With Moving Color Filters Patents (Class 348/743)
  • Patent number: 9503701
    Abstract: A scanning projector system includes a controller, a driver and one or more micro-mirror(s). The controller produces first, second and third pixel data in dependence on a video signal. The driver drives first, second and third light emitting elements in dependence on the first, second and third pixel data produced by the controller, to thereby emit light of first, second and third colors. The micro-mirror(s) project an image in dependence on light beams produced in dependence on the light of the first, second and third colors. To reduce color shifts due to inter-pixel interference, the controller and/or driver causes at least one timing guard band per pixel period associated with each instance of the pixel data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: INTERSIL AMERICAS LLC
    Inventor: Akihiro Asada
  • Patent number: 9470886
    Abstract: Apparatus for generating blue color illumination for use in a projection system a color wheel with segments of respective different color light emitting phosphors formed over light non-transmitting portions and at least one blue color generating segment. The blue color generating segment has cyan color light emitting phosphor formed over a light non-transmitting first portion and a second portion that transmits blue laser light through the wheel. A dichroic filter directs blue laser light from a light source onto the respective segments as the color wheel rotates. The light strikes the first and second portions of the blue color generating segment to generate blue light at a color point determined by both blue laser light and phosphor emitted cyan light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Terry Alan Bartlett
  • Patent number: 9417511
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a first light source which emits excitation light, a wavelength convertor which generates fluorescence containing at least a first wavelength range and a second wavelength range by excitation with the excitation light, a second light source which emits light containing a third wavelength range different from the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range, an optical path-combining element which combines an optical path for the fluorescence from the wavelength convertor and an optical path for the light from the second light source, so as to guide the combined optical paths to a single emission optical path, and a light separator disposed in the emission optical path, which obtains and emits at least the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range of the fluorescence and at least the third wavelength range of the light from the second light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Takahashi, Kazuhiro Fujita, Issei Abe
  • Patent number: 9410678
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a wavelength conversion element to convert light emitted from a light source into converted light and to emit the converted light and unconverted light, a first optical element including a first region guiding the light emitted from the light source to the wavelength conversion element and a second region preventing the unconverted light from traveling to the light source, and a second optical element to guide the converted light in a direction different from a direction of the light source while guiding the light emitted from the light source to the wavelength conversion element. The second optical element is disposed in an optical path between the first optical element and the wavelength conversion element. The light emitted from the light source is incident on the first region, and the unconverted light is incident on both the first region and second region of the first optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Inoko
  • Patent number: 9405177
    Abstract: A color wheel module and a projection apparatus are provided, wherein the color wheel module includes a color wheel, a cover and a flow detour duct. The cover shades the color wheel. The flow detour duct is communicated with the cover and has an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet. The rotating color wheel is configured to drive airflow into the flow detour duct from the airflow inlet, and cause the airflow through the color wheel and then discharged from the airflow outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Tung-Chou Hu, Hsin-Hui Lien, Sheng-Yu Chiu
  • Patent number: 9400416
    Abstract: An illumination light source device includes a reflection-transmission wheel provided on a light-path from an excitation light source and having a transmission region that transmits an excitation light and a reflection region reflecting the excitation light, a fluorescent wheel provided on at least one of the reflection light-path and the transmission light-path and having a fluorescent body emitting fluorescence when excited by the excitation light, and a control section turning-on the excitation light source while the boundary of the transmission region and the reflection region traverses the light-path, in order to provide an illumination light source device capable of preventing a deterioration of the fluorescent body, whereby improving a color reproducibility by use of the color mixture occurred at the boundary region between the transmission light-path and the reflection light-path effectively and improving the brightness of image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Takahashi, Kazuhiro Fujita, Toshiharu Murai, Ikuo Maeda, Takehiro Nishimori
  • Patent number: 9400574
    Abstract: An interactive touch system includes a display device, a light source device and an invisible light detecting device. The display device is adapted to provide an image beam to a display surface. The light source device includes a light-emitting element and a light-guide element. The light-guide element has a conical surface and a cylindrical curved surface facing the conical surface. The curvature center of at least partial section of the cylindrical curved surface is not located on the central axis of the conical surface. The light-emitting element is adapted to emit an invisible light beam toward the conical surface, and the invisible light beam is reflected by the conical surface and the cylindrical curved surface to be diverged and range over the display surface. When an object moves to the display surface, the invisible light beam is reflected by the object to be detected by the invisible light detecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Chung Liao, Yao-Shun Lin
