Rear Projector and Rear Projecting Method
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorAdrianus Johannes Stephanus Maria De Vaan
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Abstract
The application relates to a rear projector and a rear projection method. There is provided at least one projection screen, at least two beamers, each of the at least two beamers generating one view of a scene into at least one viewing direction and projecting the view onto the rear side of the projection screen, at least one switcheable diffuser which is switcheable between a transparent state and a diffuse state, wherein in the transparent state each beamer generates a different view of a scene, and wherein in the diffuse state the beamers generate one view of a scene.
Claims13
Rear projector comprising:
- at least one projection screen,
- at least two beamers, each of the at least two beamers generating one view of a scene into at least one viewing direction and projecting the view onto the rear side of the projection screen,
- at least one switcheable diffuser which is switcheable between a transparent state and a diffuse state, wherein in the transparent state each beamer generates a different view of a scene, and wherein in the diffuse state the beamers generate one view of a scene.
A rear projecting method for creating at least one view of a scene, comprising:
- projecting at least one view of a scene into at least one viewing direction onto a rear side of a projection screen with at least two light beams;
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- switching at least one switcheable diffuser between a transparent state and a diffuse state, wherein in the transparent state different view of a scene are generated, and wherein in the diffuse state one view of a scene is generated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.