Abstract: A dynamic mask adapted to an illumination system is provided. The illumination system includes at least one light source capable of emitting an illumination beam. The dynamic mask includes a board disposed in a transmission path of the illumination beam for adjusting a luminous flux of the illumination beam. The board has at least one strip-shaped opening. The strip-shaped opening has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The strip-shaped opening is mirror-symmetric with respect to a symmetrical axis, and the symmetrical axis is a straight line extending from the first end to the second end. A width of the strip-shaped opening increases from the first end to the second end, and the board is capable of moving along a direction parallel to the symmetrical axis. An illumination system using the dynamic mask is also provided.

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 angle of other than 90° with the normal of the modulator surface of the first tilting mirror matrix without taking into account any optical path folds.

Abstract: A projection optical system (6) comprises a relay optical system (61), a PBS prism (71), and two projection lenses (81). The image light beam from a DMD (5) enters the PBS prism (71) via the relay optical system (61), is polarization-split there, and is directed to a screen by means of the two projection lenses (81). Displaying an image by means of the DMD (5) is controlled while the polarized states of the light beams produced by the polarization split by means of the PBS prism (71) are controlled. Thereby, a three-dimensionally viewable image and a high-resolution image created by pixel-offset can be projected. Since the relay optical system (61) is provided, the lens backs of the projection lenses (81) can be shortened, and the projection lenses (81) and further the projection optical system (6) can be made compact.

Abstract: Multiple source high performance stereographic projection systems are described. One projection system described comprises a first projection channel, a first light source capable of providing light for the first projection channel, and a second light source capable of providing light for the first projection channel, wherein when the projection system is in a first presentation mode the first and second light sources are on, and wherein when the projection system is in a second presentation mode the first light source is on and the second light source is at a reduced power.

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.

Abstract: There is provided a projection image display apparatus which is excellent in quality of a display screen image even if a projection lens using a plastic lens having an asymmetrical shape with respect to an optical axis is used. The apparatus includes a projection lens which obliquely projects video light on a screen, an integrator which aligns a polarization direction of light from a light source, and an image display element (P, PL) which modulates light having the aligned polarization direction by an image signal. The projection lens includes multiple plastic lenses, and each of the multiple plastic lenses is arrayed, respectively, by shifting a gate direction to each other by 180 degrees. When the projection lens includes n sheets (n is a natural number) of plastic lenses, each of the multiple plastic lenses may be arrayed, respectively, by shifting a gate direction to each other by (360/n) degrees.

Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal projector according to the aspect of the invention includes a light source, a reflective liquid crystal panel, and a wire grid polarization beam splitter element. The wire grid polarization beam splitter element is provided with a polarization beam split surface that reflects a first polarized light component and transmits a second polarized light component. The reflective liquid crystal projector also includes a projection optical system that projects the first polarized light component, and an aperture stop that is disposed on an optical path of the light beam emitted from the light source. The aperture stop limits the amount of first light more than that of second light. The first light is divergent from the reflective liquid crystal panel to the polarization beam split surface. The second light is divergent from the reflective liquid crystal panel to the polarization beam split surface.

Abstract: A projector includes a projection lens set, a digital micro-mirror device, a prism unit, a light merging unit, a light guide unit, and a light source device. The light source device includes a laser light source and a color wheel. The laser light source is positioned in a straight optical path and generates a first light. The color wheel is positioned in the straight optical path. The first light irradiates the color wheel to generate a second light and the third light. The light merging unit merges the first, second, and third lights to generate a mixed light. The light guide unit guides the mixed light to the prism unit. The mixed light is refracted to the DMD via the prism unit, and then the refracted mixed light is reflected to the projection lens set via the DMD.

Abstract: A video display device includes a light guide unit for guiding outgoing light from a light source unit to a pixel area of a display device. The light guide unit includes a rod integrator having an input opening through which the outgoing light from the light source unit enters and an output opening provided on a side opposite to the input opening, and a light shielding plate provided between the input opening of the rod integrator and the light source unit. The light shielding plate has a plurality of types of openings for passing the outgoing light from the light source unit to the rod integrator. The light shielding plate is arranged in a state where one of the plurality of types of openings, which has a shape similar to that of the input opening of the rod integrator which is actually mounted, is aligned with the input opening.

Abstract: A safe, highly bright projector is to be implemented. A projector directs a light beam from a light source (101) to an image modulating device (105), and magnifies and projects an image formed at the image modulating device (105) through a zoom lens (102). This projector has a light transmitting window (103) movably disposed in front of the surface of the light outgoing side of the zoom lens (102) along the optical axis. The projector further has a window position control unit (108) to control the position of the light transmitting window (103) so as not to change the light beam region that appears on the outer surface of the light transmitting window (103) as the focal length of the zoom lens (102) is varied.

