3D Multi-Surface Screen Reveal Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
High altitude observatories and similar attractions face a challenge in creating an immersive theatrical environment where visitors are initially exposed to aspects of the view without anticipation, as traditional reveal methods like curtain openings are routine and fail to provide the immersive experience desired.
Innovation Solution
A multimedia presentation is projected onto a stylized multi-surface three-dimensional screen using digital signal processing and UV mapping to create an apparent three-dimensional image from two-dimensional sources, with the screen acting as the 'curtain' to reveal the attraction, providing an audio/visual experience leading up to the reveal moment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional curtain or blind opening methods are used for reveal, then the reveal mechanism is simple and reliable, but the immersive theatrical experience is reduced and viewers can anticipate the reveal moment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional two-dimensional flat screens to a three-dimensional multi-surface screen structure. The screen is divided into multiple panels that can move independently in three-dimensional space, allowing the reveal to occur through complex spatial transformations rather than simple opening motions. This dimensional enhancement creates immersive theatrical experiences by enveloping viewers in a dynamic, multi-faceted display environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The screen structure employs dynamic, movable panels that can change position and orientation during the presentation. Rather than a static screen that simply opens, the panels actively move through programmed trajectories to create the reveal effect. This dynamic behavior allows the screen to adapt its configuration for different scenes and reveal moments, enhancing versatility while maintaining reliable operation through automated control.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a three-dimensional multi-surface screen is used, then the immersive theatrical experience and reveal effectiveness are enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The complex three-dimensional screen is segmented into multiple independent panels, each capable of individual movement and control. This segmentation allows the overall complex structure to be managed through modular components, where each panel can be controlled separately yet contributes to the unified immersive experience. The segmentation reduces the complexity burden by breaking down the monolithic complex structure into manageable units.
Solution Approach 2:
The multi-surface screen structure serves multiple functions: it acts as the display surface for multimedia presentations, the reveal mechanism itself, and the immersive environmental element. By combining these functions into a single integrated system, the patent reduces overall device complexity compared to having separate systems for display, reveal, and environmental control. The screen structure becomes a universal element that accomplishes multiple objectives simultaneously.
3Adaptability or versatility
If two-dimensional images are projected onto a three-dimensional screen, then the immersive effect is enhanced, but advanced signal processing and UV mapping are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces UV mapping as an intermediary process between the two-dimensional image source and the three-dimensional screen display. The UV mapping system acts as a mediator that translates and adapts the two-dimensional image data to match the complex three-dimensional geometry of the screen panels. This intermediary layer handles the computational complexity of coordinate transformations and perspective corrections, allowing the display system to achieve immersive effects without requiring complex hardware modifications.
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AI summary
The invention is generally directed to a visual attraction which provides a multi-dimensional audio/video experience in which the three dimensional screens provide for a three dimensional appearing display of two dimensional images in anticipation of and leading up to a reveal event in which the screens rise to expose a view behind the screens. The visual attraction also collects and separates the visitors to the visual attraction by collecting a predetermined grouping of the visitors and processing them through the attraction in a fashion which provides a manageable flow of visitors spaced apart by the length of the show which then passes the group of visitors in the attraction to the remainder of the attraction before collecting and passing through the next group.