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US 9,509,939 B2Granted
Display for immersive window effect
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsDavid Henion, Matthew Gall, Brian B. McQuillian, Alex Smith, Justin M. Schwartz
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Abstract
A system utilizes a screen having a compound curvature to simulate an environment viewable from multiple vantage points. The compound curvature of the screen is such that the screen is curved in at least two directions about at least two axes. The display can be positioned behind a wall opening to provide a window effect. The display terminates its active image area outside of a region from which the display can be viewed to create a seemingly infinite simulated environment.
Claims19
A system, comprising:
- a viewing region bounded at least partially by a wall having an opening;
- a display screen mounted on the wall and positioned over the opening, wherein the display screen comprises:
- edges that extend beyond the opening;
- and
- curvatures that curve the display screen toward and away from the wall in at least two directions and about at least two axes, wherein the edges and the curvatures terminate a viewing cone of the display screen outside of the viewing region, wherein the viewing cone of the display screen represents all view directions from which an image displayed by the display screen can be observed via the opening;
- a projector positioned in a projection region separated from the viewing region by the wall, wherein the projector is configured to project the image onto a projection surface of the display screen;
- and
- an access panel configured to provide access to the projector from the viewing region through the wall, wherein the projector is positioned on a track configured to move the projector from the projection region, through an opening in the wall vacated by the access panel, and into the viewing region.
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A system, comprising:
- a viewing region bounded at least partially by a wall having an opening;
- a display screen mounted on the wall and positioned over the opening, wherein the display screen comprises:
- edges that extend beyond the opening;
- and
- curvatures that curve the display screen toward and away from the wall in at least two directions and about at least two axes, wherein the edges and the curvatures terminate a viewing cone of the display screen outside of the viewing region, wherein the viewing cone of the display screen represents all view directions from which an image displayed by the display screen can be observed via the opening;
- a projector positioned in a projection region separated from the viewing region by the wall, wherein the projector is configured to project the image onto a projection surface of the display screen;
- and
- a window pane disposed within the opening, wherein the window pane comprises regions of surface modification configured to blur one or more portions of the image displayed by the screen to mask certain undesired distortions of the image.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.