Abstract: An image display device having an RGB illuminating module that includes a diffractive beam combiner. The diffractive beam combiner includes a first light source arranged to provide a first light beam having red color and a second light source arranged to provide a second light beam having green color. A centerline of the first light beam and a centerline of the second light beam are arranged to intersect at an intersection point. A diffractive output grating is located in the vicinity of the intersection point. The diffractive output grating is arranged to form an output light beam by diffracting light of the first light beam and light of the second light beam substantially in the same direction.

Abstract: An illuminating unit and a display apparatus including the illuminating unit are provided. The illuminating unit generates and emits light to a display element of the display apparatus, and includes a light source; a uniformizing unit which uniformizes light from the light source and includes a plurality of uniformizing lenses arranged on an optical path; a condensing unit which condenses light from the uniformizing unit to emit the light to the display element and includes a plurality of condensing lenses sequentially arranged on the optical path, and the uniformizing unit and the condensing unit are arranged based on a width of one of a plurality of cell lenses forming the uniformizing lens and a width of an image displayed in the display element.

Abstract: There is provided a projection apparatus using an oblique projection optical system, which generates little reflection loss by providing a linear Fresnel lens at an incident surface in the case where the apparatus is used as a linear system, wherein said linear Fresnel lens makes total reflection of image light, and is capable of obtaining total surface property with good brightness in a region with small incident angle onto a screen, by using a total reflection Fresnel lens and a refraction Fresnel lens in combination. In addition, total surface property with further good brightness can be obtained by using a plurality of projection image display apparatuses in the same projection apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed is a projector, the projector including a light source, an illumination unit illuminating light incident from the light source, and a display device enabling to realize an image by receiving the light irradiated from the illumination unit, and whose center is positioned at an axis different from an optical axis of the illumination unit.

Abstract: A projector includes an illuminating system and an imaging system. The illuminating system includes a light source module, a lens array, a condenser lens and a display panel, in which light beams are generated by the light source module, uniformly dispersed by the lens array, condensed by the condenser lens, and reflected by the display panel to obtain image light, and the condenser lens has an effective focal length substantially equal to a product of an f-number of the illuminating system and a thickness of the lens array. The imaging system outwardly projects the image light.

Abstract: A projection image display apparatus that enlarges and displays an image includes a case, a laser light source, a cooling mechanism that includes a component that produces vibration during an operation, a diffuser that diffuses light emitted from the laser light source, optics that shape the light that is diffused by the diffuser to light having a uniform luminance distribution and a rectangular cross-section, and an optical modulation element that modulates the light shaped by the optics.

Abstract: A projector includes a light source device which emits an illumination light; an aperture disposed with a tilt with respect to a plane perpendicular to a center axis of the illumination light, provided with an opening section which transmits a part of the illumination light, and block a rest of the illumination light; a pair of first and second lens arrays which divides the illumination light from the light source device into a plurality of partial light; and an overlapping lens which overlaps the illumination light transmitted through the first and second lens arrays, wherein the aperture is disposed on a light path between the light source device and the overlapping lens.

Abstract: A projector includes a light source; a spatial light modulation device which modulates light from the light source according to an image that is written; a light diffusion device which adjusts a degree of diffusion of the light incident on the spatial light modulation device or the light emitted from the spatial light modulation device; and a light diffusion controller which controls the light diffusion device so that the light diffusion device diffuses the light when the light source starts to light up.

Abstract: A light source device 10 includes an excitation light generation section 20 having a solid-state light source array 22 having a solid-state light source 25 adapted to generate an excitation light, an excitation light generation section 30 having a solid-state light source array 32 having a solid-state light source 35 adapted to generate an excitation light, an excitation light combining section 50 adapted to combine the excitation light from the excitation light generation section 20 and the excitation light from “30” with each other, a light collection optical system 60 adapted to collect the excitation light at a predetermined light collection position, and a fluorescence generation section 70 having a fluorescent layer adapted to generate a fluorescence from at least a part of the excitation light collected by the light collection optical system 60.

