Virtual window for aircraft fuselage
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsZhongzhe Dong, Kevin Julian Chang, Weiqiang Liu
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Abstract
A projection based virtual window system of an aircraft includes a hull, a transparent lens, a projection system, and a controller. The hull is mounted to an interior wall of a passenger cabin of the aircraft. The hull is positioned over a hole in the interior wall. The transparent lens is secured between the hull and the interior wall and includes a touch sensing layer embedded within. The projection system displays an image on a projection surface of the hull. The controller receives instructions from the touch sensing layer and is further operable to provide the image to the projection system.
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A virtual window for an aircraft, comprising:
- an interior wall of the aircraft;
- a hull mounted to the interior wall;
- a transparent lens secured between the hull and the interior wall;
- a touch sensing layer embedded within the transparent lens, the touch sensing layer operable from an interior of the aircraft;
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- a projector positioned between the transparent lens and the hull, the projector configured to display an image on the hull.
A projection based virtual window system of an aircraft, the system comprising:
- a hull mounted to an interior wall of a passenger cabin of the aircraft, the hull positioned over a hole in the interior wall;
- a transparent lens secured between the hull and the interior wall;
- a projection system configured to display an image on a projection surface of the hull;
- a controller operable to provide the image to the projection system;
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- a touch sensing layer embedded within the transparent lens, the touch sensing layer operable from the passenger cabin of the aircraft and in communication with the controller.
A method for projecting a virtual window of an aircraft, the method comprising:
- mounting a virtual window system to an interior wall of the aircraft, the virtual window system positioned over a hole in the interior wall, the virtual window system comprising:
- a transparent lens secured to a hull;
- a projection system connected to the hull and positioned between the transparent lens and the hull;
- and
- a touch sensing layer embedded within the transparent lens;
- providing an image from a controller in a computer system of the aircraft to the projection system;
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- projecting the image on a projection surface of the hull, wherein the image is viewable through the hole in the interior wall and the transparent lens.
A virtual window for an aircraft, comprising:
- an interior wall of the aircraft;
- a hull mounted to the interior wall;
- a transparent lens secured between the hull and the interior wall;
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- a projector positioned between the transparent lens and the hull, the projector configured to display an image on the hull;
- wherein the interior wall comprises a hole aligned with the transparent lens such that the image can be viewed through the hole and the transparent lens from an interior of the aircraft.
A virtual window for an aircraft, comprising:
- an interior wall of the aircraft;
- a hull mounted to the interior wall;
- a transparent lens secured between the hull and the interior wall;
- a base secured between the hull and the interior wall, the base connected to the transparent lens;
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- a projector positioned between the transparent lens and the hull, the projector configured to display an image on the bull.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.