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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2005
Lanny Smoot, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Alfredo Medina Ayala, West Covina, CA (US);
William Joseph Mcardle, Burbank, CA (US);
Arthur Jun Tanaka, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Don Kravitz, Los Angeles, CA (US);
James Stephen Frankenberger, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Deborah Susan Kurth, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kenneth L. Knowles, Malibu, CA (US);
Lanny Smoot, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Alfredo Medina Ayala, West Covina, CA (US);
William Joseph McArdle, Burbank, CA (US);
Arthur Jun Tanaka, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Don Kravitz, Los Angeles, CA (US);
James Stephen Frankenberger, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Deborah Susan Kurth, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kenneth L. Knowles, Malibu, CA (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system of selectively projecting images is disclosed. An illuminated area is created on a projection surface by directing a light source to the projection surface. The illuminated area is detected with a camera. Electrical signals are transmitted from the camera to the projector, the electrical signals being indicative of the position of the illuminated area in relation to the projection surface. Based on the received electrical signals, an image and a second image are projected on the projection surface. The image is projected on the illuminated area of the projection surface. The second image is projected on an area of the projection surface that is not illuminated by the light source. Applications of this method and system include the projection of background and foreground images creating the illusion of an x-ray beam, the projection of a normal image and an overblown image creating the illusion of a magnifying light beam.