  • Patent number: 9323045
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: a light source device adapted to emit an excitation light beam; and a rotating fluorescent plate having a single fluorescent layer adapted to convert a part or whole of the excitation light beam into a fluorescent light beam. The fluorescent light beam includes two or more colored light beams, and the single fluorescent layer is formed on a circular disk, which can be rotated by a motor, continuously along a circumferential direction of the circular disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidefumi Sakata, Shunji Kamijima, Akira Miyamae, Shuji Narimatsu
  • Patent number: 9288469
    Abstract: A digital broadcast receiving apparatus for providing an integrated service of a 2D image and a 3D image. The apparatus comprising a demultiplexing unit configured to demultiplex a received digital broadcast signal; a PSIP or PSI/SI processor configured to extract at least any one of 3D service information related to a 2D image channel or service and 2D service information related to a 3D image channel or service from the demultiplexed digital broadcast signal; a decoder configured to decode an extension view video stream and a base view video stream from the demultiplexed digital broadcast signal; and an output formatting unit configured to format the extension view video stream and the base view video stream based on at least any one of the 3D service information and the 2D service information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongyeul Suh, Jinpil Kim, Jaehyung Song, Hotaek Hong, Joonhui Lee
  • Patent number: 9228720
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a wavelength conversion element to convert light emitted from a light source into converted light and to emit the converted light and unconverted light, a first optical element including a first region guiding the light emitted from the light source to the wavelength conversion element and a second region preventing the unconverted light from traveling to the light source, and a second optical element to guide the converted light in a direction different from a direction of the light source while guiding the light emitted from the light source to the wavelength conversion element. The second optical element is disposed in an optical path between the first optical element and the wavelength conversion element. The light emitted from the light source is incident on the first region, and the unconverted light is incident on both the first region and second region of the first optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Inoko
  • Patent number: 9183775
    Abstract: A normal video data acquisition section acquires, as normal video data, a plurality of pieces of video data respectively assigned to a plurality of light sources in normal display from an input video signal A computing section performs a predetermined computation on the plurality of pieces of video data included in the normal video data to generate auxiliary video data used in place of the normal video data in auxiliary display. A selection section performs, in accordance with an instruction from a control section, a selection process for providing any one of the normal video data and the auxiliary video data to a modulation driving section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Haruhisa Inoue
  • Patent number: 9182603
    Abstract: A projector includes a light source that emits light containing first wavelength light and second wavelength light of which light intensity is lower than that of the first wavelength light when the light source is driven at predetermined electric power, a light separation unit that separates the light from the light source into the first and the second wavelength light, an image formation unit that modulates the first wavelength light in accordance with a first image and modulates the second wavelength light in accordance with a second image, a control unit that supplies the light source with first electric power when the first image is formed, whereas supplying the light source with second electric power that is higher than the first electric power when the second image is formed, and a projection unit that projects the first image and the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi Endo
  • Patent number: 9154754
    Abstract: A projector including a first light source, a second light source that emits light having a color different from the first light source, a light modulator that modulates the light emitted from each of the first and the second light sources, and a controller that controls a first operation state in which the first and the second light sources are driven based on time division driving to perform image display and a second operation state in which the first and the second light sources are driven based on time division driving to perform illumination, wherein in the second operation state, a switching frequency at which the first and the second light sources are switched from one to the other is higher than a switching frequency at which the first and the second light sources are switched from one to the other in the first operation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuji Narimatsu, Hidehito Iisaka
  • Patent number: 9125262
    Abstract: A circuit configuration for operating at least one LED, comprising: an input with a first input terminal (E1) and a second input terminal (E2) for coupling to a DC voltage supply (UG); an output having a first output terminal (A1) and a second output terminal (A2) for providing an output current (IA) to the at least one LED; a micromirror arrangement (12) comprising a plurality of micromirrors; a first control device (16) configured for providing, at the output thereof, a first control signal (Sa) for the micromirror arrangement (12), the first control signal (Sa) being synchronized to a first clock frequency (fc11); a switching regulator (10), the input thereof being coupled to the first input terminal (E1) and the second input terminal (E2), and the output thereof being coupled to the first output terminal (A1) and the second output terminal (A2), the switching regulator (10) comprising a switch (S1); and a second control device (18) configured for providing, at the output thereof, a second control signal (
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventor: Josef Osterried
  • Patent number: 8955975
    Abstract: A method is provided that includes providing a light source having a light emitting diode (LED) that emits a light. A polarization conversion system (PCS) is located adjacent the LED and has both a linear polarizer and a wave plate. A polarizing beam splitter (PBS) is adjacent the light source and an imaging device is adjacent the PBS. The wave plate of the PCS is rotated to a first position, and a first light is emitted by the LED in the first light source. This first light is converted to circular polarization. This first light travels to the PBS where it is reflected onto the imaging device. The wave plate is then rotated to a second position, and a second light is emitted by the light source. This second light is converted to circular polarization and reflects from the PBS onto the imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Casimer M. DeCusatis
  • Patent number: 8801192
    Abstract: A light source module and a projector using the same are provided. The light source module includes a monochromatic light source emitting a monochromatic light, a rotating wheel having a light transmitting area and a wavelength transforming area, a filter wheel rotating at a same rotation speed with the rotating wheel, and a dichroic mirror disposed between the rotating wheel and the filter wheel. The wavelength transforming area is coated with a first wavelength transforming material capable of transforming the first color light into a second color light. The filter wheel has a first color filter area and a second color filter area respectively corresponding to the light transmitting area and the wavelength transforming area. The dichroic mirror reflects the first color light to the rotating wheel and allows the second color light to transmit therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: BenQ Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiu-Tsu Wang, Yung-Yu Chiang
  • Patent number: 8733944
    Abstract: An illumination system and a projection apparatus are provided. The projection apparatus comprises the illumination system and an imaging system for forming an image. The illumination system comprises a plurality of light source modules, a first wavelength transformer, an optical apparatus and a first angle selective film. The light source modules are used for generating a plurality of light beams. The first wavelength transformer is disposed at a predetermined position. The optical apparatus is disposed between the light source modules and the first wavelength transformer for focusing the light beams to the predetermined position. The first angle selective film is disposed on the first wavelength transformer. The first wavelength transformer is disposed between the first angle selective film and the optical apparatus. The first angle selective film is used for angle-selectively filtering the light beams passing through the first wavelength transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: June-Jei Huang
  • Patent number: 8698856
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method, device and/or system for spoke recovery, including by receiving input pixel data comprising a plurality of input sub-pixel data components representing respective sub-pixel colors, adjusting input sub-pixel data components based on a value of the sub-pixel data component and at least a value of a second input sub-pixel data component in the input pixel data, thereby to produce modified pixel data, and controlling a spatial light modulator based on the modified pixel data, thereby producing a color image based on said modified pixel data. A system and device are disclosed to perform the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shmuel Roth, Moshe Ben-Chorin
  • Patent number: 8690343
    Abstract: A light source device includes: first and second solid-state light source units disposed opposite to each other, each unit including solid-state light sources; a reflection unit; a condensing part; and a fluorescence emission plate excited with a condensed light beam. The light sources in each of the units are arranged two-dimensionally with the optical axes oriented in an x-axis direction. Each column of the light sources of the first and the second light source units are arranged alternately in the y-axis direction. The reflection unit reflects the light beams from the light source units in the z-axis direction so as to be arranged into a two-dimensional array in a xy plane. A density of the reflected light beams in the x-axis direction is higher than that of the arrangement of the light sources in the z-axis direction. Light from solid-state light sources are condensed and combined efficiently, with a compact configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Takaaki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8678596
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: a light source device adapted to emit an excitation light beam; and a rotating fluorescent plate having a single fluorescent layer adapted to convert a part or whole of the excitation light beam into a fluorescent light beam. The fluorescent light beam includes two or more colored light beams, and the single fluorescent layer is formed on a circular disk, which can be rotated by a motor, continuously along a circumferential direction of the circular disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hidefumi Sakata, Shunji Kamijima, Akira Miyamae, Shuji Narimatsu
