Emulative swimming pool
First Claim
1. An emulative swimming pool comprising:
- a basin for holding a body of water,at least one water-contacting surface associated with said basin and submerged in said body of water,image-generating means responsive to a control signal for producing a visible image on said water-contacting surface in said body of water,water-current generating means responsive to a control signal for producing a controlled water current in said body of water, andmeans responsive to changes in position of a subject swimming in said body of water for producing control signals for controlling said water-current generating means and for correspondingly altering said visible image in a manner to simulate a displacement of said subject in a virtual swimming environment perceived by said subject as being larger than said body of water.
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Abstract
A swimming pool producing surrounding visual effects utilizes large picture generating surfaces adjacent to water-containing surfaces for displaying large images emulative of remote swimming environments. The pool has controllable water currents for in-place swimming or diving in one or more directions. These controlled water currents and the large images are coordinated by a computer for producing a virtual underwater environment in which picture scenes evolve and water-currents flow as a function of swimmer activity. A large apparent swimming area can therefore be produced. For added realism, the pool may include sound-generating devices and parametric weather machines to accurately emulate natural environments and also produce spectacular special effects for the swimming or diving subject and for possible observers thereof.
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5 Claims
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1. An emulative swimming pool comprising:
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a basin for holding a body of water, at least one water-contacting surface associated with said basin and submerged in said body of water, image-generating means responsive to a control signal for producing a visible image on said water-contacting surface in said body of water, water-current generating means responsive to a control signal for producing a controlled water current in said body of water, and means responsive to changes in position of a subject swimming in said body of water for producing control signals for controlling said water-current generating means and for correspondingly altering said visible image in a manner to simulate a displacement of said subject in a virtual swimming environment perceived by said subject as being larger than said body of water. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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