High efficiency light valve projection system with decreased perception of spaces between pixels and/or hines

An electronic image projection system, comprising:

• a light source;
• a light valve means having a plurality of pixels or lines arranged in a matrix for forming a black and white image, said light valve means including one of:
• a single light valve having perceived dead spaces caused by presence of relatively darker pixels or lines adjacent to relatively lighter pixels or lines and real dead spaces between pixels or lines defined by actual non-information bearing spaces between pixels or lines;
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• a plurality of light valves having at least one of real dead spaces between pixels or lines defined by actual non-information bearing spaces between pixels or lines and perceived dead spaces caused by presence or relatively darker pixels or lines adjacent to relatively lighter pixels or lines;
• a solid state pixel or line storage element associated with each pixel or line for storing a respective pixel or line control signal;
• control means associated with said solid state pixel or line storage elements for controlling the operation thereof, said control means, pixel or line storage elements and light valve forming an active matrix light valve;
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• means for projecting the image formed by said light valve onto a viewing area;
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• means to substantially eliminate perception of perceived dead spaces and real dead spaces between pixels or lines in the image projected by the signals light valve and to substantially eliminate perception of at least one of real dead spaces between pixels or lines and perceived dead spaces in the image projected by the plurality of light valves.

An electronic image projection system comprising:

• a light source;
• a light valve means having a plurality of pixels or lines arranged in a matrix for forming an image, said light valve means including one of:
• a single light valve having perceived dead spaces caused by presence of relatively darker pixels or lines adjacent to relatively lighter pixels or lines and real dead spaces between pixels or lines defined by actual non-information bearing spaces between pixels or lines;
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• a plurality of light valves having at least one of real dead spaces between pixels or lines defined by actual non-information bearing spaces between pixels or lines and perceived dead spaces caused by presence of relatively darker pixels or lines adjacent to relatively lighter pixels or lines;
• a solid state pixel or line storage element associated with each pixel or line for storing a respective pixel or line control signal;
• control means associated with said solid state pixel or line storage elements for controlling the operation thereof, said control means, pixel or line storage elements and light valve forming an active matrix light valve;
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• means for projecting the image formed by said light valve onto a viewing area;
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• means to substantially eliminate perception of perceived dead spaces and real dead spaced between pixels or lines in the image projected by the single light valve and to substantially eliminate perception of at least one of real dead spaces between pixels or lines and perceived dead spaces in the image projected by the plurality of light valves such that all or part of pixel or line images are duplicated.

An electronic image projection system, comprising:

• a light source;
• a light valve means having a plurality of pixels or lines arranged in a matrix for forming an image, said light valve means including one of:
• a single light valve having perceived dead spaces caused by presence of relatively darker pixels or lines adjacent to relatively lighter pixels or lines and real dead spaces between pixels or lines defined by actual non-information bearing spaces between pixels or lines;
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• a plurality of light valves having at least one of real dead spaces between pixels or lines defined by actual non-information bearing spaces between pixels or lines and perceived dead spaces caused by presence of relatively darker pixels or lines adjacent to relatively lighter pixels or lines;
• a solid state pixel or line storage element associated with each pixel or line for storing a respective pixel or line control signal;
• control means associated with said solid state pixel or line storage elements for controlling the operation thereof, said control means, pixel or line storage elements and light valve forming an active matrix light valve;
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• means for projecting the image formed by said light valve onto a viewing area;
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• means to substantially eliminate perception of perceived dead spaces and real dead spaces between pixels or lines in the image projected by the single light valve and to substantially eliminate perception of at least one of real dead spaces between pixels or lines and perceived dead spaces in the image projected by the plurality of light valves.

