SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING REALISTIC EYES
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1. A figure having an artificial eye system, comprising:
- a figure body portion;
a display screen system mounted to the figure body portion, the display screen system having a surface facing in a direction generally away from the figure body portion; and
a convex lens mounted substantially in contact with the surface of the display screen system to simulate an eye of the figure.
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Abstract
Realistic electronically controlled eyes for a figure such as a doll, toy, animatronic being, robot, etc., are provided by displaying a sequence of images simulating eye movement on an electronic display screen mounted to a portion of the figure. A convex lens, which serves to simulate the figure'"'"'s eye, is mounted substantially in contact with a surface of the display screen system from which the light defining the sequence of images is emitted. To an observer looking at the convex surface of the lens, the lens appears as an eye characterized by realistic eye movement.
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1. A figure having an artificial eye system, comprising:
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a figure body portion; a display screen system mounted to the figure body portion, the display screen system having a surface facing in a direction generally away from the figure body portion; and a convex lens mounted substantially in contact with the surface of the display screen system to simulate an eye of the figure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for simulating an eye, comprising:
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generating electronic control signals representing a sequence of images simulating movement of the eye; providing the electronic control signals to a display screen system mounted to a figure body portion; and the display screen system operating in response to the control signals, the display screen system operating with light transmitted through a convex lens mounted substantially in contact with a surface of the display screen system, the light defining the sequence of images simulating movement of the eye. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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