US Patent Issued on June 23 for "Encodes images from a single image sensor of a single camera into all existing 3D formats" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,666,126, issued on June 23.

"Encodes images from a single image sensor of a single camera into all existing 3D formats" was invented by Akira Shibata (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Convert the output image signal of a single camera with a single imaging element into any 3D encoding format, record in that format, and use that format to display 3D videos and 3D photos on a video display. Aiming a 3D shooting lens with two light paths equivalent to the left eye and right eye at one imaging element of one camera; the left optical path image is formed on the left half divided centrally by the long side of the imaging element, and the r...