Emissive Movie Theater Display
First Claim
1. A movie theater display comprising:
- an emissive, cinema-sized display panel adapted to produce one or more images, wherein the display panel is flexible.
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Abstract
A flexible movie theater display is presented. In an exemplary embodiment, the movie display of the invention is in the form of a FLEXED, a flexible emissive display, comprising a flexible substrate, display elements coupled to the flexible substrate, and conductors used to deliver a drive voltage to the display elements. A FLEXED of the invention can be partitioned among conductors to provide a cinema-sized uniformly bright display. A FLEXED of the invention can be mounted on multiple surfaces of a theater to provide a FLEXED Surround experience for the viewer. A FLEXED can be used to display digital recordings, allowing movie studios and distributors to save costs by eschewing film for digital production alternatives. A FLEXED of the invention is an economical lightweight display that is easy to manufacture, distribute and install.
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42 Claims
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1. A movie theater display comprising:
an emissive, cinema-sized display panel adapted to produce one or more images, wherein the display panel is flexible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- 13. A movie theater display comprising an emissive, cinema-sized display panel adapted to produce one or more images, wherein the display panel is voltage-partitioned.
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27. A movie theater display comprising:
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a flexible substrate tile; a plurality of display elements coupled to the substrate tile and grouped to define at least two display subportions; and at least two subelectrodes, wherein a first subelectrode is adapted to provide a first voltage to a first display subportion, and a second subelectrode is adapted to provide a second voltage to a second display subportion. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A movie theater comprising:
a room defined by a plurality of walls and having a display panel extending across at least a portion of two of the plurality of adjacent walls, wherein the display panel comprises a flexible emissive display adapted to display a movie. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for displaying a movie comprising:
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providing a cinema-sized display panel, wherein the cinema-sized display panel is flexible and voltage-partitioned to include at least two display subportions and at least two subelectrodes, wherein a first subelectrode is adapted to provide a first voltage to a first display subportion and a second subelectrode is adapted to provide a second voltage to a second display subportion; receiving a video input signal; generating a drive signal in response to the video input signal; and displaying one or more images on the cinema-sized display panel, wherein the one or more images are displayed based upon the drive signal. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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- 39. A movie display comprising an emissive, cinema-sized display panel, wherein one or more portions of the display panel is curved.
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