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What is Heliodisplay?What is Heliodisplay?

It is a planar display which uses It is a planar display which uses only ambient air to display images only ambient air to display images and videos.and videos.

In short, it’s a display that does not In short, it’s a display that does not

require a physical screenrequire a physical screen

HIGHLIGHTSHIGHLIGHTS

First truly “walk-through” display First truly “walk-through” display

Utilizes ambient airUtilizes ambient air

Projects contents without a screenProjects contents without a screen

AN ILLUSTRATIONAN ILLUSTRATION

TechnologyTechnology

Fully interactive plug-and-play Fully interactive plug-and-play compatible (TV,DVD, PC…)compatible (TV,DVD, PC…)

Hand or finger can select, navigate Hand or finger can select, navigate and manipulateand manipulate

Connects to PC with standard VGA Connects to PC with standard VGA cablecable

TV/DVD connection with standard TV/DVD connection with standard RGB video cableRGB video cable

SupportsSupports• JPEGJPEG• MOVMOV• FLASH VIDEOFLASH VIDEO• QUICKTIME VIDEOQUICKTIME VIDEO• TextText• etcetc

Added CapabilitiesAdded Capabilities• Installed SoftwareInstalled Software

Cursor control Cursor control • Navigate and interact with simple contentNavigate and interact with simple content

Mid-air Video DisplaysMid-air Video Displays

WORKINGWORKING

HELIODISPLAY CREATES A NEARLY HELIODISPLAY CREATES A NEARLY INVISIBLE INVISIBLE SCREENSCREEN OF FINE VAPOUR OF FINE VAPOUR

A MULTIMEDIAA MULTIMEDIA PROJECTOR PROJECTOR IS USED TO IS USED TO REAR PROJECT MEDIA CONTENT ON THIS REAR PROJECT MEDIA CONTENT ON THIS UNIQUE SCREENUNIQUE SCREEN

THE CURTAIN IS PRODUCED BY USING THE CURTAIN IS PRODUCED BY USING ULTRASONIC TECHNOLOGY SIMILAR TO ULTRASONIC TECHNOLOGY SIMILAR TO THAT USED IN FOGGERSTHAT USED IN FOGGERS

WORKING (cont.)WORKING (cont.)

THE PROJECTED MEDIA CONTENT APPERS THE PROJECTED MEDIA CONTENT APPERS 3 DIMENSIONAL BECAUSE THERE IS NO 3 DIMENSIONAL BECAUSE THERE IS NO PHYSICAL DEPTH REFERENCEPHYSICAL DEPTH REFERENCE

SO, EVEN WHEN 2-D CONTENT IS SO, EVEN WHEN 2-D CONTENT IS PROJECTED, THE USER EXPERIENCES 3-DPROJECTED, THE USER EXPERIENCES 3-D

WORKING (cont.)WORKING (cont.)

The vapour is created by a series of The vapour is created by a series of metal plates inside the HELIODISPLAY. metal plates inside the HELIODISPLAY. They require 100mL water/hourThey require 100mL water/hour

DEMONSTRATIONDEMONSTRATION

ApplicationsApplications

Advertising/PromotionAdvertising/Promotion Engineering/Architecture plansEngineering/Architecture plans Video conferencing Video conferencing Virtual surgery and Pre-operative Virtual surgery and Pre-operative

planningplanning Military training programsMilitary training programs Gaming/ArtworkGaming/Artwork

Present Challenges of HeliodisplaysPresent Challenges of Heliodisplays

Needs controlled lighting for best Needs controlled lighting for best working conditionsworking conditions

Images become less visible under Images become less visible under bright lightingbright lighting

Wind and bright lights interfere with Wind and bright lights interfere with image visibilityimage visibility

ExpensiveExpensive

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

HELIODISPLAYS are a very HELIODISPLAYS are a very interesting technology that will find interesting technology that will find many unique applications once it is many unique applications once it is in commercial productionin commercial production

ReferencesReferences

www.IO2tehnology.com www.ieeexplore.ieee.org www.techeblog.com BizTech MagazineBizTech Magazine EETimesEETimes