Integrated front projection system

An integrated front projection display comprising:

• c) a front projection screen;
• d) a movable arm coupled to the flat projection screen, the arm having a storage position and a projection position;
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• e) a front projection head coupled to the arm, wherein when the arm is in the projection position, the front projection head is at a predetermined position with respect to the front projection screen;
• f) an electronic module and an imaging module, wherein the imaging module is modularly placed separately from the electronic module, and wherein the imaging module is placed inside the projection head and the electronic module is placed in the movable arm.

An integrated front projection display comprising:

• a) a front projection screen;
• b) a movable arm coupled to the flat projection screen, the arm having a storage position and a projection position;
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• c) a front projection head coupled to the arm, wherein when the arm is in the projection position, the front projection head is at a predetermined position with respect to the front projection screen;
• d) an electronic module enclosed by a honeycomb structure;
• e) further comprising a cooling fan producing a cooling current, wherein the movable arm has an elongated hollow structure, and the honeycomb structure directs the cooling current to flow through the length of the hollow structure.

An integrated front projection display comprising:

• b) a controlled light distribution front projection screen;
• b) a front projection head integrally coupled to the projection screen, wherein the front projection head has a predetermined projection position with respect to the screen, and the screen is optically tuned to receive and reflect light rays emanating from the projection head at the projection position;
• c) a swiveling arm coupling the front projection screen to the front projection head;
• d) an electronic module and an imaging module, wherein the electronic module is enclosed by a honeycomb structure;
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• e) a cooling fan producing a cooling current, wherein the swiveling arm has an elongated hollow structure, and the honeycomb structure directs the cooling current to flow through the length of the hollow structure.

An integrated front projection display comprising:

• a) a front projection screen;
• b) a movable arm coupled to the flat projection screen, the arm having a storage position and a projection position;
• and
• c) a front projection head coupled to the arm, wherein when the arm is in the projection position, the front projection head is at a predetermined position with respect to the front projection screen;
• d) an electronic module enclosed by a honeycomb structure;
• e) wherein the honeycomb structure includes a plurality of cells and wherein the size, orientation, and wall thickness of the cells are tuned to attenuate specific electromagnetic wavelengths.

An integrated front projection display comprising:

• a) a controlled light distribution front projection screen;
• b) a front projection head integrally coupled to the projection screen, wherein the front projection head has a predetermined projection position with respect to the screen, and the screen is optically tuned to receive and reflect light rays emanating from the projection head at the projection position;
• c) a swiveling arm coupling the front projection screen to the front projection head;
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• d) an electronic module and an imaging module, wherein the imaging module is modularly placed separately from the electronic module wherein the imaging module is placed inside the projection head and the electronic module is placed in the swiveling arm.

A front projection system comprising:

• a) power supply and control electronic components, the electronic components radiating electromagnetic waves;
• b) optical components, wherein the electronic components are modularly separated from the optical components;
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• c) a honeycombed structure enclosing the electronic components, the honeycomb structure having a plurality of hexagonal cells oriented to collect the electromagnetic waves and having a size less than the expected wavelength of the electromagnetic waves.

An integrated front projection display comprising:

• a) a controlled light distribution front projection screen;
• b) a front projection head integrally coupled to the projection screen, wherein the front projection head has a predetermined projection position with respect to the screen, and the screen is optically tuned to receive and reflect light rays emanating from the projection head at the projection position;
• c) a swiveling arm coupling the front projection screen to the front projection head;
• d) an electronic module and an imaging module, wherein the electronic module is enclosed by a honeycomb structure;
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• e) wherein the honeycomb is a heat exchanger and the heat generated by the projector is dissipated by convection by the cooling current.

An integrated front projection display comprising:

• a) a controlled light distribution front projection screen;
• b) a front projection head integrally coupled to the projection screen, wherein the front projection head has a predetermined projection position with respect to the screen, and the screen is optically tuned to receive and reflect light rays emanating from the projection head at the projection position;
• c) wherein the projection head includes a projection optics having:
• i) a mechanical off-axis keystone correction compensation greater or approximately equal to 22°,
• ii) a throw distance of at most 800 mm,
• iii) a throw-to-screen diagonal ratio of at most 1.

A front projection system comprising:

• a) a front projection screen;
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• b) a front projector device integrally coupled to the projection screen, the projector device having:
• i) a mechanical off-axis keystone correction compensation greater or approximately equal to 22°,
• ii) a throw distance of at most 800 mm,
• iii) a throw-to-screen diagonal ratio of at most one.

An integrated front projection display system comprising:

• a) a planar projection screen formed on a front surface of a rigid frame, the screen including means for reflecting light from the screen in a preselected spatial distribution;
• b) a movable arm hingedly connected at a first end to the rigid frame, the arm being movable between a storage position and a projection position, the arm further comprising means for moving the arm between said storage and projection positions and for retaining the arm at each of said positions;
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• c) a projection head mounted on a second end of the movable arm such that it does not substantially obstruct the view of the projection screen when the arm is in the projection position, the projection head including means for providing an image to be displayed, means for focusing the image onto the projection screen, and means for correcting the keystone effect in the projected image when the arm is in the projection position.