Composite Projected Image Patents (Class 353/30)
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Patent number: 11663059Abstract: In the subject matter described herein, a method, device and computer program product for controlling the projector are proposed. According to the method, the application for controlling the project can be started. The application can determine the operation mode by determining whether the current host device is the projector or a terminal device for controlling the projector. Once the operation mode of the application is determined, the method can control the projector based on the operation mode and via the application service operating on the projector. The application service can provide an interface for controlling a device driver of the projector.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Li Li, Wei Wei, Xiaoli Liu, Yanji Cong, Benjamin Yan Sun, Hongjun Qiang
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Patent number: 11650492Abstract: A light uniforming component including a light uniforming element and a frame is provided. The light uniforming element has a first side surface. The frame includes a side wall and a first elastic piece. The first elastic piece includes a first section and a second section. One end of the first section is bent and connected to the side wall. The second section is bent and connected to another end of the first section. The light uniforming element is disposed in the frame. A first fold line between the first section and the second section of the first elastic piece contacts the first side surface. A second fold line between the first section and the side wall is not perpendicular to an orthographic projection of an optical axis of the light uniforming element on the side wall. A lighting module and a projector including the light uniforming component are mentioned.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Sung-Lien Chen, Chien-Chung Liao
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Patent number: 11636655Abstract: The present embodiments relate to display of glints associated with real-world objects in an environment displayed on an extra reality (XR) device. The glint can include a virtual object associated with a real-world object, such as an indication of a social interaction associated with a real-world object, a content item tagged to an object, etc. The system as described herein can present glints on a display of an XR device based on a distance between the XR device and a location associated with the glint. Responsive to selection of a glint in the environment, additional information can be presented relating to the glint or another action can be taken, such as to open an application. In some instances, a glint can include a series of search results relating to a corresponding real-world object to provide additional information relating to the real-world object.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Jing Ma, Gerrit Hendrik Hofmeester, John Jacob Blakeley, Camila Cortes De Almeida e De Vincenzo, Gagneet Singh Mac, Jenna Velez, Cody Char, Annika Rodrigues, Michael Luo
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Patent number: 11630384Abstract: A light source module includes a light source, a wavelength conversion unit, a diffuser, and a reflector. The light source is configured to emit excitation light. The wavelength conversion unit is configured to reflect the excitation light. The diffuser has a first side and a second side opposite to each other, and is configured to allow the excitation light reflected by the wavelength conversion unit to enter the diffuser from the first side and reach the second side. The reflector is configured to reflect the excitation light entering the diffuser, so that the excitation light propagates from the second side to the first side and leaves the diffuser.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventor: Kuo-Tung Wu
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Patent number: 11619873Abstract: A novel projection system includes a base signal source, a highlight signal source, a base/highlight destination, and a shared optical element. A base signal provided by the base source and a highlight signal provided by the highlight source are combined by the shared optical element. In a particular embodiment, the base signal source and the highlight signal source each include a light source, a spatial light modulator, and optics, and the base/highlight destination includes optics and a spatial light modulator. In a more particular embodiment, the base signal source and the highlight source provide spatially modulated lightfields to the shared optical element. In another particular embodiment, the base signal and the highlight signal are modulated by the spatial light modulator of the base/highlight destination after being combined.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Juan P. Pertierra, Martin J. Richards, Barret Lippey, Nathan Shawn Wainwright, John David Jackson
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Patent number: 11614679Abstract: A light source apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a light source section that outputs light belongs to a first wavelength band, a wavelength converter that converts the light that belongs to the first wavelength band into light that belongs to a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, and a first optical element that reflects the light that belongs to the first wavelength band and transmits the light that belongs to the second wavelength band. A first angle of incidence of the chief ray of the light that belongs to the first wavelength band with respect to a first surface of the first optical element is smaller than 45°, and a second angle of incidence of the chief ray of the light that belongs to the second wavelength band with respect to the first surface is smaller than 45°.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Ryuta Koizumi, Koya Shiratori