  • Patent number: 8672483
    Abstract: A method for adjusting color, suitable for a three dimension (3D) projector, is provided. In the present invention, a plurality of segment ranges of a color wheel is covered one by one, and it is measured a color temperature corresponding to the color wheel after each of the segment ranges is covered. Then, each of the color temperatures is compared with a standard color temperature for choosing one of the color temperatures closest to the standard color temperature. And the segment range corresponding to the color temperatures closest to the standard color temperature is regarded as a correctional covering segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chen-Kang Su, Hsin-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 8616705
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for a projection system using a solid-state light source and a color wheel. A set of primary light sources (such as RGB light source) with a light source controller is utilized to replace the UHP lamp. The color wheel has multiple color filter segments that are sequentially disposed on the path of the light when the wheel rotates. Based on a sync signal received from the rotating color wheel, the light source controller sequentially turns the primary light sources on and off in accordance with the sequence of the color filter segments of the color wheel. During each of the spoke periods, to generate a varying mixture of the two color lights, at least two primary color light sources are turned on simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Appotronics (China) Corporation
    Inventors: Yi Li, Yi Yang
  • Patent number: 8562142
    Abstract: A multicolour LED, in which layers for generating light of different colors are arranged one above the other, is used as the light source in a projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Groetsch, Ewald Karl Michael Guenther, Alexander Wilm, Siegfried Herrmann
  • Patent number: 8550634
    Abstract: A light source module, a projection apparatus, and a method of controlling the projection apparatus are provided. The projection apparatus has the light source module. The light source module has a first light source, a wavelength transforming unit, and a driver. The first light source generates a first light beam having a first wavelength according to a first pulse width modulation (PWM) signal. The wavelength transforming unit transforms the first light beam into a second light beam having a second wavelength. The driver drives the wavelength transforming unit, such that the first light beam irradiates a start position on the wavelength transforming unit when a rising edge of the first PWM signal is detected. The start position is determined by a controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Chih-Neng Tseng
  • Patent number: 8500289
    Abstract: A projector is provided which can reduce power consumption while preventing the deterioration of a luminescent material by heat by controlling a luminescent wheel to rotate or stop rotating. The projector of the invention includes a light source unit having an excitation light source, a luminescent wheel on which a luminescent material layer is laid circumferentially which becomes luminous using light emitted from the excitation light source as excitation light and a wheel motor for driving the luminescent wheel, a display device, a light guiding optical system which guides light emitted from the light source unit to the display device, a projection side optical system which projects projection light generated in the display device, and a motor control part which determines whether to stop or drive the wheel motor in such a state that excitation light is shone on to the luminescent material layer by the excitation light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mamoru Shibasaki
  • Patent number: 8496332
    Abstract: An illumination system adapted to a projection apparatus is provided, including a light source module, a light color modulating module, and a control unit. The light color modulating module has a plurality of light color modulating units and is disposed in a transmission path of a light beam. The light color modulating module is capable of moving so that the light color modulating units move into the illumination region of the light beam. When the control unit determines that a boundary of any two adjacent light color modulating units has moved into the illumination region of the light beam, the control unit switches the light source module to an off-state. When the boundary of any two adjacent light color modulating units has moved away from the illumination region of the light beam, the control unit switches the light source module to an on-state. An illumination control method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Sze-Ke Wang, Chin-Ku Liu
  • Patent number: 8444273
    Abstract: A light source device includes a first light source configured to emit light in a first wavelength band, a light-source light generation section configured to generate light of each of a plurality of colors by time division by using the first light source, a second light source configured to generate light of a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, and a light source control section. The light source control section is configured to cause each of the light-source light generation section and the second light source to generate light in one period, and to control a drive timing of each of the first and second light sources to adjust a light-emission timing and a light-emission period of light generated by each of the light-source light generation section and the second light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mamoru Shibasaki
  • Patent number: 8432412
