Optics: image projectors inventions 02/07

20070040989 - Projecting a luminance image: Embodiments of projecting a luminance image are disclosed.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070040990 - Projection system and light uniforming device thereof: A light uniforming device having an input end and an output end includes a body, a first adhesive and a second adhesive. The body is hollow and has at least one joint. At least one reflective layer is applied on an inner surface of the body. The first adhesive is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070040991 - Image display apparatus: An image display apparatus includes a reflection-type image display device providing partial images that constitute an image frame by reflecting light irradiated from a light-emitting unit, and a distributive projector unit displaying the image frame by discretely projecting the partial images onto different positions.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070040992 - Projection apparatus and control method thereof: A projection apparatus which automatically adjusts a first projection position and a second projection position through a smooth picture technique, and a control method thereof are provided. The projection apparatus includes a screen; an optical engine having a digital micromirror device with diamond-shaped pixels; a smooth picture adjusting module which... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070040993 - Data presentation apparatus and operation method of terminal: A data presentation apparatus having a function to generate a pointer image pointing a position in a presentation image is provided and includes: an image transmission section that transmits an image data of the presentation image to a terminal; a receiver that receives a control signal to determine a display... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070040994 - Display device and display optical system unit: A display apparatus includes a light source, and a partition wall which divides an inside of the display apparatus into an enclosing space which includes a plurality of optical elements and an outer space with respect to the enclosing space. The optical elements includes a color separator which receives a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070040996 - Projector and beam splitter thereof: A projector includes an invisible light addressing unit, a light synthesizing plane, a visible light valve, and a projection lens. The invisible light addressing unit includes a sequentially-controlled light shifter able to generate a plurality of addressed invisible sub beams sequentially. The visible light valve can be turned on by... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070040995 - Synchronization of an image producing element and a light color modulator: A display device is disclosed, wherein the display device includes a light source, an image producing element, a light color modulator disposed optically between the light source and the image producing element, a controller configured to synchronize the image producing element and the light color modulator, and a color transition... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20070040997 - Lighting device and projector: A lighting device used for an image display device including a light modulator at modulates light emitted from a light source device includes: a diffractive optical element on which the light emitted from the light source device is made incident and that generates diffractive light from the light made incident... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070040998 - Method of driving a spatial light modulator and projector: To reduce the color break-up and to provide high quality projection images. A method of driving a spatial light modulator, including generating a sub-frame pulse signal for a first colored light R1 through R8, B1 through B8, generating a sub-frame pulse signal for a second colored light G1 through G8,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070035700 - Color video projection system employing reflective liquid crystal display devices: An image projector (8, 68) includes a light source (14) that illuminates a three-path reflective LCD assembly (25, 74) that produces images for projection by a projection lens (27). The light source produces S-polarized light rays that are received by a spectrally selective wave plate (36) that changes a first... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group

20070035701 - Dlp optical system: A DLP optical system is provided. The DLP optical system includes a lamp unit, an optical engine unit, a DMD, a prism, a projection lens, and a light-blocking part. The lamp unit provides light, and the optical engine unit is optically connected with the lamp unit, has optical parts for... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070035702 - Projection type image display apparatus: According to the present invention, a projection type image display apparatus enables control of a large amount of light masking through a light-masking unit while maintaining a uniform illumination distribution in an area to be illuminated by the illumination light. The apparatus uses two array lenses on which lens cells... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070035703 - System and method for compensating for spoke light: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for compensating for spoke light in a video unit (10). More specifically, there is provided a method comprising measuring a first light level during a non-spoke time of a color wheel (14) to generate a non-spoke light level; and setting a... Agent: Barry D. Blount Fletcher Yoder

20070035704 - Projector and method for manufacturing projector: A projector includes: a light source that emits an illumination flux; a first lens array having plural first small lenses that split the illumination flux from the light source into plural partial luminous fluxes; a second lens array having plural second small lenses corresponding to the plural first small lenses;... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070035705 - System, method and apparatus for enhancing a projected image: The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for enhancing a projected image to reduce the optical depth of field, and create a more desirable film-like image. The present invention provides a multi-function imaging element for enhancing a projected image that includes a focusing screen that minimizes light hot... Agent: Chalker Flores, LLP

20070035707 - Field sequential light source modulation for a digital display system: A digital display system consists of an image modulator and multiple light modulators. An image processing system processes an incoming data stream, scans processed data to an image modulator and controls for the light modulators. Other user inputs and sensors are used to affect the processing and controls. The timing... Agent: James Eppa Hite, Iii

20070035706 - Image and light source modulation for a digital display system: Image processing enhances display quality by controlling both the image modulator and the light sources to produce the best possible visual images. The image processing system utilizes a combination of user inputs, system configuration, design information, sensor feedback, pixel modulation information, and lighting control information to characterize the display environment... Agent: James Eppa Hite, Iii

20070030455 - Information communication terminal: When projecting images at the time of receiving information during image projection mode execution as such, incoming notification image data stored as dedicated images for projection which are different from images to be displayed on the image section 119 are read from the internal memory 112, and an image projection... Agent: Muirhead And Saturnelli, LLC

20070030456 - Polarizing beam splitter: A polarizing beam splitter that includes at least one prism, and a reflective polarizing film. The prism comprises a first polymeric material, and has at least one curved outer surface and an incident surface, where the reflective polarizing film is disposed adjacent the incident surface.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070030457 - Projection display apparatus: A projection display apparatus that is lightweight and provides bright, high quality images is provided. The projection display apparatus comprising a color separation and synthesis optical system 4, that performs color synthesis, generating an image, after separating light of the three primary colors of determined polarities into the respective three... Agent: Gary M. Nath Nath & Associates PLLC

20070030458 - Projection system and cooling system of the same: There is provided a cooling system of a projection system including: a division plate dividing an inside space of the projection system into a light projecting space and an optical engine housing space; a first fan sucking air of the light projecting space into the optical engine housing space; a... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20070030459 - Projection system and cooling system of the same: There is provided a projection system comprising a lamp irradiating a light, an illumination unit providing a plurality of lenses on the light paths, a composition unit providing an image by separating/composing the light, a projecting lens projecting the light composed in the composition unit to a screen, a cool... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20070030460 - Use of a ccd camera in a projector platform for smart screen capability and other enhancements: Described is an optical projection and capture system having an image sensor integrated with an optical projection device. Additionally, the integrated device may be coupled with a laser pointer to deliver interactive presentations. The laser pointer may be pulsed to improve identifying and tracking a laser light spot on a... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070030461 - Optical engine of projection system and fabricating method thereof: There is provided an optical engine of a projection system comprising: a lamp irradiating light; an illumination unit provided with a plurality of lens through which the light is passed; a composition unit separating and composing the light to form an image signal; an engine base provided with the illumination... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20070024809 - Polarizing illuminant apparatus and image display apparatus: A polarizing illuminant apparatus includes a surface emission light source 1 that emits a monochroic and indefinitely polarized light, a tabular photonic crystal 2 arranged on a light emitting surface 1a of the surface emission light source 1 to receive the light emitted from the light emitting surface 1a, a... Agent: Nath & Associates PLLC

20070024810 - Apparatus and methods for calibrating a laser projection device: An apparatus for calibrating a laser projection device can be used to establish the deviation of known measurement points from an approved digital model or reference condition. The apparatus includes a target having a reflective portion and a mask surrounding the reflective portion. The mask includes a material that changes... Agent: Ernest Caravalho

20070024811 - Optical system architecture: A projection system is disclosed that has a chromaticity/luminosity module in serial optical communication with a luminosity module. The chromaticity/luminosity module has a pair of chromaticity/luminosity modulators configured to modulate incident light to generate color on a pixel-by-pixel basis. The luminosity module has a pair of luminosity modulators configured to... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070024812 - Projector: A projector for projecting a first image on a screen according to first image data comprises a wireless access module for receiving signals, and an editing module for editing the received signals into second image data so as to display a second image on the screen. The first image and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070024813 - Device for displaying color images: A display device comprises revolving coloured wheels, so as to generate a periodic coloured beam, and an imager which modulates the coloured beam as a function of a received video signal. The coloured beam (8) takes successively at each period a plurality of primary colours in synchronism with the images... Agent: Thomson Licensing Inc.

