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US 2006/0187222 A1Published application
Changing states of elements
OwnerWinthrop Childersinventor
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Abstract
In embodiments, states of elements of a surface are changed.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a light engine to project colored spots of light onto elements of a surface at a first resolution;
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- a processing unit configured to cause the elements to change states at a second resolution higher than the first resolution.
A projection system, comprising:
- a light engine for projecting light forming color superpixels at a first resolution;
- a viewing surface having screen elements at a second resolution greater than the first resolution;
- and
- an image processing unit to cause states of the screen elements to change based upon the projected superpixels.
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A method, comprising:
- generating light spots of more than one color on elements of a viewing surface;
- and
- changing states of the elements to define features of the light spots;
- wherein the light spots have a resolution lower than the elements.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- means for generating light spots of different colors on a viewing surface, the light spots having a first resolution;
- means for changing states of elements of the viewing surface, the elements having a second resolution higher than the first resolution;
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- means for coordinating the means for generating light spots and means for changing states of elements of the viewing surface to display a projected image at the second resolution.
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A computer-usable media having computer-readable instructions adapted to cause a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
- receiving image data;
- generating first control signals in response to the image data for generating light spots of different colors having a first resolution;
- generating second control signals in response to the image data for changing states of elements of a viewing surface, the elements having a second resolution higher than the first resolution.
A method, comprising:
- a step for modulating a light source for defining a hue and an intensity of one or more light spots having a first resolution;
- a step for combining the one or more light spots as a superpixel illuminating a cluster of elements of a viewing surface;
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- a step for modulating the cluster of elements of the viewing surface for defining features of the superpixel at a second resolution higher than the first resolution.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.