485results about "Cinema apparatus" patented technology

Provided is a five sensory data synchronizing and transmitting apparatus and method, and an actual-feeling multimedia data providing system and method using the same. The five sensory data synchronizing and transmitting apparatus and method forms packets by describing vibration, an odor and a taste expressed in video / audio based on touch, odor and taste data descriptors and synchronizes the touch / odor / taste packets with video / audio packets on a frame basis; and then, the actual-feeling multimedia data providing system and method demultiplexes the received packets transmitted from the five sensory data synchronizing and transmitting apparatus into video data, audio data, touch data, odor data and taste data and transmits them to corresponding devices to thereby provide a user with an actual-feeling multimedia service.

The present invention advantageously provides an enhanced event-based theater going experience. In particular, one embodiment of the present invention enables pre-recorded videos of live performances, such as concerts, to be reproduced with great realism and encourages theater attendees to act or feel more as participants and less as passive viewers. The theater optionally comprises a projection screen, a projection room, seating, a dance area, an MC (master of ceremonies) station, changeable scenic designs, special effects equipment, food services and / or a bar.

The invention relates to dynamic emulation cinema analog equipment which comprises a screen, a projector assembly and viewer seats arranged into an array, wherein the viewer seats are hung on a cantilever, and the cantilever is connected with a lifting arm; the lifting arm is arranged on a base, and the base can rotate to drive the lifting arm to rotate together; the lifting arms lifts up and down to drive the cantilever to lift up and down; and the cantilever moves up and down to drive the viewer seats to move up and down together. In operation, viewers enter the seat array to sit from the ground, and at the moment, the seat array is back on to the screen; because the seats are back on to the screen at the moment, the viewers cannot feel the screen completely, thus the viewers cannot conscious of seeing a film sensuously, thereby the sense of reality of the back scene is greatly increased; after the viewers sit down, the seat array is lifted; and after the seat array is lifted to an appointed height, the seat array is rotated to dead against the screen so as to ensure that the viewers enter the scene of the film.

There is provided a system for providing interactivity to a guest of an experiential venue, based on sensor measurement of the guest. The system comprises a sensor configured to sense a guest variable of the guest, where the sensor may be a biometric sensor, a facial recognition sensor, a voice stress analysis sensor, a gesture recognition sensor, a motion tracking sensor, or an eye tracking sensor, and may sense heart rate or another guest variable. The system also comprises a control system, which may be implemented as a computer, in communication with the sensor. The control system is configured to determine a guest state from the guest variable, and to modify a venue variable, for example by selecting a path a theme park ride follows. The control system modifies the venue variable according to the guest state to provide increased satisfaction to the guest of the experiential venue.

The invention relates to a multi-degree-of-freedom platform which comprises a base and an upper platform. The base and the upper platform are connected with each other through multiple servo electric cylinders; bodies of the servo electric cylinders are hinged to the base; and rods of the servo electric cylinders are hinged to the upper platform. The multi-degree-of-freedom platform is characterized in that a rotating platform is arranged on the upper platform, a cabin structure for passengers is mounted on the rotating platform which is driven to rotate relative to the upper platform by a servo motor, and a rotating plane of the rotating platform is parallel to the upper platform. As the upper platform has degrees of freedom in swinging from front to back, left to right and up to down like a conventional multi-degree-of-freedom platform and is added with a degree of freedom of rotating 360 degrees, and the rotating plane of the rotating platform is parallel to the upper platform, the platform structure is capable of simulating multiple adventurous cinema scenes having requirement for rotation, such as riding in torrent. The invention further relates to a simulated experience cinema with the multi-degree-of-freedom platform.

A method is described for scheduling a playlist from digital content supplied to a server in a multi-screen digital cinema theater, where the playlist includes components of the content stored in the server and represents a digital entity that is subsequently projected in the digital cinema theater. The method includes the steps of: (a) generating and displaying a table of playlists currently available for scheduling, each playlist displayed along with its run time; (b) generating and displaying a schedule table showing a schedule view for each screen as an elongated timeline bar representing a time dimension, wherein the elongated timeline bars for a plurality of the screens are arranged one adjacent the other relative to a displayed time axis to provide an overall perspective of the schedules for the screens of the theater; (c) selecting a playlist from the table of playlists and specifying a scheduled start time and a selected screen; and (d) updating the schedule table by inserting the selected playlist as an elongated element into the elongated timeline bar for the selected screen, wherein the element starts at the scheduled start time and has a time dimension corresponding to the run time of the selected playlist, whereby the updated schedule table is used to schedule the selected playlist for the selected screen.

The present invention provides a picture-showing facility, including a plurality of special effect devices, motion seat assemblies, and a control unit capable of controlling the special effect devices and the motion seat assemblies. The special effect devices include a fog generation device and a fan, and further include at least one selected from a group consisting of a bubble generation device, a laser generation device, a strobe generation device, and a scent generation device. Further, the present invention provides a method of showing a picture in the picture-showing facility.Accordingly, the present invention can provide a picture-showing facility equipped with special effect devices, which can maximize the audience's bodily sensation without interfering with the immersion of the audience in pictures, and provide motion seat assemblies enabling motions capable of reducing a motional burden placed on feeble persons.

An immersive theater is provided having a screen is oriented with respect to a pitched seating area to provide an immersive theater experience for all of the viewers. The theater can include a three-dimensional, concave shaped screen, defining a central axis that extends perpendicularly from the center point of the concave screen directed toward the seating area. The screen is oriented at a prescribed pitch angle (α) relative to the horizontal. The theater has a seating area having a plurality of seats for viewers and is set up in a stacked arrangement along a planar region and pitched at a prescribed angle (β). The seating area is further confined within a viewing area that is centered on the central axis of the screen.

A ride control system includes a plurality of ride vehicles positioned within a course and configured to travel within the course. Each of the plurality of ride vehicles includes a vehicle controller configured to control movement of a respective one of the plurality of ride vehicles. Each of the plurality of ride vehicles also includes a position tracking system configured to facilitate identification of a location of the respective one of the plurality of ride vehicles within the course. Each of the plurality of ride vehicles further includes a vehicle transceiver in communication with the vehicle controller. The ride control system also includes a primary controller and a primary transceiver in communication with the primary controller. The ride control system further includes a primary wireless network formed by the vehicle transceiver and the primary transceiver to include at least the primary controller and the vehicle controller of each of the plurality of ride vehicles. The primary controller is configured to receive data indicative of the location of each of the plurality of ride vehicles from respective ones of the plurality of ride vehicles via the primary wireless network. The primary controller and the vehicle controller of each of the plurality of ride vehicles are configured to coordinate to provide a control loop for each of the plurality of ride vehicles based on the data indicative of the location of each of the plurality of ride vehicles.

The invention relates to a device for supplying substances to be dispensed into air or air mixtures, especially scents, with a flat disk-shaped or plate-shaped base body with multiple separate channels running through it essentially parallel to its top and / or bottom sides, with the channels accommodating the substances to be dispensed and containing an inlet port and an outlet port, respectively, so that a stream of gas supplied to the inlet port can flow through it, with the inlet and outlet ports of at least one channel being sealed in a gastight manner until the substance is released and / or the substance is placed with an airtight seal in at least one channel in a reservoir which does not release this is substance until the time of dispensation thereof.

A multi-projection system having a plurality of projection surfaces onto which images are projected is provided, where the plurality of projection surfaces are disposed on two or more sides not parallel to each other. The multi-projection system provides high three-dimensional images and a high degree of immersion in images and further provides multi-view images, thereby making theater customers feel like they really exist in the space described through the images.

The invention discloses a three degree of freedom electric dynamic chair which is applied to entertainment venues such as a 4D (four-dimensional) cinema and a commercial game machine. The three degree of freedom electric dynamic chair comprises a base, a chair connecting plate and three sets of electric lifting mechanisms, wherein the electric lifting mechanisms are arranged between the base and the chair connecting plate, one set of electric lifting mechanism is arranged on the middle of the front end of the base, each of the left side and the right side of the rear end of the base is provided with one set of electric lifting mechanism, the three sets of electric lifting mechanisms are arranged into a regular triangle, each electric lifting mechanism comprises a spherical hinge, a servo electric cylinder and a revolute pair assembly, the upper end of each electric lifting mechanism is connected with the chair connecting plate through the spherical hinge, and the lower end of electric lifting mechanism is connected with the base through the revolute pair assembly. The two sets of electric lifting mechanisms do rotating movement in a horizontal plane and one set of electric lifting mechanism does translation movement in a vertical direction, thus the actions of front-back swinging, left-right swinging, up-ascending and down-descending, bumping and the like of the dynamic chair can be completed; and by combining with other external facilities such as a networking control system, a 3D film and television system, blowing and smoke, the three degree of freedom electric dynamic chair can bring the immersive feeling for audiences, and has the characteristics of flexibility in movement, controllable speed and acceleration, strong bearing capacity, low noise and the like.

