Image projector

An imaging system, comprising:

• a beam source configured to generate a source light beam;
• a beam configuration unit configured to selectively modify at least one property of each light beam of one or more light beams of a beam profile created from the source light beam;
• and
• a beam director unit disposed in a path of the beam profile and comprising a plurality of beam directors, each beam director comprising a physical structure including a plurality of surface features configured to modify, based at least in part on the at least one property of each light beam of the one or more light beams of the beam profile, the beam profile to produce at least one encoded image, wherein
• the beam director unit is configured to, when the beam profile strikes the beam director unit, selectively alter the beam profile according to the at least one property of each light beam of the one or more light beams, thereby producing a light beam image pattern configured to present, upon striking one or more projection surfaces, at least a portion of the at least one image, wherein
• the light beam image pattern comprises one or more of a predetermined beam spacing, a predetermined beam size, or a predetermined beam shape.

A method for generating and emitting an image for projection on at least one projection surface, the method comprising:

• providing an imaging apparatus, the imaging apparatus comprising
• a beam source,
• a beam configuration unit,
• a beam diverter, and
• two or more beam directors;
• determining, by the beam configuration unit, one or more beam property settings;
• generating a source light beam with the beam source;
• producing, by the imaging apparatus with the source light beam, a beam profile having properties matching the one or more beam property settings;
• creating, by striking the beam diverter with the beam profile, a diverted beam profile;
• directing, based on one or more diverted beam properties of the diverted beam profile, the diverted beam profile toward an intended beam director of the two or more beam directors;
• creating, by striking the intended beam director with the diverted beam profile, one or more altered beam paths;
• and
• directing, by the imaging apparatus, the one or more altered beam paths at one or more projection surfaces of the at least one projection surface as an image beam pattern.