INTERACTIVE DIRECTED LIGHT/SOUND SYSTEM
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Abstract
An interactive directed beam system is provided. In one implementation, the system includes a projector, a computer and a camera. The camera is configured to view and capture information in an interactive area. The captured information may take various forms, such as, an image and/or audio data. The captured information is based on actions taken by an object, such as, a person within the interactive area. Such actions include, for example, natural movements of the person and interactions between the person and an image projected by the projector. The captured information from the camera is then sent to the computer for processing. The computer performs one or more processes to extract certain information, such as, the relative location of the person within the interactive area for use in controlling the projector. Based on the results generated by the processes, the computer directs the projector to adjust the projected image accordingly. The projected image can move anywhere within the confines of the interactive area.
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33 Claims
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13. An interactive audiovisual system comprising:
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an image detection computing system configured to determine a position of at least a portion of a person in an interactive area based on one or more images of the interactive area received from an imaging device, wherein the position is determined without the need for a tracking device associated with at least the portion of the person; an interactive media module configured to use the determined position to generate a video control signal and an audio control signal; a video beam controller configured to receive the video control signal and to adjust a position of a video image projected from a video projection device based on at least the video control signal; and an audio beam controller configured to receive the audio control signal and to adjust a direction of an audio signal emitted from an audio device based on at least the audio control signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An interactive video system comprising:
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an image detection computing system configured to determine a position of an object in an interactive area based on one or more images of the object, wherein the position is determined without the need for a tracking device associated with the object; an interactive media module configured to generate a video control signal based on the determined position of the object; and a video device configured to receive the video control signal and to adjust a position of a video image projected from the video device based on at least the video control signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of providing interactive video effects comprising:
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receiving one or more images of an object within an interactive area; determining a position of the object in the interactive area based on the one or more images, wherein the determining is performed without receiving information from a tracking device associated with the object; generating a video control signal that indicates an updated position of a video image in the interactive area, wherein the updated position is determined based on at least the position of the object; and adjusting a position of a video beam controller that transmits the video image according to the video control signal, wherein at least some of the method is performed by a suitably configured computing system having one or more processors. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A tangible computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, if executed by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:
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determining a position of a user in an interactive area based on one or more images of the interactive area received from one or more cameras; determining an updated direction of a projected video image and an updated direction of a projected audio beam based on at least the position of the user; initiating adjustment of a direction of a video beam controller in accordance with the updated direction of the projected video image; and initiating adjustment of an audio beam controller in accordance with the updated direction of the projected audio beam. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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