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: an image display panel having a two-dimensional matrix with (P×Q) pixels each including first, second and third sub-pixels for displaying respective first, second and third elementary colors, and fourth sub-pixel for displaying a fourth color; and a signal processing section configured to receive first, second and third sub-pixel input signals respectively provided with signal values of x1-(p, q), x2-(p, q) and x3-(p, q), and to output first, second, third and fourth sub-pixel output signals respectively provided with signal values of X1-(p, q), X2-(p, q), X3-(p, q) and X4-(p, q), which used for determining the display gradations of the first, second, third, and fourth sub-pixels, respectively, with regard to a (p, q)th pixel where notations p and q are integers satisfying equations 1?p?P and 1?q?Q.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Sakaigawa, Yukiko Iijima, Amane Higashi, Koji Noguchi
  • Patent number: 8403493
    Abstract: A light source controller is configured to control timings of driving the first and second light sources and the light-source light generator, so that the light-source light of two or more colors generated by the light-source light generator and the light-source light emitted from the second light source are cyclically generated, by setting a light-emitting period of at least one light-source light color having a higher luminous efficiency out of the two or more colors generated by the light-source light generator, shorter than those of the other light-source light colors, and setting a drive power of the first light source during generation of the light-source light color whose light-emitting period is set short, greater than a drive power of the first light source during generation of the other light-source light colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ogawa, Mamoru Shibasaki
  • Patent number: 8376552
    Abstract: A color wheel module includes a color disc having a plurality color filter segments, a liquid crystal ring, and a controller. Each border is defined between each two adjacent color filter segments, the borders comprising a reference border. The liquid crystal ring is positioned on the color disc to cover the color filter segments. The controller is connected to the liquid crystal ring. The controller includes a synchronizing module and a shading module. The synchronizing module obtains an central angle of the color disc between a light path perpendicularly radiating on the color disc and the border on the reference border. The shading module obtains the central angle. When the central angle is less than a preset angle, the shading module controls the liquid crystal ring to block light from passing through. Otherwise, the liquid crystal ring is controlled to allow light to pass through the color filter segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung-Lun Huang
  • Patent number: 8342693
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a dynamic projection adjusting method for a projection display device to display output images. The projection display device includes a light source driven by a periodic pulse signal. The dynamic projection adjusting method includes the following steps: (a) determining a brightness parameter of the output image; (b) adjusting the periodic pulse signal according to the brightness parameter and (c) driving the light source with the periodic pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Tsung-Hsun Wu, Ching-Shuai Huang
  • Patent number: 8342697
    Abstract: To provide a light source unit which can enhance luminance and a projector, a projector of the invention includes a light source unit comprising a luminescent wheel with luminescent light emitting portions to emit blue and green rays, a primary light source shining an excitation light to the luminescent light emitting portions, a secondary light source emitting a red ray, a light guiding optical system guiding the rays from the luminescent wheel and the ray from the secondary light source to the same optical path and a light source control means controlling the emissions from the respective light sources, wherein the light source control means turns on the secondary light source when the ray from the primary light source is shone onto a boundary between the luminescent light emitting portions to synthesize the rays from the luminescent wheel and the ray from the secondary light source to generate white ray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakuni Iwanaga
  • Patent number: 8282221
    Abstract: A projection apparatus using a spatial light modulator (SLM), comprising the following: at least one variable light source, at least one spatial light modulator for modulating the illumination light emitted from the variable light source in accordance with the modulation state of arrayed pixel elements, a variable light source controller for controlling modulation of the variable light source, and a spatial light modulator controller for controlling modulation of each pixel element of the spatial light modulator, wherein the variable light source controller controls the variable light source so as to reduce the period in which the modulation states of the pixel element are in transition on a display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignees: Silicon Quest Kabushiki Kaisha, Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuma Arai, Fusao Ishii
  • Patent number: 8272745
    Abstract: There is provided a light source device including a first light source configured to emit light in a first wavelength band, a light-source light generation section configured to generate light of each of a plurality of colors by time division by using the first light source, a second light source configured to generate light of a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, and a light source control section configured to cause each of the light-source light generation section and the second light source to generate light in one period, and to control a drive timing of each of the first and second light sources to adjust a light-emission timing and a light-emission period of light generated by each of the light-source light generation section and the second light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mamoru Shibasaki
  • Patent number: 8237872