Abstract: A beam combiner has a first coating on a first side capable of imparting a first polarization rotation, and a second coating on a second side capable of imparting a second polarization rotation. A first beam impinging on the first side passes through the first and second coatings as a first beam component. Second and third beams impinging on the second side partially reflect off the second coating as a second beam component, and partially transmit through the second coating to reflect off the first coating and exit through the second coating as a third beam component. The first, second and third beam components are disposed at selected positions and have respective selected polarizations as a combined beam spot. The positions and polarization of the beams components result in a projected image having increased allowable brightness and/or having reduced speckle.

Abstract: An illumination unit includes: one or more light sources, an optical member, and an optical device. The optical member includes an integrator having a first fly-eye lens on which light from a solid-state light-emitting device is incident and a second fly-eye lens on which the light from the first fly-eye lens is incident. The integrator uniformalizes an illuminance distribution of light in a predetermined illumination region illuminated by the light incident from the solid-state light-emitting device. The optical device is disposed on an optical path between the first fly-eye lens and one or more light sources including one or more chips configured by the laser diode, and allows a shape of a luminance distribution of incidence light on an incidence plane of the first fly-eye lens to be expanded along a minor axis direction of the shape of the luminance distribution.

Abstract: An illumination unit capable of reducing luminance unevenness in illumination light, a projection display unit, and a direct-view display unit each of which uses such an illumination unit. An illumination optical system includes one or more light sources each including a solid-state light-emitting device; and an optical member configured to allow light incident from the solid-state light-emitting device to pass therethrough and exit therefrom, and at least one of the chips in the one or more light sources is configured of a laser diode. The optical member includes an integrator including a first fly-eye lens on which light from the solid-state light-emitting device is incident and a second fly-eye lens on which light from the first fly-eye lens is incident, and uniformizing a luminance distribution of light in a predetermined illumination region illuminated with light incident from the solid-state light-emitting device.

Abstract: An illumination device includes: a first light source; a first beam spread angle changing element; an integrator; and a first small-amplitude oscillation element, in which the integrator is configured of a first fly-eye lens and a second fly-eye lens, optical magnification of an optical system configured of the first beam spread angle changing element and the first and second fly-eye lenses, and a shape of the first small-amplitude oscillation element are determined to allow a size of each light source image formed on the second fly-eye lens by each cell of the first fly-eye lens not to exceed a size of one cell of the second fly-eye lens, an amount of displacement of each light source image by oscillation amplitude of the first small-amplitude oscillation element is determined not to form the light source image over a plurality of cells of the second fly-eye lens.

Abstract: A projector system includes an imaging device operable to direct light to a reflective screen, and an active light steering element placed in the light path between the imaging device and the screen. The steering element is operable to sequentially scan the light across the screen. The steering element may be used to temporally multiplex images at different viewpoints. The steering element enables trade-offs to be made between spatial, temporal, color and/or viewpoint resolutions of the images displayed by the imaging device.

Abstract: There is provided a projector that uses a laser light source and is safe and realizes high brightness. The projector applies a laser beam emitted from a laser light source (101) to an image modulation device (105) and magnifies and projects an image formed in the image modulation device (105) by a zoom lens (106). The projector includes a control mechanism (108) for controlling the amount of energy of the light beam in response to a change in a focal distance of the zoom lens (106) in such a way that an energy density of the laser beam developed on a light emitting surface of the zoom lens (106) is kept at a specified value or smaller than the specified value. The specified value is the energy density of the laser beam in a case where the focal distance of the zoom lens (106) is set to the shortest value and is an accessible emission limit value (AEL value) that satisfies the laser safety class of the projector.

Abstract: A projector includes: an illumination device including plural solid-state light sources, plural collimator lenses that are provided to correspond to the plural solid-state light sources and substantially parallelize lights generated in the plural solid-state light sources, respectively, a focusing system that focuses the lights from the collimator lenses on a predetermined focusing position, and a diverging light generation part that is located near the focusing position and generates diverging light in an incident region where the light from the focusing system enters; a light modulation device that modulates the light from the illumination device in response to image information in a light modulation region; and a projection system that projects the light from the light modulation device, wherein an area of the incident region in the diverging light generation part is equal to or less than 1/102th of an area of the light modulation region in the light modulation device.

Abstract: A light source device includes plural solid-state light sources, plural collimator lenses, a collection system, and a fluorescent layer that generates fluorescence from at least a part of the lights from the collection system, wherein at least one anamorphic surface is provided in an optical path from the plural collimator lenses to the fluorescent layer. The plural solid-state light sources are located in positions different from focal positions of the plural collimator lenses in an optical axis direction.

