Picture reproduction system and method utilizing independent picture elements
First Claim
1. An image reproduction system, comprising:
- a plurality of pixel devices that are individually placeable into an image space, each of the pixel devices including;
at least one light emitting element, anda feedback signal source configured to send information about a location of the pixel device; and
a controller configured to receive the information sent by the pixel devices, to determine the locations of the pixel devices within the image space using the received information, and to individually control the pixel devices based upon the determined locations to generate an image using the light emitting elements.
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Abstract
A system and method of producing an image using a plurality of independent pixel devices, each of which includes one or more light emitting or polarizing elements. The pixel devices are fixed (e.g. on the side of a building) or are moving (e.g. on water or falling in air) within an image space in which an image is to be formed. A controller determines, based upon the locations of the pixel devices within the image space, what portion of the image each pixel device is to reproduce, and then commands the pixel devices to use the emitting devices to reproduce the corresponding portion of the image. As the pixel devices move, the new locations of the pixel devices are mapped onto the image, and the control of the pixel devices is modified accordingly so that the image produced by the pixel devices is not distorted by their movement.
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17 Claims
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1. An image reproduction system, comprising:
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a plurality of pixel devices that are individually placeable into an image space, each of the pixel devices including; at least one light emitting element, and a feedback signal source configured to send information about a location of the pixel device; and a controller configured to receive the information sent by the pixel devices, to determine the locations of the pixel devices within the image space using the received information, and to individually control the pixel devices based upon the determined locations to generate an image using the light emitting elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14)
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9. A method of producing an image in an image space, comprising:
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placing a plurality of pixel devices individually into an image space, wherein each of the pixel devices includes at least one light emitting element; for each of the pixel devices, sending information about a location of the pixel device from the pixel device to a controller; determining the locations of the pixel devices within the image space using the controller and the information sent to the controller; and controlling the pixel devices using the controller based upon the determined locations to generate an image using the light emitting elements. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17)
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