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Optics: image projectors July category listing 07/09

20090190095 - 2d/3d switchable color display apparatus: A 2D/3D switchable display system having a selector for selecting a two-dimensional (2D) or a three-dimensional (3D) image processing path; a first processor for processing image data through the two-dimensional image processing path; a second processor, independent of the first processor, for processing image data through the three dimensional image... Agent: David Novais Patent Legal Staff

20090190096 - Autostereoscopic display: An autostereoscopic display includes a plurality of micro-projection modules, wherein each of the micro-projection modules projects a sectional image of a 3-D image formed by combining a plurality of images in different viewing-angles. The autostereoscopic display further includes a viewing zone modulating screen having a plurality of image regions for... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090190097 - Image display device: An image display device of the present invention comprises projectors 20 and 21, a reflecting mirror 4, a screen 5, an image signal processor 1 which performs a distortion correction, and a base 6 for supporting the projectors 20 and 21, the reflecting mirror 4, and the screen 5. The... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20090190098 - Scanned beam display engine with polarizing beam splitter: A scanned beam projection system includes a polarizing beam splitter, a polarization rotating component and a scanning mirror. Light is directed on a first light path to the polarizing beam splitter at a substantially constant angle of incidence. The P-polarized light passes through. The P-polarized light passes through the polarization... Agent: Microvision, Inc.

20090190099 - Projector emitting laser light of multiple colors and optical axis adjusting method for the projector: A first light output unit integrally has a first light source and a first prism, a second light output unit integrally has a second light source and a second prism, and a third light output unit integrally has a third light source and a third prism. A first surface of... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090190100 - Image projection apparatus: An image projection apparatus that illuminates an image forming element arranged downstream of the image forming element and configured to form an original image by using light form a light source, and projects light from the image forming element onto a projected screen includes a housing having an inlet port... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20090190101 - Double-reverse total-internal-reflection-prism optical engine: A device for a light projection system comprises at least one light source; light collection and relay optics; a reflective surface; a micro-display; an illumination total internal reflection TIR-prism disposed between the reflective surface and the micro-display; an imaging TIR-prism disposed between the illumination TIR-prism and the micro-display; and a... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20090190103 - Laser projector performing laser raster scan using a scanning mirror: An enlarging optical unit receives laser light emitted from a laser light source, enlarges a light flux of the received laser light to have a diverging angle corresponding to a swing angle of a scanning mirror and provides it to the scanning mirror.... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090190102 - Reflector, light source apparatus, and projector: A reflector used in combination with a light emitting portion that emits light and disposed around a central axis on which the light emitting portion is disposed includes a curved reflection section having the substantially same shape as that of a surface of revolution around the central axis, the curved... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090185138 - Project-type three-dimensional image reproducing apparatus: The present invention provides a projection-type three-dimensional image reproducing apparatus that enables stable provision of a three-dimensional image display by preventing occurrence of crosstalk between adjacent lenses or adjacent hologram optical elements and eliminating shift of a three-dimensional image when a steroscopic image is reproduced by use of a lenticular... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090185139 - Projection system, and projector: A projection system includes a first projector and a second projector configured to project light on a light receiving surface according to an image signal. The first projector and the second projector direct light to be supplied to the light receiving surface in a direction along the light receiving surface.... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090185140 - Multi-color light source: System including first and second light sources and controller. First light source is configured to generate first light beam of first perceived color. Second light source is configured to generate second light beam of different second perceived color. Controller is configured to direct light from first light beam to an... Agent: Jay M. Brown

20090185141 - Diffuser configuration for an image projector: According to one embodiment, an image projector has a spatial light modulator (SLM) adapted to modulate illumination from a laser with a spatial pattern such that the modulated illumination projects an image on a viewing screen. The image projector further has an optical diffuser located on an optical path between... Agent: Mendelsohn, Drucker, & Associates, P.C.

