting portions of said third intermediate image behind said bars to form a striped third image having an array of aliquot spaced obstructed third spacer portions defining a third set of spaces behind said bars and an array of aliquot spaced third stripes comprising third opaque portions behind and substantially corresponding to the width of said windows, and moving said grid-like pattern away from said third striped image to another position on said screen; and
- superimposing, aligning, and moving said third striped image in offset relationship upon said second striped image so that at least part of said second opaque portions of said second striped image are aligned in registration with and superimposed upon part of said spacer portions of said third striped image and at least part of said second spacer portions of said second striped image are aligned in registration with and superimposed upon part of said second opaque portions of said third striped image.
- 7. A process for producing a display, comprising the steps of:
- generating a first intermediate image with a central processing unit;
- displaying said first intermediate image on a display screen of said central processing unit;
- generating a second intermediate image with said central processing unit, moving said second intermediate image to a different location on said screen than said first intermediate image;
- masking and striping said first intermediate image by substantially removing and deleting portions of said first intermediate image to form a striped first image having an array of aliquot spaced obstructed first spacer portions defining a first set of spaces and an array of aliquot spaced first stripes comprising first opaque portions;
- masking and striping said second intermediate image by substantially removing and deleting portions of said second intermediate image to form a striped second image having an array of aliquot spaced obstructed second spacer portions defining a second set of spaces and an array of aliquot spaced second stripes comprising second opaque portions;
- superimposing, aligning, and moving said second striped image in offset relationship upon said first striped image so that at least part of said first opaque portions of said first striped image are aligned in registration with and superimposed upon part of said spacer portions of said second striped image and at least part of said first spacer portions of said first striped image are aligned in registration with and superimposed upon part of said second opaque portions of said second striped image;
- printing said superimposed images on a rearward web; and
- placing an array of substantially transparent rods in front of said superimposed images on said rearward web so that only one of said images can be viewed from a first angle of observation and a different one of said images can be viewed from another angle of observation.
- 8. A process in accordance with claim 7 wherein:
- said generating said first and second images include optically scanning said first and second images with an optical reader and transmitting said scanned images to said screen; and
- said rearward web comprises a member selected from the group consisting of a container, cup, glass, mug, bottle, box, package, wrapper, carton, greeting card, compact disc case, laser disc case, sign, toy, and lampshade.
- 9. A process for producing a display, comprising the steps of:
- generating an overlying grid-like pattern with a central processing unit, said grid-like pattern having a set of aliquot spaced substantially uniform opaque bars and a set of aliquot substantially uniform slit-like spaces providing windows between said bars;
- displaying said grid-like pattern on a monitor comprising a display screen of said central processing unit;
- generating a first intermediate image said central processing unit, said first intermediate image being smaller than said grid-like pattern;
- displaying said first intermediate image on said screen at a different location than said pattern;
- generating a second intermediate image on said central processing unit, moving said second intermediate image to a different location on said screen than said first intermediate image and said pattern;
- masking and striping said first intermediate image by moving and overlaying said grid-like pattern on said first image and screening, substantially removing, and deleting portions of said first intermediate image behind said bars to form a striped first image having an array of aliquot spaced obstructed first spacer portions defining a first set of spaces behind said bars and an array of aliquot spaced first stripes comprising first opaque portions behind and substantially corresponding to the width of said windows;
- masking and striping said second intermediate image by moving and overlaying said grid-like pattern on said second intermediate image and screening, substantially removing, and deleting portions of said second intermediate image behind said bars to form a striped second image having an array of aliquot spaced obstructed second spacer portions defining a second set of spaces behind said bars and an array of aliquot spaced second stripes comprising second opaque portions behind and substantially corresponding to the width of said windows;
- said images being formed substantially in accordance with the following formula
- B.sub.w =O.sub.w -I.sub.1
- wherein
- B.sub.w =width of the opaque bars of the grid or grid-like pattern;
- O.sub.w =overall combined width of the stripes of all the images;
- I.sub.1 =combined width of the stripes of the first image
- superimposing, aligning, and moving said second striped image in offset relationship upon said first striped image so that at least part of said first opaque portions of said first striped image are aligned in registration with and superimposed upon part of said spacer portions of said second striped image and at least part of said first spacer portions of said first striped image are aligned in registration with and superimposed upon part of said second opaque portions of said second striped image;
- printing said grid-like pattern on a first web comprising a substantially transparent semi-rigid sleeve; and
- printing said superimposed images on a rearward web.
- 10. A process in accordance with claim 9 wherein:
- said generating said first and second image include optically scanning said first and second images with an optical reader and transmitting said scanned images to said screen; and
- said rearward web comprises at least part of a member selected from the group consisting of a container, cup, glass, mug, bottle, package, wrapper, carton, box, sign, toy, lampshade, magazine, comic book, page, envelope, greeting card, game, compact disc case, laser disc case, brochure, and pamphlet.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/815,420, filed Dec. 31, 1991 of Yoshi Sekiguchi for a Process and Display with Moveable Images, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,197,886 ; which is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 07/447,064, filed Dec. 7, 1989, of Yoshi Sekiguchi for a Process and Display with Moveable images, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,098,302, issued Mar. 24, 1992.
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