US 12,744,875 B2 · Virtual imaging methods and displays for real world scenes

Abstract

A display of real world scenes comprising one or more optical mirror film surfaces having one or more selected deformations on said surfaces comprising one or a plurality of selected extended line indentation ordered deformations forming facets, including a selected plurality of selected disordered and ordered deformations forming a plurality of flat mirror facets, a plurality of folded mirror ridges, and a plurality of mirror vertices capable of capturing and transforming said scenes into other-worldly virtual images for recorded play back video image of said virtual images and other applications; including a method of imposing one or more selected ordered and disordered deformations on said mirror film surface irreversibly as a means of forming surfaces useful for the function of said virtual imaging display.

An optical mirror display comprising:

(1) a releasably abutting and positionally adjustable structural support backing for securely attaching one or more selected thin, flexible, elastic optical plane mirror films having a selected film thickness and surface topology shaped area characterized by a selected continuous specularly reflective metal-coated surface comprising:
(2) a plurality of selectively formed integrally irreversible three-dimensional deformations of selectively formed shaped reflective deformation planes over said surface topology shaped area including a plurality of substantially flat mirror facets, a plurality of folded mirror ridges, and a plurality of mirror vertices;
(3) wherein said display selectively positioned facing a selected three-dimensional real-world scene illuminated by one or more selected photon illuminations for recording with one or more selected imaging recording means by an observer viewing reflections in said display comprising:
(4) other-worldly encompassing virtual images of varying directional orientations appearing ever changing with respect to said observer's movements and changing viewing positions no matter the scope of said observer's gaze being wide or narrow over different areas of said deformation planes facing said real-world scene being transformed in said display comprising:
(5) a selected complexity of other-worldly imaging areas of fine details including a plurality of large to a myriad of smaller than about one millimeter size selected visual elements of colors, objects, patterns, areas, shapes, textures, including mingling of said elements of said real-world scenes, displaced, rearranged, reversed, symmetrical, scattered in different directions appearing in said display unrecognizable, surprisingly abstract, entirely outside of said observer's viewing experiences, and a complete departure away from said observer's objective views of said facing real-world scenes into other-worldly virtual images;
(6) wherein said other-worldly virtual images having no physical existence arising from realms of other-worldliness encompassing:
(7) a realm of virtual reality other-worldliness, augmented reality other-worldliness, including encompassing a realm epitomize abstractions of artistic other-worldliness virtual images transformed in said display of said real-world scene providing various uses of said other-worldly virtual images comprising:
(8) one or more selected reducible tangible real-world images having utility in virtual reality imaging, augmented reality imaging, and capable of being formed into real-world images comprising:
(9) one or more real-world abstract artistic images created from said other-worldly virtual imagery appearing in said display in combination with employing selected adjustable characteristic workings of one or more selected virtual imaging recording means and one or more selected real imaging production enabling means comprising:
(10) one or more selected camera system recording means including digital cameras, film cameras, video cameras, phone cameras capable of capturing, recording, using, storing said virtual images and real images of said surface topology for playback, and creating selected tangible said real-world images from said other-worldly virtual image recordings of virtual image reflections appearing in said displays selected for augmented reality uses, virtual imaging recording uses, and said abstract artistic other-worldliness imaging production uses;
(11) wherein said selected deformations formed by one or more selected force-displacement means of stretching, buckling, crumpling, forming one or more selected folds, and using one or more selected tool means forming deformations including selected extended line indentations and creases on said mirror films' surfaces comprising:
(a) a plurality of develop ordered deformations,
(b) a plurality of develop disordered deformations,
(c) a plurality of arbitrary develop ordered geometric deformations,
(d) a plurality of ordered in-plane deformations,
(e) a plurality of ordered out-of-plane deformations,
(f) a plurality of localized strain deformations,
(g) a plurality of imposed long ranging ordered deformations upon disordered deformations,
(h) a plurality of imposed long ranging ordered deformations upon ordered deformations,
(i) a plurality of selected sequential disordered deformations,
(j) a plurality of selected sequential develop ordered deformations upon ordered deformations,
(k) a plurality of develop ordered deformations upon disordered deformations,
(l) a plurality of disordered deformations upon ordered deformations,
(m) a plurality of disordered in-plane and out-of-plane said deformations comprising said substantially flat mirror facets, folded mirror ridges, and mirror vertices,
(n) a plurality of drawn selected extended line indentation impressions,
(o) a selected plurality of facets drawn selected line indentation impressions, and
(p) a plurality of selected drawn extended line indentation impressions comprising over lapping loops, circles, intersecting straight and curved lines, extended lines of sharp angle turns, extended quick starts and stops drawn lines, lines turning back around, lines ending abruptly lifting off forming very fine indentation impressions of very fine ending tips;
(12) wherein said selected deformations further characterized by:
(a) a first said mirror topology of said develop disordered deformations comprising a selected mirror network, N1, having said plurality of substantially flat mirror facets, F1, of substantially triangular shapes characterized by a plurality of substantially straight folded said mirror ridges, R1, meeting at a plurality of said mirror vertices, V1, and disorderly distributed spanning a wide range of size scales on said surface;
(b) a second said mirror topology of said develop ordered deformations comprising a selected mirror network, N2, having a plurality of substantially flat develop mirror facets F2 of substantially triangular shapes of a plurality of substantially straight develop mirror ridges R2 sharing a common ridge of substantially equal adjacent angle to one another, said ridges R2 emanating outwardly meeting said plane surface from a commonly joined shared ordered mirror vertex V2;
(c) a third said mirror topology of said develop ordered deformations comprising a selected mirror network, Na having a plurality of neighboring said N2 network deformations distributed on said surface having said plurality of straight develop mirror ridges R2 emanating from one or more different near-by said neighboring ordered mirror vertices V2 outwardly and intersecting other said develop more develop ridges characterized by a plurality of substantially flat develop mirror facets F3 of substantially triangular shapes including a plurality of one or more other substantially flat develop mirror shapes of quadrilaterals and polygons on said surface, said intersecting of ridges characterized by one or more intersections of develop mirror vertices V3;
(d) a fourth said mirror topology of said develop ordered deformations comprising a selected network, N4 having a plurality of substantially flat develop mirror facets, F4, of substantially straight triangular shapes characterized by a plurality of substantially straight line segment ordered mirror ridges R3 each with two opposite end develop mirror vertices V4 and V5, said V4 having a plurality of substantially outwardly directed and substantially straight develop mirror ridges R4 of substantially equal adjacent angle to one another emanating from said V4 meeting said surface, and said V5 having a plurality of substantially outwardly directed and substantially straight develop mirror ridge R5 of substantially equal adjacent angle to one another emanating and meeting said surface;
(e) a fifth said mirror topology of said develop ordered deformations comprising a selected network, N5 having a plurality of substantially flat mirror facets F5 and F6;
said F5 comprises substantially straight triangular shapes characterized by one or more selected substantially curve line segment ordered mirror ridges R6 each with two opposite end develop mirror vertices V6 and V7, said V6 having a plurality of substantially outwardly directed and substantially straight develop mirror ridges R7 of substantially equal adjacent angle to one another emanating and meeting said surface, and said V-having a plurality of substantially outwardly directed and substantially straight develop mirror ridges R8 of substantially equal adjacent angle to one another emanating and meeting said surface;
and said F6 comprises a plurality of develop mirror vertices Va distributed substantially equally spaced apart on said R6, and each said V8 having one or a plurality of adjacent outwardly directed and substantially straight develop mirror ridges R9, said one R9 emanating in a direction normal to the tangent at said V8 on said Re meeting said surface, and said plurality of R9 sharing a common said V8 emanating outwardly directed at about the center between two congruent said R9 in said direction normal to the tangent at said Va meeting said surface;
(f) a sixth said mirror topology of said develop ordered deformations comprising a selected network, Ne having a plurality of substantially flat ordered mirror facets F7, F8, F9 said F7 comprising one or more selected same or different geometric mirror shapes of one or more selected same or different sizes, including triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons;
each of said shapes encompassing a selected said area on said surface bounded by three or more straight line ordered mirror ridges R10 join at three or more ordered mirror corner vertices V9 having a plurality of outwardly directed and substantially straight develop mirror ridges R11 of substantially equal adjacent angle to one another emanating from each said V9 meeting said surface;
said R11 forming one or more intersection develop mirror vertices V10 with one or more other said R11 emanating outwardly from a neighboring one or more different near-by said neighboring said V9;
and said F6 bounded by said R11 connected at said V10 characterized by substantially triangular shapes including a plurality of one or more other substantially flat develop mirror shapes of quadrilaterals and polygons on said surface;
said F9 comprising one or more said R10 of V9 forming one or more intersection develop mirror vertices V11 with one or more said R11 of one or more neighboring said F7 bounded by said R11, one or more aid R10, one or more said Vg, and one or more said V:
characterized by substantially triangular shapes including one or more other substantially flat develop mirror shapes of quadrilaterals and polygons within said encompassing area of one or more neighboring said F7 of said geometric shapes:
(g) a seventh said mirror topology of said develop ordered deformations comprising a selected network, Ny having a plurality of substantially flat geometric curve shape ordered mirror facets F9 comprising one or more selected same or different geometric-curved shapes of one or more selected same or different sizes including a circle, a semicircle, a circular sector, a lune, an ellipse, an oval, including a lens;
each of said shapes encompassing a selected said area on said surface bounded by one or more curved ridges R12 having a plurality of develop mirror vertices V12 distributed substantially equally spaced apart on said R12, and each said V12 having one or a plurality of adjacent outwardly directed and substantially straight develop mirror ridges R13, said one R13 emanating in a direction normal to the tangent at said V12 on said R12 meeting said surface, and said plurality of R13 sharing a common said V12 emanating outwardly directed at about the center between two congruent said R13 in said direction normal to the tangent at said V12 meeting said surface;
