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US 6,280,037 B1Granted
Aligning images of a projection system
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorRonald D. Smith
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Abstract
A projection system includes display panels, optics and an adjustment device. Each display panel is adapted to modulate a different beam of light to form an associated modulated beam of light. The optics are adapted to form an associated image of each modulated beam of light, and the adjustment device is adapted to position one of the display panels to adjust convergence of the images.
Claims26
A projection system comprising:
- display panels, each display panel adapted to modulate a different beam of light to form an associated modulated beam of light;
- optics adapted to form an associated image of each modulated beam of light;
- an adjustment device adapted to position one of the display panels to adjust convergence of the images;
- a prism adapted to propagate the modulated beam of light associated with said one of the displays;
- and
- a resilient element mounting the display panel to the prism,
- wherein the adjustment device is further adapted to selectively apply force to move said one of the display panels with respect to the prism to adjust the convergence.
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A method comprising:
- modulating beams of light with display panels to form modulated beams of light;
- optically directing the modulated beams of light to at least partially converge to form an image;
- and
- regulating the modulation to at least partially reduce portions of the modulated beams of light that do not converge to form the image.
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A computer system comprising:
- a processor adapted to generate signals indicate of a pixel image;
- display panels having pixel elements adapted to use the signals to modulate beams of light to form modulated beams of light;
- optics adapted to direct the modulated beams of light to at least partially converge to form an image;
- and
- an address generator adapted to selectively route the signals to the pixel elements to at least partially reduce portions of the modulated beams that do not converge to form the image.
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A projection display comprising:
- display panels having pixel elements adapted to receive signals to modulate beams of light to form modulated beams of light;
- optics adapted to direct the modulated beams of light to at least partially converge to form an image;
- and
- an address generator adapted to selectively route the signals to the pixel elements to at least partially reduce portions of the modulated beams that do not converge to form the image.
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A projection system comprising:
- display panels, each display panel adapted to modulate a different beam of light to form an associated modulated beam of light;
- optics adapted to form an associated image of each modulated beam of light;
- an adjustment device adapted to position one of the display panels to adjust convergence of the images;
- a prism adapted to propagate the modulated beam of light associated with said one of the displays;
- and
- a resilient element mounting the display panel to the prism,
- wherein the adjustment device is further adapted to selectively apply force to flex the resilient element to move said one of the display panels with respect to the prism to adjust the convergence.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.