20070024814 - Image projecting apparatus: The present invention relates to an image projecting apparatus having a main body frame, a light generating part supported by the main body frame, and an image device forming images by using light irradiated by the light generating part. The image projecting apparatus includes a first heat absorbing part that... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070024815 - Optical integrator: An optical integrator, which may be for a DLP system projector, is provided and includes an integral rod, a rod storage case, a resin housing, and a heat sink. The rod storage case includes an optical tube and covers. A sealed room formed between the optical tube and the rod... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070024816 - Cooling system: A cooling system for a projector is provided and disposed in the projector. When a sensing temperature of the projector sensed by a thermal sensor of the cooling system is higher than a maximum temperature, a control module controls a fan to increase a rotation speed. When the sensing temperature... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070024818 - Projector: A projector having an optical engine module is disclosed. The projector has an optical engine module, a lamp module, and a fan and is disposed on the substrate. The lamp module is used for generating a light beam and reflecting the light beam to the optical engine module. The optical... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070024817 - Projector device: A liquid crystal projector device of the present invention includes a lamp unit having a lamp and a reflector, and a cooling fan for cooling the lamp unit. The reflector includes a reflecting portion having a parabolic reflecting surface, and a plurality of side walls extending from the reflecting portion... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070024819 - Methods and systems for improving operation of a video projector: A video projector generates a black screen. Further, the video projector reduces the brightness of the light source which reduces the power level of the video projection system. Since the light source's power is reduced, less heat is generated by the video projector and the video projector's cooling fan may... Agent: Min, Hsieh & Hack, LLP Suite 630

20070024820 - Methods and systems for calibrating rear projection video: A video system includes a video projector located in a housing a display screen disposed adjacent to the housing, wherein the display screen is capable of being tilted to expose the video projector, logic for generating a test image to display on the tilted display screen in order to calibrate... Agent: Min, Hsieh & Hack LLP

20070024821 - Cabinet-surface-mounted projection lens and methods: A projection system includes a cabinet having a surface with an aperture therein, a projector disposed within the cabinet, adapted to project light through the aperture in the surface of the cabinet, and a lens disposed in the aperture to project the light onto a screen disposed generally non-parallel to... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070024822 - Switchable transparent display: The present invention relates to a display device (100) arranged to operate in two different modes: a transparent mode and a display mode. The idea of the present invention is that a transparent plate (101) is provided with a plurality of light emitting means (102). The light emitting means are... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070024823 - Methods and systems for improving operation of a video projector: A method of operating a video device includes determining an operating temperature, determining if the operating temperature is above normal operating temperature for the video projector, and setting the video projector in economy mode if the operating temperature is above the normal operating temperature.... Agent: Min, Hsieh & Hack LLP

20070024824 - Projection of overlapping sub-frames onto a surface using light sources with different spectral distributions: A method of displaying an image with a display system includes receiving image data for the image. The method includes generating a first sub-frame and a second sub-frame corresponding to the image data. The method includes projecting the first sub-frame onto a target surface using a first projector light source.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070024825 - Light valve projection systems with light recycling: A light valve system adapted to recycle light reflected from the light valve in order to improve the brightness of the image. Illustratively, this reflected light is the dark-state light of an image. For example, a light valve is optically coupled to a polarization or TIR discriminator; and a light... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070024827 - Decorative display device with fibre-optic light source: A decorative display device includes a single-bulb light source, a transparency through which the light source projects to create an image upon a viewing area, and a fibre optic lead-in nearby the light source and receiving light therefrom.... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070024826 - Opto-mechanical filter for blending of images from a digital projector: A filter mounting apparatus for use with an optical filter placed between a projector lens and screen. The filter mounting apparatus comprises a metallic disk connected to the projector lens, and an assembly magnetically connected to the metallic disk for mounting the optical filter a predetermined distance from the projector... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070024828 - Projector: The present invention provides a projector utilizing two projecting light beams to enhance the resolutions thereof and comprises a light source, a light valve, an ultrasonic medium, a piezoelectric material, and a high-frequency oscillator. The light source device is used for generating light beams to project onto the light valve... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch