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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364128 | Methods and apparatus for support mechanism assembly Methods and apparatus for a support mechanism are provided. The support mechanism includes an engagement pin including an engagement surface and a latch surface wherein the engagement pin is coupled to a base. The support mechanism also includes a pawl that includes... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7352340 | Display system having a three-dimensional convex display surface A display system has a display surface having a three-dimensional convex shape. A projection system projects an object field onto a continuous image field located on the interior of the display surface the display surface is extensive in its coverage, for example su... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7277118 | Method and system for compensating for parallax in multiple camera systems A camera array captures plural component images which are combined into a single scene. In one embodiment, each camera of the array is a fixed digital camera. The images from each camera are warped to a common coordinate system and the disparity between overlapping ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268805 | image pick-up device In order to prevent the upper part of a subject such as a multistoried building or the like from being photographed in a short form when a wide angle shot is carried out, image pick-up means 5 are provided at intervals of 90 degrees on a base 4. The im... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7246932 | Data display device A data display device including a light-guide element made of an optically transparent material having at least two polished surfaces faced to one another, whereby at least one surface contains at least one gravure forming a diffuse-reflective character, and a light... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7229176 | Device for displaying imagery three-dimensionally Device for displaying imagery three-dimensionally, which comprises a first image reproduction element having an image reproduction surface and a second image reproduction element having an image indication surface of reflective property. Those image reproduction and... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7221506 | Method and system for projecting audio and video in an outdoor theater Images are projected onto two adjacent screens whereby one screen is movable with respect to the second screen. A projection system disposed generally in front of the two screens is capable of displaying images on each screen independently when the two screen are in... | 05/22/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7144114 | Systems and methods for displaying simulated images The invention provides systems and methods for generating a visual image that is made to appear to be situated behind an architectural structure, such as a wall of a building, and is viewed through windows thereof. The image appears as an oversize object relative to... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7118228 | Image display system A display system includes a single image-projection device, and a reflective surface optically coupled to the image-projection device, wherein the reflective surface is configured to reflect a plurality of images projected by the image-projection device onto a plura... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7106411 | 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 projec... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097307 | Systems and methods for displaying simulated images The invention provides systems and methods for generating a visual image that is made to appear to be situated behind an architectural structure, such as a wall of a building, and is viewed through windows thereof. The image appears as an oversize object relative to... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7056119 | Periscopic optical training system for operators of vehicles A periscopic optical training system for displaying simulation and real images includes a microprocessor for generating at least one simulation image, at least one display for displaying the simulation image, at least one periscopic device each with a viewing window... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7058239 | System and method for panoramic imaging The present invention provides a system for processing panoramic photographic images. The system includes a mirror for reflecting an image of a scene, a mounting assembly for mounting the mirror on an axis, a first camera for capturing the image reflected by the mir... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036777 | Zero backlash positioning device A positioning device without backlash includes a table and at least one gear operatively associated with the table. At least one worm gear is connected to the gear and the gear is driven in a desired direction with a primary motor and a synchronized slave motor. The... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7012669 | Reflection barrier for panoramic display A panoramic display system includes a curved projection screen, a panoramic projector, and a substantially conically shaped barrier. The projector is configured to project an image onto the projection screen from a projection point located substantially above the pr... | 03/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6915610 | Multi-purpose arena The present invention is directed to a multi-purpose arena that can be used for sport and non-sport type of events. The size of the arena can be varied to suit the particular type of entertainment present in the arena. The acoustics can also be varied or tuned to ma... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6909543 | Foveated display system An improved theater geometry which is capable of providing improved image resolution and improved image contrast over prior systems is achieved with a unique projection geometry and image re-mapping technique. The projected image is provided with a continuously vari... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905218 | Panoramic and horizontally immersive image display system and method An image display system for surrounding a horizontal field of view of a viewer with images. The image display system comprises a portion of a sphere having a concavity defining an inner surface. A projection device is adapted to project images from a center of a rad... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6727971 | Apparatus and method for curved screen projection Apparatus and methods for recording and projecting images on curved screens in a manner that imparts to an audience a sense of immersion in the projected scene. The screen is usually a segment of a spherical dome, with a large portion of the segment located below th... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6697171 | Process for eliminating "ghosting" in interlaced images printed on a lenticular lens A process for adjusting the content of a digitized image file used in printing an interlaced image on a lenticular lens material to substantially eliminate ghosting effects which might otherwise occur when the printed image is viewed by an observer. A pix... | 02/24/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6665985 | Virtual reality theater An interactive theater for creating a perception on the part of the audience that they are immersed in a boundless environment. The projection surface surrounds the audience platform and the ceiling to form a cavity providing a full or apparent 360° proj... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6646800 | Visual and audio system for theaters A visual and audio system for theaters includes a spherical screen having a desired radius of curvature while having a surface reflectivity of 5-50%, and a projector located at a focal point of the spherical screen. The curvature radius of the spherical s... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6550921 | Three hundred sixty degree viewable tactical display A tactical display unit having a set of abutting viewing screens with each of the viewing screens located at an angle of at least 60 degrees to each other and each having an identical image thereon with the screens positioned either above or below a later... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6471355 | Image control system An image alignment system for rear projection in which a portion of the normally changing pixel pattern contains a pixel reference mark, which appears in each of the side-by-side pixel images projected onto a screen. A camera having a field of view large ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6407798 | Dual-screen theater An embodiment of the invention provides a theater having a first screen and a second screen movable relative to the first screen. The first and second screens are typically designed for different movie formats. The second screen is mounted to a frame in s... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6356296 | Method and apparatus for implementing a panoptic camera system A panoptic camera system that can be used to capture all the light from a hemisphere viewing angle is disclosed. The panoptic camera comprises a main reflecting mirror that reflects light from an entire hemisphere onto an image capture mechanism. The main... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6327020 | Full-surround spherical screen projection system and recording apparatus therefor A projector 3 is provided for casting light toward the inside of a spherical screen 2. A first reflecting mirror 4 is arranged inside the spherical screen 2 on the optical axis 15 of the projector 3, and a second reflecting mirror 5 of a convex mirror on ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6175454 | Panoramic imaging arrangement According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a panoramic imaging arrangement comprising a transparent component and a reflective material. The transparent component has a first surface about a vertical axis of revolution, a second surface ab... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6056406 | Projection system having multiple screens A projection system having multiple screens for image display includes at least two screens arranged to form a polygon and a multi-projector comprised of at least two sub-projector units for projecting an image to the rear side of each of the screens. Thu... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5920376 | Method and system for panoramic viewing with curved surface mirrors An omnidirectional or panoramic viewer/projector uses a single camera and a mirror with a curved surface. The curved mirror provides a single virtual optical center or viewpoint.... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5762413 | Tiltable hemispherical optical projection systems and methods having constant angular separation of projected pixels An array of image pixels is projected into a hemispherical projection having constant angular separation among adjacent image pixels, so that the array of image pixels may be projected onto hemispherical surfaces of varying radii without requiring spatial... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5601353 | Panoramic display with stationary display device and rotating support structure The invention causes a panoramic view to be realistically displayed to a viewing audience. A fixed display device displays a portion of the panoramic view and a rotating support structure supports the viewing audience. The orientation of the portion of th... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5539483 | Panoramic projection apparatus An omnidirectional or panoramic projector comprise several image producing devices with a common virtual optical center. The images produced by devices such as LCD or film are arranged to form a composite or panoramic image such as a continuous 360 degree... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5264881 | Split static surround display system An inexpensive surround display system. In most general terms, the invention (10) includes a projector arrangement (12, 14, 16) for providing at least one beam of energy representative of an image. A beamsplitter arrangement (18, 20, 22) splits the beam i... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5242306 | Video graphic system and process for wide field color display A graphics system provides color image displays including a low resolution, wide field background and a contained high resolution area of interest, by projecting three component color images at wide angle, one of which (green) is blanked at the area of in... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5179399 | Theatre in the round projection apparatus and method A projection system for a theatre in the round having a plurality of moving image projectors. The projectors can be either film projectors or television-type projectors. They project in an essentially cylindrical surface which is viewed by people at a vie... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5175575 | Segmented ellipsoidal projection system The present invention is a projection system which includes a plurality of screen segments, each defining a surface in the shape of an ellipsoidal segment such that each surface has a first focal point and a second focal point. The screen segments are arr... | 12/29/1992 |
