Patent ID: 6935747

Claim:
A real image projection system, comprising: a) a curved mirror, mounted with an optical axis of said curved mirror at a tilted angle, relative to an imagine axis of said image projection system; b) a target object positioned below said curved mirror, facing toward a front of said image projection system, wherein said target object is selected from the group consisting of a real object, a monitor, a graphic image, a video image, and any object that reflects, transmits, or emits light; c) a flat fold mirror or reflector positioned below a viewing window of said image projection system, wherein a reflective surface of said flat fold mirror or reflector faces toward said curved mirror and toward said target object, said flat fold mirror or reflector being positioned at an angle such that a target beampath is reflected at a complimentary angle from said target object to said fold mirror to said curved mirror, striking a center or vertex of said curved mirror at an angle equal to twice the angle of tilt of said curved mirror relative to said imaging axis; and d) a neutral density window or circular polarizer window positioned along said imaging axis of said system, wherein said neutral density filter comprises a neutral density material or a neutral density coating, and wherein light transmitting through said filter is partially absorbed in near equal amounts across the visible light spectrum; further comprising a primary target beampath or target axis, which represents an imaginary line between a target object to the center of said flat fold mirror or reflector, reflecting off of said fold mirror or reflector at a complimentary angle to an optical center or vertex of a reflective surface of said curved mirror.