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Light beam display with interlaced light beam scanning

US6839042B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 2001
Grant dateJan 4, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2310/0227
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light beam display employing interlaced light beam scanning comprising a display screen having a vertical and a horizontal dimension, a source of a plurality of light beams and an optical path including a movable reflector having a plurality of reflective facets between the display screen and the light beam source. The movable reflector directs the plural light beams to the display screen via one or more facets of the movable reflector to simultaneously illuminate plural different scan lines of the display which are spaced apart by plural non-illuminated scan lines. An optical mechanical element is provided for vertically shifting the light beams so as to illuminate different scan lines of the display screen.

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