Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autostereoscopic projection system
- Patent Title (中): 自动立体投影系统
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Application No.: US12176947Application Date: 2008-07-21
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Publication No.: US07938540B2Publication Date: 2011-05-10
- Inventor: Thomas E. Brentnall, III , Richard B. Turner
- Applicant: Thomas E. Brentnall, III , Richard B. Turner
- Applicant Address: US CA Burbank
- Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Burbank
- Agency: Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP
- Agent Kent A. Lembke
- Main IPC: G03B21/00
- IPC: G03B21/00

Abstract:
An apparatus projecting 3D autostereoscopic images viewers. The apparatus includes a projector array with projectors each receiving an input image such as digital video and projecting an image based on the input image. A beam splitter with first and second surfaces is positioned such that the projected images strike the first surface and a portion (e.g., 50 to 95 percent) is transmitted through the beam splitter toward a screen with a retroreflective surface. The retroreflective surface reflects the splitter-transmitted portion back along the same path but with increased brightness. The light reflected from the retroreflective surface strikes the second surface of the beam splitter and is reflected toward a display viewing zone provided at about the focal points of the reflected projectors. A 3D image is perceivable to a viewer who positions his eyes at or near any of two or more viewing locations proximate to the projection surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100014053A1 AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC PROJECTION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2010-01-21
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