Patent ID: 8016434

Claim:
A moving mirror projection method, comprising: positioning a moving mirror projection assembly proximate to a projection surface, the moving mirror projection assembly comprising a projector, an X-axis mirror and a Y-axis mirror each being rotatable about an axis and positioned to receive output light from the projector, and comprising a pair of drive motors for selectively rotating the mirrors; operating the projector to project a stream of images including an animated object, wherein the projected stream of images is reflected from both of the mirrors and onto a projection area on the projection surface; concurrently with the projector operating, controlling the drive motors to move the projection area to a plurality of X-Y coordinates defining an animation pattern for the animated object, whereby the animated object is animated within the projection area and is moved along with the projection area about the projection surface; positioning a second moving mirror projection assembly proximate to the projection surface; operating a projector of the second moving mirror projection assembly to project a second stream of images including a second animated object on a second projection area on the projection surface; and controlling a second pair of drive motors to move a second pair of X-axis and Y-axis mirrors to move the second projection area to a plurality of X-Y coordinates defining a second animation pattern, whereby the animated object and the second animated object move independently from each other and interact on the projection surface based on the animation patterns.