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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162485 | Intermediate image formation optical system, image formation device, and methods thereof An image projection device performing pixel shift in synchronization with sequential updating of image data is disclosed that is able to start and stop pixel shift operations within a period of updating the image frames while maintaining brightness of the image. The... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8118434 | Projecting an animated object and concurrently moving the object's projection area through an animation pattern A projection assembly and projection method for accurately reproducing animated and live characters, objects, and effects. The projection assembly uses a high precision robotic mirror system to achieve very high levels of image resolution, brightness, and contrast. ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8033668 | Imaging displacement module for increasing image resolution of projection apparatus An imaging displacement module including a frame, an optical element, a carrier, a connecting portion and at least a first actuator is provided. The frame has a first opening, and the optical element, the carrier, the connecting portion and the first actuator are al... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8016429 | Optical projection system and smooth picture device thereof A smooth picture device includes an optical element, a holder, a flexible member, a base and an actuator. The holder supports the optical element. At least one portion of the holder is coupled to the flexible member. The base supports the flexible member. The actuat... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7857458 | Image display device and image projection device An image display device is disclosed that has a simplified structure and is able to display a high quality image of high resolution at low cost. The image display device includes a light separation unit configured to extract a light beam having a predetermined wavel... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7810932 | Display device and method thereof Disclosed is a display device adapting a resolution improvement device capable of effectively improving a resolution in a projecting display device and a method thereof. A display device according to the present invention comprises: a light source; an image forming ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7425074 | Display device and display method A concept of improving a resolution by using human's visual characteristics is provided. A display device includes an image forming unit forming an image by using an emitted light and an inputted image signal, a projection unit projecting the image formed by the ima... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7367510 | Monitoring light beam position in electro-optical readers and image projectors An arrangement for determining light beam position in an electro-optical reader, image projector and like devices includes a drive for moving a scanning light beam at a scan frequency across a target as a scan line, and an electro-optical feedback assembly operative... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360928 | Tilting device A tilting device is disclosed which tilts the light reflected from a Digital Micro-mirror device by a certain angle and projects it to a screen. The tilting device, comprising a first reflector surface, a second reflector surface inclined at a predetermined angle wi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355612 | Displaying spatially offset sub-frames with a display device having a set of defective display pixels A method of displaying an image with a display device having a set of defective display pixels 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 s... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7303289 | Projection type display apparatus A projection type display apparatus includes a projection portion for projecting an image onto a surface to be projected, a light receiving portion disposed apart from the projection portion by a base line length and used for detecting a reference image projected on... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301691 | System and method for generating images The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for generating images. There is provided a method comprising directing light through a projecting lens (28) at a first pixel position (60a) on a screen (32), and shifting the project... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284866 | Stabilized image projecting device A handheld projecting device is adapted to project an image and a pointer pattern on an external surface. The projecting device comprises a sensor to detect the movements of the projecting device and means to dampen the movements of the projected image, based on the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286706 | Device for detecting and representing movements The present invention concerns a device for detecting and representing movements. The device includes a position sensor for detecting the current position of a reference point of the device, a data processor for processing the position data detected by the position ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7184209 | Method and arrangement for projecting images Images are projected onto a projection medium including a screen, which forms an open, light-penetrable structure having a plurality of light-reflecting surface parts. The projection medium may include a screen that is perforated or net-like, such as tulle or bridal... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7170249 | Electrical phase compensation in BEMF spindle motor control A method and apparatus for compensating for the asymmetrical phases of a spindle motor in a disc drive are provided. With the apparatus and method, compensation values are learned by sampling speed data during a period of operation of the disc drive where the speed ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7090358 | System, apparatus and method of displaying information for foveal vision and peripheral vision A system, apparatus and method of displaying information for foveal vision and peripheral vision are provided. The system, apparatus and method generate a composite display image fully viewable with foveal vision and peripheral vision. The system, apparatus and meth... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7052142 | Enhanced resolution projector A light projecting device including an image resolution enhancing mechanism that spatially offsets at least one pixel between an original pixel position and an offset pixel position. The image resolution enhancing mechanism includes a dual mirror mechanism to provid... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036935 | Light projection apparatus for projection in three-dimensions An apparatus and method are provided for producing images having a depth or relief component (e.g., appearing three-dimensional) from single perspective projection masks. The three-dimensional relief images are generated from two-dimensional images utilizing a simpl... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036938 | Pen projection display The projection display includes a light projector unit for generating and projecting light, an oscillator unit for oscillating light projected from the light projector unit, and a frequency generation and modulation unit. The frequency generation and modulation unit... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025461 | Interactive display system having a digital micromirror imaging device A display system includes a waveguide optical panel having an inlet face and an opposite outlet face. A projector cooperates with a digital imaging device, e.g. a digital micromirror imaging device, for projecting an image through the panel for display on the outlet... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6971748 | High-resolution display including pixel moving optical system A high-resolution display displaying an image on a screen includes an illumination optical system, an image optical system, a pixel moving optical system, and a projection optical system. The illumination optical system includes a light source emitting a light. The ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964483 | Pen projection display The projection display includes a light projector unit for generating and projecting light, an oscillator unit for oscillating light projected from the light projector unit, and a frequency generation and modulation unit. The frequency generation and modulation unit... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6843568 | Projection apparatus The present invention is based on the finding that the previous column and row representation in the scanning image projection has to be given up, in order to enable that the ratio between row and column frequency or vertical and horizontal deflection frequency is n... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6715884 | Visible light modifier and method A visible light modifier and method provide a new visual display. A projection is generated by the visible light modifier that includes a monochromatic or chromatically separated light beam having variations generating a stunning visual display. The display may be u... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6665048 | Method for imaging a continuously moving object A continuously moving object is imaged by a video projector producing a rapid sequence of stationary images. A galvanometer actuated mirror tracks the motion of the moving object and synchronizes it to the sequence of stationary images in order to avoid m... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6657603 | Projector with circulating pixels driven by line-refresh-coordinated digital images High resolution projected digital images are produced by projecting in quick succession slightly different and slightly displaced low resolution images which are digitally derived from an image having several times more pixels than any single image the pr... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6644816 | Display device having a cylindrical projection surface such that an image projected onto the inside is visible on the outside The invention relates to a display device for displaying visual information, comprising: at least one image-forming element; at least one light source for generating a light beam, which in cooperation with the image-forming element produces an illuminated... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6578969 | Arrangement for cutting off radiation in projectors and/or illumination devices An arrangement is disclosed for cutting off intensive radiation in projectors and/or illumination devices whose projection head, which projects the light, is mounted in a receptacle or holder rotatable about an azimuth axis so as to be swivelable about an... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6426781 | Laser video projector A laser video projector for modulating light from a laser light source by an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) according to a video signal and projecting video information to a screen using a scanner is provided. The laser video projector includes a light sou... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6416183 | Apparatus and method for three-dimensional movement of a projected modulated beam The present invention to provides a projection system for three-dimensional movement of projected modulated beam. It comprises a stationary light source, a projection lens, an optical path from the light source to the projection lens and a light beam modu... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6219306 | Device for projecting a dynamic spectral display A device for projecting spectral display onto a viewing surface, having numerous light projecting segments attached to rotating hollow shafts, mounted and rotating upon each other on coaxial based shaft. The projecting segments include a light emitting so... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6142653 | Optical pattern producing system There is disclosed a system that produces patterns or images from a light beam by a series of reflections off of multiple mirrors, these mirrors rotated by motors. The mirrors are positioned with respect to each other and offset at a predetermined angle f... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6092901 | Polarizing illumination device and projection display device A polarizing illumination device and a projection display device using the polarizing illumination device improve light utilization efficiency. Polarizing conversion elements are placed so that one of polarizing separation films of a first polarizing conv... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6003995 | Rotating backscreen and/or projectors for off-axis large field of view display An off-axis backscreen visual display system with rotating backscreen and projector assembly. The system includes a full color projector for projecting the image beam, and a backscreen which redirects the image beam from the projector onto a collimating m... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5944402 | Moving light display and method A highly collimated light source is directed at a reflective surface such as a diffraction grating, the grating being moveable with time. Light reflected from the grating is projected onto a display surface such as a scone of a lamp or onto a wall or a di... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5926867 | Illuminated toilet target device A device for producing a moving target on the surface of the water in a toilet bowl. The target is an illuminated pattern, words or design visible in all light conditions and emanating form a housing mounted onto the toilet itself or a wall or ceiling abo... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5749640 | Apparatus for projecting moving and changing colored light rays along a horizontal axis, the light rays being rotatable synchronously about the horizontal axis A light emitting apparatus includes a first stepper motor, a mounting frame, a second stepper motor, at least one reflector, and a light source. The first stepper motor has a first rotor and a first output shaft coupled to and driven by the first rotor. T... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5636912 | Liquid crystal projector A liquid crystal projector for projecting an image on a screen includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) for displaying an image, a light source positioned behind the LCD for supplying light to project the image displayed on the LCD, a projection lens posit... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5353074 | Computer controlled animation projection system A computer controlled animation projection system is described. The system permits the projection of animated images onto a three dimensional projection surface, whether or not the surface is originally designed as a projection surface. The system compris... | 10/04/1994 |
