DEPLOYABLE PROJECTION SCREEN
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1. A projection screen comprising:
- screen material having a perimeter and optical attributes suitable to facilitate viewing of images projected thereon; and
a flexible frame attached to the screen material substantially at said perimeter to support the screen material when the projection screen is in an expanded projection state, and the flexible frame being further sufficiently flexible to allow the projection screen to be folded into a contracted storage state when transition forces are applied at a plurality of perimeter points, the projection screen in the contracted storage state occupying a surface area no more than 50% of a surface area occupied by the projection screen in the expanded projection state.
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Abstract
Embodiments of apparatuses, methods and systems for deployable projection screens are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
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27 Claims
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1. A projection screen comprising:
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screen material having a perimeter and optical attributes suitable to facilitate viewing of images projected thereon; and
a flexible frame attached to the screen material substantially at said perimeter to support the screen material when the projection screen is in an expanded projection state, and the flexible frame being further sufficiently flexible to allow the projection screen to be folded into a contracted storage state when transition forces are applied at a plurality of perimeter points, the projection screen in the contracted storage state occupying a surface area no more than 50% of a surface area occupied by the projection screen in the expanded projection state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a projection screen configured to transition between an expanded projection state and a contracted storage state; and
a housing configured to house a projection device, to store the projection screen when in the contracted storage state, and to display the projection screen when in the expanded projection state in a manner to facilitate viewing of an image projected by the projection device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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transitioning a projection screen from a contracted storage state to an expanded projection state by applying transition forces to a plurality of perimeter points of a flexible frame of the projection screen, screen material, having optical attributes suitable to facilitate viewing of images projected thereon, attached to the flexible frame substantially at a perimeter of the screen material; and
projecting, with a projecting device, an image onto the projection screen while the projection screen is in the expanded projection state. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A projection screen comprising:
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a screen material, having optical attributes suitable to facilitate viewing of images projected thereon; and
a substrate coupled to the screen material and having a plurality of slats, wherein each of the plurality of slats is coupled to at least an adjacent one of the plurality of slates with a hinge, the substrate configured to transition between an expanded projection state and a contracted storage state. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A projection screen comprising:
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a first and a second cable; and
a screen material having a perimeter and optical attributes suitable to facilitate viewing of images projected thereon, the screen material suspended between the first and the second cable such that the perimeter is exposed in its entirety when the projection screen is in an expanded projection state. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A projection screen comprising:
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a screen material having a first edge, a second edge, and optical attributes suitable to facilitate viewing of images projected thereon; and
a first and second telescoping frame segments coupled to the screen material at the first and second edges, respectively;
the first and second telescoping frame segments configured to extend to provide the projection screen in an expanded projection state and to contract to provide the projection screen in a contracted storage state. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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