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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric C. Haseltine, Burbank, CA (US);
Alfredo M. Ayala, Jr., West Covina, CA (US);
Peter Hastings, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2/100 ; G03B 2/126 ; G03B 2/114 ; G02B 2/722 ; G02B 2/714 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2/100 ; G03B 2/126 ; G03B 2/114 ; G02B 2/722 ; G02B 2/714 ;
Abstract
A system and method for enhancing the realism of a displayed image may include an image display subsystem and a shadow projector. When an image is displayed, a shadow is projected near the image so that the shadow appears to be cast by the image. Shadows and lighting effects may also be reflected within a displayed image by rendering shadows and lighting corresponding to the viewer's environment within the image before or during display.