Patents Assigned to Universite Clermont 1
  • Patent number: 8272752
    Abstract: A projection device (1) includes: a projector (2) adapted for projecting a mother image along a projection axis (11); and a convex mirror adapted for at least partially reflecting the mother image and projecting it onto a three-dimensional environment (7, 8a, 8b) such as the ground, a ceiling, one or more side walls and the content of a room. When combining the projector with a convex mirror, the mother image can for example be projected into a solid angle higher than 2? steradians (i.e. a half-sphere), or even substantially equal to or slightly lower than 4? steradians (i.e. a sphere). A method implemented by the device is also described. The field of the invention is particularly that of video projectors for virtual or mixed reality applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignees: Universite Clermont 1, MB Optique
    Inventors: Robert Andre Marcel Stehle, Michael Bray, Laurent Sarry, Eric Zeghers
  • Publication number: 20110211175
    Abstract: A projection device (1) includes: a projector (2) adapted for projecting a mother image along a projection axis (11); and a convex mirror adapted for at least partially reflecting the mother image and projecting it onto a three-dimensional environment (7, 8a, 8b) such as the ground, a ceiling, one or more side walls and the content of a room. When combining the projector with a convex mirror, the mother image can for example be projected into a solid angle higher than 2? steradians (i.e. a half-sphere), or even substantially equal to or slightly lower than 4? steradians (i.e. a sphere). A method implemented by the device is also described. The field of the invention is particularly that of video projectors for virtual or mixed reality applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE CLERMONT 1, MB OPTIQUE
    Inventors: Robert Andre Marcel Stehle, Michael Bray, Laurent Sarry, Eric Zeghers