Patent ID: 8730130

Claim:
In an immersive display having a screen and an image source located proximate said screen and adapted to project an image comprising a plurality of grid points thereupon, the improvement comprising: a) an automated immersive display calibration system, comprising: a) a calibration apparatus located proximate said screen, comprising: ii) a camera; ii) a rangefinder attached to said camera, said rangefinder adapted to scan an entire region of interest to determine the absolute coordinates of each of said grid points and to build a 3D surface map of said screen based solely on said absolute coordinates of each of said grid points without the aid of said camera; and iii) means for moving said camera and rangefinder azimuthally and elevationally; b) an image processor operatively connected to said image source, said camera, and said rangefinder, said image processor calculating a mechanical offset of said camera and said rangefinder; and c) a control system operatively connected to said calibration apparatus, said image processor, and said image source.