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Patent number: 11587208Abstract: A frame processor may generate a mask based on one or more static regions of a first set of frames of a plurality of previous frame and adjust the mask to at least one of determine alpha data or conceal distorted content associated with the one or more static regions of the first set of frames. The distorted content may be caused by extrapolation of a frame from a second set of frames of the plurality of previous frames. The frame processor may generate a composite frame based on application of at least one of the mask or the alpha data to a previous frame of the plurality of frames, and application of the previous frame based on the at least one of the mask or the alpha data to the frame extrapolated from the second set of frames of the plurality of previous frames.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Samuel Benjamin Holmes, Jonathan Wicks
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Patent number: 11586408Abstract: An information handling system includes adjacent displays connected by a hinge. A processor renders a first image on the first display, renders a second image on the second display, and receives data representing a misalignment between the first display and the second display. The data is implemented to compensate for the misalignment between the first display and the second display.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Preeth K. Srinivasan, Jace W. Files, John Trevor Morrison
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Patent number: 11575861Abstract: A multiplexed light field projector device and a multiplexed light field display to output a light field image is described. The projector has a projector base with a projection optical system configured to output light rays to form a projected image, a collimating optical system configured for collimation of the projected image light rays to form a second projected image, which is directed to a display optical system to produce a light field image. Light field projector devices or alternative projector devices may be used individually or in combination with one or more other projectors which can be arranged to form a multiplexed direct projection light field display. The arrangement of projector devices may have an individual or shared display optical system.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Avalon Holographics Inc.Inventors: Jordan Peckham, Daniel Webber, Wally Haas
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Patent number: 11575864Abstract: A projection system and a projection method are provided. The projection system includes a first projector and a second projector. A first projection image projected by the first projector and a second projection image projected by the second projector are partially overlapped. A projection region edit menu is executed to display multiple adjustment points and multiple connecting lines on the first projection image. A position of a selected adjustment point among the multiple adjustment points and positions of two connecting lines connected to the selected adjustment point among the multiple adjustment points displayed on the first projection image are changed according to a first moving instruction to select a closed region formed by the multiple connecting lines in a non-overlap region of the first projection image. The projection method is adapted to the projection system that provides a blending projection effect of multiple projectors having an even brightness.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chun-Lin Chien, Chung-Lung Yang
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Patent number: 11550092Abstract: An apparatus for concentrating light from a light source includes a plurality of fibers that are substantially parallel with one another. Each fiber includes a light-receiving end and a light-transmitting end. The light-receiving end is configured to receive the light from the light source. The light-transmitting end is configured to transmit the light from the fiber. The light-receiving ends the fibers extend different distances from a plane that is perpendicular with respect the fibers.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Sijo Varghese, Jeffrey H. Hunt
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Patent number: 11543692Abstract: A high laser damage threshold reflective optically addressed liquid crystal spatial light modulator for shaping 1053 nm linearly polarized light beams, comprising a computer-controlled LCoS electrical addressable spatial light modulator, polarization beam splitter, and polarizer, Liquid crystal cell, analyzer, AC power supply, where the liquid crystal cell comprises a transparent conductive film antireflection film layer, a transparent conductive film base layer, a first transparent conductive layer, a liquid crystal alignment layer, a liquid crystal layer, an alignment element, a reflective film layer, a light guide layer, and a second transparent conductive layer. By changing the transparent conductive layer material of the light-transmitting part of the liquid crystal cell from ITO to gallium nitride material, the damage threshold of the high-energy laser is improved, which facilitates application of beam shaping in high-power laser devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Shanghai Institute of Optics And Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInventors: Wei Fan, Zhibo Xing, Dajie Huang, He Cheng, Gang Xia
