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US 12,554,122 B2Granted
Techniques for producing imagery in a visual effects system
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsAkiva Meir Krauthamer, Timothy Fitzgerald Garnier, Aaron Chandler Jeromin
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Abstract
A visual effects system includes a display configured to present a series of image frames and a mirror positioned to reflect the series of image frames to generate reflected image frames. The visual effects system also includes a drive system coupled to the mirror, wherein the drive system is configured to drive movement of the mirror to adjust a perceived depth of the reflected image frames to produce volumetric imagery for visualization by a guest.
Claims19
A visual effects system, comprising:
- a display configured to present a series of image frames;
- a mirror positioned to reflect the series of image frames to generate reflected image frames;
- and
- a drive system coupled to the mirror, wherein the drive system is configured to:
- drive movement of the mirror to oscillate along a first portion of a track with a reflective surface of the mirror facing toward the display to adjust a perceived depth of the reflected image frames to produce volumetric imagery in a first visualization region for visualization by a guest;
- drive a gross movement of the mirror to position the mirror along a second portion of the track;
- and
- drive the movement of the mirror to oscillate along the second portion of the track with the reflective surface of the mirror facing toward the display to adjust the perceived depth of the reflected image frames to produce the volumetric imagery in a second visualization region for visualization by the guest.
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A method of operating a visual effects system, the method comprising:
- generating, at one or more processors, image data for a display;
- transmitting, via the one or more processors, the image data to the display, wherein the display is configured to display a series of image frames based on the image data;
- reflecting, via a mirror, the series of image frames to generate reflected image frames;
- moving, via a drive system, the mirror to oscillate along a first portion of a track with a reflective surface of the mirror facing toward the display to adjust a perceived depth of the reflected image frames to produce volumetric imagery in a first visualization region for visualization by a guest;
- moving, via the drive system, the mirror to position the mirror along a second portion of the track;
- and
- moving, via the drive system, the mirror to oscillate along the second portion of the track with the reflective surface of the mirror facing toward the display to adjust the perceived depth of the reflected image frames to produce the volumetric imagery in a second visualization region for visualization by the guest.
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A visual effects system, comprising:
- a display configured to present a series of image frames;
- a mirror positioned to reflect the series of image frames to generate reflected image frames;
- a beam splitter positioned to direct the reflected image frames to a visualization area;
- and
- a drive system coupled to the mirror, wherein the drive system is configured to:
- drive movement of the mirror to oscillate along a first portion of a track with a reflective surface of the mirror facing toward the display to adjust a perceived depth of the reflected image frames to produce volumetric imagery in a first visualization region of the visualization area for visualization by a guest;
- drive a gross movement of the mirror to position the mirror along a second portion of the track;
- and
- drive the movement of the mirror to oscillate along the second portion of the track with the reflective surface of the mirror facing toward the display to adjust the perceived depth of the reflected image frames to produce the volumetric imagery in a second visualization region of the visualization area for visualization by the guest.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.