IP Library Granted Patent US 8,944,609
Granted Patent B2
US 8,944,609 · App. 14/183,162 · Granted Feb 3, 2015

Compositing screen

Inventors: Steve Fox (Los Angeles, CA); Albert Vass (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: DreamLight Holdings Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,944,609
App. No.
14/183,162
Granted
Feb 3, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A compositing screen includes a partially or fully transparent front screen that displays one image or video and a back screen displaying another image or video. The two images can be seen simultaneously, providing a composite image.

Claims (19)

1. A display screen comprising: a back screen operable to display a back image to an audience area; and a front screen positioned substantially in front of the back screen, facing the audience area, wherein the front screen is at least partially transparent to light from the back screen, the front screen is operable to display a front image, separate from the back image, the back screen comprises light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and the back image comprises light from the LEDs that display the back image through the front screen.

2. The display screen of claim 1 , further comprising a projection system configured to present the front image by front projection onto the front screen.

3. The display screen of claim 1 , wherein the display screen is an immersive display screen.

4. The display screen of claim 1 , wherein each of the front screen and the back screen cover substantially the entire area of the immersive display screen.

5. The display screen of claim 2 , wherein the back screen and the front screen have a toroidal shape, and wherein the audience area faces outwardly towards the back and front screens.

6. The display screen of claim 1 , wherein the back screen comprises light emitting diodes (LEDs), and wherein the back image is displayed by the LEDs.

7. The display screen of claim 4 , wherein a portion of the LEDs are positioned on gratings of theater speakers, and wherein the front screen is sufficiently transparent to sound from the speakers.

8. The display screen of claim 1 , further comprising a rear projection system, wherein the back screen uses rear projection from the rear projection system to display the back image.

9. The display screen of claim 1 , wherein the front screen comprises a perforated aluminum screen.

10. The display screen of claim 9 , wherein the projection system comprises a laser projection system.

11. The display screen of claim 1 , further comprising soundproofing material on a back of the front screen, wherein the soundproofing material is sufficiently transparent to light from the back screen.

12. The display screen of claim 1 , wherein the back screen is further configured to simultaneously provide the back image to an external rear surface of the back screen.

13. A method comprising: displaying a front image on a front screen; displaying a back image on a back screen positioned substantially behind the front screen with respect to an audience area, wherein the back image is displayed through the front screen towards the audience area, the back screen comprises light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and displaying the back image comprises using the LEDs to display the back image through the front screen.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the front and back screens define an immersive display screen.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein displaying the front image on the front screen comprises projecting the front image onto the front screen using front projection, and wherein displaying the back image on the back screen comprises projecting the back image, through the front screen, onto the back screen using front projection.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein displaying the back image comprises projecting the back image onto the back screen from a rear projection system.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising displaying the back image to both a front side of the back screen and a back side of back screen such that the back image may be seen from both in front of and behind the back screen.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the front screen has a curved geometry, the method further comprising using array processing on a precalculated model of the curved geometry to adjust data representing the front image prior to delivering the adjusted data to display components associated with the front screen.

19. The method of claim 10 , wherein the precalculated model adjusts for curvature of viewing and light reflectivity.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2018
From: DREAMLIGHT HOLDINGS, INC. (FKA ROCKDOME INC.)
To: WILLOWBROOK CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 046462/0134 →
SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE Recorded Aug 11, 2017
From: ROCKDOME INC.
To: DANGERFIELD, JOAN, MS
Reel/Frame 043533/0090 →
SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE Recorded Aug 11, 2017
From: ROCKDOME INC.
To: DANGERFIELD, JOAN, MS
Reel/Frame 043533/0331 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2014
From: FOX, STEVE; VASS, ALBERT
To: DREAMLIGHT HOLDINGS INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS A THOUSAND MILES, LLC
Reel/Frame 032243/0239 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61766584 · Feb 19, 2013
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