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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2010
David F. Barnett, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Lanny S. Smoot, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Todd P. Camill, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
David F. Barnett, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Lanny S. Smoot, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Todd P. Camill, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
A zoetrope configured for user interaction. The zoetrope includes an object support that pivotally supports a holographic disc or other projection element containing a plurality of images. A positioning mechanism rotates the holographic disc at a predetermined speed or positions the projection element in numerous positions. The disc or projection element is illuminated by an illumination source in such a manner as to selectively make the images contained therein be projected in a sequence that provides a projected object that may be animated in an interactive manner based on user input such as voice input. The zoetrope may read out holographic images in response to a user's voice input to project a 3D object that appears to be speaking the words or song input by the user such as by illuminating the disc once per revolution in a particular angular orientation associated with a desired one of the holographic images.