Method for displaying an artificial fire pattern in an artificial fireplace
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing artificial fireplaces do not accurately simulate real fire patterns, making the projected flames appear unrealistic to users.
Innovation Solution
The method involves recording a video of an actual fire pattern on a physical fireplace element, aligning it with an artificial fireplace element to create a realistic fire pattern by displaying the video along a line of sight, and optionally using multiple videos to enhance realism, including a glow effect and digital video editing for alignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-generated harmful factors
If a recorded video of an actual fire pattern is projected in an artificial fireplace, then the fire simulation is provided without emissions or fuel consumption, but the projected flames do not accurately resemble a real fire pattern
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a camera to record the actual fire pattern from a physical fireplace and stores this recorded video for playback in the artificial fireplace. This copying approach allows the artificial fireplace to display realistic fire patterns without requiring actual combustion, thus eliminating emissions while preserving visual authenticity through direct visual replication of real flames
Solution Approach 2:
The patent aligns the recorded video of the actual fire pattern with the artificial fireplace element by adjusting positional parameters. The video is positioned and oriented to match the physical fireplace element's location, shape, and orientation, creating accurate spatial correspondence between the displayed flames and the physical structure, thereby achieving realistic fire pattern representation
2Manufacturing precision
If the video is aligned with the artificial fireplace element to improve realism, then the fire pattern resembles the actual fire, but additional alignment and processing steps are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs video alignment and positional adjustment during the video processing and playback phase rather than during physical assembly. The recorded video is pre-processed to match the artificial fireplace element's characteristics, and alignment is achieved through digital manipulation of video position and orientation parameters, simplifying the physical installation process
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical alignment systems with digital video processing. Instead of using mechanical devices to physically align projection components, the system uses software-based video positioning, scaling, and orientation adjustments to achieve precise alignment between the displayed fire pattern and the artificial fireplace element
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method for displaying an artificial fire pattern in an artificial fireplace. The method comprises the steps of:—providing a first video, which is based on a recorded video of an actual fire pattern of a fire on a physical fireplace element in an actual fireplace,—arranging an artificial fireplace element in an interior of the artificial fireplace, wherein the shape of the artificial fireplace element substantially corresponds to the shape of the physical fireplace element in the actual fireplace,—displaying a first video, in order to create the artificial fire pattern, wherein the first video is, seen along a line of sight, aligned with the artificial fireplace element, such that the artificial fire pattern substantially resembles to the actual fire pattern.