Abstract: Disclosed herein is a transformer integrated with an inductor. The transformer includes a transformer unit configured to perform voltage transformation by mutual induction between first and second cores connected opposite to each other and primary and secondary coils included in a space between the first core and the second core; and an inductor unit having a third core connected to the second core and an inductor included in a space between the second core and the third core. The transformer is fabricated by physically integrating two elements having different functions into one element, thereby simplifying the configuration of a system.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes an optical modulation projector. The mobile terminal also includes a control system, a projection control unit, and an optical modulation system. The control system outputs a projection control signal and image data. The projection control unit receives the image data from the control system, and generates and outputs a drive control signal depending on the image data received. The optical modulation system generates and modulates light and generates an image in response to the drive control signal and then scans the image for projecting onto a screen.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for measuring a location and a distance of an object by using a camera including: a camera module for photographing an external image; a parameter setup unit for setting internal and external parameters of the camera module; an image processor unit for receiving a captured image of an image photographed from the camera module, extracting a target object within the captured image, and extracting specific point coordinates of the extracted target object; and a location and distance calculating unit for calculating three-dimensional object location information in a two-dimensional camera coordinate system through the internal and external parameters of the camera module and coordinates of the target object, and calculating distance information from the location information of the object.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes an optical modulation projector. The mobile terminal also includes a control system, a projection control unit, and an optical modulation system. The control system outputs a projection control signal and image data. The projection control unit receives the image data from the control system, and generates and outputs a drive control signal depending on the image data received. The optical modulation system generates and modulates light and generates an image in response to the drive control signal and then scans the image for projecting onto a screen.

Abstract: A mobile display apparatus using an optical modulator is disclosed, comprising: a sensor sensing a light reflected from a side of a scanning device and then generating a scanning device reference signal specifying a position of the scanning device; and a driving signal control unit generating such scanning device control signal and optical modulator control signal that allow a light emitted from an optical modulator to be reflected in a predetermined area of the scanning device, by synchronizing the scanning device reference signal transferred from the sensor with an image synchronization signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a device for controlling the output of a light source unit in a single panel display system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a device for controlling the output of a light source unit in a single panel display system, which adjusts the time of application of light source driving voltage based on the output characteristics of each light source, and adjusts video data for the light source based on the adjusted time, thereby preventing a garbage image from being generated.

Abstract: A display apparatus compensating the discrepancy of alignment of beams irradiated on one-dimensional diffraction type optical modulator is disclosed.

Abstract: A scanner having a linear driving property and a scanning display apparatus using the scanner are disclosed. More particularly, a method of setting an input signal controlling a scanner can include measuring a driving property of the scanner; computing a driving property function according to the driving property; computing an inverse function of the driving property function; determining an index of an input signal corresponding to a node within a display picture based on the inverse function, the input signal being the signal controlling an angle of the scanner, and the node partitioning the display picture by a same distance in a scanning direction; and generating and storing an input signal reference table related to the relationship between the node and the index.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for adjusting applied voltage in a display system using a diffractive optical modulator. The apparatus for adjusting applied voltage can measure the intensity of diffracted light emitted from the diffractive optical modulator, and adjust voltage to be applied to the diffractive optical modulator based on measurement results.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for controlling brightness of a display device using a diffractive optical modulator. The apparatus includes a video signal reception unit, a video brightness type classification unit, and a brightness correction unit. The brightness correction unit corrects the brightness of the video based on the brightness type, determined by the video brightness type classification unit, and outputs information about the brightness of the video.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides a device for inspecting an optical modulator. The device can comprise: a probe card that converts an inputted control signal to a driving signal, and provide the driving signal by contacting with each driving signal input pad of an optical modulator—wherein the optical modulator comprises one or more micromirrors and one or more driving signal input pads connected to the micromirrors, respectively, and the micromirror moves up and down according to the driving signal inputted through the driving signal input pad—; and an image control circuit that generates the control signal for checking if the optical modulator is operation properly, and is connected electrically to the probe card to transmit the control signal. A device and a method for inspecting an optical modulator according to the present invention can inspect performance and function of the optical modulator at a chip level.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus comprising: a light modulator; a scanning device configured to scan modulated light from the light modulator on a screen in two directions; a scanner driver configured to supply the scanning device with power and control a position of the scanning device; a memory configured to store a scanning profile, the scanning profile enabling the scanner driver to control a position of the scanning device; a projection control part configured to control an image projection of the light modulator by providing the scanner driver with a scanner control signal corresponding to the scanning profile read from the memory, wherein the scanning profile is configured to divide a scanning area scanned by the scanning device into an effective image area and a scan direction change area, and to apply a separate profile function to each of the effective image area and the scan direction change area.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a scanner profile setting apparatus for a scanning display system. The scanner profile setting apparatus includes a scanner profile setting unit, a scanning control unit, and a scanner drive circuit. The scanner profile setting unit forms a scanner profile for maintaining the linear velocity of an image, projected from the scanner onto a screen, constant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for adjusting the color characteristics of a display system using a diffractive optical modulator, which can respond to a user's request to vary color characteristics so as to actively respond to variation in the brightness of external light, etc., and can adjust the overall brightness of an image while maintaining white balance without incurring the loss of gray levels.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for controlling the optical output of a mobile display using a single-panel type diffractive light modulator. The apparatus includes a surrounding light amount information storage unit and an optical output adjusting means. The surrounding light amount information storage unit stores information about the amount of surrounding light. The optical output adjusting means adjusts the output values of red, green and blue light sources based on the information about the amount of surrounding light.