Abstract: A projection system including a projection screen and a projection apparatus is provided. The projection screen has a plurality of optical microstructures. The optical microstructures are arranged along a first direction. The projection apparatus is capable of moving relative to the projection screen along the first direction. The projection apparatus includes an illumination unit, a light valve, and a projection lens. The illumination unit is capable of providing an illuminating beam. The light valve is disposed on a transmission path of the illuminating beam. The light valve is capable of converting the illuminating beam to an image beam. The projection lens is disposed on a transmission path of the image beam. The projection lens is capable of moving relative to the light valve along a second direction and projecting the image beam on the projection screen. The first direction and the second direction are opposite directions.

Abstract: An illumination optical system for illuminating a surface with a light beam from a light source, in a first plane parallel with the optical axis, the light beam from the light source is split, and first light source images are formed in a first zone with the use of the thus split light beams; light beams from the first light source images being led to the surface, in a second plane parallel with the optical axis and perpendicular to the first plane, the light beam from the light source is split, and second light source images are formed in a second zone, with the use of the thus split light beams, light beams from the second light source images being led to the surface, where the width of the first zone in the first plane is greater than that of the second zone in the second plane.

Abstract: A projection apparatus includes a fluorescence plate including a fluorescence layer configured to emit fluorescence light beams upon irradiation of the excitation lights, a first lens array, provided on a light source side of the fluorescence plate and including a plurality of lenses arranged in an array to correspond with the light-emitting elements, and configured to collect the fluorescence light beams and emit the fluorescence light beams to be parallel with one another, and a projection unit configured to form an optical image using the fluorescence light beams obtained via the first lens array and project the optical image on a projection object.

Abstract: A light source structure of a projector includes at least a solid state lighting element, at least an optical collimator lens, a condenser lens, and a light dispersing apparatus. The solid state lighting element generates a plurality of radial beams, which are incident, to the optical collimator lens. The optical collimator lens converts the radial beams into a plurality of parallel beams which strike the condenser lens. The parallel beams are concentrated and focused by the condenser lens into a projecting beam. The light dispersing apparatus is positioned on at a focal point of the condenser lens and receives the projecting beam to scatter the projecting beam uniformly.

Abstract: A projector including a light source unit, a lens integrator system, a light modulator having an image formation region where light from the lens integrator system is modulated in accordance with image information, and a projection system that projects light from the light modulator, wherein the projection system is so disposed that the optical axis of the light incident on the projection system is shifted from the optical axis of the projection system in a predetermined direction when the projection system is viewed in the direction in which the light travels toward the projection system, and the lens integrator system is so configured that illuminance of the light on a first side corresponding to the predetermined direction in the image formation region is higher than illuminance of the light on a second side that is opposite the first side.

Abstract: A projection-type image display apparatus that enlarges and displays an image includes: a case, a laser light source, a cooling mechanism that includes a component that produces vibration during operation, a diffuser that diffuses light that is emitted from the laser light source, optics that shape light diffused by the diffuser to light having a uniform luminance distribution and rectangular cross-section, and an optical modulation element that modulates light shaped by the optics; wherein the component included in the cooling mechanism and the diffuser are connected by way of a vibration transmitting member.

Abstract: An illumination device includes: a light source section including a laser light source; a first uniformization optical member receiving light from the light source section; a second uniformization optical member receiving light from the first uniformization optical member; an optical device disposed on an optical path of outgoing light from the light source section; and a drive section vibrating the optical device.

Abstract: A light control apparatus that controls the amount of light passing therethrough by blocking part of an incident light flux, includes: a pair of pivotal members having pivotal axes extending along a direction substantially perpendicular to a central axis of the light flux; and a pair of light blocking members held by the pair of pivotal members and changing the size of a light blocking area as the pair of pivotal members pivot, the light blocking area blocking part of the light flux, wherein the pivotal axes are located in positions that overlap with an area where the light flux passes, and the pair of light blocking members are located in positions that do not overlap with the pivotal axes.

Abstract: An image animation system having a plurality of individual image projectors focused onto a single focal area on a projection surface or medium. Angled optics, or a prism, may be used to direct the projections onto the single focal area. Individual still images are projected in a sequence to create a projected motion animation.

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: A light-adjusting unit includes: a light-shielding plate centered an optical axis of an incoming light flux and configured to block the light flux in response to the amount of rotation; a rotation transmitting gear configured to hold and rotate the light-shielding plate; a supporting shaft configured to rotatably support the rotation transmitting gear; and a supporting substrate on which the supporting shaft is provided, and the light-shielding plate is provided on one surface side of the supporting plate, and the rotation transmitting gear is provided on the other surface side of the supporting substrate opposite to the one surface side.

