WO2006044064A1 - Pixelated color management display - Google Patents
Pixelated color management display Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- WO2006044064A1 WO2006044064A1 PCT/US2005/032649 US2005032649W WO2006044064A1 WO 2006044064 A1 WO2006044064 A1 WO 2006044064A1 US 2005032649 W US2005032649 W US 2005032649W WO 2006044064 A1 WO2006044064 A1 WO 2006044064A1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- pixelated
- light
- spatial light
- plate
- color
- Prior art date
Links
Classifications
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
- G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
- G09G3/20—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
- G09G3/34—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters by control of light from an independent source
- G09G3/3406—Control of illumination source
- G09G3/3413—Details of control of colour illumination sources
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
- G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
- G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
- G02F1/1335—Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
- G03B21/00—Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor
- G03B21/14—Details
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
- G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
- G09G3/20—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
- G09G3/34—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters by control of light from an independent source
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N9/00—Details of colour television systems
- H04N9/12—Picture reproducers
- H04N9/31—Projection devices for colour picture display, e.g. using electronic spatial light modulators [ESLM]
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N9/00—Details of colour television systems
- H04N9/12—Picture reproducers
- H04N9/31—Projection devices for colour picture display, e.g. using electronic spatial light modulators [ESLM]
- H04N9/3102—Projection devices for colour picture display, e.g. using electronic spatial light modulators [ESLM] using two-dimensional electronic spatial light modulators
- H04N9/3105—Projection devices for colour picture display, e.g. using electronic spatial light modulators [ESLM] using two-dimensional electronic spatial light modulators for displaying all colours simultaneously, e.g. by using two or more electronic spatial light modulators
- H04N9/3108—Projection devices for colour picture display, e.g. using electronic spatial light modulators [ESLM] using two-dimensional electronic spatial light modulators for displaying all colours simultaneously, e.g. by using two or more electronic spatial light modulators by using a single electronic spatial light modulator
Definitions
- a conventional system or device for displaying an image such as a display, projector, or other digital imaging system, is frequently used to display a still or video image on a display surface, such as a display screen.
- Viewers evaluate display systems based on many criteria such as image size, color gamut, contrast ratio, brightness and resolution, for example.
- Image brightness, pixel color accuracy, and resolution are particularly important metrics in many display markets because the available brightness, color gamut and resolution can limit the size of a displayed image and control how well the image can be seen in venues having high levels of ambient light.
- Many digital display systems create a full color display with a single light modulator by creating three or more modulated images in primary colors (red, green, and blue) per video frame.
- the primary colors are typically derived by passing a white light through a color wheel, prism, or some other color filter before causing the light to impinge the modulator.
- the white light is passed through a spatial light homogenizer after the color wheel to even out the intensity of the white light.
- the modulated images are sequentially displayed at a high rate so as to create a full color image in the human visual system.
- this method of generating a full color display is called “sequential color.”
- sequential color yields the desired red, green, and blue light for image formation, it does so by blocking the transmission of undesired light wavelengths. In other words, a significant portion of the light emitted by the light source is wasted, resulting in a decreased brightness of the final displayed image.
- Color wheels add noise, thickness, expense, and complexity to a display system for a variety of reasons, including the inherent long-term reliability problems associated with moving mechanical parts. Further, approximately two-thirds (2/3) of the white light is wasted when using a color wheel because two out of the three colors (in a three-color scheme) are reflected by the color wheel at any given time.
- the embodiments described herein were developed in light of these and other drawbacks associated with known display systems.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an exemplary display system.
- FIG. 2A is a perspective view of an exemplary pixelated color management device.
- Fig. 3 is an exemplary graph showing the output of a broadband optimized black state output and the output of a pixelated element with tuned notch bands.
- Fig. 4A is a side view of an exemplary pixelated color management device.
- Fig. 4B is a partial view of the pixelated management device of Fig. 4A.
- Figs. 8A-8C are exemplary 2 dimensional wobulation shifts of the pixelated plate with respect to a modulator pixel.
- These exemplary pixelated color management devices may be used with a dynamic ("wobulated") light path to produce sequential yet simultaneous color without a color wheel while maintaining the light efficiency.
- the light from the pixelated color management device is moved, or "wobbled", relative to the pixel array of the spatial light modulator (SLM) such that different color pixels of the pixelated plate are sequentially impinged (overlaid) upon the same pixel of the modulator to generate sequential colors.
- SLM spatial light modulator
- Spatial light modulators are devices that modulate incident light in a spatial pattern corresponding to an electrical or optical input. Such systems allow for the use of lower resolution SLMs than in a non-wobbled system, further reducing costs.
- display system will be used herein and in the appended claims, unless otherwise specifically denoted, to refer to a projector, a front or rear projection system, image display system, television system, video monitor, computer monitor system, or any other system configured to display an image projected from the SLM.
- the image may be a still image, a series of images, or motion picture video.
- image will be used herein and in the appended claims, unless otherwise specifically denoted, to refer broadly to a still image, series of images, motion picture video, or anything else that is displayed by a display system.
- imaging optics refers to optics which transfers an image from one image plane at a first location to another image plane at a second location, with or without magnification.
- the "imaging optics” may provide for 'keystone' correction in one or more directions. Keystone correction allows for the imaging optics to transfer the image when the image planes at the first and second locations are not parallel in one or more axes.
- the first image plane is generally the plane of the pixelated plate, and the second image plane is the plane of the SLM device.
- Fig. 1 logically illustrates an exemplary display system (100) which encompasses the various embodiments of the invention.
- the components of Fig. 1 are exemplary only and may be modified or changed as best serves a particular application.
- image data is input into an image processing unit (110).
- the image data defines an image that is to be displayed by the display system (100).
- the image displayed includes individual color components that correspond to a color scheme.
- RGB red, green, and blue
- any number of color schemes may be used such as RGBW (with a white element), or RGBG (an additional green element) just to name a couple.
- the image processing unit (110) performs various functions including controlling the illumination of a light source (120), controlling a SLM (130), and optionally a wobulation unit (132).
- the wobulator (132) may be placed anywhere in the light path from the pixelated plate (220) to the displayed image to alter the light path. Alternatively, the wobulator (132) may physically wobulate the pixelated plate (220), the imaging optics 134, or the display optics 140.
- the light source (120) provides input illumination to a pixilated color management device (200).
- the light source (120) may be, but is not limited to, a high pressure mercury lamp, a xenon bulb, or an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs).
- a pixelated color management device (200) enables the display system (100) to display a full-color image by providing different color components (e.g. red, green, blue primaries) of the full color image. More specifically, the pixelated color management device provides the different color components spatially at the spatial light modulator as opposed to temporally as in sequential color. Therefore, in systems utilizing a pixelated color management device, the displayed image will be made of up individual pixels and each pixel in the displayed image will be dedicated to a particular color (e.g. red or green or blue).
- the image displayed by the display system is made of up individual pixels.
- Each pixel of the image displayed includes a non-sequential red, a green, and a blue sub- pixel component from the SLM (130) that is viewed simultaneously and integrated by the eye to form a single pixel of the image.
- the SLM (130) and pixelated plate (220) also called a pixelated color filer
- This embodiment illustrates a pixel mapping strategy between the pixelated plate (220) and SLM (130) that is 1 to 1.
- SLM spatial light modulator
- the incident light may be modulated in its phase, intensity, polarization, or direction by the modulator (130).
- the SLM (130) of Fig. 1 modulates the light output by the pixelated color management device (200) based on input from the image processing unit (110) to form an image-bearing beam of light that is eventually displayed or cast by display optics (140) on a viewing surface (not shown).
- the display optics (140) may comprise any device configured to display or project an image and may include optics to allow for wobulation.
- the spatial light homogenizer (210) includes a partially reflective front face (230).
- the portion of the front face (230) that is not reflective may be referred to as the light entrance aperture (240).
- the light entrance aperture (240) is the portion of the front face (230) where no reflective material has been deposited.
- the light entrance aperture (240) receives the light from the elliptical reflector (212). Alternatively, a parabolic reflector and a lens may be substituted to provide light to the light entrance aperture (240).
- the spatial light homogenizer (210) also includes several reflective side surfaces (250) between the front face (230) and an end face (260).
- the pixelated plate (220) is mechanically and optically coupled to the end face (260) of the spatial light homogenizer (210).
- the pixelated plate (220) may be thus secured to the spatial light homogenizer (210) through the use of an adhesive, such as an epoxy. Accordingly, any gap between the spatial light homogenizer (210) and the pixelated plate (220) is minimized or eliminated.
- Each pixel selectively allows light of certain wavelengths to pass while reflecting other wavelengths.
