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Method and apparatus for optical scanning for single panel color projection video display

US5781251A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 1995
Grant dateJul 14, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N9/3129
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for a single panel projector, for projecting images having a plurality of color components, include a mechanism for deflecting light into a plurality of directions, and a light panel for receiving the light deflected by the deflecting mechanism. The deflecting mechanism includes a transparent optical medium having a nonuniform thickness, in which light beams enter through a center opening of the medium and exit at areas along a side of the medium.

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