Abstract: An image synthesizing device for a projector apparatus includes first, second, third polarizing beam splitters respectively provided for red light, green light, and blue light; and a light combining unit configured to combine and output the red light, the green light, and the blue light passing through the first, second, and third polarizing beam splitters. The first, second, and third polarizing beam splitters respectively include first, second, and third polarizing films. The first and second polarizing films where the red light and the green light enter are each formed of an organic material, and the third polarizing film where the blue light enters is formed of an inorganic material.

Abstract: A multi-screen display device according to the present invention is a multi-screen display device in which screens of a plurality of projectors are combined to form one screen. Each of the projectors includes a light source, an illumination optical system that irradiates the light output from the light source as illumination light, a light modulator that modulates the illumination light and forms image light, and a projection optical system that projects the image light onto a screen. The multi-screen display device includes at least one spectral sensor that detects changes in brightness and chromaticity of the image light in each of the projectors.

Abstract: An illumination system includes a chip package, a first dichroic film, a second dichroic film, and a third dichroic film. The first dichroic film, the second dichroic film, and the third dichroic film are not parallel to each other and do not cross each other. The chip package includes a first light-emitting chip capable of emitting a first light beam, a second light-emitting chip capable of emitting a second light beam, and a third light-emitting chip capable of emitting a third light beam. The first light-emitting chip, the second light-emitting chip, and the third light-emitting chip are arranged in a row. The first dichroic film reflects the first light beam and transmitting the second light beam, the second dichroic film reflects the second light beam, the first dichroic film and the second dichroic film transmit the third light beam, and the third dichroic film reflects the third light beam.

Abstract: Provided is a photographing apparatus that includes a photographing section that photographs a subject, and a controller that controls a photographing range of the photographing section based on a range specification image that is projected onto the subject.

Abstract: A substrate connection structure between a plurality of light modulating devices each having a flexible substrate extending in a predetermined direction and a circuit substrate connected with the light modulating devices, wherein the light modulating devices are arranged so that the direction of one flexible substrate extending from at least one of the light modulating devices is different from the directions of the other flexible substrates extending from the other light modulating devices, the substrate connection structure includes: a relay substrate which is connected with the one flexible substrate; and an extension flexible substrate which is connected with the relay substrate.

Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems and methods for providing image projection and entertainment.

Abstract: The focus position of each projection apparatus is changed depending on the configuration state of a projection system comprising a plurality of projection apparatuses.

Abstract: A scanning projector includes a MEMS device with a scanning mirror that sweeps a light beam in two dimensions. A laser limit comparison circuit determines a metric from measured peak scan angles and measured light output. The metric is compared to a threshold and a light source is shut down when the metric exceeds the threshold.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus processes image data corresponding to a display image. The image processing apparatus includes M image processing sections which have a function of processing image data of M (where M is an integer equal to or greater than 2) images segmented from the image and an image processing control section which, when an image corresponding to input image data is an image which has a resolution being of size to be processable by N (where N is an integer equal to or smaller than M?1) image processing sections, causes L image processing sections from among the M image processing sections to process image data corresponding to L (where L is an integer equal to or greater than N+1 and equal to or smaller than M) partial images segmented from image data.

Abstract: A medical imaging apparatus includes a detector unit and a housing unit enclosing the detector unit. A cylindrical receiving region is provided for receiving a patient. The receiving region is enclosed in a cylindrical manner by the housing unit enclosing the detector unit. A projection unit is provided that has at least one projection surface unit, on which images of objects disposed outside the detector unit and the housing unit enclosing the detector unit are displayed to generate a virtual viewing window for an observer.

Abstract: An image projection system (103) includes an image projector (104) and an image orientation device (106). The image orientation device (106) can be configured to cause a reference line (110) associated with an image (108) to remain aligned in a predetermined orientation on a projection surface (109) regardless of projection system motion. A second image orientation device (206) can be included as well. The second image orientation device (206) can be configured to cause portions of an image (208) to move with projection system motion while a reference line (210) remains stable.

Abstract: A projection system having a first tilting mirror matrix, a second tilting mirror matrix, and an imaging lens, which projects the first tilting mirror matrix onto the second tilting mirror matrix, wherein each tilting mirror matrix has multiple tilting mirrors, the tilting axes of which are positioned in a modulator surface plane. The imaging lens includes a first lens and an imaging mirror, and the imaging mirror forms an aperture stop of the imaging lens, wherein the aperture diaphragm includes an uneven angle of 90° together with the normal of the modulator surface of the first tilting mirror matrix without taking into account any optical path folds.