- RGB red/green/blue
- That blue and green light is reflected around the inside of the spatial light homogenizer (210) until it again passes through the end surface (260) of the spatial light homogenizer (210) and impinges upon the pixelated plate (220). This time, the previously- reflected blue and green light may impinge upon a blue (or green) pixel of the pixelated plate (220), which will allow the blue light (or green light) to pass through and reflect the green light (or the blue light) back into the spatial light homogenizer (210). In this way, light that was previously lost may be "recaptured", thereby increasing the luminous efficiency of the system.
- the close proximity of the pixelated plate (220) with respect to the end face (260) of the spatial light homogenizer (210) further increases the amount of light that is recaptured by the pixelated color management device (200).
- the gap between the end face (260) and the static pixelated element (220) is minimal.
- the pixelated plate (220) is adhered directly to the end surface (26) of the spatial light homogenizer (210). Accordingly, less light is able to escape through the gap, thereby further increasing the amount of light conveyed to the SLM (130; Fig. 1).
- each pixel of the pixelated plate corresponds to a pixel on the SLM (130) (Fig. 1). That is, the light that passes through each of the colored pixels on the pixelated plate (220) impinges on a corresponding pixel on the SLM (130). Accordingly, each of the pixels on the SLM (130) is "dedicated" to modulating one of the colors of the color scheme. Thus, the modulation frequency of each pixel may be correspondingly slower than in a conventional color wheel sequential color system.
- Other benefits can be achieved such as with a four color scheme. For instance, with a RGBG scheme, twice as many green pixels are used. This allows for a slightly higher resolution green image to be formed while having slightly lower resolution red and blue images. As the eye is more sensitive to green images, a person viewing the image would perceive a higher resolution image. By using a RGBW scheme, the gamut may be changed for particular applications such as business chart presentations.
- each pixel on the SLM is "dedicated" to modulating a single color output by the pixelated color filter (e.g. red or blue or green or broadband white).
- a single color output by the pixelated color filter e.g. red or blue or green or broadband white
- the pixelated plate (220) may be formed accordingly to enhance color characteristics.
- the pixels (270-1, 270-2, 270-3; Fig.1) may be tuned to boost contrast and color gamut, while at the same time maintaining or improving brightness.
- This tuning will be discussed with reference to a pixelated plated (120) as applied to a single panel micro-display system such as a digital light device (DLD) using Fabry-Perot interference filters in the SLMs.
- DLD digital light device
- Such single panel micro-displays have controls for modulating each of the pixel components of the color scheme on a single panel.
- Black state spectral response refers to the ability of an SLM to produce black at each wavelength across a wavelength band, for example, the visible band.
- Notch band filters are filters incorporated in the dichroic films of the pixels (270-1 , 270-2, 270-3; Fig. 2B) of the pixelated plate (220) that are selectively tuned to allow a narrower portion, or a notch band, of the light spectrum to pass there through.
- the black state spectral response may be tailored individually for red, green, and blue pixels.
- Each black state response curve discussed below depicts the performance of individual modulator pixels.
- the pixels of the pixelated plate (220) are formed with or as notch band filters. Accordingly, the light transmitted by each SLM pixel corresponds to light that has passed through the tuned pixels of the pixelated plate (220).
- the minimums for these three black state spectral responses, or notch bands may be designed to fall around 630, 555, and 425 nm respectively. Accordingly, the notch band filters allow light centered around narrow red, blue, and green wavelengths to pass through while limiting the transmission of other wavelengths.
- FIG. 3 depicts these individual RGB black state responses for R (300-1), G (300-2), and B (300-3) respectively from the pixelated plate (220; Fig. 2) that makes use of the notch band filters.
- Fig. 3 also shows the black state spectral response (310) for a light modulator that optimizes the black state spectral response over the entire visible region but is not uniform. This broadband optimization focuses on the absorption of light across the entire visible spectrum, yet has non-uniform rejection at different wavelengths as shown.
- the area underneath each of the curves represents the amount of light transmitted.
- the total area under the three black state responses (300-1 , 300-2, 300-3) is significantly less than the area under the broadband optimized black state response (310). Accordingly, more of the light that passes through the pixelated plate (220; Fig. 2) is absorbed by the SLM. The result of the higher absorption of the SLM in the black state leads to a darker black state overall. As previously discussed, the recapture of light increases the amount of light transmitted to the SLM, thereby also improving on the on state response. Contrast is measured by comparing the difference between a black state response and an on state response. Accordingly, in addition to providing increased brightness, the pixelated plate (220; Fig.
