Electronic Art System and Related Method

• US 20120176337A1
• Filed: 11/18/2011
• Published: 07/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Smoot, Lanny Starkes, Bassett, Katherine M.
• Application Number:
  US13/300,418
• Publication Number:
  US 20120176337A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04162 for exchanging data with external devices, e.g. smart pens, via the digitiser sensing hardware
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/042 by opto-electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0443 using a single layer of sensing electrodes

Abstract

There is presented a system and method for producing art electronically. In one embodiment, an electronic art system comprises an electrically sensitive art surface, an art brush having bristles, a voltage reference coupled to the bristles of the art brush, and an at least lightly conductive liquid for moistening the bristles. An electrical pattern formed by an interaction between a plurality of the moistened bristles of the art brush executing a brushstroke and the electrically sensitive art surface, resulting in production of an image of the brushstroke. In other embodiments, the electronic art system can comprise one or more of a camera configured to capture an optical image of the brushstroke, a conductive micro-screen providing a residual image of the brushstroke, a position detection unit for identifying the location of the brushstroke on the electrically sensitive art surface, and a computer to process and produce the image of the brushstroke.

Claims

1. An electronic art system comprising;

an electrically sensitive art surface;

an art brush having bristles;

a voltage reference coupled to the bristles of the art brush; and

an at least lightly conductive liquid for moistening the bristles;

an electrical pattern formed by an interaction between a plurality of the moistened bristles of the art brush executing a brushstroke and the electrically sensitive art surface resulting in production of an image of the brushstroke.

2. The electronic art system of claim 1, wherein the image is a high-resolution image of the brushstroke.

3. The electronic art system of claim 1, wherein the electrically sensitive art surface comprises a projected capacitance touch sensitive surface.

4. The electronic art system of claim 1, wherein the electrically sensitive art surface comprises electronic paper (e-paper).

5. The electronic art system of claim 1, wherein the electrically sensitive art surface comprises an electro-luminescent film.

6. The electronic art system of claim 1, wherein the voltage reference comprises a ground terminal.

7. The electronic art system of claim 1, wherein the voltage reference comprises a direct-current (DC) voltage source.

8. The art system of claim 1, wherein the voltage reference comprises an alternating-current (AC) voltage source.

9. The electronic art system of claim 1, wherein the at least lightly conductive liquid comprises ionized water.

10. The electronic art system of claim 1, further comprising a camera configured to capture an optical image of the brushstroke.

11. The electronic art system of claim 10, wherein the camera comprises a miniature camera affixed to the art brush.

12. The electronic art system of claim 10, wherein the electrically sensitive art surface is situated between the camera and the art brush.

13. The electronic art system of claim 1, further comprising a conductive micro-screen disposed over the electrically sensitive art surface, the conductive micro-screen configured to provide a residual image of the brushstroke.

14. The electronic art system of claim 1, further comprising;

a camera configured to capture an optical image of the brushstroke;

to a position detection unit for identifying a location of the brushstroke on the electrically sensitive art surface; and

a computer configured to process at least the optical image and the location to produce the image of the brushstroke.

15. The electronic art system of claim 14, wherein the position detection unit comprises another camera positioned to capture another optical image including substantially all of the electrically sensitive art surface, and wherein the computer is configured to process at least the optical image and the another optical image to produce the image of the brushstroke.

16. A method for producing art electronically, the method comprising:

utilizing an electrically sensitive art surface and an art brush having bristles;

coupling the bristles to a voltage reference;

moistening the bristles using an at least lightly conductive liquid; and

executing a brushstroke over the electrically sensitive art surface using the art brush;

an electrical pattern formed by an interaction between a plurality of the moistened bristles and the electrically sensitive art surface resulting in production of an image of the brushstroke.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the image is a high-resolution image of Jo the brushstroke.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising capturing an optical image of the brushstroke.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising providing a residual image of the brushstroke.

20. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

capturing an optical image of the brushstroke;

identifying a location of the brushstroke on the electrically sensitive art surface; and

computer processing at least the optical image and the location to produce the image of the brushstroke.