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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1993
John E Wreede, Azusa, CA (US);
John E Gunther, Torrance, CA (US);
Michael J Virgadamo, Pasadena, CA (US);
Kevin Yu, Temple City, CA (US);
Lillian Yin, Alhambra, CA (US);
Jerry L Mulder, Arcadia, CA (US);
Richard B Upper, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
James E Scott, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
An encoded hologram that produces a first image and a second image pursuant to playback illumination, wherein the first image is resolvable by human vision while the second image is not resolvable by human vision when the playback illumination comprises non-coherent broad band illumination, and wherein the second image is machine readable when the hologram is illuminated with playback illumination that is based on the original reference beam.