20090185142 - Reflected image through substance: An apparatus and method to display an image are provided. The apparatus includes a reflective surface including an image disposed upon at least a portion of the reflective surface, an agitable and semi-transparent medium positioned over at least a portion of the reflective surface, a light source positioned to project... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090185143 - Image projector display device: An image projector display device projecting an image onto a surface substantially parallel to a path of light emitted through a representation of an image and a projection/objective lens. The display device compensates for the varying distances of the surface onto to which the image is projected from the projection/objective... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20090185144 - Illuminating spartial light modulators using an anamorphic prism assembly: According to particular embodiments, an illumination system includes a light source that generates light for use in illuminating a spatial light modulator and an assembly of two optical elements spatially separated by a gap that receives the light from the light source, changes the shape of the light, and transmits... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20090185145 - Projector: A projector includes: a projection position adjusting device that adjusts a projection position of a projection optical device. The projection position adjusting device includes: adjusting and driving units that move a first moving plate and a second moving plate. The adjusting and driving unit include: a pair of worms that... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090185146 - Projector: A projector includes a light source device, a optical modulator which modulates luminous flux emitted from the light source device according to image information, a projection optical device which enlarges and projects the luminous flux modulated in the optical modulator, and an outer casing which houses the light source device,... Agent: Advantedge Law Group, LLC

20090185147 - Projector image printing system: In a projector image printing system, a projector receives an image, projects the image from the projector, and communicates the image from the projector to a printer. In an embodiment, a projector includes a graphics connectivity to receive an image from an information handling system (IHS), a projection system to... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090180075 - Aerial display system: An aerial display system comprising inexpensive optical elements and a high brighted LCD display or similar video image display types provides floating images in an inexpensive enclosure. In the aerial display system, either an anti-reflective acrylic plastic layer or a circular polarizer is disposed proximate and parallel to a beam... Agent: Law Offices Of John W. Carpenter John W. Carpenter

20090180076 - Projector with service information displaying function and service information displaying method for use with such projector: A projector with a service information displaying function and a service information displaying method for use with the projector are provided. The projector includes a data storage unit, a monitor and a controller. The service information displaying method includes steps of pre-storing a data file in the projector, showing a... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20090180078 - High dynamic range display devices having color light sources: A display has a screen which incorporates a light modulator. The screen may be a front projection screen or a rear-projection screen. Elements of the light modulator may be controlled to adjust the intensity of light emanating from corresponding areas on the screen. The display may provide a high dynamic... Agent: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation

20090180077 - Rear projection screen based electronic window: An electronic window (20) employs a rear projection screen, a rear projection engine (21), and a solar simulator (22). Rear projection engine (21) is positioned at a first location relative to the rear projection screen wherein rear projection engine (21) is operated to project an image onto the rear projection... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090180079 - Projected overlay for copy degradation: In an embodiment, a system is provided. The system includes a visible light projector including a light source, light modulator, and projection optics. The system also includes an infra-red image generator to receive infra-red light from the light source. The system further includes focusing optics coupled to the infra-red image... Agent: Tips Group C/o Intellevate LLC

20090180080 - Intra-scene dynamic range increase by use of programmed multi-step filter: In one embodiment, a system is provided. The system includes a housing. The system also includes a light source coupled to the housing. The system further includes a light transmission modulating element coupled to the housing and arranged to receive light from the light source. The system also includes an... Agent: Tips Group C/o Intellevate LLC

20090180081 - Projector: A projector includes a first light source section a second light source section, a light combining section adapted to combine the first light beam and the second light beam, an adjustment device adapted to adjust a light path of the first light beam and a light path of the second... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090180082 - Arrays of leds/laser diodes for large screen projection displays: In one embodiment, a system is provided. The system includes an array of a first plurality of narrowband light sources. The system also includes a first beam collecting component arranged to receive light from the first plurality of narrowband light sources and arranged to output light including light from each... Agent: Tips Group C/o Intellevate LLC

