System and method for modular led illumination
AssigneeShenzhen Tcl New Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorEstill Thone Hall, JR.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an illumination system of a video unit. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the illumination system comprises a module comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) adapted to emit light. The illumination system further includes a plurality of lens elements disposed subsequent to the LEDs. The plurality of lens elements is adapted to distribute intensity of the light emitted by the LEDs across an aperture. In addition the intensity of the light at the aperture directly corresponds to the location of the LEDs within the module.
Claims20
An illumination system, comprising:
- a module comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) adapted to emit light;
- a plurality of lens elements disposed subsequent to the LEDs, wherein the plurality of lens elements is adapted to distribute intensity of the light emitted by the LEDs across an aperture;
- and
- wherein the intensity of the light at the aperture directly corresponds to the location of the LEDs within the module.
A method of operating an illumination system of a video unit, comprising:
- emitting light signals from a module comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs);
- receiving the light by a lens assembly;
- distributing the light across an aperture using the lens assembly, wherein the intensity of the light at the aperture directly corresponds to the location of the LEDs within the module;
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- providing the distributed light intensity from the aperture to a light pipe of the video unit.
A video unit, comprising:
- an illumination system, comprising:
- a module comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) adapted to emit light;
- a plurality of lens elements disposed subsequent to the LEDs, wherein the plurality of lens elements is adapted to distribute intensity of the light emitted by the LEDs across an aperture;
- and
- wherein the intensity of the light at the aperture directly corresponds to the location of the LEDs within the module;
- an imaging system adapted to form an image based on the light received from the illumination system;
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- a projection system adapted to project the image on a screen of the video unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.