US Patent:
20120242958, Sep 27, 2012
Inventors:
Steve Zuloff - Chatsworth CA, US
International Classification:
G03B 31/00
G03B 21/28
Abstract:
A 3-D virtual display system that provides a compact display device which utilizes a small object to be projected. The 3-D virtual display system has a housing with a front panel having an opening, first and second opposing side panels, a display object, a mirror disposed diagonally within said housing facing said display object, a rotating motor, the display object is attached to the rotating motor adjacent to the front panel and the first side panel, a Fresnel lens covering the opening of the front panel and a light source disposed within the housing for illuminating the display object. The display object is illuminated by the light source and projects via the mirror and the Fresnel lens a virtual three-dimensional image outside the housing. The display system can provide an audio component that may be recordable by the user. The display system is capable of accepting a removable advertising faceplate.