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Patent number: 11537035Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting apparatuses. Each of the light emitting apparatuses includes a plurality of light emitting devices each of which has a light emitting area and a non-light emitting area on an emission surface thereof that emits light. At least two light emitting apparatuses of the light emitting apparatuses constitute a light emitting apparatus group disposed such that the emission surfaces of the respective light emitting apparatuses are parallel to each other with a predetermined distance, and that a distance between light emitting areas of the respective light emitting apparatuses when viewed along a direction perpendicular to the emission surfaces of the at least two of the light emitting apparatuses is shorter than a distance between the light emitting areas of the respective light emitting apparatuses when the emission surfaces of the respective light emitting apparatuses are on the same plane.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Tanaka, Manabu Okuno
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Patent number: 11520197Abstract: An active-pixel device assembly with stray-light reduction includes an active-pixel device including a semiconductor substrate and an array of active pixels, a light-transmissive substrate disposed on a light-receiving side of the active-pixel device, and a rough opaque coating disposed on a first surface of the light-transmissive substrate and forming an aperture aligned with the array of active pixels, wherein the rough opaque coating is rough so as to suppress reflection of light incident thereon from at least one side. A method for manufacturing a stray-light-reducing coating for an active-pixel device assembly includes depositing an opaque coating on a light-transmissive substrate such that the opaque coating forms a light-transmissive aperture, and roughening the opaque coating to form a rough opaque coating, said roughening including treating the opaque coating with an alkaline solution.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Chun-Sheng Fan, Wei-Feng Lin
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Patent number: 11516446Abstract: The tiling screen (screen) is provided with a plurality of projection areas, and includes an overlapping area where end parts of the projection areas overlap each other, wherein when setting a number of times of overlapping to one in the overlapping area, reflectance in the overlapping area where the number of times is one is configured to be lower than reflectance in an area where the projection areas fail to overlap each other, and when setting the number of times of overlapping to N (N?2) in the overlapping area, the reflectance in the overlapping area where the number of times is N is configured to be lower than the reflectance in the overlapping area where the number of times of overlapping is a largest number of the numbers of times smaller than N.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Tetsuo Matsumoto
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Patent number: 11508882Abstract: Disclosed in the present application are a quantum dot LED, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device, belonging to the technical field of LED light sources. The quantum dot LED includes an LED support, an LED chip, a filling layer, and a quantum dot layer, where the LED support comprises a chamber; the LED chip is arranged on a bottom surface of the chamber; the filling layer covers the bottom surface of the chamber and the LED chip, and is engaged with walls of the chamber; and the quantum dot layer is arranged at an opening on a top surface of the chamber, a light incident side of the quantum dot layer abuts against a surface of the filling layer away from the bottom surface of the chamber, and a shortest distance h between the LED chip and the quantum dot layer meets h?0.03 mm.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fulin Li, Zhicheng Song
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Patent number: 11500279Abstract: An optical module and a projection apparatus using the optical module are provided. The optical module includes a base, a first frame, an optical element and at least one driving assembly. The first frame is disposed in the base. The optical element is disposed in the first frame. The at least one driving assembly is disposed between the base and the first frame. The first frame is configured to move relative to the base by a magnetic force generated by the at least one driving assembly. Each of the at least one driving assembly includes a coil and a Halbach array magnet structure, the coil and the Halbach array magnet structure face each other along a first direction, a width of the Halbach array magnet structure in the first direction is W1, and a width of the coil in the first direction is W2, and 0.7?W1/W2?2.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chien-Sheng Liu, Yu-Hao Chang, Chang-Lin Hsieh, Yi Chang, Shu-Yu Lin
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Patent number: 11493837Abstract: An optical device including a bearing structure and a light-transmitting plate body is provided. The bearing structure includes a first frame body and a second frame body connected to each other, and the first frame body is located in the second frame body. The first frame body has at least one first inner surface, and the at least one first inner surface has at least one limiting protruding portion protruding from the at least one first inner surface. The light-transmitting plate body is disposed in the first frame body and is fixed to the first frame body. The light-transmitting plate body has at least one first edge, and the at least one first edge of the light-transmitting plate body is positioned through the at least one limiting protruding portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventor: Wei-Hao Chen