(h) an eighth said mirror topology of said imposed ordered deformations comprising a selected network, N5, having a selected number of substantially flat parallel develop ordered mirror facets F10 comprising a plurality of parallel straight line accordion fold imposed ordered mirror ridges R14 having a selected separation distance from one another spanning on said plane mirror surface imposed upon said develop disordered deformations of said mirror networks N1;
(i) a ninth said topology of said imposed ordered deformations comprising a selected network, Ng having a plurality of parallel horizontal straight line accordion fold ordered mirror ridges R14 of a selected separation distance from one another, and a plurality of substantially flat parallel developed ordered mirror facets F11 comprising a plurality of parallel vertical straight line accordion fold ordered mirror ridges R15 of a selected separation distance from one another, said ridges R14 intersecting said ridges R15 at develop mirror vertices V13 of approximately 90 degrees on said plane mirror surface imposed upon said develop disordered deformations of said mirror networks N1;
(j) a tenth said topology of said imposed ordered deformations comprising a selected network, N10 having a selected plurality of substantially flat parallel develop mirror facets F12 comprising a plurality of parallel horizontal straight line accordion fold ordered mirror ridges R16 of a selected separation distance from one another, and a plurality of substantially flat parallel develop mirror facets F13 comprising a plurality of parallel straight line accordion fold ordered mirror ridges R17 of a selected separation distance from one another, said ridges R16 intersecting said ridges R17 on said plane mirror surface at develop vertices V14 of an angle of less than 90 degrees, said mirror surface imposed upon said develop disordered deformations of said mirror networks N1;
(13) wherein said selected photon illuminations comprising:
(a) an outdoor sunlight illuminated selected real-world scene,
(b) an indoor sunlight illuminated selected real-world scene,
(c) an indoor selected one or more said different photons illuminated selected real-world scene,
(d) a selected night time surround real-world scene facing one or more selectively positioned displays situated in said surround real-world scene having said displays independently illuminated by one or more selected night time photon illumination sources including stroboscope light of sufficient photon intensity directed at selected surface areas of each said displays for providing specular reflections off of each said displays' photon illuminated surface areas used for illuminating said facing real-world scenes in proximity of each said display causing diffuse reflections from said real-world scene appearing in corresponding said facing displays creating special effects of other-worldly virtual images appearing in corresponding facing said displays,
(e) a selected real-world scene illuminated by one or more different laser photon emissions,
(f) a fire works illuminated selected real-world scene,
(g) a chemical luminance illuminated selected real-world scene,
(h) a microwave illuminated selected real-world scene comprising said mirror film having a selected metal coating thickness suitable for said display and capable of selective reflection of microwave photons illumination;
and
(14) wherein virtual image reflections in said display of said one or more real-world scenes comprising:
(a) a selected stationary real-world scene,
(b) a selected moving real-world scene,
(c) a recorded video playback images of one or more selected real-world scene,
(d) a live video of a selected real-world scene,
(e) a television screen image of a selected real-world scene,
(f) a walk around real-world scene in substantially face-apart relation with one or more selectively positioned portable displays comprising one or more three dimensional shaped real objects securely attached on a selected area of said displays for creating an augmented view of said real objects encompassed on said displays by said other-worldly virtual images including fine detailed visual elements appearing in said displays viewed by an observer at a selected viewing position using a said recording means situated in substantially space-apart relation arrangements facing said displays for recording real-world images of said real objects positioned over one or more said other-worldly virtual imaging areas appearing in said displays, as exemplified in representative views of the Drawings of FIGS. 14, 31, 33, 38, and 82-90;
(g) a surrounding real-world scene in substantially face apart relation with one or more selectively positioned displays comprising transformed other-worldly virtual images including fine detailed visual elements appearing in said displays for viewing by an observer at a selected viewing position using a selected recording means situated in substantially space-apart relation arrangements facing said displays for recording reflections of other-worldly virtual images appearing unrecognizable in said displays as exemplified in representative views of the Drawings of FIGS. 11, 20-23, 25-27, 29, 32, 34-36, and 47-167;
(h) a plurality of selected real-world scenes of virtual imaging elements appearing in said displays for recording of other-worldly virtual images as exemplified in said representative views of the Drawings of FIGS. 11, 14, 16, 17, 19-23, 25-29, and 47-167 exhibiting said other-worldly virtual imaging areas comprising complexities of fine details appearing in said displays recorded by said observer using said recording means for production of said figures of the Drawings;
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(i) a real-world scene having one or more displays selectively positioned and situated in the following said real-world scene facing displays arrangement relationships and the number of resulting virtual images produced in said displays' relationships, comprising:
facing a single display produces one virtual image, facing two displays at 90 degrees produces three virtual images, facing two displays at 60 degrees produces more than three virtual images, facing two displays at zero degrees (displays in parallel facing relationship) produces infinite number of virtual images.

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