Method and system for projecting audio and video in an outdoor theater

• US 7,221,506 B1
• Filed: 11/04/2004
• Issued: 05/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Andrew J. Schlosser
• Original Assignee: Andrew J. Schlosser
• Inventors: Schlosser, Andrew J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Perkey; W. B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cruz; Magda
• Application Number:
  US10/981,419
• Time in Patent Office: 929 Days
• Field of Search: 359/449, 359/443, 359/446, 359/459, 359/896, 359/900, 160/219, 160/220, 160/236, 160/353, 52/65, 527/50, 353121-122
• US Class Current: 359/449
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/56 Projection screens
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 359/90 Methods

Abstract

Images are projected onto two adjacent screens whereby one screen is movable with respect to the second screen. A projection system disposed generally in front of the two screens is capable of displaying images on each screen independently when the two screen are in an “open” position or on both screens together when the two screens are configured in a “closed” position. In a first “open” configuration, the images viewable on one screen are not viewable to the viewers of images on an adjacent screen and, in a second “closed” configuration, images are displayed on both screens together so as to be viewable by all members of the audience. In addition, a berm is configured between the viewing area of one screen and the viewing area of the other screen to create an audio and visual barrier between the two screens.

Claims

1. A method of projecting video onto two adjacent screens, comprising:

providing a first screen and a second screen wherein the viewable portion of one or both of said first screen and said second screen are approximately 1000 pixels high by 2000 pixels wide and wherein said first screen and said second screen have one operating position in which the front of said first screen and the front of said second screen are substantially aligned and a second operating position in which the front of said first screen and the front of said second screen are angled away from each other such that said first screen faces a first viewing area and said second screen faces a second viewing area;

moving said first screen or said second screen from said first operating position to said second operating position; and

projecting images upon one or both of said first screen and said second screen.

2. A method of projecting video onto two or more adjacent screens comprising:

providing a first screen wherein said first screen is viewable from a first viewing area;

providing a second screen wherein said second screen is adjacent to said first screen and is moveable relative to said first screen and wherein one or both of said first screen and said second screen have viewing areas that are approximately 1000 pixels high by 4000 pixels wider;

moving said second screen from a first position in which the front of said first screen and the front of said second screen are substantially aligned to a second position in which the front of said first screen faces a first viewing area and the front of said second screen faces a second viewing area; and

projecting images upon said first screen or said second screen.