Image-generation device for a head-up display and method for controlling such a device
US10901210B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/133613
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to an image-generation device (11) for a head-up display (10), comprising: a light source, a light modulator suitable for spatially modulating the light emitted by the light source, and a computer (13) suitable for controlling the light of source and the light modulator such that they generate an image. According to the invention, the light source is composed of a plurality of separate light elements, and the computer is able to modulate the light intensity emitted by each light element independently of the light intensity emitted by the other light elements.
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