Imaging device, system and method
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsRoss Edwards, Tim Linamen
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Abstract
An image projecting device for producing a physiological illusion in a viewing guest, the device having a housing with a transparent projection surface, a strobe light supported by the housing and configured to illuminate the transparent projection surface, an image located on the transparent projection surface, and a controller configured to activate and set duration of the strobe light at a predetermined time to produce a physiological illusion of the image in the viewing guest.
Claims27
An image projecting device for producing a physiological illusion for a viewing guest, the device comprising:
- a housing comprising a transparent projection surface;
- a stroboscopic lamp supported by the housing and configured to illuminate the transparent projection surface with a flash of light;
- an image located on the transparent projection surface;
- and
- a controller configured to activate the stroboscopic lamp to produce a physiological illusion of the image for the viewing guest when an amusement ride vehicle is in a particular position.
An image projecting device for producing a physiological illusion for a viewing guest, the device comprising:
- a housing comprising a transparent projection surface;
- a stroboscopic lamp supported by the housing and configured to illuminate the transparent projection surface with a flash of light;
- an image located on the transparent projection surface;
- and
- a controller configured to activate the stroboscopic lamp at a predetermined time to produce a physiological illusion of the image for the viewing guest, wherein the predetermined time is when an amusement ride vehicle guiding the viewing guest is at a particular position.
A method for producing a physiological illusion for a viewing guest, the method comprising:
- producing an object silhouette on a transparent projection surface of a housing with a stroboscopic lamp supported by the housing;
- guiding the viewing guest to a predetermined position with an amusement ride vehicle;
- activating the stroboscopic lamp when the guest is at the predetermined position as determined by a sensor positioned on a path traveled by the amusement ride vehicle and at a time when the guest is in a dark environment as determined by the sensor positioned on the path traveled by the amusement ride vehicle;
- producing a physiological illusion of the object silhouette for the viewing guest with a flash of light generated by the stroboscopic lamp.
A system for producing a physiological illusion for a viewing guest, the system comprising:
- a projection device comprising a housing, the housing having a transparent projection surface;
- a stroboscopic lamp supported by the housing;
- an opaque three dimensional object proximate the transparent projection surface;
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- a controller configured to activate the stroboscopic lamp to produce a flash of light when the viewing guest is at a predetermined position and at a time when the viewing guest is in a dark environment, as detected by a sensor positioned on a path traveled by an amusement ride vehicle guiding the viewing guest, to produce a physiological illusion of the image for the viewing guest, wherein the time is when the amusement ride vehicle guiding the viewing guest is at the predetermined position,
- wherein the opaque three dimensional object defines a positive space occupied by a two-dimensional image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.