Abstract: A mobile display apparatus using an optical modulator is disclosed, comprising: a sensor sensing a light reflected from a side of a scanning device and then generating a scanning device reference signal specifying a position of the scanning device; and a driving signal control unit generating such scanning device control signal and optical modulator control signal that allow a light emitted from an optical modulator to be reflected in a predetermined area of the scanning device, by synchronizing the scanning device reference signal transferred from the sensor with an image synchronization signal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of controlling beam scanning timing and beam energy and a light beam scanning apparatus using the method. The light beam scanning apparatus includes a beam generation and processing means, a calculation and control means, a diffraction and scanning means and a scanning and processing means. The beam generation and processing means generates a beam and converts the beam into collimated light. The calculation and control means calculates scanning periods and beam energy, controls the operation periods and diffraction amounts of pixels of a light modulator. The diffraction and scanning means diffracts and modulates the beam and scans a plurality of diffracted beams.

Abstract: A bi-directional scan type color display device is disclosed, comprising: a light source part emitting color lights according to a light source control signal; an optical modulator element modulating the color lights according to an optical modulator control signal, thereby generating diffracted lights; a scanner bi-directionally scanning and then projecting the diffracted lights emitted from the optical modulator element according to a scanner control signal; and an image control circuit controlling the light source part, the optical modulator element and the scanner by transferring the light source control signal, the optical modulator control signal and the scanner control signal thereto in correspondence with image information which will be displayed on the screen.

Abstract: A two panel type color display device is disclosed, comprising a buffer memory storing RGB information corresponding to one frame—herein, the RGB information contains the intensity of red, green, and blue colors of (the number of vertical line pixels)×(the number of horizontal line pixels) pixels constituting one frame—; an image processor accessing the RGB information stored in the buffer memory and extracting therefrom fixed color image information corresponding to a fixed color light and a plurality of variable color image information corresponding to a plurality of variable color lights; a color-fixed panel modulating the fixed color light according to the fixed color image information and outputting the modulated fixed color light; a color-variable panel modulating the corresponding variable color lights according to the plurality of variable color image information and outputting the modulated variable color lights sequentially; a fixed color light source providing the fixed color light to the color-fix

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of controlling beam scanning timing and beam energy and a light beam scanning apparatus using the method. The light beam scanning apparatus includes a beam generation and processing means, a calculation and control means, a diffraction and scanning means and a scanning and processing means. The beam generation and processing means generates a beam and converts the beam into collimated light. The calculation and control means calculates scanning periods and beam energy, controls the operation periods and diffraction amounts of pixels of a light modulator. The diffraction and scanning means diffracts and modulates the beam and scans a plurality of diffracted beams.