System and method of actively reducing an appearance of a seam in a mirror array

A system to reduce the appearance of a seam in an image reflected onto a mirror array from a screen, comprising:

• a light source to emit light into the seam defined by a void between a pair of mirrors of the mirror array, the light source positioned proximate to a rear surface of the mirror array;
• a camera to take a picture of the image projected onto the screen and yielding image data from the picture, the screen spaced from a front surface of the mirror array;
• and
• a control system in communication with the light source and the camera, the control system operable to:
• receive the image data from the camera;
• determine a first color in a first zone of the image and a second color in a second zone of the image based on the image data;
• and
• generate instructions to cause the light source to emit light of the first color into a first portion of the seam and to emit light of the second color into a second portion of the seam, thereby providing color in the seam to substantially match colors in the image reflected onto the pair of mirrors adjacent to the seam.

A method of reducing the appearance of a seam in an image reflected onto a mirror array from a screen, comprising:

• providing an active seam reduction system including a light source and a camera;
• receiving image data from the camera, the image data related to the image displayed on the screen;
• determining a first color in a first zone of the image associated with a first portion of the seam, the seam defined by a void between a pair of mirrors of the mirror array;
• determining a second color in a second zone of the image associated with a second portion of the seam;
• emitting light of the first color from the light source into the first portion of the seam;
• and
• emitting light of the second color from the light source into the second portion of the seam, thereby providing color in the seam to substantially match colors in the image reflected onto the pair of mirrors adjacent to the seam.