Display system for high-definition projectors
US9188850B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/3147
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A display system is provided to surround a user with an out-the window scene. The system includes a screen structure that is a facetted back-projection dome made up of a polygonal polar top facet surrounded by trapezoidal facets angulated downward from it in an upper facet row. A middle row of facets extends angulated downward therefrom, and a lower row of trapezoidal facets extends down from them. Each facet has video projected thereon by a high definition projector, and to maximize resolution and efficiently use the projector output, the vertical height of each facet makes use of the full vertical field of pixels available from the associated projector. The facets are all tangent to a sphere about a design eyepoint of the dome. The projector resolutions and the size, position and material of the facets are such that the imagery visible on the inside of the dome on the facets is at resolution corresponding to a visual acuity of 20/50 or higher, preferably 20/20, and at or near eye-limiting resolution.
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