Abstract:
Cards employing a light-modifying portion containing doubly encoded numbers are responsive to the illumination thereof for deriving a binary encoded pattern of light spots lying respectively on the circumference of either of two concentric circles. By rotating the pattern about its center or by rotating the light sensing elements about an appropriate axis, solely two light sensors are required for decoding, regardless of the total number of bit positions of the code. The light-modifying portion may be a hologram.
Abstract:
A light-modifying portion divided into a plurality of discrete subareas each of which is occupied by an assigned light-modifying form, such as a prism of selected inclination, produces a pattern in accordance with a code of output light beams during decoding which manifests the code. The meridional angle of the form may also be assigned in accordance with the code. Redundancy is optionally obtainable in that the total plurality of subareas may be divided into groups of subareas, each member of one particular group possessing the same selected inclination and meridional angle and by using an imaging lens during decoding to focus ones of the output light beams derived from the total plurality of discrete subareas to a common focus point.
Abstract:
Hologram record pressings having impressions thereon of a type homologous to the impressions of phonograph record pressings may be made from phase hologram master recordings by techniques the same as or similar to those employed in making conventional phonograph record pressings. Such a hologram record pressing may include a large number of separate small holograms, which may be used to play back motion pictures over a suitable playback equipment. Such playback equipment may include illuminating means for producing a primary beam of spatially coherent monochromatic light and shutterless means for moving the record with respect to the illuminating means to continuously illuminate in sequence the holograms while they are being moved. The playback equipment further includes light responsive hologram information utilization means, such as a closed circuit television system, having an information-carrying secondary beam derived from the illuminated holograms continuously applied as an input thereto.