Self-contained interactive video display system
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1. A display system comprising:
- projecting means for projecting visual images;
depicting means comprising a scattering polarizer for depicting visual images projected by the projecting means, wherein the projecting means is configured to emit polarized light in a polarization substantially scattered by the scattering polarizer;
sensor means sensitive to light of a polarization not substantially scattered by the scattering polarizer positioned on a first side of the depicting means for acquiring images representative of at least a portion of one or more objects positioned on a second side of the depicting means, wherein the first and second sides of the depicting means are substantially opposite sides of the depicting means; and
computing means for detecting an interaction of at least one of the one or more objects with at least a portion of at least one of the visual images projected by the projecting means.
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Abstract
A self-contained interactive video display system. A projector projects a visual image onto a screen for displaying the visual image, wherein the projector projects the visual image onto a back side of the screen for presentation to a user on a front side of the screen. An illuminator illuminates an object near the front side of the screen. A camera detects interaction of an illuminated object with the visual image, wherein the screen is at least partially transparent to light detectable to the camera, allowing the camera to detect the illuminated object through the screen. A computer system directs the projector to change the visual image in response to the interaction.
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1. A display system comprising:
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projecting means for projecting visual images; depicting means comprising a scattering polarizer for depicting visual images projected by the projecting means, wherein the projecting means is configured to emit polarized light in a polarization substantially scattered by the scattering polarizer; sensor means sensitive to light of a polarization not substantially scattered by the scattering polarizer positioned on a first side of the depicting means for acquiring images representative of at least a portion of one or more objects positioned on a second side of the depicting means, wherein the first and second sides of the depicting means are substantially opposite sides of the depicting means; and computing means for detecting an interaction of at least one of the one or more objects with at least a portion of at least one of the visual images projected by the projecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 15, 16, 30, 31, 32)
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6. An interactive video display system comprising:
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a projector configured to project a visual image; a screen positioned so that the visual image is projected onto a back side of the screen, wherein the screen is at least partially transparent and comprises a material that is substantially translucent at a particular angle and substantially transparent at other angles, wherein the projector projects light onto the screen from the particular angle; a camera configured to acquire images representative of at least a portion of an object near a front side of the screen that is opposite the back side of the screen; and a computer system configured to receive the images from the camera and, based at least on the images, to detect an interaction of the object with at least a portion of the visual image and to direct the projector to change the visual image in response to the interaction.
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7. A method of projecting visual images onto a screen, the method comprising:
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projecting a visual image onto a first side of a screen, wherein the screen is at least partially transparent and configured for viewing from a second side of the screen opposite the first side of the screen; acquiring images from an imaging device positioned on the first side of the screen, wherein the images are representative of at least a portion of an object positioned near the screen; illuminating the object with strobed illumination that is synced with the imaging device; and detecting an interaction of the object with at least a portion of the visual image based at least partly on the acquired images. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. An interactive video display system comprising:
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a projector configured to project a visual image; a screen positioned so that the visual image is projected onto a back side of the screen, wherein the screen is at least partially transparent; a camera configured to acquire images representative of at least a portion of an object near a front side of the screen that is opposite the back side of the screen; an illuminator configured to illuminate the object, wherein the illumination is strobed in time with exposures of the camera; and a computer system configured to receive the images from the camera and, based at least on the images, to detect an interaction of the object with at least a portion of the visual image and to direct the projector to change the visual image in response to the interaction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 35)
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