February 27, 2012
Metatroy Blog Introduction –patent attributes, history, plans
Metatroy is a blog and twitter written by Diane Troyer about her patent portfolio for Laser TV. Troyer’s last patent was issued on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 2012. The claims cover a laser apparatus with a projector and camera with dimensional vivid full color images.
Troyer has invented the best approach to provide laser full spectrum color, high contrast auto dimensional images (Laser TV). She calls the device MetaZtron Vision (MZTV).
Troyer’s patent claims teach how to create laser images with full color spectrum and high contrast with pure black and white and no artifacts with limited speckle. The architecture provides eye safe images by reflecting expanded laser beams. This also allows mitigation of heat from the lasers. The laser beams are spatially modulated with a Z depth factor in each pixel to provide auto dimensional images (3D without glasses). The Images have IF IT IS attributes: Infinite Focus, Instant Transformation; Innate Sharpness.
With IF IT IS, the images automatically adjust to curved surfaces with even distribution of laser light across the screen. There is separation of foreground from background in 2D and 3D images. Others who are attempting to deliver laser TV (Microvision, Light Blue Optics, Sony, IMAX/ Barco/Kodak etc.) are following Troyer’s patented formula for great laser images.
The Griffin Group backed the Troyer prototype. Roy Disney was an advocate of the Troyer process, recognizing the inherent qualities of her patented laser imaging process.
Many Disney Imagineering (see the Captain EO replacement design), many other designers for theme parks including Siegfried (Siegfried and Roy) and the Jackson Group.
Roy Disney was in charge of the reissue of the Disney classics. He discovered how expensive it was to set up Fantasia and the other Disney 2D legacy film features to be released on an IMAX dome. Roy Disney helped arrange a demonstration of the Troyer video laser projector on an IMAX dome at the Tech Museum in San Jose. The viewers jumped up not believing what they saw— a satellite boxing match—the boxers hovering in space, the red blood spattering. An IMAX operative had the water and power turned off and locked the theater door so the waiting people from Lucas, Disney and Technicolor could not view the images.
Troyer held demonstrations in her California Metatron Labs. This is a partial list of company representatives that attended: Kodak, Sony, Disney, Panavision, Warner, Universal, Paramount, IMAX, Samsung, JVC, SAIC, Telcordia, Raytheon/ Williams Air Force Base, etc.
Clients were thrilled about the attributes. The Griffith Park Planetarium was waiting for the Metatron for their refurbish, so they could deliver the ultimate in immersive space travel. There were many orders but the Zuddites (modern Luddites) were too strong with their attacks. They stopped the delivery of the first 10 projectors that were assembled by stealing them. They took the projectors and stopped the laser company that was supplying the gas lasers. The ten assembled laser projectors were never recovered.
Today finally the industry is recognizing that laser projection is an answer for best images. Also some realize, as Roy Disney and others recognized 10 years ago that Troyer’s patents were the answer for the dome, CAVE, augmented realties, simulation, and immersive training and also best 3D imaging. Troyer calls these platforms the HIVE: Holographic Immersive Virtual Environments.
The Troyer Canadian patent granted Feb, 28, 2011 reinforced that the US patent claims are strong. Troyer was issued a Valentine patent Feb. 14, 2012. The claims cover a laser apparatus with a projector and camera that portray dimensional vivid full color images.
The best image dimensional process will change gaming and simulation as we know it. The patent claims also streamline the Telecine Digital Intermediary process. The claims provide a method for duplicating high quality scanning of objects and art, etc. Dimensional captured images such as endoscopic and MRI, do not have to be distorted on flat screens, but can be viewed as they were captured. Any feed such as a football game or TV show or a 2D legacy movie such as Star Trek can be seen in auto dimensional Cinerama. Troyer calls this Z Rama.
Troyer and team are making strategic alignments so that it will not be another 10 years of chaos before the next plateau in imaging is introduced and offered to the waiting audiences. A patent troll approach could be taken. Several groups are infringing. The Kodak patents do not cover the laser dome dimensional projector as the IMAX CEO states, The LIPA laser projector consortium made up of Sony, Barco, Christies, IMAX, NEC, Dolby and others is suggesting the Troyer patented approach as their own. Intel will be infringing if they sell the Microvision projectors.
Troyer feels that it was a great misfortune when the operators in theme parks, planetariums, dome museums, science centers, command and control facilities, simulation and other immersive venues have not had the opportunities to take advantage of the KISS (keep it simple streamlining) real time approach that would have saved a fortune and delivered clear vivid immersive imaging for the viewers.
Several details are important. The Troyer laser TV process uses the infrastructure that exists now. Troyer believes that it is impractical to attempt to create auto dimensional (3D without glasses) on flat screens. 3D images work best when there is depth—space such as on a curved screen. The reason this has not happened before is that projectors/ displays were not capable of providing the IF IT IS attributes.
Internet TV: It is predicted by experts that the MetaZtron Vision (MZTV) formula will be used. The ZTV suitcase is a small projector that creates big screen auto dimensional high end images.
We are hoping for a fast track KISS approach to the missing link for the HIVE—MZTV. There will be many apps created for the linchpin MZTV and HIVE platforms. It will be the great next frontier with a lot of crowd sourcing. The hungry youth will be mentored by the well trained hands on experts. The HIVE provides the tool kit for the Holodeck Playpen.
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