Dual-screen theater
AssigneeEntertaiment Properties, Inc.
InventorsJEFFREY P. GRAVES, WILLIAM NEIL GRANT, KEVIN P. JOHNSON, JOE M. PACITTI
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention provides a theater having a first screen and a second screen movable relative to the first screen. The first and second screens are typically designed for different movie formats. The second screen is mounted to a frame in sections, and a rotating member is operable to move sections of the second screen away from the first screen. A projection system disposed in front of one of the screens is operable to project screen images alternatively on the first screen or on the second screen. A plurality of speakers are mountable to the frame to provide a sound system.
Claims22
A theater, comprising:
- a first screen;
- a second screen movable relative to the first screen;
- and
- a projection system disposed in front of one of the screens and operable to display screen images on the first screen or on the second screen.
A screen system, comprising:
- a first screen;
- and
- a second screen, the system operable to display screen images on the first screen or on the second screen when a position of one screen is moved relative to a position of the other screen.
A method of displaying screen images, the method comprising:
- providing a first screen;
- providing a second screen;
- moving one of the screens relative to the other screen;
- and
- projecting the screen images on the first screen or on to the second screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.