| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 352 | Optics: motion pictures | 76 |
| 352001000 | WITH SOUND ACCOMPANIMENT | 7 |
| 20130107216 | Systems and Methods for Theater Seat Movement | 05-02-2013 |
| 352005000 | Methods | 2 |
| 20110122368 | Projector System For Animation Of Image Cells - An image animation system having a plurality of individual image projectors focused onto a single focal area on a projection surface or medium. Angled optics, or a prism, may be used to direct the projections onto the single focal area. Individual still images are projected in a sequence to create a projected motion animation. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20130135587 | MOTION PICTURE FILM - A motion picture film includes a plurality of frames, with each frame formed of a first and second sub-frames. Each of the first and second sub-frames encompasses an image of a separate one of first and second sequences of successive images independent of each other. The first and second sequences of images typically undergo display one prior to the other, by projecting the film twice in succession, the first time to display the images in the first sequence, the second time to display the images in the second sequence. The film also carries two separate sets of sound tracks, each corresponding to separate one of the first and second sequences of successive images for separate playback. | 05-30-2013 |
| 352006000 | Selectively operable plural records, recorders or reproducers | 1 |
| 352010000 | Plural sound transducers selectively operable | 1 |
| 20140354954 | ADDITIONAL EFFECT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-PROJECTION - The present invention provides an additional effect system and method, the additional effect system including: a plurality of projection surfaces installed in a single theater; and an additional effect device for implementing an additional effect other than images projected on the plurality of projection surfaces, wherein the additional effect device provides the additional effect depending the images projected on the plurality of projection surfaces. | 12-04-2014 |
| 352012000 | Picture and sound synchronizing | 2 |
| 20130342812 | PROJECTOR SYSTEM FOR ANIMATION OF IMAGE CELLS - An image animation system having a plurality of individual image projectors focused onto a single focal area on a projection surface or medium. Angled optics, or a prism, may be used to direct the projections onto the single focal area. Individual still images are projected in a sequence to created a projected motion animation. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20190147841 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING A KARAOKE INTERFACE | 05-16-2019 |
| 352034000 | Housing and supports | 1 |
| 352035000 | With acoustic isolation | 1 |
| 20090059171 | Device for Soundproofing Motion Picture Cameras - A motion picture camera is provided. The motion picture camera having a camera housing that has an objective carrier which is arranged in the recording beam path of the motion picture camera and on which a recording optics can be fastened, having a camera frame that is arranged in the camera housing and which carries noise-producing parts of the camera mechanism, forms an image plane for the motion picture film, and is suspended on the camera housing at at least two upper connecting elements arranged in the front area of the motion picture camera above and on both sides of the image center of the motion picture camera, and is supported on the camera housing with a lower connecting element arranged in the front area of the motion picture camera below the image center, and having a device for soundproofing. | 03-05-2009 |
| 352038000 | METHODS | 29 |
| 20080284982 | Spectral separation filters for 3D stereoscopic D-Cinema presentation - Spectral separation filters for channels of a 3D image projection incorporate passbands of primary colors. In at least one of the filters, passbands are present in more than 3 primary colors. A set of two filters include a first filter having passbands of low blue, high blue, low green, high green, and red, and a second filter having passbands of blue, green, and red. The additional primary passbands of the first filter allow for an increased color space in projections through the filters compared to filters only having red, green, and blue primaries. The added flexibility of the increased color space is utilized to more closely match a color space and white point of a projector in which the filters are used. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090219487 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESERVING THE CREATIVE INTENT WITHIN A MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION CHAIN - A method for communicating and preserving creative intent within a motion picture production chain, including a production stage, and at least one of a subsequent laboratory or post production stage, including capturing an original image of a scene during the production stage; generating a look representative of a creative intent, wherein the look is a digital representation of a creative alteration of the captured original scene image; and applying the look to the captured original scene image and confirming approval of the look during the production stage. The digital representation of the look is stored as a recipe for generating the creative alteration, and communicated from the production stage to at least one of the subsequent laboratory and post-production stages for applying the look to the captured motion picture footage during subsequent laboratory and post-production stages. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20130242263 | CINEMA STRUCTURE AND A METHOD FOR FACILITATING PROJECTING AND VIEWING A MOTION PICTURE - A cinema structure ( | 09-19-2013 |
| 352040000 | Exhibiting | 19 |
