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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7355724 | Three-dimensional measurement system The invention relates to a three-dimensional measurement system comprising a hardware part and a software part, in which the hardware part includes a mobile two-axis assembly (12) associated with a remote measurement device (13) installed on a fixed pa... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7281807 | Positionable projection display devices Described herein are devices that provide projection-type video output in a portable and flexible design. The design includes a projection chamber, a base, and an interface that permits relative positioning between the projection chamber and base. The base maintains... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275831 | Display device A display apparatus for displaying at least one of images and data in a vehicle has a projection unit and a display surface, the projection unit being arranged on at least one of a vehicle roof and on a vehicle inside mirror. The display surface may be used to displ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7237747 | Device for assisting an airplane in intercepting a segment of a flight path utilizing positional and ground speed indicators Device assisting with interception by an aircraft of a flight path segment located in a horizontal plane and a system of assistance with interception and follow-up of such a segment. The device includes means of determining a ground speed vector and means of display... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7218328 | Image display apparatus Image display apparatus (2) which combines low and high resolution image data in a common data format prior to display. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207531 | Head manipulable binocular microscope support A support for a medical instrument such as a binocular microscope including a plurality of piviotally connected arms connected to a wall, ceiling or vertical support mount. One of said arms being vertical and having ball joints at opposite ends, one connected to an ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201483 | Apparatus and method for providing both day and night vision simulations An apparatus for providing both day vision simulations and night vision simulations includes a projector that seamlessly provides both night and daytime training modes. The projector includes two independent light sources, with an embedded night vision filter affixe... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197851 | Accessible telepresence display booth A door for a telepresence display booth having improved acoustics comprises a projection screen frame and a projection screen. The projection screen is coupled to the projection screen frame and comprises a trapezoidal surface. A viewing surface of the projection sc... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200536 | Simulator A vehicle simulator comprising: (i) a real-world vehicle (1) whose controls and instruments are dual-mode such that they can be switched between normal operation and simulated operation; (ii) a retro-reflect... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195486 | Reconfigurable simulation structure A simulator structure with a deck for mounting various components including controls, one or two seats, an instrument panel and an image projector. The components are mounted to the deck using suitable fasteners, such as bolts and nuts. The image projector displays ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190392 | Telepresence system and active/passive mode display for use therein A telepresence server is for connection to a telecommunications network for providing access to a reality engine for a plurality of passive users. The reality engine can be controlled by an active user or a professional director through the network or by a local pro... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7180663 | 3D motion picture theatre When any observer receives an image of a scene having the same relative size, shape and location on the retina of each of his two eyes at any instant and the image of the scene has some component of horizontal motion in any direction, the image viewed is three dimen... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172511 | Amusement ride A gimbaled wheel amusement ride is disclosed. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7153136 | Free fall simulator A free fall simulator with a flight chamber, a fan system to generate airflow in the flight chamber, and a noise attenuation housing substantially enclosing the fan system. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7129962 | Efficient video processing method and system A graphics processing device for converting coefficients in a video data stream from a first type, e.g., frequency-domain, to a second type, e.g., color-domain. The device includes an input for receiving the video data stream including a set of coefficients of the f... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130447 | Gaze tracking system, eye-tracking assembly and an associated method of calibration A system for tracking a gaze of an operator includes a head-mounted eye tracking assembly, a head-mounted head tracking assembly and a processing element. The head-mounted eye tracking assembly comprises a visor having an arcuate shape including a concave surface an... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111939 | Image display system with body position compensation An image display system includes: an image projector including a mirror optical element for forming an exit pupil for viewing an image at a viewing location; a viewer eye position detector for generating a signal representing the position of a viewer's eyes relative... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7099752 | Safelander SAFELANDER provides a method of safely operating aircraft, equipped with a Flight Control Unit, Instrument Landing System, and Autopilot, remotely on the ground and/or in congested airspace. The remote pilot, who can concurrently control a plurality of operational a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095522 | Method for the transmission of image data Method for the transmission and reproduction of image data in which image data are transmitted to a communication terminal and reproduced the current viewing direction of the communication terminal's user being determined. First image data are transmitted with a low... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092860 | Hardware simulation systems and methods for vision inspection systems The systems and methods of this invention provide simulated images to vision inspection systems. The simulated images emulate the vision of a vision inspection system. Graphical models of objects in a virtual world and lens effects models are used to provide the sim... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091929 | Method and apparatus for displaying images A method and apparatus for displaying images are addressed to displaying differing images to the right and left eyes of a user. A right image is presented to the user's right eye by a right display, and a left image is presented to the user's left eye by a left disp... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091926 | Computer display system using multiple screens The present invention allows a user to arbitrarily position display screens so that a larger field of view can be presented by a computer system that senses the screen positions and provides appropriate display information. This is in contrast to the typical use of ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081870 | Wearable display and method of displaying images using a wearable display Images are displayed on a wearable display by generating an inner region display signal, and generating an outer region display signal using the inner region signal. The outer region display signal is generated by determining motion, brightness and color characteris... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7071897 | Immersive augmentation for display systems A display system is capable of displaying images of high resolution on a main screen, and augmentation images in augmentation regions located around the main screen. The viewing experience is enhanced by the presence of the augmentation images because of the increas... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7030835 | Method for presenting information to an audience A method of presenting information to an audience. The method includes the step of determining the specific information which the presenter desires to convey to an audience. The presenter determines an organizational framework on which to divide the information. The... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028542 | Reduced drag cable for use in wind tunnels and other locations A reduced drag cable for use in vertical wind tunnels and other applications with a change in the spacing and/or size of the strands of a standard twisted wire cable is disclosed. The perimeter strands of one embodiment all have a standard diameter, with the excepti... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021937 | Race car simulator The cockpit and external appearance of a racing car are accurately simulated. A spherical mirror display is attached to the underside of the hood of the simulator. When the hood is raised, a video presentation is projected onto a display screen via first and second ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6943754 | Gaze tracking system, eye-tracking assembly and an associated method of calibration A system for tracking a gaze of an operator includes a head-mounted eye tracking assembly, a head-mounted head tracking assembly and a processing element. The head-mounted eye tracking assembly comprises a visor having an arcuate shape including a concave surface an... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6944581 | Collimated visual display apparatus Collimated visual display apparatus comprising an aspheric screen (12) and a curved collimating mirror (16), characterised in that the aspheric screen (12) is not a surface of revolution about an axis, the aspheric screen (12) comprises f... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6937209 | Image display system An image display apparatus has an observation room for housing an observer, and the side faces, floor face, and ceiling face of the observation room are used as screens, onto which images displayed on a smaller number of image display devices than the number of scre... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931368 | Flight control display for use in an aircraft cockpit and in aircraft simulation systems A flight control display shows a representation of terrain, the horizon, an aircraft with a fuselage and aircraft wings, and a gamma ladder. The observer has a viewing direction at least in a predefined attitude range, which viewing direction is directed along the m... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6910971 | Acceleration simulator The current invention is an apparatus for and a method of producing a virtual reality effect of changing acceleration direction and magnitude by rotating a subject relative to a center axis to produce a centrifugal force, rotating the subject relative to a second ax... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6821206 | Game machine, game route selection method, and information storage medium There are disclosed a game machine, game route selection method and information storage medium that in case where a plurality of performance positions in a three-dimensional space where a game performance corresponding to a player's operation instruction is performe... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6814578 | Visual display system and method for displaying images utilizing a holographic collimator The present invention provides a visual display system that comprises an image generator and a plurality of adjacent video display modules. The image generator may be adapted to generate a video image viewable by an operator of the visual display system, where the v... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6780015 | Night vision goggles training system A training system and method for use of simulated night vision goggles (NVG) which provides the full dynamic range of NVG simulation including low intensity, medium intensity and high intensity irradiance images of night-time terrain. Each of three 12-bit video sign... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6735015 | Display apparatus Display apparatus (50) comprising a front projection screen (60), at least one projector (54) which is for providing a display on the screen (60) and which is positioned outside an enclosed display volume, the screen (60) being opt... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6669346 | Large-audience, positionable imaging and display system for exhibiting panoramic imagery, and multimedia content featuring a circularity of action A panoramic imaging and display system for the imaging and displaying of visual-media content, comprising a screen configured for the display of panoramic imagery, having an interior surface-perimeter and an exterior surface-perimeter, wherein each of sai... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6654171 | Image projector In an image projector having at least one projection beam that is actuated in the raster mode and in the calligraphic mode for representing a raster component and a calligraphic component of a total image that is projected onto a display, to attain a high... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6628995 | Method and system for variable flight data collection Aircraft flight data collection is enhanced by changing the data sampling rate as a function of an operational condition of the aircraft, such as its flight phase. An algorithm is used to determine the flight phase. Then, the data is collected at a first ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6623428 | Digital image sequence display system and method A system and method of generating an immersive digital image sequence capable of providing a perception of self-motion, includes the steps of: generating the digital image sequence; and adjusting the digital image sequence to control the perception of sel... | 09/23/2003 |