Abstract: A display module includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting elements provided on the substrate, a bank provided on the substrate at a position separated by a predetermined distance from an outer circumferential edge of a display region on which the plurality of light emitting elements are arranged, the bank being configured to enclose at least a part of the outer circumferential edge of the display region, and an outer circumference protection part provided on the bank and on an outer circumferential region of the bank, the outer circumference protection part being formed of a resin material.

Abstract: A system is provided projecting a three-dimensional image. The system includes a first light source, the first light source emitting light in a first direction. A second light source is provided, the second light source emitting light in a second direction, the second direction being opposite the first direction. A beam splitter device is disposed between the first light source and the second light source to receive light from the first light source and the second light source, the beam splitter device being arranged to rotate about an axis. An LCoS image device is disposed adjacent the beam splitter device, the LCoS image device having an image surface arranged substantially perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for correcting image signals corresponding to a plurality of color images constituting an image, includes: a correction table storage unit storing one or more correction tables; and an image signal correcting unit independently correcting the image signals of the color images on the basis of one or more correction tables stored in the correction table storage unit, wherein the image signal correcting unit makes a geometric correction of a display image corresponding to the image such that display color images each corresponding to the color images superpose each other, independently among the color image.

Abstract: An opening cover of a case is removed. A light source module is held, and the light source module is pulled outside an opening of the case while guide groove parts and guide-rail parts slide along each other approximately parallelly to a case base. At this moment, junction cable connection terminals of the light source module become separated from power-supply connection terminals of a composite optical system. Replacement of a light source is conducted by replacing the light source module as a unit, or by replacing a light source section or a light source section each as a unit.

Abstract: Optical elements, color combiners using the optical elements, and image projectors using the color combiners are described. The optical element includes light recycling stacks, a polarizing beam splitter, and a color-selective stacked retardation polarizing filter. The polarizing beam splitter includes a first reflective polarizer aligned to a first polarization direction. Each light recycling stack includes a second reflective polarizer aligned to the first polarization direction, and a retarder aligned at 45 degrees to the first polarization direction. The color combiner includes partially reflective light sources coupled to the optical element. Un-polarized light having different colors can enter the color combiner through the light recycling stacks, and combined light of a desired polarization state can exit the color combiner. Light having an undesired polarization state can be recycled to the desired polarization state within the color combiner, so that light utilization efficiency is increased.

Abstract: A display system includes: a screen in which, in an area on which invisible light is incident, a scattering state where visible light is scattered and a transmission state where visible light is transmitted are switched; an image projection system to project an image of the visible light onto the screen; and an invisible light projection system to project the invisible light onto the screen and to cause an area of the screen onto which a desired portion of the image is projected to have the scattering state.

Abstract: An optical device includes multiple reflective spatial light modulation devices each of which applies an image signal to each of rays of incident light and rotates a polarization direction of each of the rays of incident light for a modulated output, multiple polarization elements each of which causes each polarization component of the rays of incident light in a specific direction to be transmitted and incident upon each of the spatial light modulation devices and reflects the polarization component in a direction rotated by each of the spatial light modulation devices, a light synthesis device which synthesizes multiple rays of reflected light to be output as one ray of image light, and a securing member which simultaneously secures each of the polarization elements in a position corresponding to each of the spatial light modulation devices. The securing member is secured to the light synthesis device.

Abstract: A coherent light source apparatus includes a coherent light source, a first optical system, a light deflection unit, a second optical system and a light mixing unit disposed in that order. The coherent light source forms a first light emission region, and light projected therefrom forms a second light emission region near the light deflection unit, which deflects light flux from the second light emission region. The second optical system forms a third light emission region which is conjugate to the second light emission region near an input end of the light mixing unit, which mixes angle and a position components of incident light. The light deflection unit is configured to continuously changing a direction in which the light flux is deflected, thereby reducing speckling in light emitted from the light mixing unit.

Abstract: A light source apparatus comprises: a plurality of light sources that emit light having a wide spread angle at a fast axis and a narrow spread angle at a slow axis, a first refractive optical element that converts light emitted from the plurality of light sources at the fast axis to parallel light, and a second refractive optical element that converts the light emitted from the plurality of light sources at the slow axis to parallel light. The plurality of light sources are arranged along the fast axis.

