Active projection screen
A screen (which may be a display or electronic display) for projection that has embedded in the screen other active display technologies, such as LEDs, LCDs, etc., or the screen itself is a hybrid of translucent surfaces with a low-resolution display. This display will have two faces such that the alphanumeric information appears from left to right on both sides of the projected image.
1. An image display system comprising:
a projector for projecting a first image; and
a screen having a first area for receiving and reflecting the first image projected from the projector, and a second area for actively displaying a second image, wherein the screen has first and second parallel sides facing opposite of each other, wherein the first area for receiving the first image projected from the projector reflects the first image on both of the first and second parallel sides, wherein the second area for actively displaying the second image is located on the screen so that the second image is viewable from the first side and not from the second side, wherein the second side includes a third area for actively displaying a third image.
2. The image display system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the third image is viewable from the second side and not the first side.
3. The image display system as recited in claim 2 , wherein the third image is a copy of the second image.
4. The image display system as recited in claim 3 , wherein the second image is linked to the first image so that the first, second, and third images are synchronously displayed.
5. The image display system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first, second, and third areas of the screen are integral with each other.
6. The image display system as recited in claim 5 , wherein the third area includes an LED display for actively displaying the third image.
7. The image display system as recited in claim 5 , wherein the third area includes a CRT display for actively displaying the third image.
8. The image display system as recited in claim 5 , wherein the third area includes an LCD for actively displaying the third image.
9. The image display system as recited in claim 5 , wherein the third area includes a plasma display for actively displaying the third image.
10. A display screen comprising:
a first area for passively displaying a first image; and
a second area for actively displaying a second image, wherein the first and second areas of the screen are integral with each other, wherein the screen has first and second parallel sides facing opposite of each other, wherein the first area for receiving the first image projected from the projector reflects the first image on both of the first and second parallel sides, wherein the first image is viewable from both of the first and second parallel sides, wherein the image viewable from the second side is a mirror image of the image viewable from the first side, wherein the second area for actively displaying the second image is located on the screen so that the second image is viewable from the first side and not from the second side, wherein the second side includes a third area for actively displaying a third image, wherein the third image is viewable from the second side and not the first side, wherein the third image is a copy of the second image.
11. The display screen as recited in claim 10 , wherein the first, second, and third areas of the screen are integral with each other.
12. A method for displaying images comprising the steps of:
projecting a first image onto a screen;
actively displaying a second image on the screen, wherein the screen has first and second sides facing opposite of each other, wherein the first image is projected onto the screen so that the first image is viewable on both of the first and second sides, wherein the image viewable from the second side is a mirror image of the image viewable from the first side, wherein the second image is actively displayed on the screen so that the second image is viewable from the first side and not from the second side; and
displaying a third image on the second side of the screen.
13. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the third image is viewable from the second side and not the first side.
14. The method as recited in claim 13 , wherein the third image is a copy of the second image.
15. A system for displaying images comprising:
means for projecting a first image onto a screen;
means for actively displaying a second image on the screen simultaneously with the first image, wherein the screen has first and second sides facing opposite of each other, wherein the first image is projected onto the screen so that the first image is viewable on both of the first and second sides, wherein the image viewable from the second side is a mirror image of the image viewable from the first side, wherein the second image is actively displayed on the screen so that the second image is viewable from the first side and not from the second side; and
means for displaying a third image on the second side of the screen, wherein the third image is viewable from the second side and not the first side.
16. The system as recited in claim 15 , wherein the third image is a copy of the second image.