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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1999

Filed:

Apr. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:

Gary Goddard, North Hollywood, CA (US);

Adam Bezark, Glendale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Universal City Studios, Inc., Universal City, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63J / ; E04H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
52-8 ; 52-6 ; 52-7 ; 352 43 ; 352 88 ; 352 89 ; 472 60 ; 472 61 ;
Abstract

A theater includes an audience seating area, a stage and at least three projection screens. Multiple film projectors simultaneously project a three dimensional film onto the three projection screens. Three dimensional film elements appear to move seamlessly from one projection screen to the next. In a live action show, actors, stage sets and show action equipment appear to interact with the three dimensional film. The filmed set blends with the stage sets to give dimension and a feeling of depth to the viewing audience. The audience cannot easily distinguish between the real elements and filmed elements thereby intensifying the theater experience.


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