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Patent number: 11431147Abstract: An optical module includes: a light emitting unit configured to generate light; a mirror mechanism configured to reflect the light generated by the light emitting unit; and a scanning unit configured to scan the light reflected from the mirror mechanism. The light emitting unit includes: a light forming unit including a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements and a filter that multiplexes light beams from the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements; and a protective member disposed so as to surround the light forming unit. The mirror mechanism is disposed outside the protective member and integrated with the protective member, and the scanning unit is disposed in a region surrounded by the protective member.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Hiromi Nakanishi
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Patent number: 11425342Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for automatically selecting a target area to project content thereon. For example, a projection device receives content to be projected and content attributes of the content. The projection device also captures images of candidate areas and determines candidate area characteristics based on the captured images. The projection device generates a respective quality-of-projection indicator based on the content attributes and the candidate area characteristics. The projection device selects the candidate area with the highest quality-of-projection indicator as the target area on which the content is to be projected.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: Gyanveer Singh, Susanto Sen, Shakir Sharfraz Ashfaq Ahamed, Sriram Ponnuswamy
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Patent number: 11378875Abstract: An illumination system including a first excitation light source, a second excitation light source and a first diffusion element is provided. The first excitation light source emits a first excitation light beam, and the second excitation light source emits a second excitation light beam. The first and second excitation light beams have different colors. The first diffusion element is disposed on transmission paths of the first excitation light beam and the second excitation light beam, and the first diffusion element includes a first diffusion region and a second diffusion region with different diffusion degrees, wherein at least one of the first excitation light beam and the second excitation light beam sequentially passes through the first diffusion region and the second diffusion region. A projection apparatus is also provided. The illumination system of the invention effectively mitigates a speckle phenomenon of the excitation light beams to achieve a better optical efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chien-Chung Liao, Hung-Wei Liu
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Patent number: 11381802Abstract: Customer wide angle lenses and methods and apparatus for using such lenses in individual cameras as well as pairs of cameras intended for stereoscopic image capture are described. The lenses are used in combination with sensors to capture different portions of an environment at different resolutions. In some embodiments ground is capture at a lower resolution than sky which is captured at a lower resolution than a horizontal area of interest. Various asymmetries in lenses and/or lens and sensor placement are described which are particularly well suited for stereoscopic camera pairs where the proximity of one camera to the adjacent camera may interfere with the field of view of the cameras.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Nevermind Capital LLCInventors: David Cole, Alan McKay Moss, Michael P. Straub
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Patent number: 11346663Abstract: Provided is a stereo camera that is capable of reducing the distance error created by entrance pupil center movement between different principal ray angles of incidence. In the present invention, imaging system unit 100a images a standard image of an object. Imaging system unit 100b images a reference image of the object. A geometric correction information storage unit 114 stores geometric correction information for the standard image and reference image, which each have error depending on the differences between the positions of the object in the standard image and reference image if the entrance pupil center indicating the point of intersection between the principal ray and optical axis moves according to the angle of incidence and the positions of the object in the standard image and reference image if it is assumed that the entrance pupil center does not move according to the angle of incidence.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Aoki, Keiichi Betsui, Ichirou Kuzumi
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Patent number: 11347140Abstract: An illumination system and a projection device are provided. The illumination system includes a first light source, a second light source, and a diffusion element. The first light source is configured to emit a first beam, and the second light source is configured to emit a second beam. The first beam and the second beam have different colors. The diffusion element is disposed on transmission paths of the first beam and the second beam, and has a first diffusion region and a second diffusion region with different diffusion degrees. The first beam and the second beam pass through the diffusion element once, respectively, wherein the first beam passes through the first diffusion region, and the second beam passes through the second diffusion region. The illumination system and the projection device invention may effectively resolve a speckle issue of the beams.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chien-Chung Liao, Hung-Wei Liu
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Patent number: 11330091Abstract: A device having a hand-held form factor (e.g., smartphone, tablet computer) has a transparent display that allows viewing of real world content through the display, while rendering virtual content to the display. The display may take the form of a touch-sensitive display, allowing user input directly through physical interaction with the display. The display may include a pair of major outer-most faces and a pair of inner faces, one of the inner faces angled to reflect light from a projector, outward via one of the major outer-most faces. The gap may advantageously be formed via a pocket extending inwardly from an edge of an optical substrate that comprise the touch-sensitive display.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Inventor: Dylan Appel-Oudenaar
