System and method for projecting images onto a moving screen
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1. An image projection system which may viewed horizontally equally well up to 360°
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a mechanically rotating screen that has an ascertainable position;
at least two projectors operable to project an image, each projector including a mask synchronously incorporated into the image; and
synchronization means between the rotating screen and the image such that the mask blocks all of the image that is at any given moment extraneous to the rotating screen.
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Abstract
A shaped screen rotates through one or more projected images of two or more projectors operating simultaneously, resulting in a dynamic, kinetic image surface which may be viewed equally well from a plurality of angles, up to 360° horizontally. By utilizing at least two projectors, the resultant composite image on the rotating screen is not only optimally viewed from any angle, but it is also animated by the movement of the screen itself, as well as by any animation within the projected image.
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1. An image projection system which may viewed horizontally equally well up to 360°
- comprising;
a mechanically rotating screen that has an ascertainable position;
at least two projectors operable to project an image, each projector including a mask synchronously incorporated into the image; and
synchronization means between the rotating screen and the image such that the mask blocks all of the image that is at any given moment extraneous to the rotating screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
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7. An image projection method for generating an image that may viewed horizontally equally well up to 360°
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rotating a screen that has an ascertainable position;
projecting a distorted image including a synchronously-incorporated distorted mask caused by at least one of an adverse angle of projection and a rotating screen;
recording the distorted image and mask at an optical center of projection on a recording medium using a camera;
performing keystone distortion correction on the distorted image and mask using a signal processor connected to the camera;
modifying the distorted image and mask to compensate for the keystone distortion; and
projecting the modified image and mask onto the screen to produce a distortion free projected image; and
Controlling the timing of said projection steps through the use of a timing signal managed by a control computer such that the modified image and the rotating screen are synchronized resulting in the modified mask blocking all of the image that is at any given moment extraneous to the rotating screen.
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