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Laser video projector for projecting image to a plurality of screens

US6170953A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 1999
Grant dateJan 9, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2019

Classification

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

Abstract

A laser video projector for projecting an image to a plurality of screens is provided. It is possible to display an identical image to a plurality of screens by modulating light from the light source by an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) according to a video signal and projecting video information to a plurality of screens using a scanner. The laser video projector includes a light source for outputting a beam of white light, a light separator for separating the beam of the white light into beams of monochromatic lights having first, second, and third wavelengths, a light modulator for modulating the beams of the monochromatic lights according to a chrominance signal, a light combiner for combining the monochromatic lights modulated by the light modulator into a beam, a light scanner for scanning the combined beam of the modulated monochromatic lights, thus forming an image, a multi-screen projecting optical system for changing the light path so that the image formed by the light scanner is displayed on multiple screens, and a plurality of screens corresponding to the plurality of images.

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