Display system and method for projection onto non-planar surfaces
US8562145B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F23/0091
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for projecting changeable electronic content, such as video or digital still images, onto a curved surface. The system includes a housing, a reflector within the housing, and a projector. The housing has an exterior surface and an interior space. At least a portion of the exterior surface is a curved display surface capable of displaying electronic content projected upon it, and at least one portion of the exterior surface has an aperture through the exterior surface to the interior space. The projector is located proximate the aperture for projecting content through the aperture to the reflector. When the projector receives converted content and projects the converted content through the aperture to the reflector, the curved display surface displays the converted content undistorted to a viewer. The system can also provide for display of branded content on a product container having a shape corresponding with the brand.
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