Multi-Sided Projection With Inter-Surface Light Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional projection systems in amusement parks often struggle to provide visual effects on multiple sides of a display surface, leading to incomplete viewer access and undesirable image orientation for guests approaching from different directions.
Innovation Solution
A projection system utilizing a single image source and a display with two or more display surfaces connected by a light transmission system, such as fiber optic weave, to transmit and modify imagery across both surfaces, ensuring legible and oriented presentation from various angles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single image source projects imagery onto a single display surface, then the system structure remains simple, but guests from different directions cannot view the imagery simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a single two-dimensional display surface to a three-dimensional structure with multiple display surfaces positioned at different orientations. This allows the imagery to be viewed from multiple directions simultaneously, resolving the contradiction between viewing accessibility and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system is segmented into multiple independent display surfaces, each capable of presenting imagery. This segmentation allows different portions of the display structure to serve different viewing angles, improving accessibility while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design.
2Ease of operation
If traditional projection systems use a single display surface, then the device complexity remains low, but the image orientation becomes undesirable for guests approaching from different directions
Solution Approach 1:
A light transmission system acts as an intermediary between the image source and multiple display surfaces. This intermediary component distributes and redirects light to ensure proper image orientation on each display surface, resolving the orientation issue while containing the complexity within a dedicated subsystem.
Solution Approach 2:
The light transmission system serves multiple functions: it distributes light to multiple display surfaces, maintains proper image orientation, and enables simultaneous viewing from different directions. This multi-functionality addresses the orientation requirement while managing overall system complexity.
3Productivity
If multiple display surfaces are used to accommodate different viewing angles, then viewer engagement improves, but the system complexity increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple display surfaces and the light transmission system are merged into an integrated structure where components work together as a unified system. This integration improves viewer engagement while managing complexity through coordinated design rather than separate independent systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables guests from different viewpoints to see clear and properly oriented imagery on multiple display surfaces, enhancing the immersive experience and improving viewer engagement.
Implementation Method 1
a light transmission system comprising a plurality of light transmitters extending between the first display surface and the second display surface, and an image source configured to project imagery onto the first display surface for reflection by the first display surface, wherein each of the plurality of light transmitters is configured to direct light associated with the imagery projected onto the first display surface to the second display surface
Implementation Method 2
an image source configured to project imagery onto the first display surface for reflection by the first display surface
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AI summary
A projection system for an entertainment venue includes a display having a first display surface and a second display surface, a light transmission system comprising a plurality of light transmitters extending between the first display surface and the second display surface, and an image source configured to project imagery onto the first display surface for reflection by the first display surface, wherein each of the plurality of light transmitters is configured to direct light associated with the imagery projected onto the first display surface to the second display surface.