20090180083 - Uniform light production system and apparatus: A light production system and apparatus for adjusting the uniformity of light is provided. The apparatus comprises a light reducing portion, having an area less than that of an exit of an integrator, for reducing the brightness of a central area of light emitted from the exit. The apparatus further... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090174866 - Projector and program: A projector includes a projection light source, a light-off detector that detects that the projection light source is shut off, and a relighting controller that is triggered to carry out a relighting process for relighting the projection light source based on the detection performed by the light-off detector.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090174868 - Image processing system, projector, computer-readable storage medium, and image processing method: A projector is configured of a difference image generation section that generates a difference image between an all-white first calibration image and a second calibration image which includes an image having features at the center and periphery thereof, a center reference position detection section that detects a reference position of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090174867 - System and method for reducing image artifacts in a projection device using a scrolling refractive element: A system and method for reducing speckle and smearing phenomena caused by a coherent light source. The light beam from the coherent light source is preferably refracted by a rotating refractive element. The refracted beam is focused and projected through a light valve by a plurality of optical components. The... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP Bank Of America Plaza

20090174869 - Projection display and optical aperture unit: A gear portion meshing with the first step of a pinion gear at the side of a motor, which is a driving unit of optical aperture mechanism, is designed to be a two-gears composition of a gear portion abutting on one side surface of the channel of the pinion gear,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090168022 - Stereo-image displaying apparatus and method for reducing stereo-image cross-talk: A stereo-image displaying apparatus including an adjustable light source module, a spatial modulator, and an image display panel is provided. The adjustable light source module is adapted for emitting a plurality of first illumination beams and a plurality of second illumination beams that are staggered along a first axis. The... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090168023 - Image display by projecting optical source onto a rotating or moving surface: The present invention discloses a method for presenting an advertisement by displaying an image on a rotational or moving surface by projecting an image onto a rotational or moving surface. Since the image is not affixed onto the rotational or moving surface, the projected image can be viewed as a... Agent: Bo-in Lin

20090168024 - Electronic apparatus housing cover, electronic apparatus, and projector: An electronic apparatus housing cover is adapted to be attached to a housing of an electronic apparatus having a connection terminal to be connected to an external apparatus via a connecting cable, and a speaker device adapted to output a sound, and cover the connection terminal and the speaker device.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090168025 - decohered laser light production system: A decohered laser light production system is provided. The decohered laser light system comprises a laser source. The system further comprises a multi-mode fiber having an input face, an output face and a body for propagating light from the input face to the output face, the input face arranged to... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090168026 - Front projection screen, a method of constructing the same and a front projection system including the same: An apparatus, a method of fabricating a front projection screen and a front projection system is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a front projection screen including an image surface and a selective transmission layer fixed to and covering the surface. The surface is configured to diffusely reflect light... Agent: Hitt Gaines, PC Alcatel-lucent

20090168027 - Projector system employing depth perception to detect speaker position and gestures: A projection system that prevents projection light on a presenter and provides a gesture based interface for visual enhancements is disclosed. The system may include a projector camera system comprising a computer communicating an image to a projector, the projector projecting the image on a screen, a stereo camera unit... Agent: Prass LLP

20090168028 - Projection system: A total internal reflection prism comprises at least two subprisms. The at least two subprisms define an airgap of a uniform thickness following a one-dimensional curve.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090168029 - Lighting unit and projection display apparatus: A lighting unit includes: a light source unit 10 having a plurality of solid state light sources, a liquid crystal panel 30 displaying an image in accordance with an image input signal, a light source controlling unit 260 controlling, in accordance with the image input signal, a light amount of... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20090168030 - Display and design method thereof: A display is provided including a light source, a light valve, a projection lens, a first planer reflector, a second planer reflector, a curved reflector and a projection plane. The light source is capable of emitting a light beam. The light valve is disposed on a light path of the... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090168031 - Oblique projection optical system: An oblique projection optical system enlarges an image formed on a display device surface, and obliquely projects the enlarged image on a screen surface. The oblique projection optical system has, in the order from a reduction side: a refraction optical portion having a positive optical power, a concave reflection surface... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP