Image generation using a spinning display and blur screen

Number: 11106053
Published: 2021-08-31
Filed: 2019-08-05
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: Wong; Clifford, Nocon; Nathan D., Smithwick; Quinn
CPC: G02B30/56; G02B30/54; G06F1/1632
Verdict: Low Hardware
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

Spinning-display show hardware with blur screen (granted).

Abstract

According to one implementation, an image generation system includes a rotor, a base including a motor for spinning the rotor about an axis of rotation, a display secured to the rotor, the display including a display surface, and a blur screen secured to the display. The blur screen has a vertical edge substantially parallel to the axis of rotation and includes a first light emission barrier, a second light emission barrier, and a horizontal gap having a width substantially perpendicular to the vertical edge separating the first light emission barrier from the second light emission barrier. The first light emission barrier and the second light emission barrier are configured to substantially prevent rotational blur of an image displayed by the display surface while the display and the blur screen are spun by the motor and the rotor.

Background

BACKGROUND (1) Increases in computing power have made possible the generation of richly featured virtual characters capable of simulating interactivity. The illusion of interactivity may be even greater when the virtual character appears to an observer to be independent of the image generation system producing it. For example, a spinning to display may be used to generate an apparently three-dimensional (3D) image that appears to float in space. However, blurring of the floating image due to rotation of the display used to produce it may be readily detectable to the eye of a human observer, and may undesirably reduce the immersiveness of the interactive experience for the observer. SUMMARY (2) There are provided systems and methods for generating an image using a spinning display and blur screen, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, and as set forth more completely in the claims.

Claims

1. An image generation system comprising: a rotor and a base including a motor for spinning the rotor about an axis of rotation; a display secured to the rotor, wherein the display includes a display surface; a blur screen secured to the display, the blur screen having a vertical edge substantially parallel to the axis of rotation and including a first light emission barrier, a second light emission barrier, and a horizontal gap having a width substantially perpendicular to the vertical edge separating the first light emission barrier from the second light emission barrier; wherein the first light emission barrier and the second light emission barrier are configured to substantially prevent rotational blur of an image when displayed by the display surface while the display and the blur screen are spun by the motor and the rotor, and wherein the blur screen forms a substantially triangular viewing cavity or a substantially half-cylindrical viewing cavity between the display surface and the horizontal gap. || 10. A method for use by an image generation system having a rotor, a base including a motor for spinning the rotor about an axis of rotation, a display secured to the rotor, and a blur screen secured to the display, the blur screen having a vertical edge substantially parallel to the axis of rotation and including a first light emission barrier, a second light emission barrier, and a horizontal gap having a width substantially perpendicular to the vertical edge separating the first light emission barrier from the second light emission barrier, the method comprising: spinning the display and the blur screen, using the motor and the rotor, about the axis of rotation; emitting light from the display surface to display an image while spinning the display and the blur screen; and blocking a portion of the light emitted from the display surface using the first light emission barrier and the second light emission barrier to prevent rotational blur of the image displayed by the display surface while the display and the blur screen are spinning, wherein the blur screen forms a substantially triangular viewing cavity or a substantially half-cylindrical viewing cavity between the display surface and the horizontal gap.