Thomson Licensing

Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Mark Joseph Huber

William Gibbens Redmann

Mark Leroy Walker

Joshua Pines

Jed Harmsen

Eric Charles Haseltine

Alfredo Medina Ayala

Amy K Van Gilder

In a telepresence system, a local station receives images of participants at remote stations processed to isolate the remote participant in the image from image background. The local station merges the images of the participants at the remote stations to generate an output image in which a first remote participant appears to partially overlay another participant. The output image undergoes display at the local station.

Tiering and manipulation of peer's heads in a telepresence system

The sharing an image of a local participant in a group with at least one other participant in that group commences by establishing, for that local participant, orientation information indicative of an orientation of the communication channel local participant relative to a display screen and a video camera. The local participant sends his or her image of the local participant along with the orientation information to at least one other participant. The orientation information enables display of the image of the local participant with a common orientation recognized by the at least one other participant.

Telepresence communications system and method

A method for use with 3-dimensional or stereoscopic projection is disclosed, with crosstalk and differential distortion compensations provided for stereoscopic images in a presentation such that the projected images will have reduced crosstalk and differential distortion.

Method and system for crosstalk and distortion corrections for three-dimensional (3D) projection

A method and system are disclosed for differential distortion correction for use in the three-dimensional (3D) projection of film-based or digital images. A compensation transform determined based on distortion information can be applied to image data to compensate for distortions in stereoscopic images for 3D projection. Different approaches can be used for obtaining the compensation transform.

Method and system for differential distortion correction for three-dimensional (3D) projection

A method and system for monitoring a display venue are disclosed. One method involves receiving information generated by an audience in response to a request associated with content provided to the audience at a display venue, and determining at least one condition at the display venue based on the information.

Method and system for monitoring a display venue

A system and method are disclosed for displaying different captions for selective viewing. A display is used for showing the captions in different color and/or polarization combinations, and color-selective filters and/or polarizers are used for separately viewing the individual captions.

System and method for displaying captions

A method and system are disclosed for producing a color-corrected stereoscopic film for three-dimensional (3D) projection. Based on color measurements performed with different optical configurations of a projection system, at least one dye density adjustment can be determined for reducing discoloration in projected stereoscopic images that arises from one or more optical components in the projection system.

Method and system for color correction for three-dimensional (3D) projection

A method and system are described for projecting stereoscopic images using circularly polarized light with at least one polarizer for limiting the amount of light or radiant energy reaching a projection lens system and associated optical elements, and system configurations are discussed with respect to desired performance characteristics.

Method and system for three-dimensional (3D) projection

A process for making a real image of an object appear or disappear to an observer is disclosed. A real image projection system displays a real image of an object. A first polarizer and a second polarizer are utilized to control the appearance and the disappearance of the real image of the object to an observer. By changing the relative angular relationship between a first transmissive axis of the first polarizer and a first transmissive axis of the second polarizer, a real image of an object appears and disappears. In another aspect, a privacy film may be utilized to control the appearance and the disappearance of the real image of the object to an observer. An observer by traveling around the privacy film or the privacy film is rotated; a real image of the object appears and disappears to an observer.

Disappearing and appearing image of an object

A projection system for making an object appear and disappear to an observer on cue. The system remotely activates a reflective axis and a transmissive axis within a polarized window for making an object on cue appear and disappear. In one aspect, this system contains a reflective back plate, a polarized window, and a textured surface. A reflective back plate is placed behind an object. A polarized window is placed in front of the object. A textured surface is placed in front of the polarized window. A polarized light source is placed in front of the textured surface. If the polarized light is aligned parallel to a reflective axis, the textured surface is visible to an observer. If the polarized light is aligned parallel to the transmissive axis, the textured surface and the object are visible to an observer.

Polarized light valve

An improved object projection system provides an observer with a surrounding background that has adjustable contrast levels relative to an object. A transmissive polarizer and a reflective polarizer change relative orientations. The change in orientation causes the level of light passing through the transmissive polarizer to change. In one system, the transmissive polarizer is placed in front of an object. A light source is placed in front of the object and behind the transmissive polarizer. A reflective polarizer is placed behind the object. The reflective polarizer provides the surrounding background for the object. A light source illuminates the object and the reflective polarizer. The object emits reflected light, which travels through the transmissive polarizer. Light from the reflective polarizer is transmitted to the transmissive polarizer. The level of light transmitted depends on the orientation of a transmissive axis of the transmissive polarizer to a reflective axis of the reflective polarizer.

Adjusting contrast in an optical system

Latent effects projection systems that allow a latent effects projector to be used in connection with various materials, such as wall pieces, floor tiles, signage, hangings, and the like; use reflective polarizers having various looks and/or which allow for the development of different color palettes; which are relatively insensitive to heat; and/or use plural retarders to generate relatively more saturated colors and/or latent colors that are substantially repeatable.

Latent effects projection system

A system for producing a visual effect at a surface of apparel worn by a performer including: a latent image projector which projects light comprising polarizer-encoded latent visual information, such as a color and/or an image, enabling the visual effect, the light being projected along a light path onto the apparel and reflected therefrom toward a viewer along the light path; an analyzer positioned so as to impinge upon the light path and be intercepted by the projected light no sooner in the travel of the light along the light path than substantially at the surface of the apparel; and a polarization maintaining reflective material positioned substantially at the surface of the apparel, whereby the polarizer-encoded latent visual information is resolved by the analyzer no earlier than substantially at the surface of apparel worn by the performer, so that the visual effect is perceived by the viewer at the surface of the apparel but not on other surfaces which do not comprise polarization maintaining reflective material.

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Burbank, CA, United States of America

Mark Joseph Huber