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US 9,807,378 B2Granted
Systems and methods for displaying an image or video on a retro-reflective screen
AssigneeMirraviz, Inc.
InventorMichael Wang
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Abstract
A display system comprises a projector combined with a retro reflective screen and a viewer distance from the projector such that the observation angle is less than approximately 2-3 degrees. The brightness of the image on the screen for the proposed display system is increased by a factor of ˜100-500× as compared to traditional display systems with for an equivalent power/intensity light source.
Claims20
A display system, comprising:
- a retroreflective screen configured to reflect incident light to a viewer that is at an observation angle less than about 3° at a distance of at least about 2 feet from said retroreflective screen;
- a projector for projecting light characterizing an image or video directly onto said retroreflective screen;
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- a computer processor in communication with said projector, wherein said computer processor is programmed to direct said projector to project said light characterizing said image or video directly onto said retroreflective screen, such that said light, upon reflection from said retroreflective screen, is viewable by said viewer at variable effective pixel density.
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A method for projecting an image or video, comprising:
- a. directing light characterizing an image or video from a projector directly onto a retroreflective screen in optical communication with said projector;
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- b. presenting light reflected from said retroreflective screen to a viewer that is at an observation angle less than about 3° at a distance of at least about 2 feet from said retroreflective screen, which light, upon reflection from said retroreflective screen, is viewed by said viewer at variable effective pixel density.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.