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Patent number: 11303858Abstract: A multiplexed light field projector device and a multiplexed light field display to output a light field image is described. The projector has a projector base with a projection optical system configured to output light rays to form a projected image, a collimating optical system configured for collimation of the projected image light rays to form a second projected image, which is directed to a display optical system to produce a light field image. Light field projector devices or alternative projector devices may be used individually or in combination with one or more other projectors which can be arranged to form a multiplexed direct projection light field display. The arrangement of projector devices may have an individual or shared display optical system.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Avalon Holographics Inc.Inventors: Jordan Peckham, Daniel Webber, Wally Haas
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Patent number: 11290694Abstract: Optical scanning apparatus includes an emitter array, including a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of optical emitters, which are configured to emit respective beams of optical radiation and which are arranged on the semiconductor substrate in an array of rows and columns, the columns having mutually-parallel column axes. A scanner is configured to intercept and deflect the emitted beams at respective angles that vary about a scan axis that is parallel to the column axes. Control circuitry is configured to select the optical emitters that are to be actuated to emit the respective beams in each of a succession of time slots and to drive the scanner in synchronization with the time slots to deflect the emitted beams at an angular scan rate selected so as to cause the beams emitted from successive columns of the array to impinge on an image plane in succession along a common line.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventor: Arman Hajati
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Patent number: 11287666Abstract: A transparent wearable data display having a source of collimated light, a deflector for deflecting the collimated light into a scanned beam, and a first of switchable grating elements sandwiched between first and second parallel transparent substrates, which together functioning as a first light guide. A first coupling is provided for directing the scanned beam into a first total internal reflection (TIR) light path of the first light guide along the first array column. The grating elements having diffracting and non-diffracting states, in their diffracting state deflecting light out of said light guide. The grating elements are switchable into their diffracting states one group of elements at a time.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignees: DigiLens, Inc., Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Milan Momcilo Popovich, Jonathan David Waldern
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Patent number: 11287646Abstract: Disclosed is a method for correcting an image, a storage medium, and a projection device. The method is applied to a projection device, the projection device including a grating and a light generation component.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yonghui Wu, Yinzhong Zhang
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Patent number: 11282024Abstract: A timeclock control system includes a client electronic device configured to administer an alertness test to a user. A timeclock controller is coupled to and configured to be actuated by the client electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: PREDICTIVE SAFETY SRP, INC.Inventors: Henry M. Bowles, Marcus T. Wichmann, Darren B. Chamberlin
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Patent number: 11255502Abstract: A stage light having an effect element made of a ceramic material comprises a light source, an effect element, and a driving component connected to the effect element. The light emitted by the light source forms a light beam, the effect element is made of a ceramic material, and the driving component drives the effect element to rotate or move relative to the light beam so as to enable the light beam to generate a corresponding lighting effect. The stage light having an effect element made of a ceramic material has abundant effects by the effect element made of a ceramic material. Since ceramic is less susceptible to thermal deformation and has a higher temperature resistance than metal, making the effect element with a ceramic material can effectively reduce thermal deformation and cracking, thereby prolonging the service life of the effect element.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: GUANGZHOU HAOYANG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Weikai Jiang
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Patent number: 11245880Abstract: A system including a projection device configured to emit a plurality of light beams, where each individual light beam is emitted with a unique path within an environment, and where each individual light beam has a modulation pattern configured to transmit data corresponding to the unique path. The system also includes a receiver device having a sensor configured to detect at least one individual light beam of the plurality of light beams, a receiver processor configured to identify the modulation pattern of the detected individual light beam and generate response instructions based on the position data transmitted via the modulation pattern, and an output device configured to output a response based on the generated response instructions.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Universal City Studios LLCInventor: Aaron Chandler Jeromin
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Patent number: 11143944Abstract: A projection device includes a light source, an optical engine and a controller. The light source provides a light beam according to a setting current. The optical engine includes a light combining module, an imaging module and a projection lens. The light combining module receives the light beam to generate an illumination beam. The imaging module includes a prism, a digital micromirror device and a light sensor. The prism transmits a portion of the illumination beam to the light sensor. The digital micromirror device converts the other portion of the illumination light beam into an image beam. The light sensor disposed between the prism and the digital micromirror device receives the portion of the illumination beam to generate a brightness data. The projection lens projects the image beam. The controller dynamically adjusts the setting current to calibrate a color point of the light beam according to the brightness data.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ching-Feng Hsieh, Chih-Chen Chen, Hui-Chung Hung
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Patent number: 11144010Abstract: A focus modulation optical system and a holographic display device having the focus modulation optical system are disclosed. The holographic display device includes a light source configured to emit a plurality of color lights, a focus modulation optical system including at least one variable focus lens that is configured to change a focusing position of incident light by electrical control of the at least one variable focus lens based on a color of light incident on the variable focus lens, and a spatial light modulator configured to form a holographic image by diffracting light output from the focus modulation optical system.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Young Kim, Hongseok Lee, Hoon Song, Jungkwuen An, Kanghee Won, Chilsung Choi
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Patent number: 11122244Abstract: Systems and methods of rendering DCI-compliant image data on Enhanced Dynamic Range (EDR) display systems are disclosed. One embodiment of an EDR projector system comprises a first modulator and a second modulator. One method for rendering DCI-compliant image data on an EDR projector system comprises: receiving input image data, said image data comprising a plurality of image formats; determining whether the input image data comprises DCI image data; if the input image data comprises DCI image data, then performing dynamic range (DR) processing on the DCI image data; and rendering the dynamic range processed DCI image data on the EDR projector system. One DR processing method is to set the first modulator to a desired luminance level—e.g., fully ON or a ratio of DCI max luminance to the EDR max luminance. In addition, a desired minimum level of luminance may be set for the EDR projector.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Martin J. Richards, Douglas J. Gorny
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Patent number: 11120771Abstract: A display system includes a rendering device and a display device. The rendering device is to render a sequence of frames for display at a frame rate and to set an illumination configuration to be applied by the display device during a frame period for each frame of the sequence of frames based on the frame rate. The illumination configuration controls at least one of an illumination level and a duration for an illumination strobe, and at least one of an illumination level for an illumination fill preceding the illumination strobe in the frame period and an illumination level for an illumination fill following the illumination strobe in the frame period. The display device is to receive a representation of the illumination configuration from the rendering device and apply the illumination configuration during a frame period for each frame of the sequence of frames to display the frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: ATI TECHNOLOGIES ULCInventors: Ed Callway, David Glen
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Patent number: 11099472Abstract: An image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a light source section (610, 650), an optical element (620), and a holding section. The light source section (610, 650) emits light. The optical element (620) includes a light reflection part (626, 656) and a light transmission part (627, 657) provided at a position different from a position of the light reflection part (626, 656). The holding section movably or rotatably holds the optical element (620) and is capable of switching, for example, between a first state in which the light reflection part (626, 656) is arranged on a light path of the emitted light of the light source section (610) and a second state in which the light transmission part (627, 657) is arranged on the light path of the emitted light of the light source section (610).Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Takeaki Hirasawa
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Patent number: 11074024Abstract: A mobile device and a method of controlling a docking device by the mobile device are provided. The method of controlling the docking device by the mobile device according to the present disclosure includes: connecting to the docking device, the docking device including a projector and a keyboard device; setting, as the mobile device connects to the docking device, the projector as an output unit for the mobile device and the keyboard device as an input unit for the mobile device; receiving, from the docking device, an input signal provided via the keyboard device included in the docking device; and transmitting, to the docking device, output image data generated based on the received input signal, wherein the output image data provided to the docking device is projected outside the docking device via the projector.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dony Eko Santoso, Mohamad Hanifan, Ditta Khairunnisa, Andreas Kosasih, Rendy Wandarosanza, Dickson Wijaya
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Patent number: 11054663Abstract: An imaging system and a projection device are provided. The imaging system includes a first reflective display, a second reflective display, and a light combining element. The first reflective display is configured to provide a first image beam. The second reflective display has the same pixel configuration as the first reflective display, and the second reflective display is configured to provide a second image beam. The light combining element is disposed on transmission paths of the first image beam and the second image beam. The light combining element has a light combining surface, and positions of the first image beam and the second image beam reflected on the light combining surface by pixels in corresponding positions in the first reflective display and the second reflective display are dislocation. The invention maintains good reliability while improving resolution of an image screen.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventor: Ken-Teng Peng
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Patent number: 10942430Abstract: Systems integrating display resolution-multiplication solutions can be implemented in a variety of different ways. In many embodiments, the system includes an image projector for projecting image light, an image processor for computing a native image and at least one image shifted in a predefined direction, and at least one switchable grating capable of being switched between diffracting and non-diffracting states. In some embodiments, the switchable grating is optically coupled to the image projector. In a number of embodiments, the switchable gratings have a first configuration for propagating the native image light and at least one other configuration for propagating shifted image light having an angular displacement corresponding to the image shift in a predefined direction. By displaying the native and shifted images sequentially within a human eye integration period, the display resolution can be multiplied.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: DigiLens Inc.Inventors: Jonathan David Waldern, Alastair John Grant, Milan Momcilo Popovich
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Patent number: 10908775Abstract: A method and a device for the quick navigation of users through the user interface of a plant for manufacturing a product from thermoplastic, an extruder being operated for plastification of a thermoplastic, and a method and a plant for manufacturing a product from thermoplastic allow quick changing between user views of a machine or plant control. An input device for entering representative signals from a customized input library is used, which signals are linked to actions in a relational database, wherein the actions cause a rapid change between user views of a machine or plant control. The rapid change between user views makes the machine or plant control faster, and the customized input library makes the control more intuitive.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Inventor: Lang Lang
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Patent number: 10896324Abstract: A line-of-sight detection device includes an image data acquisition unit that acquires image data of a face of a subject irradiated with detection light emitted from at least one light source, a line-of-sight detection unit that detects a line of sight of the subject based on the image data, an image processing unit that performs image processing on the image data to generate a feature image of the face and an eyeglasses reflection image indicating a reflection image of the at least one light source on eyeglasses worn on the face, and a display controller that causes a display device to display the feature image and the eyeglasses reflection image in a different display form in a composite image in which the feature image and the eyeglasses reflection image are combined.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CorporationInventors: Katsuyuki Shudo, Shuji Hakoshima
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Patent number: 10848722Abstract: A projector includes a light source, a light modulator configured to modulate light emitted from the light source, an optical projection device configured to project the modulated light, a light path changer between the light modulator and the optical projection device and on which the modulated light is incident, and a cooler that cools the light modulator and the light path changer. The light path changer includes an optical member to change the light path of the incident light and a first fluctuation member. The first fluctuation member includes a permanent magnet, a coil, and a coil holder holding the coil, and fluctuates the optical member by supplying power to the coil. The cooler includes a fan and a duct to deliver cooling air toward the light path changer. The duct includes a sending port that faces the coil holder and flows the cooling air toward the light path changer.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Norikazu Kadotani, Takahiro Totsuka, Kensaku Matsumoto
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Patent number: 10841490Abstract: It is provided a processing method for video data that can be displayed on at least one display device. A predetermined quantity of static fields of view (FOV) datasets from the video data are precalculated and stored, video data for the temporal transitions between the stored, static FOV data sets are further calculated and stored as dynamic FOV datasets (transition data), wherein, immediately or at a later point in time, a static or dynamic initial FOV and a static or dynamic target FOV are specifically selected for this purpose, in particular by a user, and the video data corresponding in time to the selected FOV datasets, including the dynamic transition data between the initial FOV and the target FOV can be streamed or are streamed.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Martin Lasak, Louay Bassbouss, Stephan Steglich
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Patent number: 10824312Abstract: The method involves projecting layout information on a working surface of a construction work. The projected layout information is obtained from a model, such as a Building Information Model (BIM), of a portion at least of the construction work. It includes first graphical information depicting a reference feature visible on the working surface, and second graphical information designating locations for installation of construction elements. The locations are linked, in the model, to the reference feature depicted by the first graphical information. In response to a user action of selecting the first graphical information and a geometric transformation, the projected first graphical information and second graphical information are shifted together in accordance with the selected transformation.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: VINCI CONSTRUCTIONInventors: Jerome Stubler, Cedric Sauviat
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Patent number: 10799758Abstract: Disclosed herein are a screen golf system and a method of realizing an image for screen golf that are capable of outputting an image to a floor screen using an image output device that has a resolution different from the resolution of an image output device that outputs an image to a front screen, in a user golf play space, and of realizing the image output to the front screen and the image output to the floor screen as a single image in order to solve a problem whereby it is impossible to output images to the front screen and to the floor screen using a single image output device.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: GOLFZON CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung Ho Park, Jea Ha Yoo
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Patent number: 10796646Abstract: A backlight module comprising a light source and a light guide plate. The light guide plate comprises a transparent substrate and a plurality of dimming units having a reflecting function. The light source is disposed on at least one side of said transparent substrate, and the plurality of dimming units is disposed on a lower surface of the transparent substrate for adjusting an emergent intensity of light, which is incident from the light source into the light guide plate, on an upper surface of said transparent substrate facing away from said dimming units. A method for controlling a backlight module and a display screen and wear device including the backlight module are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignees: FUZHOU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Hongyu Zhao, Ting Cui, Xiaoyan Tu, Kai Diao
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Patent number: 10788739Abstract: An optical engine module including a casing, a light valve, and a compensating module is provided. The casing includes an opening. The light valve includes an active surface and is disposed on the casing. The active surface of the light valve is exposed from the opening of the casing and is used for providing a light beam. The compensating module is disposed on the casing and includes an optical compensating element located on a transmission path of the light beam and a heat dissipating support for holding the optical compensating element. When a portion of the active surface is in a first state, the light beam is transmitted to and passes through the optical compensating element. When a portion of the active surface is in a second state, the light beam is transmitted to the heat dissipating support. The optical engine module provided by the disclosure provides good optical effect.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Sung-Lien Chen, Shih-Yao Li
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Patent number: 10719977Abstract: A system for real-time updates to a display based upon the location of a camera or a detected location of a human viewing the display or both is disclosed. The system enables real-time filming of an augmented reality display that reflects realistic perspective shifts. The display may be used for filming, or may be used as a “game” or informational screen in a physical location, or other applications. The system also enables the use of real-time special effects that are centered upon an actor or other human to be visualized on a display, with appropriate perspective shift for the location of the human relative to the display and the location of the camera relative to the display.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: ARWall, Inc.Inventors: Leon Hui, Rene Amador, William Hellwarth, Michael Plescia
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Patent number: 10713006Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display section configured to display a character, a conversation section by which the character executes a conversation with a user, and a chat section by which the character executes a chat with a communication terminal of the user, wherein the conversation section selects a next topic on the basis of content of an executed conversation and content of the chat executed by the chat section, and the chat section selects the next topic on the basis of content of an executed chat and content of the conversation executed by the conversation section.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Gatebox Inc.Inventors: Minori Takechi, Naohiro Yasukawa, Wataru Takehi, Takumi Gima