Robotically controlled entertainment elements

• US 8,896,242 B2
• Filed: 01/21/2013
• Issued: 11/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Andrew Flessas
• Original Assignee: Andrew Flessas
• Inventors: Flessas, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): DILLON JR, JOSEPH A
• Application Number:
  US13/745,945
• Publication Number:
  US 20130148038A1
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• Field of Search: 318/101, 318/568.25
• US Class Current: 318/101
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 11/003 Manipulators for entertainment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3102 using two-dimensional electronic spatial light modulators micromechanical modulators as such G02B26/0833; liquid crystal modulators as such G02F1/13
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3141 Constructional details thereof details not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B21/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3147 Multi-projection systems displays in general H04N9/12; video walls G06F3/1446, G09G2300/026
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3173 wherein the projection device is specially adapted for enhanced portability
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 901/50 Miscellaneous

Abstract

A robotic mount is configured to move an entertainment element such as a video display, a video projector or a staircase. The robotic mount is movable in three-dimensions, whereby the associated entertainment element is moveable in three-dimensional space. In one embodiment, a unitary display comprises a plurality of closely spaced individual displays which are mounted to robotic mounts, whereby the configuration of the unitary display may be altered by changing the position of one or more of the displays relative to the others.

Claims

1. A robotically controlled video display system comprising:

a first robotic display comprising;

a first robotic display mount comprising a base and a moveable support, said moveable support having one more portions moveable about at least an x axis, a y axis and a z axis which are perpendicular to one another;

at least one first motor configured to move said moveable support; and

at least one first electronic video projector capable of projecting visual information in response to a video signal input, said at least one first electronic video projector mounted to said moveable support for movement by said first robotic display mount; and

at least a second robotic display comprising;

a second robotic display mount comprising a base and a moveable support, said moveable support having one more portions moveable about at least an x axis, a y axis and a z axis which are perpendicular to one another;

at least one second motor configured to move said moveable support; and

at least one second electronic video projector capable of projecting visual information in response to a video signal input, said at least one second electronic video projector mounted to said moveable support for movement by said second robotic display mount; and

an electronic controller configured to control said at least one first motor and said at least one second motor to move said at least one first and at least one second electronic video projectors independently of one another in the three dimensions about said x axis, said y axis and said z axis, whereby said at least one first and second electronic video projectors may be moved so that they project independent or combined visual information.

2. The robotically controlled video display system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said electronic controller is configured to automatically move said at least one first and at least one second electronic video projectors in a pre-programmed pattern.

3. The robotically controlled video display system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said electronic controller is configured to move said at least one first and said at least one second electronic video projectors synchronously with information displayed by said projectors.

4. The robotically controlled video display system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said first and second robotic display mounts comprise a base and a moveable support connected to said base and moveable relative to said base.

5. The robotically controlled video display system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said at least one first and said at least one second electronic video projectors comprise digital light projectors.

6. The robotically controlled video display system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said electronic controller is configured to move said at least one first and said at least one second electronic video projector synchronously with music.