A method is described for scheduling a playlist from digital content supplied to a server in a multi-screen digital cinema theater. The playlist includes digital content stored in the server and that is subsequently projected in the digital cinema theater. The method includes: (a) generating and displaying a table of playlists currently available for scheduling; (b) generating and displaying a schedule table showing a schedule view for each screen as an elongated timeline bar representing a time dimension. The method further includes: (c) selecting a playlist from the table of playlists and specifying a scheduled start time and a selected screen; and (d) updating the schedule table by inserting the selected playlist as an elongated element into the elongated timeline bar for the selected screen, whereby the updated schedule table is used to schedule the selected playlist for the selected screen.

In a building equipped with a plurality of motion-enabled chairs such as a movie theatre, the vibration of the motion-enabled chairs adds up and may damage the foundation of the building especially at the resonance frequency. The present application describes a system and method for controlling the resulting vibration by introducing an alteration such as a delay or an inversion in the motion signals sent to the motion-enabled chairs. This delay causes the vibration of some motion-enabled chairs to be de-phased from the vibration of the other motion-enabled chairs. Whereby, the intensity (magnitude) of the resulting vibration is reduced. Control of the motion-enabled chairs may be done centrally through a central controller, or locally at selected motion-enabled chairs.

An image projection apparatus (100) comprises a projector (106), a frame (108), and a partially transparent screen (110). The frame (108) retains the screen (110) under tension, such that the screen (110) is inclined at an angle with respect to a plane of emission of light from the projector (106). The screen (110) has a front surface arranged such that light emitted from the projector (106) is reflected therefrom. The projector (106) projects an image such that light forming the image impinges upon the screen (11) such that a virtual image is created from light reflected from the screen (110), the virtual image appearing to be located behind the screen (110).

The present invention concerns a projection system for providing a distributed manifestation within an environment. The projection system includes a data generator for generating a plurality of data sets of associated state data and spatial coordinate data. The projection system also includes a projector in communication with the data generator for receiving the data sets. The projector is provided with a signal generating module for generating a plurality of electromagnetic signals, and a projecting module for projecting each of the electromagnetic signals towards a target location within the environment. The projection system also includes a plurality of receiving units distributed within the environment, each receiving unit having a receiver for receiving one of the electromagnetic signals when the receiving unit is positioned in the corresponding target location, each receiving unit being adapted to perform a change of state in response to the state data.

The present invention concerns a projection system for providing a distributed manifestation within an environment. The projection system includes a data generator for generating a plurality of data sets of associated state data and spatial coordinate data. The projection system also includes a projector in communication with the data generator for receiving the data sets. The projector is provided with a signal generating module for generating a plurality of electromagnetic signals, and a projecting module for projecting each of the electromagnetic signals towards a target location within the environment. The projection system also includes a plurality of receiving units distributed within the environment, each receiving unit having a receiver for receiving one of the electromagnetic signals when the receiving unit is positioned in the corresponding target location, each receiving unit being adapted to perform a change of state in response to the state data.

There is provided a system to provide a sequence of motion samples to a plurality of motion platforms, such as the plurality of seats in a movie theatre, such that the motion is synchronized with a sequence of images, such as a movie. In order to reduce the cost of the system, synchronization of a motion data signal with the sequence of images is centralized at a unique synchronizing unit. The synchronized sequence of motion samples is distributed to a plurality of motion platform hubs, each controlling and managing a reduced number of motion platforms.

The invention discloses dynamic riding watching equipment in a cinema, which is characterized in that in a dynamic cinema provided with a spherical screen and at least two floors, a hanging rail is arranged at the top of each floor along the front and back directions of the cinema, a traveling trolley capable of moving along the hanging rail is arranged on the hanging rail, a multivariant dynamic control platform is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the frame of the traveling trolley, and a seat is suspended at the bottom of the dynamic control platform through a seat hanging frame. The invention has compact structural design, convenient seating, abundant simulated action, strong moving sense and easy control and adjustment.

The invention provides a dynamic seat universal for recreational facilities to overcome the defects that the floor area is larger, the oil-gas leakage pollution and the noise pollution are likely to generate, or the swinging freedom degree is small and the like in the dynamic seat in the prior art. The dynamic seat comprises a base, a lifting mechanism, a swinging mechanism, a back-and-forth swinging mechanism, a left-right swinging mechanism and a control system. The dynamic seat universal for the recreational facilities, which is disclosed by the invention, has the beneficial effects that the rotation direction and the revolution speed of each motor can be controlled by a game handle or an upper computer, the linkage of lifting up and down, rotating left and right, swinging back and forth and swinging left and right can be realized, and the autokinetic effect displayed in the game or movie can be generated, so that game players or movie audiences are personally on the scene.