Abstract: A projection system is disclosed, the projection system including: an illumination unit; a PBS (Polarizing Beam Splitter) reflecting the light from the illumination unit, transmitting an image light, having a width larger than that of entrance pupil through which the image light is incident, and having a structure in which a width of an area facing projection lenses is larger than that of an area perpendicular to an area facing the projection lenses; a display device receiving the light reflected from the PBS and outputting the light as an image light; and a projection unit mounted with the projection lenses for projecting the image light outputted from the display device to a screen.

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 projection unit comprising a coherent light source such as a laser diode and a beam shaping element forming a light beam which is directed towards a display, characterized in that it comprises a laser speckle suppression device which is positioned between the laser source and the display and wherein the laser speckle suppression device is a diffusing element actuated randomly by a piezoelectric vibrating structure.

Abstract: A method and system are described for projecting stereoscopic images using circularly polarized light with at least one polarizer for limiting the amount of light or radiant energy reaching a projection lens system and associated optical elements, and system configurations are discussed with respect to desired performance characteristics.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a fluorescence unit, laser light irradiation means, and a beam integration unit. The fluorescence unit has a plurality of phosphors, in which the colors of fluorescence generated due to excitation differ, arranged in different regions. The laser light irradiation means irradiates laser light onto the regions of each color of the fluorescence unit while changing the position at which the laser light strikes the fluorescence unit. The beam integration unit integrates fluorescence from each region of the fluorescence unit on a display panel.

Abstract: An illumination optical system for illuminating a surface to be illuminated with a light beam from a light source, in a first plane which is parallel with the optical axis of the illumination optical system, the light beam from the light source is split, and a plurality of first light source images are formed in a first light source image zone with the use of the thus split light beams; light beams from the plurality of first light source images being led to the surface to be illuminated, in a second plane which is parallel with the optical axis of the illumination optical system and which is perpendicular to the first plane, the light beam from the light source is split, and a plurality of second light source images are formed in a second light source image zone, with the use of the thus split light beams, light beams from the plurality of second light source images being led to the surface to be illuminated, where the width of the first light source image zone in the first plane is greater than that of the

Abstract: Provided are a projection device and a projection-type video display device capable of displaying a plurality of videos, allowing speckles to be inconspicuous, and miniaturizing an optical system. A projection device includes an optical element including light diffusion elements capable of diffusing light, an irradiation device configured to irradiate the optical element with illumination light beams, each illumination light beam scanning the corresponding light diffusion element, spatial light modulators, each spatial light modulator being illuminated with illumination light beam which is incident from the irradiation device to each light diffusion element to be diffused, and projection optical systems, each projection optical system projecting modulation image obtained on each spatial light modulator on corresponding screen. The illumination light beam, which is incident to each position of each light diffusion element to be diffused, overlappedly illuminates on corresponding spatial light modulator.

Abstract: A projection device includes an optical element including a hologram recording medium where information is multiplexedly recorded in each position so as to allow a coherent light beam to be diffused to a plurality of regions, an irradiation device configured to irradiate the optical element with the coherent light beam so as to allow the coherent light beam to scan the hologram recording medium, spatial light modulators configured to be illuminated with the coherent light beam which is incident from the irradiation device to the hologram recording medium to be diffused to the plurality of regions, and projection optical systems, each projection optical system projecting modulation image obtained on each spatial light modulator on corresponding screen. The coherent light beam, which is incident to each position of the hologram recording medium to be diffused, is illuminated on a plurality of the spatial light modulators.

Abstract: A projection lens including a reflective unit and a refractive unit is provided. The projection lens is disposed between an object side and an image side. The reflective unit is disposed between the object side and the image side and has a negative refractive power. The refractive unit is disposed between the object side and the reflective unit and has a positive refractive power. The refractive unit includes a first lens group and a second lens group. The first lens group is disposed between the object side and the reflective unit and includes at least one cemented lens and an aperture stop. The at least one cemented lens is disposed between the object side and the aperture stop. The second lens group is disposed between the first lens group and the reflective unit and includes at least one aspheric lens. A projection apparatus including the projection lens is also provided.

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: 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: Telecommunication devices each having projection apparatuses capable of projecting ambiently displayed images at locations proximate to the telecommunication devices on surfaces that are substantially parallel to planes formed by the telecommunication devices are described herein. The telecommunication devices also have logic configured to provide predistorted images to the projection apparatuses, the predistorted images appearing without distortion when projected by the projection apparatuses on the surfaces in the ambiently displayed images.