    Abstract: A projection type display apparatus is capable of significantly reducing operational noise of a color wheel. The projection type display apparatus includes a color wheel, a color wheel assembly in which the color wheel is installed, and a noise damping section which changes air flow caused by a rotation of the color wheel so as to reduce the noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Ho Hwang, Jee Hoon Sung, Pil Yong Oh, Jun Seok Park
  • Patent number: 8215777
    Abstract: A projection apparatus and a light guide module for use in the projection apparatus are provided. The projector apparatus comprises an illumination mechanism, at least one digital micromirror device (DMD), and a light guide module, wherein the light guide module includes a plurality of interfaces. The illumination mechanism provides a light beam which travels through the plurality of interfaces of the light guide module along a first axis without any rotation. The light beam orderly performs total internal reflections on each of the interfaces of the light guide module. Accordingly, the light beam travels to the at least one DMD, and then the light beam is reflected along a second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: June-Jei Huang
  • Patent number: 8194094
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: an image display panel having a two-dimensional matrix with (P×Q) pixels each including first, second and third sub-pixels for displaying respective first, second and third elementary colors, and fourth sub-pixel for displaying a fourth color; and a signal processing section configured to receive first, second and third sub-pixel input signals respectively provided with signal values of x1-(p, q), x2-(p, q) and x3-(p, q), and to output first, second, third and fourth sub-pixel output signals respectively provided with signal values of X1-(p, q), X2-(p, q), X3-(p, q) and X4-(p, q), which used for determining the display gradations of the first, second, third, and fourth sub-pixels, respectively, with regard to a (p, q)th pixel where notations p and q are integers satisfying equations 1?p?P and 1?q?Q.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Sakaigawa, Yukiko Iijima, Amane Higashi, Koji Noguchi
  • Patent number: 8194192
    Abstract: A projection display uses a light modulating device to modulate, in accordance with image data, light radiated from a light source, project the modulated light onto a screen, and display an image. The projection display separates a unit of time configuring the image data into an effective light time when the light modulating device can express the light as an image on the screen and an ineffective light time when the light modulating device cannot express the light as an image on the screen. The projection display increases the power supplied to the light source during the effective light time over the power supplied to the light source during the ineffective light time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Harada, Takayoshi Nagai, Ikuro Suga, Akihiko Iwata, Yoshiteru Suzuki, Akira Okumura, Jun Someya, Kuniko Kojima
  • Patent number: 8189122
    Abstract: In a method for automatic color wheel calibration in a projector, the color wheel includes three primary colors and a non-primary color. The method includes: enabling the projector to project the non-primary color, and measuring first optical physical amounts of the projected non-primary color; enabling the projector to project a combination color of the three primary colors having respective color level values, measuring second optical physical amounts of the projected combination color, and adjusting the respective color level values of the three primary colors according to respective values of differences between the first optical physical amounts and the second optical physical amounts; and repeating the above steps until each of the values of differences approximates zero, thereby obtaining color level values for the three primary colors to produce a combination color matching the non-primary color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chueh-Pin Ko, Chen-Kang Su
  • Patent number: 8189038
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for stereoscopic 3D image projection and viewing using a single projection source, polarization modulation, and passive eyewear. This approach is applicable to frame sequential video created using existing 3D graphics APIs, as well as other video signal formats, and is compatible with existing digital light processor (DLP) technology for both front and rear projection systems. An alternating polarizer is used to modulate the projected image, and an electronic control circuit is described which can stabilize the alternating polarizer in both frequency and phase lock with a DLP visual signal (as an alternate embodiment, a frequency lock with a fixed phase offset may be employed). A preferred embodiment enables an existing DLP projection system to be enhanced with 3D capability, while an alternate embodiment allows this capability to be integrated into the design of new DLP based projection systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Casimer M. DeCusatis, Timothy M. Trifilo
  • Patent number: 8172399
    Abstract: A stereo 3D projector with the ability to provide the native lumen output of the projector when not in 3D mode. This is accomplished by using two rotating polarizing filters at least partially overlapping, each with at least two or more segments, some of which are fully transparent and at least some of which are polarized linearly or circularly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Casimer M. DeCusatis, Timothy M. Trifilo
  • Patent number: 8167439
    Abstract: A field-sequential-type image forming device which includes: a light valve element which divides one field of a color image to sectors corresponding to primary colors different from each other and forms images corresponding to the primary colors during periods of the respective sectors; a light emission control unit which controls light emission quantities of the light sources; and an image control signal outputting unit which outputs control signals to the light valve element. In such an image forming device, the image control signal outputting unit outputs signals for forming the image by controlling light quantities of lights emitted from the primary color sources during the primary color light emission period and light quantity correction signals for controlling light quantity of the image corresponding to the positions of the pixels which form the image during the high-brightness light emission period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideaki Yamada
  • Patent number: 8157381
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for extracting synchronization information at the output of a projection apparatus, without modifying its rotating color segmented filter wheel or drive electronics. Three photodiodes, each with a different principle color filter, is placed at the projector output to detect output of the different colors in the filter wheel. An exclusive OR circuit is used to detect white light passing through the filter wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Casimer M. DeCusatis, Timothy M. Trifilo
  • Patent number: 8159619
    Abstract: A multi-standard integrated television receiver is disclosed. According to the invention, a RF tracking filter is provided to receive a RF signal and then filter out a fifth order and above harmonics and a band-pass filter is provided to further eliminate harmonics. Moreover, a double quadrature mixer is provided to remove third order harmonics. Accordingly, the quality factor requirement of the RF tracking filter and the linearity requirement of the band-pass filter are relaxed. Thus, the RF tracking filter and the band-pass filter can be fully integrated without any external components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Tung Chen
  • Patent number: 8152303
    Abstract: In a stereographic projector that places a single linear polarizing wheel in the light path of the projector to impart a desired polarization state onto the projected light, a method and apparatus for periodically slowing the wheel down while in optimal states, and accelerating through invalid states. Stereo separation is greatly increased providing a marked improvement in visual quality and perceived depth when this invention is applied to such a polarizing filter wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Casimer M. DeCusatis, Timothy M. Trifilo
  • Patent number: 8139166
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes an image processing device, an illuminating device, a light valve, and a projection optical system; wherein the projection optical system is formed in such a way that at least one of a first deviation corresponding to an amount of the magnification chromatic aberration of a light having a central wavelength of the red light relative to the green light and a second deviation corresponding to an amount of the magnification chromatic aberration of the blue light relative to the green light is larger than a fixed-pixel pitch, and a third deviation corresponding to an amount of the magnification chromatic aberration of a light having a maximum wavelength of the red light relative to a light having a minimum wavelength of the red light is not larger than the fixed-pixel pitch; wherein the first deviation and/or the second deviation is eliminated by supplying the compensated video signal to the light valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Muneharu Kuwata, Tomohiro Sasagawa
  • Patent number: 8120865
    Abstract: An optical apparatus which is capable of preventing degradation of image quality caused by an ND filter. The optical apparatus incorporates an aperture stop having an aperture variable in size, and an ND filter movable with respect to the aperture of the aperture stop, an actuator that drives the ND filter, and a controller that controls the actuator. The ND filter includes a part having a size that can fully cover a first aperture that is the aperture with the aperture stop being narrowed. The controller controls the actuator so that the ND filter is moved without a halt between a first position where the part is retracted with respect to the first aperture with the aperture stop being narrowed, and a second position where the part fully covers the first aperture in any stop operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takuji Umezu, Harunobu Ichinose
  • Patent number: 8098265
    Abstract: This invention describes an apparatus, methods and a system for high speed hierarchical multiplexing the native color primaries of SSL-based display systems in order to improve color quality and stability as well as brightness and the efficiency of the display system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Ostendo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hussein S. El-Ghoroury, Aditi Majumder, Robert G. W. Brown, Andrew J. Lanzone
  • Patent number: RE44279
    Abstract: A frame sequential color display projection system (110) of this invention includes an arc lamp (112) having a predetermined power rating for providing a source of polychromatic light that propagates through a color wheel (120) that sequentially provides R, G, B, and optionally, W light colors during respective sequential time periods. A display controller (131) is synchronized with the color wheel to generate color image data during the respective time periods. A light valve, such as a DMD (130), receives the color image data for generating the frame sequential color display. A lamp ballast (156) is also synchronized with the color wheel to provide nominal and boosted power levels (212) to the arc lamp during selected ones of the time periods such that the projector provides a brighter, color-adjusted display without requiring the arc lamp to operate at an average power level exceeding its predetermined power rating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Steven E. Stark, Henry Frazier Pruett
  • Patent number: RE45210
    Abstract: A projection device comprises a color wheel module, wherein, the color wheel can be detached from the color wheel module. The color wheel module can be detached from the body of the projection device, so that users can conveniently change, clean or maintain the color wheel as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mao-Shan Hsu, Yu-Hsi Wu