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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. 10, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 02, 2015
Applicant:

Barco, Inc., Rancho Cordova, CA (US);

Inventor:

Alexander William Gocke, Rancho Cordova, CA (US);

Assignee:

Barco, Inc., Rancho Cordova, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/56 (2006.01); G03B 21/58 (2014.01); G03B 21/606 (2014.01); H04N 9/31 (2006.01); E04H 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/562 (2013.01); E04H 3/24 (2013.01); G03B 21/58 (2013.01); G03B 21/606 (2013.01); H04N 9/3147 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided herein are systems and methods to configure an immersive theater environment by moving one or more screens. A movie screen can be provided with one or more actuators coupled to the movie screen, wherein the one or more actuators are configured to move the movie screen in a plurality of directions including, for example, up, down, left, right, back, forward, pitch, roll, and yaw. This system can include a processor coupled to the actuator, wherein the processor is configured to control the movement of the one or more actuators, synchronize cinema content for movement of the movie screen, process cinema content for metadata cues indicating movement of the movie screen, and track positions of the movie screen.


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