The present invention relates to a projecting light fixture comprising at least one LED generating light beam and a projecting system positioned configured to project the light beam along an optical axis. A beam shaping object is arranged between the LED and the projecting system and comprises a least two different beam shaping patterns, which can be arranged in the source light beam upon rotation of the beam shaping object in relation to the light beam. An actuator is configured to continuously rotate the beam shaping object in relation to the source light beam in order to alternately arrange the beam shaping patterns in the light beam. The projecting light fixture comprises a synchronizer providing a synchronizing signal indicative of: the rotation speed and/or the angular position of the beam shaping object; the position of beam shaping patters in relation to the light beam. Where a controller is configured to toggle the LED between a LED on-period and a LED off-period based on the synchronizing signal.

Disclosed are an imaging apparatus and method, and a device. The imaging apparatus includes an imaging element with an imaging surface of a spherical structure, where angles between all parts of the spherical imaging surface and light emitted by an image source at an intersection of the imaging surface are 90?, and a plurality of imaging units are regularly arranged on the imaging surface. The imaging element is used to completely, intactly and accurately obtain a scene image, and the obtained image is displayed by using the display device whose display surface has the same structure as and is corresponding to a reverse spherical display surface, such that a highly vivid three-dimensional picture completely consistent with a scene is presented, thereby overcoming the defect that the highly vivid three-dimensional scene picture is difficult to obtain and present by a flat projection surface based imaging method.

An information display may include a top housing, a bottom housing, and a back housing. The top housing may include a first display that displays information for presentation to the user. The information may be reflected off of a transparent substrate located within a space defined by the top, bottom, and back housing, such that the information appears to the user as a hologram at a virtual plane.

A rotatable stroboscopic animation device with a rotatable base portion and at least one light source. An angular-velocity-dependent flashing system flashes the at least one light source according to a predetermined flash mode dependent on the angular velocity of the base portion to produce coherent, automatic stroboscopic animation of images retained by the base portion. The flashing system can comprise an angular velocity determination system in cooperation with an illumination system. Angular velocity can be determined by an orienting system, such as a compass, in combination with a sampling system, a gyroscope, or a rotational sensor. A flash mode selection mechanism, which can be manual or automatic, permits a selection of a flash mode from among a plurality of flash modes. A manual flash mode selection mechanism can be formed by relatively pivotable upper and lower disks of the base portion. Animation disks can have indications of predetermined flash modes.

A video is superimposed on an object in order that the object will be perceived as if the object were given a motion. This video is a video including a luminance motion component corresponding to a motion given to the object.

A video is superimposed on an object in order that the object will be perceived as if the object were given a motion. This video is a video including a luminance motion component corresponding to a motion given to the object.

The exemplary embodiments disclosed herein provide a light diffraction device positioned adjacent to a wall and comprising a laser and a diffractive imaging element. The diffractive imaging film having an image and positioned relative to the laser so as to create a projection of the image upon the wall. The diffractive film can also contain a series of images where the film is moved relative to the laser in order to create an animation effect upon the wall. In some embodiments, a distortion reflector may be positioned to accept the laser light exiting the diffractive imaging film and to distort the laser light to produce a desired image upon the wall. In some embodiments, additional reflectors may be used and in some further embodiments a distortion lens may be used.

The exemplary embodiments disclosed herein provide a light diffraction device positioned adjacent to a wall and comprising a laser and a diffractive imaging element. The diffractive imaging film having an image and positioned relative to the laser so as to create a projection of the image upon the wall. The diffractive film can also contain a series of images where the film is moved relative to the laser in order to create an animation effect upon the wall. In some embodiments, a distortion reflector may be positioned to accept the laser light exiting the diffractive imaging film and to distort the laser light to produce a desired image upon the wall. In some embodiments, additional reflectors may be used and in some further embodiments a distortion lens may be used.

Toy apparatus (1) which is constructed to travel from place to place and which provides an optical illusion for a viewer, and wherein the toy apparatus (1) comprises: i) a device (17) having a plurality of separate images (18); ii) the separate images (18) are displayed on panels (19); iii) the panels (19) are rotatable; iv) the panels (19) are such that when they are rotating and when the separate images (18) are viewed by the viewer, they provide an optical illusion due to the viewer's persistence of vision; and v) the toy apparatus (1) is movable from place to place.

Displays includes a two-dimensional array of display pixels and methods for making such displays are disclosed.