The invention relates to a positioning device, in particular to a four-dimensional interactive cinema and an interacting method utilizing the same. The positioning device comprises a master device and a slave device, wherein the master device comprise a displaying device and a light source thereof, the slave device comprises an image acquiring device and a shielding device thereof, the image acquiring device is used for acquiring images of optical signals emitted by matched light sources including the displaying device, and the shielding device is used for shielding interference optical signals so as to enable the slave device to finally acquire images including light source signals of the master device. The cinema comprises the positioning device, a special effect terminal and a master controller, and the slave device of the positioning device is connected with the master controller. Via the simple and effective positioning device, specific interaction information of audiences is transmitted so as to enable the master controller in the background to immediately modify played films or special effects and the like, so that film participation requirements of the audiences are met, interaction is formed, and processes and results of the films can be decided by the audiences.

An embodiment of the invention discloses an interactive method and an interactive device. The interactive method comprises obtaining first movement information of a mobile carrier on which at least a user rides and confirming second movement information of a virtual mobile carrier on which at least a role rides, wherein the at least one user is corresponding to the role in a virtual scene. According to the technical method of the interactive method, the user can obtain four-dimensional entertainment experience through the mobile carrier on which the user drives and the virtual scene due to combination of the virtual scene in which the user experiences and user inertia feelings when driving the mobile carrier of a vehicle.

The invention provides a sneak shot preventing system and method. The sneak shot preventing system comprises a movie collection module, a spectator seat collection module, an image dividing module anda sneak shot judging module. The movie collection module is used for collecting movie images displayed on a curtain in real time, and outputting the movie images to the sneak shot judging module; thespectator seat collection module is used for collecting spectator seat images in a movie watching room in real time, and outputting the spectator seat images to the image dividing module; the image dividing module is used for dividing the spectator seat images into at least one subsidiary image according to a preset dividing rule, determining a seat serial number of a spectator corresponding to each subsidiary image, and correspondingly outputting all the subsidiary images and the seat serial numbers to the sneak shot judging module; the sneak shot judging module is used for calculating the matching degree of the current subsidiary images and the received movie images aiming at each received subsidiary image, and outputting the seat serial numbers corresponding to the current subsidiary images when the calculated the matching degree is larger than or equal to a preset matching degree threshold value. According to the technical scheme, on the condition that movie watching of other consumers is not interfered, consumers who are in sneak shot can be sought out.

A method for enabling seamless transitions for a cinema presentation package, wherein the cinema presentation package includes pre-shows, trailers, live events, and main features, the steps include determining the requirements of specific protocols corresponding to the cinema presentation that will affect transitioning between the pre-shows, trailers, live events, and main features. Transition behaviors have to be identified between the pre-shows, trailers, live events, and main features that form the cinema presentation package. Flexibility exists in displaying the cinema presentation package, and yet the pre-shows, trailers, live events, and main features are displayed according to the specific protocols and transition rules associated with the specific protocols.

A method and system for digital cinema presentation are disclosed. The method provides for automatic comparison of a playlist against at least one attribute relating to digital content, and automatically skipping one or more compositions during playout of content in the playlist based on the comparison results.

An apparatus and method for encapsulating a light source within a water-tight, robust encapsulating bulk for use, among other things, as a walk paver. The apparatus and method provides a strong, durable, waterproof illuminated paver that includes an array of individually addressable light sources, having the aesthetic appearance of a conventional stone material. A light guide is provided having a light receiving end and a light transmissive end. A light source is provided having a selective on state and a selective off state. The light source is optically coupled to the light receiving end of the light guide to form a light engine comprising the light source and the light guide. The optically coupled light guide and light source are encased within an encapsulating bulk, wherein the encapsulating bulk includes at least one viewable surface, and where the light transmissive end of the light guide is viewable at said at least one viewable surface. An obscuring layer is formed on one or more of the at least one viewable surface for obscuring the transmissive end of the light guide from view when the light source is in the selective off state.

The invention discloses a six-degree-of-freedom virtual reality dynamic seat which comprises an external multimedia system, a controller and a seat platform. The external multimedia system transmits information of 3D movies to the controller through Bluetooth or a WIFI module. The controller retrieves corresponding G-code files and controls the seat platform to achieve synchronous dynamic responses. The seat platform is provided with a platform memory, platform movement G-code movement files are made according to dynamic effects of the 3D movies, and the movement files are imported into the platform memory through a USB or an SD card. The angle of the seat can be automatically adjusted according to the environment of the movies, the virtuality and reality interaction function is achieved, design is reasonable, and use is convenient. The seat is drive by an electric cylinder, work noise is very low, and the seat is safe and reliable, can achieve interactive communication with an external 3D eye patch ipad and has good expansion compatibility.