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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096665 | Spatially offset multi-imager-panel architecture for projecting an image A high-resolution image is generated using multiple spatially offset lower-resolution digital micro-mirror device (DMD) panels. Multiple lower-resolution subframe signals for controlling the spatial light modulators are generated from a high-resolution image signal ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7984995 | Method and apparatus for inhibiting a subject's eyes from being exposed to projected light A method of inhibiting a subject's eyes from being exposed to projected light when the subject is positioned in front of a background on which an image is displayed comprises capturing at least one image of the background including the displayed image, processing th... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7976174 | Method and apparatus for projecting an optical projection onto a projection surface In a method for projecting at least one optical projection onto at least one projection surface a monitoring zone that contains and/or surrounds a first projection surface is scanned with the aid of a working laser beam, which is not hazardous for the human eye, by ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972020 | Apparatus and method for reducing speckle in display of images An apparatus and method of reducing speckle in projection of images is provided that includes the elements or features of producing a first image and displacing the first image to produce a second image that will reduce speckle relating to the first image when the f... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7959307 | Optical projection system and method of use Embodiments include a light engine to generate pixels and a number of lenses positioned to receive pixels from the light engine and to project the pixels on to a field with a higher angular pixel density at an edge of the field than at a center of the field. A metho... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7918568 | Lid structure, apparatus and method for displaying graphical information A lid structure, apparatus and method for displaying graphical information uses beams of coherent light that are emitted in a scanning manner to project the beams of coherent light onto a display surface to form the graphical information on the display surface. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7905610 | Graphics processor system and associated method for projecting an image onto a three-dimensional object A system and method are provided for projecting an image onto a three-dimensional object. In use, after an image is received, such image is processed utilizing a graphics processor for projecting the image onto the three-dimensional object in various embodiments, th... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901093 | Modeling light transport in complex display systems An image created by a first projector is recreated using a second projector by relating the two projectors to a common point of view, preferably as viewed from a camera. A first transport matrix T1 is captured to relate the first projector to the camera. ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901094 | View projection: one-touch setup of light displays on arbitrary surfaces Light distortion due to light noise or light scattering object in the path of a light beam from a projector to a camera's image sensor in projector-camera systems are mitigated, or eliminated, by a simple modification to a light transport matrix T. For each row in l... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901095 | Resolution scalable view projection A projection system uses a transformation matrix to transform a projection image p in such a manner so as to compensate for surface irregularities on a projection surface. The transformation matrix makes use of properties of light transport relating a projector to a... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7887200 | Bit weighting alignment in a display device The disclosed embodiments relate to a method and apparatus to align bit weights in a display device. There is provided a method for calibrating light output in a display device, the method comprising: displaying a first video pattern, the first video pattern compris... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7866833 | Apparatus and method for projecting image considering screen condition Disclosed are an apparatus and method for projecting images to prevent the distortion of images when images are projected on a colored projection screen. The apparatus includes a device characteristic storage unit storing criterion projection characteristic informat... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866832 | Multi-projector intensity blending system The present invention relates to projection systems where multiple projectors are utilized to create respective complementary portions of a projected image. The present invention also relates to methods of calibrating and operating individual image projectors. Accor... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7717574 | Method for simplifying the imaging of objects with non-Lambertian surfaces For objects with non-Lambertian surfaces, an object surface is mapped by effectively modifying the reflective properties of the object surface being sensed. By effectively making the surface Lambertian with high albedo, a calibration imaging task is achieved using a... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7695146 | Projection assembly A projection assembly is provided herein. According to one exemplary embodiment, the projection assembly includes a modulator assembly, the modulator including at least one modulator panel, a projection lens assembly including a first projection lens sub-assembly in... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7686460 | Method and apparatus for inhibiting a subject's eyes from being exposed to projected light A method of inhibiting a subject's eyes from being exposed to projected light when the subject is positioned in front of a background on which an image is displayed comprises capturing an image of the background including the displayed image, processing the captured... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7621647 | Optical projection system and method of use Embodiments include a light engine to generate pixels and a number of lenses positioned to receive pixels from the light engine and to project the pixels on to a field with a higher angular pixel density at an edge of the field than at a center of the field. A metho... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7581841 | Luminance correcting apparatus, luminance correcting method, and projector A luminance correcting apparatus has a sensor for detecting luminances of reflected lights of projected lights individually in each of at least two colors which are reflected from a screen, a first memory for storing information representing luminances of the reflec... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7559661 | Image analysis for generation of image data subsets A method comprising analyzing a portion of image data to identify a characteristic of the portion of the image data and determining an algorithm based on the characteristic is provided. The algorithm is configured to generate at least first and second image data sub... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559660 | Restricted access display system A board that hides information in a manner that only certain authorized personnel may change the information and other authorized personnel may view the information. This invention accomplishes the foregoing by placing a locked panel of translucent material over cer... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7517098 | Method, system, apparatus and software product for presentation notes mode A method, apparatus, system, and software product are presented for displaying notes to a presenter, in order to facilitate narration of a presentation. The items such as slides are shown seriatim on an audience screen, and are also displayed seriatim on a presenter... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7441906 | Keystone correction system and method We describe a keystone correction system and method. A vertical scalar vertically scales an input image and stores the results to a line buffer. A horizontal scalar retrieves the stored results from the line buffer and horizontally scales the stored results using th... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441903 | Power on/off system of thin projector and method for controlling the same A power on/off system of a thin projector including an optical system arranged in a housing with a panel shape having lateral sides and a front side having an area larger than an area of each lateral side is disclosed. The power on/off system includes a door, fans w... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441907 | Light source driving method A light source driving method for controlling a first and a second light source assembly of a projection apparatus to turn on and off at least once during each 1/n frame time is provided. The first light source assembly includes first color light sources and third c... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438426 | Projection display apparatus and digital zooming method thereof A projection display apparatus and digital zooming method thereof is disclosed. The projection display apparatus receives a first image and includes a control unit, an image processor, an image scaler, a projection lens and a display unit. The control unit is for ca... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431463 | Light emitting diode projection display systems A projection display system has at least one light-recycling illumination system and at least one imaging light modulator. The light-recycling illumination system includes a light source that is enclosed within a light-recycling cavity. The light source is a plurali... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7419271 | Manufacturing method for fine structure element, fine structure element manufactured by the method, spatial light modulator, and projector Aspects of the invention can provide a manufacturing method for fine structure elements having a first flat portion forming step of forming an upper flat surface serving as a first flat portion on a substrate with a flat cutting tool serving as a cutting section a s... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419267 | HDR displays with overlapping dual modulation 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.... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413307 | High dynamic range display devices A display has a first array of pixels connected to emit individually-controlled amounts of light onto a second array of pixels. The second array of pixels is connected to pass individually-controllable portions of the light. The display has a controller connected to... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413309 | High dynamic range display devices 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.... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410262 | 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 gener... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409152 | Three-dimensional image processing apparatus, optical axis adjusting method, and optical axis adjustment supporting method The present invention provides a technique for enabling even a person having no expert knowledge to adjust the direction of an optical axis easily with high precision. In a three-dimensional image processing apparatus having plural image capturing apparatuses, optic... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407297 | Image projection system and method A system and method of mapping and/or projecting images onto a three-dimensional architecture. In one aspect, the invention a method of mapping and/or projecting imagery onto a three-dimensional architecture comprising: a) identifying a projection location from whic... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404645 | 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. The image processing system utilizes a combination of user inputs, system configuration, design information, sensor feedback, pixel modulation information... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7393110 | Media projector system A system comprising a media player configured to play media content, a projector operatively coupled to the media player and comprising a lamp, and a control unit operatively coupled to the media player and the projector is provided. The control unit is configured t... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390092 | Image projection lighting devices with visible and infrared imaging A lighting system comprised of a central controller, a digital communications path, and a plurality of image projection lighting devices (IPLDs) is provided. The IPLDs contain cameras that can capture both visible light and infrared light. Address signals sent from ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387392 | System and method for projecting sub-frames onto a surface A display system includes a housing including a plurality of bays. The system includes a plurality of removable projector modules configured to project images onto a surface. Each projector module is configured to be inserted into and removed from one of the bays. T... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384152 | Liquid-cooled projector A liquid-cooled projector incorporating cooling a component that to be cooled by a cooling liquid, and moreover, can constantly maintain the temperature of the component to be cooled at a prescribed temperature or below. A liquid-cooling jacket for cooling either on... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385180 | Laser projector with brightness control and method A laser projector includes a laser, scanning mirrors projecting a laser line image on a surface, a computer including an algorithm controlling a speed of the laser line image, and a computer screen having a user interface. The user interface includes a throttle cont... | 06/10/2008 |