Abstract: A projection-type display apparatus that projects an image on a screen and performs image display includes at least one laser source that emits a coherent light beam, an illuminating optics that propagates the light beam emitted from the laser source into a predetermined optical path to guide the light beam to the screen, a reflective optical modulator that forms the image to be displayed on the screen on an illuminated surface illuminated by the light beam guided by the illuminating optics, and a projection optics that magnifies and projects the image formed on the illuminated surface of the reflective optical modulator on the screen. The illuminating optics includes a diffusion device, which diffuses the propagated light beam, and is arranged on a light propagation path near a conjugated position with the reflective optical modulator.

Abstract: A light source device includes: a reference light source that emits reference color component light of a plurality of colors; an excitation light source that emits excitation light for supplemental color component light; a luminous body member including a luminous body that emits the supplemental color component light in response to the excitation light; and a combining unit that combines the reference color component light of the plurality colors and the supplemental color component light in such a way as to superimpose the supplemental color component light on light paths of the reference color component light of the plurality of colors.

Abstract: Provided is a projector capable of suppressing deterioration of a portion of a projection portion irradiated with a laser beam while improving brightness. This projector is formed to deviate optical axes of laser beams emitted from a plurality of laser beam generation portions respectively from each other so that the laser beams emitted from the plurality of laser beam generation portions respectively do not concentrate on one point of a projection portion.

Abstract: A multi-view display apparatus includes a screen, a projection lens, two spatial light modulators, light sources, an optical guidance system and a combining prism. The light sources can radiate light in turn. When one of the light sources radiate light, the optical guiding system can divide the light into two portions and guide the two portions of the light to the spatial light modulators respectively, and the spatial light modulators can reflect the light. The combining prism can transmit light that is reflected from the spatial light modulators to the projection lens, where the projection lens is aligned with the screen in an optical path so that the screen can receive the light that is projected from the projection lens.

Abstract: A display device capable of displaying a plurality of projection images is provided. The display device includes a light source within a base and a plurality of projection outputs. Each projection output comprises an optical modulation device and a projection lens system. The light source includes a switch and a plurality of light sources such as lasers or LEDs with different color to one another. The switch receives and diverts light beams from the light sources in a predetermined sequential order to the plurality of projection outputs.

Abstract: An optical scanning projector includes: a raster scanning unit that draws an image in a drawing area on a display surface by scanning beams in a first direction on the display surface while scanning beams in a second direction on the display surface that is orthogonal to the first direction; and a vector scanning unit that draws an image by irradiating beams so as to sequentially form segments each connecting two different points positioned on the display surface.

Abstract: A display apparatus is capable of displaying a distortion-free projected image based on an image signal from a computer. The display apparatus receives an image signal from the computer and projects an image depending on the image signal onto a projection surface. The display apparatus includes a setting section which sets identification information representative of an aspect ratio of a display of the computer. The identification information set in the setting section can be changed by the user.

Abstract: An illumination device includes: a light source which emits a plurality of emission lights; a first condenser lens which stacks the plural emission lights emitted from the light source; a first fly-eye lens which divides lights stacked by the first condenser lens into a plurality of partial lights; a second fly-eye lens which converges the plural partial lights; and a second condenser lens which stacks the plural partial lights converged by the second fly-eye lens, wherein the first condenser lens stacks the plural emission lights emitted from the light source on the first fly-eye lens, and the second fly-eye lens stacks the plural partial lights on an illumination receiving area.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and system for modifying application windows based on projection surface characteristics. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a determination module, an identification module, and a modification module. The determination module determines one or more characteristics of a projection surface including detrimental characteristics. The identification module identifies one or more application windows for displayed within the projected image. The one or more application windows correspond to one or more applications executing on a processor. One or more of the identified application windows are for projection on at least one location of one or more detrimental characteristics. The modification module modifies one or more of a size, a shape, and a position of at least a portion of the one or more identified application windows to avoid the at least one location of the one or more detrimental characteristics.

Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for marking an image projected onto a surface includes capturing a second image from the surface, detecting the existence of a marking point in the second image, and modifying the first image by placing a graphic element at a location corresponding to a location of the marking point in the second image.

Abstract: A projection stereoscopic display includes: a stereoscopic display optical system receiving linearly polarized light from the light source and displaying a first picture and a second picture both having binocular parallax by linearly polarized light with polarization directions orthogonal to each other, in which the stereoscopic display optical system includes: a reflective liquid crystal panel modulating and reflecting linearly polarized light from the light source in response to a picture signal, a first polarizing device splitting the first picture from reflected light from the reflective liquid crystal panel, a retardation device converting the polarization direction of the first picture into a direction orthogonal thereto, and a second polarizing device splitting the second picture from reflected light from the reflective liquid crystal panel, and superimposing the second picture on the first picture of which the polarization direction is converted by the retardation device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided in which a digital image is transmitted to a presentation projector resource over a wireless transmission medium using a reduced amount of bandwidth by transmitting a subset of the digital image data. The subset of image data may be a delta subset that represents those areas of the image that have changed since the previous transmission. The subset image data may also be a scalable vector graphics representation of the subset of the digital image. A projector discovery logic selects a suitable projector resource based on the order or signal strength of the discovery replies. A wireless image transmission session is established with the selected projector resource during which the projector is unavailable to other devices. The subset image data may be compressed and transmission coordinated with the projector resource so that the data is sent only when it is ready to be received.

Abstract: An image processing system includes a determination unit that determines a distortion state of a projected image, and a correction unit. The correction unit determines a shape of the image after distortion correction according to the distortion state, moves the determined shape in a display area of an optical modulator in a first direction, performs distortion correction of the image, and moves the image after distortion correction in the display area of the optical modulator in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: In one example arrangement, an immersive projection system includes an enclosure, and a number of projectors suspended outside and near the upper portion of the enclosure. The projectors project portions of a scene through openings in the enclosure and onto an inside surface of the enclosure. In some embodiments, light emanating from the projectors reflects from one or more mirrors before being cast onto the enclosure wall. The projectors and one or more mirrors may be mounted to a mounting frame that maintains the projectors and one or more mirrors in fixed spatial relationship, and the mounting frame may be mounted on a movable gantry for lifting the mounting frame to the upper portion of the enclosure. The enclosure may be a collapsible dome.

Abstract: In accordance with the invention, a display apparatus comprising a light source is provided, said light source comprising at least one superluminescent light emitting diode (SLED), the apparatus further comprising at least one light modulating device arranged in a beam path of a light beam emitted by said light source and operable to emit influenced light upon incidence of said light beam, the light modulating device being operatively connected to an electronic control, the display apparatus further comprising a projection optics arranged in a beam path of said influenced light.

Abstract: A projector capable of detecting the position of a detection object while suppressing complication of the structure is provided. This projector is so configured that the optical axes of a laser beam of visible light emitted from a first laser beam generation portion and a laser beam of invisible light emitted from a second laser beam generation portion substantially coincide with each other.

Abstract: [Problem] A line display system capable of changing a line easily when the sporting event is changed is to be provided. [Means for Resolution] A line display system 1 includes plural projectors 100A, 100B each of which is installed to project a line image on a floor surface F or ground surface.

Abstract: Control of a multiprojector system having multiple projectors arranged in a projector array. It is determined whether the projector array is positioned to form one object or two or more objects. A first keystone correction mode is selected if it is determined that the projector array is positioned to form one object. A second keystone correction mode is selected if it is determined that the projector array is positioned to form two or more objects. In the first keystone correction mode, a homography transformation for each of the projectors is derived so as to accommodate keystone correction of all projectors in the projector array involved in the projection of the single object. In the second keystone correction mode, a homography transformation for each of the projectors is derived so as to accommodate keystone correction of all projectors involved in the projection of each object.

Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein involves systems, methods, apparatuses or devices related to infrared imaging or infrared imaging projection.

Abstract: A method for calculating a position adjustment amount of projected image includes a first image step of obtaining first image data which is obtained by an image capturing device imaging first feature points which are displayed using light modulated by a first light modulation device, a second imaging step of obtaining second image data which is obtained by the image capturing device imaging a second feature point which is displayed using light modulated by a second light modulation device, an adjustment amount calculation step of calculating an adjustment amount based on the first image data and the second image data.

Abstract: A light source unit comprising an optical wheel having a plurality of segment areas and including luminescent light emitting areas where at least two luminescent material layers having different characteristics are provided in a circumferential direction, a wheel motor for driving to rotate the optical wheel, an excitation light source for shining light on to the optical wheel, a light emitting light source and a collective optical system for collecting a light beam from the optical wheel and a light beam from the light emitting light source to the same optical path, wherein the excitation light source is selectively turned on to illuminate the at least two luminescent material layers having different characteristics which are disposed on the luminescent light emitting areas, and wherein the light emitting light source is turned on for a period of time during which the excitation light source does not shine the excitation light.

Abstract: A projection system comprises an image input element and an optical imaging element. The image input element is configured to input an original image or a processed image. The optical imaging element, an optical system with axisymmetrical structure and specific spherical aberration, is configured to generate an image with extended depth of field on an image projection surface in accordance with the original image or the processed image.

Abstract: A projection optical system receives light from a display device surface and enlarges and projects a display image thereon onto a screen surface. The projection optical system includes one or more reflective surfaces having an optical power between the display device surface and the screen surface, moves at least one optical device having an optical power to adjust focus and satisfies the following conditional formula: ?0.02<{(?1??2)?2}/{(?1+?2)?1}<0.

Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination system (100), a projection device, and a color wheel (20, 22, 24). The illumination system comprises a light source comprising a first light-emitting unit (50) and a second light-emitting unit each emitting light towards a light output window (110). The illumination system comprises the color wheel including a spoke (40) between two adjacent color segments. The system is configured to prevent the spoke when transiting the optical path (80) between the light source and the light output window to simultaneously transit a first optical path between the first light-emitting unit and the light output window and a second optical path between the second light-emitting unit and the light output window. The illumination system further comprises a drive unit (92) which is configured for switching off the first light-emitting unit during a time interval (p1) when the spoke transits the first optical path.

Abstract: A projection apparatus including an illumination unit, a brightness detection circuit, a signal conversion circuit, and a control unit is provided. The illumination unit generates a light source according to a plurality of driving signals and provides a temperature sensing signal according to the temperature of the light source. The brightness detection circuit generates a plurality of brightness sensing signals. The signal conversion circuit converts the temperature sensing signal and the brightness sensing signals into temperature information and a plurality of brightness information. The control unit comprises a setting table for storing a predetermined temperature information and a plurality of predetermined brightness information, and the control unit adjusts the driving signals in order to identify the converted temperature information and the converted brightness information conform to the stored information in the setting table.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes first and second light source units. An optical axis converting element has a first surface that reflects a luminous flux emitted from the first light source unit and a second surface that reflects a luminous flux emitted from the second light source unit and is configured to reflect respective luminous fluxes emitted from the respective light source units in substantially one direction. Each of the luminous fluxes entering the optical axis converting element has different dimensions in two directions orthogonal to each other in a plane orthogonal to an emission axis of the each light source unit. The optical axis converting element is arranged such that a cross-sectional shape of the luminous flux entering each optical axis converting element taken along the surface has a short side direction in the same direction as the direction of arrangement of the first and second surfaces.

Abstract: An electro-optical panel is disposed in a panel housing portion formed inside of a frame. A heat radiation member made of metal is provided so as to overlap an exposed part from a first light transmitting plate on a second surface of a first substrate using the electro-optical panel, and the heat radiation member and the frame are fixed by an adhesive. A step portion is formed on a side surface of the panel housing portion, a surface facing the heat radiation member in a Z-axis direction is used as a first bonding surface, and a surface facing the heat radiation member in an X-axis direction (inner side surface of a plate-like portion) is used as a second bonding surface.

Abstract: A polarization switch provides substantially ideal binary polarization switching over a broad range of wavelengths using a polarization modulation wheel having at least one retarder stack that transforms polarization. Using the polarization modulation wheel in a polarization system provides a high throughput polarization switch and operates over a wide range of incidence angles while providing substantially continuous and smooth polarization output for each component for any selected polarization basis set. The polarization modulation wheel is well-suited for stereoscopic polarized projection applications.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method thereof for recording a presentation. The presentation recording apparatus includes: a projector operable to project an original image of a presentation onto a screen; a camera operable to capture the image of the presentation projected onto the screen and a light of a pointing device which is irradiated onto the screen; a memory; and a controller, wherein if the projector projects the image of the presentation onto the screen, the controller controls the camera to capture the image of the presentation projected onto the screen, determines coordinate information corresponding to a position of the light of the pointing device irradiated onto the screen, and controls the memory to store the original image of the presentation together with the determined coordinate information.