Performance system with multi-projection environment

• US 10,042,244 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2014
• Issued: 08/07/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: CJ CGV Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: CJ CGV Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Hwan Chul, Kang, Su Ryeon
• Primary Examiner(s): HOWARD, RYAN D
• Application Number:
  US14/218,370
• Publication Number:
  US 20140320828A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,603 Days
• Field of Search: 353 94, 353 30, 353 31
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/12 Theatre, auditorium, or similar chairs seats detachably mounted on stadium benches A47C1/16
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 3/18 Chairs or stools with rotatable seat adjustable in height by rotation A47C3/24
• CPC Class Codes: A63J 2005/002 moving the spectator's body
• CPC Class Codes: A63J 25/00 Equipment specially adapted for cinemas cinematographic projection means G03B
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 3/22 Theatres; Concert halls; Studios for broadcasting, cinematography, television or similar purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 30/50 the image being built up from image elements distributed over a 3D volume, e.g. voxels
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/003 Cine-projectors
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/14 Details
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/16 Cooling; Preventing overheating
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/2053 Intensity control of illuminating light controlled by video signal processing H04N5/74 or H04N9/31
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/206 Control of light source other than position or intensity
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/26 Projecting separately subsidiary matter simultaneously with main image
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/56 Projection screens
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/60 characterised by the nature of the surface
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/608 Fluid screens
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 29/00 Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weapons; Cameras having the shape of other objects combinations with flash apparatus G03B15/03
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 31/00 Associated working of cameras or projectors with sound-recording or sound-reproducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 37/04 with cameras or projectors providing touching or overlapping fields of view
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 41/00 Special techniques not covered by groups G03B31/00 - G03B39/00; Apparatus therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4122 additional display device, e.g. video projector digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 : for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 : End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3147 : Multi-projection systems displays in general H04N9/12; video walls G06F3/1446, G09G2300/026
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3182 : Colour adjustment, e.g. white balance, shading or gamut white balance per se H04N9/73; control of amplitude of colour signals H04N9/68; colour control circuits for displays in general G09G5/02, G09G3/2003, G09G3/3607
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3185 : Geometric adjustment, e.g. keystone or convergence optical or mechanical adjustment of convergence H04N9/317; using scanning means H04N3/22; optical or mechanical adjustments of projectors not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B21/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3194 : including sensor feedback

Abstract

The present invention provides a performance system with a multi-projection environment including a stage installed for a performance and a plurality of projection surfaces arranged around the stage and arranged so as not to be parallel to each other, in which synchronized images are projected on the plurality of projection surfaces.

Claims

1. A performance system comprising:

a stage installed for a performance;

a plurality of projection surfaces comprising a screen and a wall, arranged around the stage, and arranged unparallel to each other;

a plurality of projection devices configured to project images on the plurality of projection surfaces;

a management device configured to control the plurality of projection devices;

a position detection device configured to detect a position of an object or person placed on the stage; and

an additional effect device configured to perform an additional effect other than the images projected on the plurality of projection surfaces,

wherein the images projected on the plurality of projection surfaces are synchronized each other,

wherein the management device is configured to correct the synchronized images projected on the plurality of the projection surfaces based on relative differences in the at least brightness, color and reflectivity between the screen and the wall, and

wherein the additional effect device is configured to configure a direction of the additional effect differently depending on position information of the detected position of the object or the detected person.

2. The performance system of claim 1, further comprising:

audience seats arranged toward the stage,

wherein the plurality of projection surfaces are arranged to surround the stage and the audience seats, and

wherein the synchronized images are projected on the plurality of projection surfaces, respectively.

3. The performance system of claim 1, wherein the additional effect comprises wind, smell, fog, temperature change, laser, water, light, or bubbles.

4. The performance system of claim 1, further comprising:

an imaging device configured to take an image of a person on the stage,

wherein the imaging device is configured to recognize movement of the person based on the image taken by the imaging device, and

wherein the additional effect device is configured to perform the additional effect based on the recognized movement.

5. The performance system of claim 1, wherein, among the plurality of the projection surfaces, a specific image is reproduced on a projection surface closest to the detected position of the object.

6. The performance system of claim 1, wherein the position detection device comprises a plurality of sensors distributed around the stage, and is configured to detect the position of the object using the plurality of the sensors.

7. The performance system of claim 1, wherein the additional effect device is configured to change the direction of the additional effect depending on the synchronized images projected on the plurality of projection surfaces.

8. The performance system of claim 7, wherein, when an object in the synchronized images moves between the projection surfaces, the additional effect device is configured to change the direction of the additional effect.

9. The performance system of claim 7, wherein when a specific event in the synchronized images occurs only on a specific projection surface among the plurality of projection surfaces, the additional effect device is configured to perform the additional effect toward the specific projection surface only.

10. The performance system of claim 2, further comprising:

a floor configured to detachably attach the audience seats.

11. The performance system of claim 10, wherein the floor comprises an insertion groove for detachable attachment of at least one audience seat among the audience seats.

12. The performance system of claim 11,

wherein the floor comprises an insertion groove cover, and

wherein the insertion groove cover is configure to be removable so that the at least one audience seat is detachably attached to the floor surface at the insertion groove.

13. The performance system of claim 10, wherein the floor is configured to perform a linear motion, rotational motion, height adjustment motion, tilting motion, or vibration motion.

14. A performance system comprising:

a stage installed for a performance;

a plurality of projection surfaces arranged around the stage and arranged unparallel to each other;

a position detection device configured to detect a position of an object or person placed on the stage; and

an additional effect device configured to perform an additional effect other than the images projected on the plurality of projection surfaces,

wherein the images projected on the plurality of projection surfaces are synchronized each other,

wherein the additional effect device is configured to configure a direction of the additional effect differently depending on position information of the detected position of the object or the detected person,

wherein the additional effect device is a light-emitting device, and

wherein the light-emitting device is configured to change a color of emitted light based on an image of a specific projection surface among the plurality of projection surfaces.