Foveated display system
First Claim
1. An image projection system comprising:
- a screen having a curved image-receiving surface, wherein the curved surface defines a radial center for the screen, and wherein the radial center of the screen is separated from the curved surface by a defined radius;
a projector for relaying images onto the screen, wherein the projector is positioned at a projection point which is located between the surface of the screen and the radial center of the screen; and
a lens coupled with the projector, wherein the lens is a fisheye-type lens;
wherein the image is produced from a source image which is mapped to correct for distortion created by parallax resulting from displacement of the projector from the radial center of the screen.
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Abstract
An improved theater geometry which is capable of providing improved image resolution and improved image contrast over prior systems is achieved with a unique projection geometry and image re-mapping technique. The projected image is provided with a continuously variable image resolution and brightness over the surface of a preferably dome-shaped screen which is to receive the image, concentrating the resolution and the brightness of the image within the central field-of-view of viewers that are unidirectionally seated in the theater, and sacrificing resolution and brightness toward the outside edges of the viewers'"'"' field-of-view. The result is a more efficient use of available projector resolution and brightness, an increase in the number of quality seats available in the theater, and an enhanced image contrast due to reductions in the light which is scattering from image elements to the rear of the screen.
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1. An image projection system comprising:
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a screen having a curved image-receiving surface, wherein the curved surface defines a radial center for the screen, and wherein the radial center of the screen is separated from the curved surface by a defined radius;
a projector for relaying images onto the screen, wherein the projector is positioned at a projection point which is located between the surface of the screen and the radial center of the screen; and
a lens coupled with the projector, wherein the lens is a fisheye-type lens;
wherein the image is produced from a source image which is mapped to correct for distortion created by parallax resulting from displacement of the projector from the radial center of the screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for projecting a series of images onto a screen having a curved image-receiving surface, wherein the curved surface defines a radial center for the screen, wherein the radial center of the screen is separated from the curved surface by a defined radius, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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positioning a projector for relaying the series of images onto the screen at a projection point which is located between the surface of the screen and the radial center of the screen;
projecting the series of images onto the screen using a lens coupled with the projector, wherein the lens is a fisheye-type lens; and
producing the series of images from source images which are mapped to correct for distortion created by parallax resulting from displacement of the projector from the radial center of the screen. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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