Patent · US Active

Zonal illumination for high dynamic range projection

US8860640B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by
2References
11Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 30, 2012
Grant dateOct 14, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 15, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B27/0905
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A zonal illumination system for use in a projector, comprising a source of illumination; a first modulation stage for dividing light from the source of illumination into a plurality of zones having respective light intensities based on zonal lighting intensity of an image to be projected; and a second modulation stage for modulating light from the first modulation stage to generate the image to be projected.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.