An electronic image projection system, comprising:

• a light source;
• a light valve means having a plurality of pixels or lines arranged in a matrix for forming an image, said light valve means including one of:
• a single light valve having perceived dead spaces caused by presence of relatively darker pixels or lines adjacent to relatively lighter pixels or lines and real dead spaces between pixels or lines defined by actual non-information bearing spaces between pixels or lines;
• and
• a plurality of light valves having at least one of real dead spaces between pixels or lines defined by actual non-information bearing spaces between pixels or lines and perceived dead spaces caused by presence of relatively darker pixels or lines adjacent to relatively lighter pixels or lines;
• a solid state pixel or line storage element associated with each pixel or line for storing a respective pixel or line control signal;
• control means associated with said solid state pixel or line storage elements for controlling the operation thereof, said control means, pixel or line storage elements and light valve forming an active matrix light valve;
• means for projecting the image forming by said light valve onto a viewing area;
• means to substantially eliminate perception of perceived dead spaces and real dead spaces between pixels or lines in the image projected by the single light valve and to substantially eliminate perception of at least one of real dead spaces between pixels or lines and perceived dead spaces in the image projected by the plurality of light valves such that pixel or line images are expanded.

An electronic image projection system, comprising:

• a light source;
• a light valve means having a plurality of pixels or lines arranged in a matrix for forming a black and white image;
• a single light valve having perceived dead spaces caused by presence of relatively darker pixels or lines adjacent to relatively lighter pixels or lines and real dead spaces between pixels or lines defined by actual non-information bearing spaces between pixels or lines;
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• a plurality of light valves having at least one of real dead spaces between pixels or lines defined by non-information bearing spaces between pixels or lines and perceived dead spaces caused by presence of relatively darker pixels or lines adjacent to relatively lighter pixels or lines;
• a solid state pixel storage element associated with each pixel or line for storing a respective pixel or line control signal;
• control means associated with said solid state pixel or line storage elements for controlling the operation thereof, said control means, pixel or line storage elements and light valve forming an active matrix light valve;
• means for projecting the image formed by said light valve onto a viewing area;
• means to substantially eliminate perception of perceived dead spaces and real dead spaces between pixels or lines in the image projected by the single light valve and to substantially eliminate perception of at least one of real dead spaces between pixels or lines and perceived dead spaces in the image projected by the plurality of light valves such that all or part of the pixel or line images are duplicated.

An electronic image projection system, comprising:

• a light source;
• a light valve means having a plurality of pixels or lines arranged in a matrix for forming a black and white image, said light valve means including one of:
• a single light valve having perceived dead spaces caused by presence of relatively darker pixels or lines adjacent to relatively lighter pixels or lines and real dead spaces between pixels or lines defined by actual non-information bearing spaces between pixels or lines;
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• a plurality of light valves having at least one of real dead spaces between pixels or lines defined by actual non-information bearing spaces between pixels or lines and perceived dead spaces caused by presence of relatively darker pixels or lines adjacent to relatively lighter pixels or lines;
• a solid state pixel or line storage element associated with each pixel or line for storing a respective pixel or line control signal;
• control means associated with said solid state pixel or line storage elements for controlling the operation thereof, said control means, pixel or line storage elements and light valve forming an active matrix light valve;
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• means for projecting the image formed by said light valve onto a viewing area;
• means to substantially eliminate perception of perceived dead spaces and real dead spaces between pixels or lines in the image projected by the single light valve and to substantially eliminate perception of at least one of real dead spaces between pixels or lines and perceived dead spaces in the image projected by the plurality of light valves such that all or part of said pixels or lines are expanded.

An electronic image display system, comprising:

• means for producing an image comprising pixels or lines, wherein said means for producing comprises one of:
• a single image forming means having perceived dead spaces caused by presence of relatively darker pixels or lines adjacent to relatively lighter pixels or lines and real dead spaces between pixels or lines defined by actual non-information bearing spaces between pixels or lines;
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• a plurality of image forming means having at least one of real dead spaces between pixels or lines defined by actual non-information bearing spaces between pixels or lines and perceived dead spaces caused by presence of relatively darker pixels or lines adjacent to relatively lighter pixels or lines;
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• means to substantially eliminate perception of perceived spaces and real dead spaces between pixels or lines in the image.