| 20080266522 | Compact acquisition format for dimensionalized digital cinema projection at forty-eight images per second - Motion picture images are photographed at forty-eight frames per second, onto motion picture film in the thirty-five millimeter, two-perforation format. These film images are then converted to digital images and resized to accommodate an aspect ratio used for wide-screen motion picture exhibition. During exhibition, the images are projected digitally in the 1080×2048 or other commercially-used digital exhibition format. The server used for such exhibition is 3-D compatible, although the interleafing feature used for three-dimensional exhibition is not used in the present invention. Instead, forty-eight discrete images are projected during each second, matching the forty-eight discrete images per second originally photographed on motion picture film in the practice of this invention. Thus, the present invention combines advantages of film photography in an economical film format with advantages of digital exhibition to theatrical motion picture audiences. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080309883 | Method and Apparatus for Inhibiting the Piracy of Motion Pictures - A method and apparatus to inhibit the piracy of motion pictures in theaters by taking advantage of the frame rate discrepancies between film (or digital) display and video camcorders. By alternating specific image display intervals and, shuttering cadences, or with digital video projectors commanding a similar modified display via the digital projector's blanking and display capabilities, so that the projected images occur in a random and/or phase shifted manner, objectionable distortions are produced in an illicitly captured video image, while being invisible to theatrical viewers. In addition, various serrated, slit, multi-quadrant or spotted patterns may be used on mechanical shutters, or simulated on digital displays, to further degrade the quality of illicitly captured video by pirates in theaters. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090033872 | Streaming lights - A method to create continuous motion using a plurality of images depicting numerous lines or pixels arranged in such a way as to create the perception of motion such as in a continuous flow, when projected in sequence, the sequence being repeated in an endless loop. The plurality of images can create a plurality of effects and can be embodied in many commercially viable ways: this can be a design projected on a full motion display, multi-layer edge lit, among many others. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090128779 | Movie Copy Protection - A method for frustrating piracy of a movie, the movie including a plurality of filmed frames, each of the filmed frames including an image, the method including editing the movie prior to projection such that different regions of the image of one of the filmed frames are in different frames so that the different regions will be projected at different times, and repeating the editing for other ones of the filmed frames. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090262305 | CONVERSION OF CINEMA THEATRE TO A SUPER CINEMA THEATRE - Methods of and equipment for converting existing standard motion picture theatres to one having highly immersive, large fields of view are addressed. Aspects of the methods including moving motion picture screens closer to the audience and employing different projection equipment to avoid or minimize appearance of unrealistic or non-natural image artefacts. Alternative sound systems too are detailed. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110025981 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRE-FIRING CUES DURING A DIGITAL CINEMA PRESENTATION - Digital cinema exhibition facilities make use of a show play list (SPL) specifying a time sequence of the events to occur during the presentation of digital cinema content. One or more cues in the show play list trigger certain activities, such as displacing the screen curtain and dimming the house lights. To achieve an aesthetic, showman-like presentation, the cues in the show play undergo re-cueing. For each cue, a determination is made automatically of the prefire interval, that is, the interval by which the cue should be advanced. The execution the cue to trigger a corresponding activity is advanced by the automatically determined prefire interval. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110085141 | System for the projection of stereoscopic motion pictures - A system for projecting stereoscopic images is provided. The system includes a light source configured to provide light energy to a length of film having frames each comprising two sideframes oriented off axis, or side-by-side, from a preferred viewing orientation, an image receiving lens configured to receive light energy transmitted through the length of film, and an optical arrangement configured to receive images as light energy from the image receiving lens. The optical arrangement may include an afocal extender and means for reorienting images to the preferred viewing orientation and registering images reoriented to the preferred viewing orientation to a screen. The means for reorienting and registering include a plurality of optical refractive elements. Polarization, such as linear polarization, may be employed. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110116048 | CONVERSION OF CINEMA THEATRE TO A SUPER CINEMA THEATRE - Methods of and equipment for converting existing standard motion picture theatres to one having highly immersive, large fields of view are addressed. Aspects of the methods including moving motion picture screens closer to the audience and employing different projection equipment to avoid or minimize appearance of unrealistic or non-natural image artefacts. Alternative sound systems too are detailed. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110122369 | Movie copy protection - A method for frustrating piracy of a movie, the movie including a plurality of filmed frames, each of the filmed frames including an image, the method including editing the movie prior to projection such that different regions of the image of one of the filmed frames are in different frames so that the different regions will be projected at different times, and repeating the editing for other ones of the filmed frames. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20120099080 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSILLUMINATING A FILM - An apparatus for transilluminating a film includes a light source emitting a light beam for transilluminating the film, a film guide for guiding the film such that the light beam can transilluminate a section of the film, a film feed for feeding the film to the film guide, and a film removal for removing the film from the film guide. The film guide has a support designed for rotation about a rotation axis running through the center of the support and a rotationally symmetric circumferential surface. The film can be supported on the circumferential surface at least with part of the width thereof over a section of the circumferential surface. The light beam generated by the light source passes through the film when the film is supported on the circumferential surface at least with part of the width thereof over a section of the circumferential surface. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120224145 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INHIBITING THE PIRACY OF MOTION PICTURES - A method and apparatus to inhibit the piracy of motion pictures in theaters by taking advantage of the frame rate discrepancies between film (or digital) display and video camcorders. By alternating specific image display intervals and, shuttering cadences, or with digital video projectors commanding a similar modified display via the digital projector's blanking and display capabilities, so that the projected images occur in a random and/or phase shifted manner, objectionable distortions are produced in an illicitly captured video image, while being invisible to theatrical viewers. In addition, various serrated, slit, multi-quadrant or spotted patterns may be used on mechanical shutters, or simulated on digital displays, to further degrade the quality of illicitly captured video by pirates in theaters. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20130093999 | Method and Apparatus for Prefiring Cues During a Digital Cinema Presentation - Digital cinema exhibition facilities make use of a show play list (SPL) specifying a time sequence of the events to occur during the presentation of digital cinema content. One or more cues in the show play list trigger certain activities, such as displacing the screen curtain and dimming the house lights. To achieve an aesthetic, showman-like presentation, the cues in the show play undergo re-cuing. For each cue, a determination is made automatically of the prefire interval, that is, the interval by which the cue should be advanced. The execution the cue to trigger a corresponding activity is advanced by the automatically determined pre-fire interval. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20140268061 | Method for selectively imparting a cinematic appearance to motion pictures photographed and exhibited at high frame rates - A method is disclosed whereby motion pictures photographed and exhibited at high frame rates, typically 48 frames-per-second, are modified to impart a cinematic appearance which tempers the level of motion detail inherent at such high frame rates. Motion pictures can be photographed either on film or by digital means. A controlled amount of motion blur is imparted selectively to certain scenes, sequences, frames or components of images. This can be accomplished by using different shuttle angles for digital photography, or by imparting motion blur in post-production. The result is a motion picture that retains a cinematic appearance, at least in part, while other parts of the same motion picture appear hyper-realistic, due to the high frame rate of photography and exhibition. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140340647 | MULTI-PROJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD COMPRISING DIRECTION-CHANGEABLE AUDIENCE SEATS - The present invention provides a multi-projection system and method including direction-changeable audience seats, and the multi-projection system includes a plurality of projection surfaces installed in a single theater; and an audience seat whose direction is changed depending on images projected on the plurality of projection surfaces. | 11-20-2014 |
| 352041000 | Controlling projector illumination | 1 |
| 352042000 | With color filtration | 1 |
| 20090251667 | Projector and color adjusting method thereof - A color adjusting method is applied to a projector. The projector has a light emitting element and a color wheel. The light emitting element supplies light, and makes the light pass through the color wheel so as to generate a plurality of different color lights. These different color lights are used to form a color image. The color adjusting method includes the steps of providing a plurality of driving waveforms which is dynamically switched for driving the light emitting element; defining a major color light of the color image, which is selected from the different color lights; and switching to one of these driving waveforms when the major color light is generated by the light passing through the color wheel. Thus, the light energy of the major color light is enhanced by means of driving the light emitting element through the switched driving waveform. | 10-08-2009 |
| 352043000 | Enhancing relief illusion | 4 |
| 20110149248 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILMING - This invention concerns a method of filming a subjected to be projected as a Pepper's Ghost image. The method may comprise filming a subject under a lighting arrangement having one or more front lights for illuminating a front of a subject and one or more backlights. The lights may be controlled such that the total brightness of the one or more front lights, as measured of the subject, is less than or approximately the same as the total brightness of the one or more backlights, as measured at the subject. The subject may be located directly above one or more floor lights such the subject is illuminated from below by the one or more floor lights. The lights may comprise one or more LEDs. A drop-off distance of the front lights may be less than a distance between the front lights and a backscreen. The invention further concerns a lighting control system comprising an input device for receiving inputs on characteristics of the subject to be filmed and a controller arranged to determine from the inputs a required configuration for the lamps and send control signals to at least one of the lamps to cause the lamps to adjust to the required configuration. The lighting system may comprise a controller connected to a data link providing data on a lighting environment at a location where the film of the subject is being projected as a Pepper's Ghost image, the controller controlling the lamps to adjust configuration during filming in response to data on changes in the lighting environment. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110170069 | Stereoscopic film marking and method of use - A method and apparatus are described for monitoring frame alignment status and correcting misalignment for film in a stereoscopic 3D projection system, in which gap indicia are provided onto the film in a gap between images, whether the images belong to the same frame or different adjacent frames. Thus, gap indicia are positioned in at least one of an interframe gap and an intraframe gap of the stereoscopic film. During projection of the film, presence or absence of the gap indicia is used to determine a frame alignment status. Frame misalignment is then easily diagnosed and corrected. Characteristics of the gap indicia are modified for improving frame alignment diagnosis. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20150055096 | THEATER PARAMETER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a theater parameter management apparatus including: a parameter creation unit for creating parameters showing a structure of a theater based on input information; a database for storing the parameters created by the parameter creation unit; and a data processing unit for performing a data processing using the parameters stored in the database. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20160165196 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN IMMERSION THEATER ENVIRONMENT WITH DYNAMIC SCREENS - 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. | 06-09-2016 |
| 352044000 | Recording | 4 |
| 20140036233 | System and Method for Capturing Time-Lapse Photographs - A method for generating a series of time-lapse photographs exhibiting minimal flicker is presented. The preferred method is adaptable to capture a series of time-lapse photographs of a sunset from full daylight to darkest night or vice versa while minimizing flicker between the images. The method utilizes a software program designed to achieve an even transition of the time-lapse and to minimize flickering of an image sequence. The software program features a flicker minimizing function designed to control several factors affecting the time-lapse technology. The present method utilizes data regarding a time-of-day a time zone at a geographic location. Latitude and longitude coordinates are utilized to automatically adjust the rate of change of exposure in a period of twilight. The software program is executed with a time-lapse interval between a plurality of images. | 02-06-2014 |
| 352045000 | Photographing with light filtration | 1 |
| 20120062845 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED MOTION PICTURE CAMERAS - The present invention comprises a system for and method of frequency prefiltering comprising a camera shutter capable of continuously variable illumination during a single exposure of the sensor. The shutter comprises a continuously variable exposure effector which in disposed in an image path, either in front of a lens or between a lens and a sensor. The system for frequency prefiltering further comprises a synchronization cable that synchronizes a drive system with a sensor or with film. The shutter further comprises a postfilter. The postfilter comprises a digital finite impulse response convolutional filter. | 03-15-2012 |
| 352048000 | With special scenery and staging effects | 2 |
| 20110085142 | Stereo Camera with Emulated Prime Lens Set - There is disclosed a stereographic camera system including a first camera and a second camera including respective first and second lenses. A zoom mechanism may synchronously set focal lengths of the first and second lenses to a selected focal length of a plurality of predetermined focal lengths. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20130182225 | DIGITAL, VIRTUAL DIRECTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD - In a computerized film (digital camera action) production system, a virtual director module takes responsibility for creating sets, and enabling cinematography by creating a synthetic parallax matching of a “set” image to what would have existed before a camera in real motion about the physical location represented. This overcomes failures typical of “green screen” technology in dealing with such conditions as shallow depth of field and low light. Computer generated, synthetic sets from a 3D animator may be projected behind real actors during or after filming. Sythetic sets are seen through a virtual camera as photo-realistic because they are skinned with textures, and structured geometrically, to match reality represented by actual still photography of a physical environment, such as buildings, walls, streets, landscapes, props, and the like. | 07-18-2013 |
| 352056000 | Carrier treating or working | 3 |
| 20090231547 | Visual Film Identification - A method for identifying film includes locating a visual identifier proximally to perforations on a film length. Preferably, the visual identifier is located between perforations on the film proximal to an edge distal from a soundtrack on the film. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090244487 | Film Security Code - A system and method for coding an intermediate film element, e.g., an interpositive or an internegative, in an effective manner while maintaining the integrity of the film element. A first coat of a stabilizer is applied to frames of a selected scene. A second coat of stabilizer is applied, and a third coat of stabilizer is thereafter applied. A security code according to the present invention may be applied to specifically selected locations on a reel or footage so as to create a unique code which is traceable to, e.g., a specific laboratory. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20160377971 | Restoration solution for cine film bubble and restoration method - The present invention discloses a restoration solution for cine film bubble and a restoration method. The restoration solution comprises 100 parts by volume of n-butanol, 60 to 120 parts by volume of lacquer thinner having 5% by mass of ethyl cellulose, 8 to 20 parts by volume of diphenyl isooctyl phosphite, 2 to 10 parts by volume of bis (1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate, and 2 to 15 parts by volume of petroleum ether. The present invention integrates micro-restoration, bubble puncture and optical filling, and effectively restores a bubble having a diameter of 0.1 mm to 1 mm generated between a film base layer and an emulsion layer of a cine film. The present invention has advantages of simple method of operation, low cost and good controllability. And the used restoration solution has good thermal stability, oxidation resistance, and permeability, and can eliminate the phenomenon of light scattering within the bubble, so that patterns and writing of the original image data are explicitly presented, and a better restoration effect is achieved without damages to films. Therefore, the restoration solution has good application values and market prospects. | 12-29-2016 |
| 352057000 | STEREOSCOPIC CAMERAS AND/OR PROJECTORS | 4 |
| 352059000 | Plural film strip | 2 |
| 20120188513 | 3D IMAGE CINEMA SYSTEM - Provided is a 3D image cinema system through which in one projection room one 3D image or 2D image is divided forward and rearward to be projected on a front screen and a rear screen which are provided in a front end and a rear end of the projection room, respectively. Further, a front direction chair and a rear direction chair having a different viewing direction are provided on a front step and a rear step between the projection room and the front and rear screens wherein the theater can be easily installed in a general building and the 3D and 2D image as 1.5-2 times wide as a prior image can be viewed. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20140320821 | 3D IMAGE CINEMA SYSTEM - A 3D image cinema system having at least one projection room for viewing 3D images or 2D images is divided into forward and rearward viewing directions for the projection of an image on a front screen and a rear screen which are provided in a front end and a rear end of the projection room, respectively. Further, a front direction chair and a rear direction chair having a different viewing direction are provided on a front step and a rear step between the projection room and the front and rear screens where the theater can be easily installed in a general building and the 3D and 2D image has as much as 1.5-2 times wider viewing as a prior image. | 10-30-2014 |
| 352060000 | Simultaneous recording or reproducing left-right images | 2 |
| 20100066976 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHAPED GLASSES AND VIEWING 3D IMAGES - Shaped glasses have curved surface lenses and spectrally complementary filters disposed on the curved surface lenses configured to compensate for wavelength shifts occurring due to viewing angles and other sources. The spectrally complementary filters include guard bands to prevent crosstalk between spectrally complementary portions of a 3D image viewed through the shaped glasses. In one embodiment, the spectrally complementary filters are disposed on the curved lenses with increasing layer thickness towards edges of the lenses. The projected complementary images may also be pre-shifted to compensate for subsequent wavelength shifts occurring while viewing the images. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110013143 | HIGH RESOLUTION 3D PROJECTION SYSTEM - A high resolution 3D projection system having a light source (302) for generating and emitting light, a translucent rotatable drum ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 352069000 | PANORAMIC PICTURE TYPE | 2 |
| 20140118700 | METHOD OF MAKING A PANORAMIC PRINT - A method of making a panoramic image includes capturing a first image ( | 05-01-2014 |
| 352070000 | Mosaic picture | 1 |
| 20160139499 | MULTI-PROJECTION SYSTEM USING INTERIOR SURFACE AS PROJECTION SURFACE - The present invention provides a multi-projection system using an interior surface as a projection surface, the system including a screen installed in a single theater, a plurality of interior surfaces arranged around the screen, and two or more projection devices for projecting synchronized images on the screen and the interior surfaces. | 05-19-2016 |
| 352081000 | INTERLINEATED PICTURE TYPE | 3 |
| 20100271597 | SYSTEMS & METHODS FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES TO VIEWERS IN MOTION OR VIEWING FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES - Systems and methods for displaying images to viewers in motion are provided. According to some embodiments, an image display system generally comprises an image source and a lensboard. The image source can be configured to present one or more images outwardly from the image source. The lensboard can comprise at least one curved lens. The curved lens can have a generally curved cross section and a focal distance. The curved lens may also be a cylinder. The lensboard can be spaced apart from the image source at a distance less than the focal distance. A method to display images that appear animated to a viewer in motion relative to the can generally comprise providing an image source configured to direct one or more images outwardly from said image source, and providing a lensboard having a focal distance spaced apart from the image source at a distance less than the focal distance. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and described. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100277696 | LIGHT ARRAY PROJECTION AND SENSING SYSTEM - A low cost, light projection and sensing system that projects an image onto a display surface using an array of light emitters. Further, the device has an integral sensing capability of the display surface using light sensors. Both the emitters and sensors are coupled to a control unit. Whereby, the device can modify the light-projected image and sensor view region with its control unit. The device can also project an animated overlaid image or large tiled image of photographic resolution. In operation, the device can determine the position and range of a remote object, along with illuminating its touch sensitive housing with a projected image. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20120092623 | LIGHT ARRAY PROJECTION AND SENSING SYSTEM - A low cost, light projection and sensing system that projects an image onto a display surface using an array of light emitters. The system or device has an integral sensing capability of the display surface using light sensors. Both the emitters and sensors are coupled to a control unit. The device modifies the light-projected image and sensor view region with its control unit. The device projects an animated overlaid image or large tiled image of photographic resolution. In at least one embodiment, a projection device may create smooth animation of its projected image by varying the brightness of one or more illuminated images within its generated video frames. Computer implemented methods are utilized for light emitter activation and brightness control. | 04-19-2012 |
| 352085000 | SPECIAL EFFECTS | 2 |
| 20100309434 | FRAGRANCE DISPENSER - A device for delivering a scent to a user comprises a body component, a fluid reservoir, an output component arranged to connect the fluid reservoir to the exterior of the device, and a control component arranged to receive biofeedback data and user preference data on the user, and to control the output from the fluid reservoir accordingly. The device can further comprise a sensor arranged to monitor a physiological parameter of the user and to communicate the biofeedback data to the control component. The device may also include a wireless receiver arranged to receive the user preference data and/or the biofeedback data and to communicate the data to the control component. | 12-09-2010 |
| 352086000 | Depth illusion | 1 |
| 20160161836 | Rear Projected Screen Materials and Processes - Disclosed herein are materials and methods used to form a three dimensional (3D) article having a printed layer thereon. The 3D articles are capable of displaying rear projected images, effectively as a 3D “screen” for displaying an image or a movie. The 3D articles are used as standalone articles or as a portion of an animatronic figure. The articles are made by forming a substantially planar thermoformable laminate including a rear projection screen material, printing and curing a radiation curable ink onto one or both sides of the laminate, and thermoforming to impart a shape to the laminate. | 06-09-2016 |
| 352101000 | PICTURE DRUM TYPE (E.G., AEOTROPES) | 3 |
| 20090141241 | Animation apparatus - Animation apparatus and methods wherein two- or three-dimensional individual animation items are carried by a support movable incrementally through an endless path composed of a plurality of segments or sections of uniform length. The number of animation items may be the same as, or more or less than, the number of incremental segments of such path. The frequency of movement and the speed of such movement during each segment, and the dwell period between successive segments, are such as to produce animation of the items via the persistence of vision phenomenon. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100053557 | INTERACTIVE ZOETROPE ROTOMATION - A 3D zoetrope that allows for storytelling and user interaction. The zoetrope includes an object support such as a disk that supports a plurality of objects. In one embodiment, the object support mechanism rotates the plurality of objects at a predetermined speed. The objects are illuminated and obscured by an illumination source in such manner as to make the objects appear to be animated in an interactive manner based on user input such as voice input. For example, the zoetrope may include an input interface for receiving external signals that may affect the operation of the animation sequence. The external signals may include audio, video, digital, or analog signals. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100201949 | INTERACTIVE ZOETROPE FOR ANIMATION OF SOLID FIGURINES AND HOLOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS - 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. | 08-12-2010 |
| 352102000 | PICTURE DISC TYPE | 2 |
| 20100195054 | Illuminated spinning animation device - A device for selectively illuminating images on an auto wheel cap/spinner in a strobe-like fashion in order simulate an animated phenakistoscope which may be resident within the wheel-well of said automobile or implemented in a stand alone furnishing or piece of jewelry/clothing accessory. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20130162951 | Animation Apparatus - Animation apparatus and methods wherein two- or three-dimensional individual animation items are carried by a support movable incrementally through an endless path composed of a plurality of segments or sections of uniform length. The number of animation items may be the same as, or more or less than, the number of incremental segments of such path. The frequency of movement and the speed of such movement during each segment, and the dwell period between successive segments, are such as to produce animation of the items via the persistence of vision phenomenon. | 06-27-2013 |
| 352130000 | WITH FILM TREATING OR WORKING | 1 |
| 20100079727 | INTERMEDIATE FILM IDENTIFIER MARKING - A method includes impacting at least one identifier on a section of passing film for identifying the film as a source for content copied from the film. | 04-01-2010 |
| 352131000 | COMBINED WITH DIVERSE-TYPE DEVICE | 2 |
| 20080284983 | Mobile Digital Media Display System - Abstract: A large format communication display system designed and constructed for viewing from extended distances. In accordance with the present invention, using opto-electronic devices, full motion digital video images are projected from within a partially or totally enclosed conveyance on to wall mounted display screens designed for viewing outside a conveyance, while the conveyance is in motion or parked. The general idea of this invention is to remove the barrier of no video or no motion images from mobile or transit displays. The self-contained or modular aspect of this invention allows complete portability and viewing while in transit or on site. | 11-20-2008 |
| 352132000 | With manned vehicle | 1 |
| 20140168608 | VEHICLE ADAPTATION TO AUTOMATIC DRIVER INDEPENDENT CONTROL MODE - A road vehicle which may switch between a driver dependent mode in which the control of the vehicle is dependent on a driver located in the vehicle and a driver independent mode in which the control of the vehicle is independent of a driver. The vehicle includes an image projecting system for projecting a motion picture on an interior surface of the vehicle, and at least one window glass configurable to function as a screen for showing images projected by the image projecting system. When the vehicle is controlled in the driver independent mode, an area of the window glass is changed from readily transparent to the screen for showing images projected by the image projecting system either by a change in a property of the window glass or covering the area of the window glass by an image reflecting surface. | 06-19-2014 |
| 352133000 | PLURAL | 1 |
| 20150131057 | ANIMATED PROJECTION SYSTEM - An image generating system having at least two fixed projection devices that are provided with still images which are projectable onto a surface where each projection device has a light generating source controlled by an electronic or mechanical sequencing controller to selectively illuminate each projector in a predetermined sequence. | 05-14-2015 |
| 352140000 | WITH FOCUS CONTROL | 2 |
| 20080225234 | Method and Apparatus For Adjusting the Picture Definition on the Camera Lens of a Motion Picture Camera - A method for adjusting the picture definition on the camera lens of a motion picture camera. A drive unit is connected to the camera lens which is driven, in the manual focusing operation, by an picture definition handwheel of an operating unit, which displays the adjusted picture definition on a scale dial, and, in the automatic focusing operation, by an auto-focusing device for measuring the distance from an object to be recorded by the motion picture camera and outputting control signals to an electromechanical actuator, which is connected to the picture definition handwheel or to the scale dial of the operating unit, for adjusting or readjusting the picture definition adjusted on the picture definition handwheel or displayed on the scale dial as a function of the distance measured from the object to be recorded. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20100060856 | INSTALLATION FOR EXPOSING A CINEMATOGRAPHIC FILM FROM DIGITAL IMAGES - This installation includes: a light source ; means for storing film photoresist for exposure and exposed photoresist; a film carrier for positioning said film photoresist at an exposure plane; a projection lens capable of projecting the digital images at the exposure plane; a liquid crystal matrix where the various digital images to be exposed are displayed; a retractable mirror oriented at 45° to an optical axis of the projection lens; and an image analysis device positioned symmetrically to said exposure plane with regard to the plane containing said mirror when the latter is in place on the optical axis. When said mirror is positioned on the optical axis, the image analysis device is suitable for receiving the image transmitted by the liquid crystal matrix issuing from the projection lens. The signals thereby detected are processed using an associated software, for setting the characteristics of the optical members of the installation. | 03-11-2010 |
| 352143000 | WITH FILM STRIP FIRE PREVENTION OR ISOLATION | 1 |
| 352146000 | Film cooling | 1 |
| 20120075587 | VIDEO PROJECTOR - A projector is provided with a lamp including an arc tube, which generates light, and a reflector. The reflector includes an inner surface that reflects light from the arc tube and an opposite outer surface. The arc tube and the inner surface define an inner portion of the lamp. At least the outer surface defines an outer portion of the lamp. A housing accommodates the lamp and includes an air inlet through which air is drawn in from outside the housing. An air mixing structure mixes a cooling current that has cooled the inner portion of the lamp with the air drawn into the housing through the air inlet. A cooling current guide structure guides the cooling current mixed with the air mixing structure to the outer portion of the lamp. | 03-29-2012 |
| 352166000 | CAMERA AND/OR PROJECTOR DRIVE MECHANISMS | 2 |
| 352173000 | With reverse feed | 2 |
| 20100231859 | APPARATUS FOR PROJECTING IMAGES IN SEQUENCE - An apparatus ( | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100238409 | APPARATUS FOR PROJECTING IMAGES IN SEQUENCE - An apparatus ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 352198000 | PROJECTION LIGHT SOURCES | 1 |
| 352200000 | Intermittent light | 1 |
| 20090147219 | MOTION PICTURE PROJECTOR WITH ELECTRODELESS LIGHT SOURCE - Systems and methods for projecting motion pictures using a light source comprising an electrodeless lamp ( | 06-11-2009 |
| 352243000 | WITH SUPPORT | 12 |
| 20090073388 | CAMERA CONTROL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED PAN/TILT HEAD - An apparatus for controlling one or more cameras is provided. The apparatus includes: a mounting sled, a tilt drive motor, a tilt drive train, a pan drive motor, and a pan drive train. The mounting sled includes a camera platform between two sled runners. A lower surface of each sled runner is formed by a circular arc. The tilt drive train includes a tilt drive shaft having an axis perpendicular to the camera platform. The pan drive train includes a pan drive shaft extending along the axis of the tilt drive shaft such that it receives the tilt drive shaft and turns independently and concentrically about the tilt drive shaft. The camera platform receives a camera such that the center of gravity of the camera is aligned with the diameter of the circular arc of the sled runners and the vertical axis of the tilt and pan drive shafts. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20110080563 | GIMBALED HANDLE STABILIZING CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY - A stabilizing controller to balance, support and orient a device. The stabilizing controller includes a gimbal assembly positioned at the center of balance of the stabilizing controller with the device attached, A handle is disposed around the gimbal assembly. A center post is coincident with at least a portion of the centerline of the gimbal apparatus and has a longitudinal balancing axis Z. Motion about at least one of the mutually perpendicular X-axis, Y-axis, and the Z-axis is isolated from the motion of the other axes via one or more assemblies comprising resilient components. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110080564 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT OF A CAMERA - The apparatus comprises a vest | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110102744 | Camera support for cinematography equipment - A camera support for cinematography equipment has a perimeter frame with an open central area and is adapted to mount to a secondary support. Track rails extend along the side beams of the frame and mount a camera trolley plate on rollers for sliding movement along the perimeter frame. The camera may be mounted above or below the trolley plate. A magnetic friction device provides controlled resistance to translation. Shock absorbers provide controlled deceleration toward adjustable stops, and repelling magnets on the shock absorbers and stops provide additional controlled deceleration. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110211164 | CAMERA STABILIZER - A camera stabilizer includes a grip for cameras that provides for stability of the camera without a shoulder mount or shoulder mount harness. The current camera stabilizer attaches around the arm of the user then extends through a member roughly parallel to the forearm to a grip that is held by the user. The grip is attached to the member by a ball joint that allows free positioning of the grip relative to the member but may then be locked in position for use. The camera is then attached to the grip. This allows the user to stabilize the camera by holding the elbow closer to the torso, by resting the elbow on a steady object, or by simply flexing the wrist which applies tension to the member thereby providing a more stable grip on the camera and a resulting more stable picture. A kit is also disclosed that includes the camera stabilizer and a harness for tethering the camera stabilizer to a camera operator. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20120026467 | CAMERA CRANE MOBILE BASE - A camera crane mobile base has a drive motor assembly at each corner of a chassis. The drive motor assemblies may have an electric motor linked to an axle via gearing, and one or more wheels attached to the axle. The electric motors may be separately controlled to propel and steer the mobile base. A column is pivotally attached to the chassis and pivotal in lateral and longitudinal directions via actuators. The drive motor assemblies may be removed from the chassis for storage or transport. With the drive motor assemblies installed, the mobile base is highly stable and maneuverable. With the drive motor assemblies removed, the chassis is narrow enough to fit through a typical doorway. Steering systems may be linked to the drive motor assemblies at the front and/or rear of the chassis, to allow steering control of the mobile base in corrective, crab and/or round steering modes. The chassis may optionally have an upward curvature from either end towards the center location. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120081670 | GIMBALED HANDLE STABILIZING CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY - A stabilizing controller to balance, support and orient a device. The stabilizing controller includes a gimbal assembly positioned at the center of balance of the stabilizing controller with the device attached. A handle is disposed around the gimbal assembly. A center post is coincident with at least a portion of the centerline of the gimbal apparatus and has a longitudinal balancing axis Z. Motion about at least one of the mutually perpendicular X-axis, Y-axis, and the Z-axis is isolated from the motion of the other axes via one or more assemblies, including a magnetic braking assembly. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120086913 | Rotatable Article Display Device and Method - A rotatable article display device for displaying an article such as a piece of jewelry or the like includes a platen defining a display surface. The platen is configured to rotate about a first axis substantially perpendicular to the display surface. A camera mount is provided which is configured to secure a camera to the device such that the camera is rotatable about a second axis substantially parallel to the display surface. In a method for use, at least one article of jewelry is positioned on the display surface and viewed while the platen is rotated about the perpendicular axis and the camera is rotated about the parallel axis. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120120371 | CAMERA CRANE MOBILE BASE - A camera crane has a telescoping arm on a mobile base. The mobile base has a drive motor assembly at each corner of a chassis. The drive motor assemblies may have an electric motor linked to an axle via gearing, and two or more wheels attached to the axle. The wheels can be set to free wheel, so that the mobile base may be pushed or towed, without back driving the electric motor. The wheels may also be linked to the axle, so that the electric motor can provide torque to each of the wheels. The electric motors may be separately controlled to propel and steer the mobile base. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20130094000 | CAMERA CRANE MOBILE BASE - A camera crane has a telescoping arm on a mobile base. The mobile base has a drive motor assembly at each corner of a chassis. The drive motor assemblies may have an electric motor linked to an axle via gearing, and two or more wheels attached to the axle. The wheels can be set to free wheel, so that the mobile base may be pushed or towed, without back driving the electric motor. The wheels may also be linked to the axle, so that the electric motor can provide torque to each of the wheels. The electric motors may be separately controlled to propel and steer the mobile base. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20140185013 | GIMBALED HANDLE STABILIZING CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY - A stabilizing controller to balance, support and orient a device. The stabilizing controller includes a gimbal assembly positioned at the center of balance of the stabilizing controller with the device attached, A handle is disposed around the gimbal assembly. A center post is coincident with at least a portion of the centerline of the gimbal apparatus and has a longitudinal balancing axis Z. Motion about at least one of the mutually perpendicular X-axis, Y-axis, and the Z-axis is isolated from the motion of the other axes via one or more assemblies comprising resilient components. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20150009476 | SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING CAMERA EQUIPMENT - This disclosure describes a modular bridging structure and a system for using that structure. The bridging structure has a channel configured to receive a portion of an elongate rail, the channel being configured to receive the elongate rail substantially perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the modular bridging structure, and a rail fastener securing the received rail within the channel. Additionally, the modular bridging structure has a leg receiver configured to receive an elongate leg section such that the leg section is attached through a bottom side of the modular bridging structure. There is a leg fastener that secures the received leg section to the modular bridging structure such that the securing point of the fastener is adjustable along a plurality of points along each leg section. | 01-08-2015 |
| 352244000 | MISCELLANEOUS | 2 |
| 20090316113 | MAPPING OPTICAL IMAGES ONTO AN IMAGE SENSOR BY MEANS OF A FIBER OPTIC FACE PLATE OR A FIBER OPTIC TAPER - A capturing apparatus includes an optical input, a fiber optic face plate arranged at the optical input, an image sensor, and optics for mapping a real image at an optical output of the fiber optic face plate onto the image sensor in a predetermined scale. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100265464 | Viewfinder System for a Camera - A viewfinder system for a camera, in particular a movie camera, in which there runs a viewfinder beam path that is diverted from a recording beam path for film exposure is provided. The viewfinder system comprising an eyepiece, an eye closure, a shutter for masking out stray light penetrating into the camera via the viewfinder system, and a control device that triggers the shutter and is connected to a sensor. The viewfinder system further comprising a sensor device for contactless detection of an eye or head, located at the eye closure of the viewfinder system, of a person viewing the picture to be recorded through the eyepiece. | 10-21-2010 |