- Figs. 4A and 4B illustrate a pixelated color management device (200-1) that implements polarization recovery and color management features.
- This color management device may be used with polarization based SLMs or micro-displays, such as LCD and LCOS.
- Fig. 4A illustrates the entire pixelated color management device (200-1), which includes a spatial light homogenizer (210-1) with a % wave retarder (400), a reflective linear polarizer (410), and a pixelated plate (220-1) coupled thereto on end face (260-1).
- the ⁇ A wave retarder (400) rotates the polarity of light that is rejected by the pixelated plate (220-1) and/or the reflective linear polarizer (410) by 90 degrees in double pass.
- White light from a light source enters the spatial light homogenizer (210-1) through a hole (240- 1) defined in the mirrorized % wave retarder (400), which is coupled to the front face (230-1) of the spatial light homogenizer (210-1).
- the % retarder (400) has no net effect on unpolarized light as it enters the spatial light homogenizer (210-
- Fig. 4B illustrates a partial magnified view of the end face (260- 1) of the pixelated color management device (200-1) with the reflective linear polarizer (410) and pixelated plate (120-1) separated by a spacer (420).
- the light traverses the spatial light homogenizer (210-1) until it is incident on the reflective linear polarizer (410), for example, a wire grid polarizer.
- the polarizer (410) rejects S polarized light and transmits P polarized light.
- the P polarized light that passes through the wire grid polarizer is then filtered by the pixelated plate (220-1).
- Fig. 5 illustrates a schematic view of a display system (100-2) that makes use of liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) type SLM (130-2).
- the display system is configured to provide color recovery and polarization recovery.
- the display system (100-2) generally includes a light source (not shown, but generally the light source includes an elliptical reflector and a high pressure mercury or xenon bulb as in Fig. 2A), a pixelated color management device (200-2), imaging optics (500), a reflective linear polarizer (410-2), an LCOS type SLM (130-2), and display optics (510), a projection lens.
- a % wave retarder dielectric stack (520) and a wire grid polarizer (410-2) perform these polarization functions, as is discussed below.
- the % wave retarder (400) rotates the polarity of light that is rejected by the pixelated plate (220-1) and/or the reflective linear polarizer (410) by 90 degrees in double pass. Thereafter, the light is filtered through the pixelated plate (220-2).
- the light that passes through the pixelated plate (220-2) includes all the color components used in the color scheme, such as red, green, and blue light, which has been already polarized once.
- the light is passed through the imaging optics (500) and on to the reflective polarizer (410-2).
- the reflective polarizer (410-2) is oriented at a 45 degree angle with respect to a major axis of the spatial light homogenizer (210- 2). This orientation of the reflective polarizer (410-2) allows light directed thereto from the pixelated color management device (200-2) to pass through and be polarized a second time. As the light passes through the reflective polarizer (410-2) it is directed to the LCOS type SLM (130-2).
- a digital signal generated in a similar manner as previously discussed with reference to Fig. 1 causes voltages on the LCOS type SLM (130- 2) to arrange in a given configuration to form the image.
- the image from the LCOS type SLM (130-2) is directed back to the reflective polarizer (410-2).
- the 45 degree orientation of the reflective polarizer (410-2) causes the light from the SLM to be reflected to display optics (510), which magnify and focus the image for display on a screen (not shown).
- the pixelated color management device (200-2) may be used to simplify how light is filtered and polarized for use by a display system (100-2) that makes use of an LCOS type SLM (130-2).
- Other optical architectures are possible, however, even including off-axis illumination.
- pixelated color management devices make use of pixelated plates.
- the pixelated color management devices and pixelated plates have been discussed in the context of recapturing light that would otherwise be wasted, while at the same time reducing the complexity of a display system by reducing or eliminating the use of rotating parts.
- a pixelated plate may also be used to display sequential simultaneous color fields.
- a spatial light homogenizer 604 for example, a fly's eye homogenizer, is used to make the light from the parabolic reflector more uniform in irradiance before reaching the pixelated plate (220-3).
- This embodiment allows for a larger pixelated plate than when attached to the end of an integrating rod, which may be easier to manufacture.
- the individual pixel filters may still be made with dichroic materials to allow for reflection of the undesired light. This reflected light is then redirected back to the parabolic reflector and recycled to return to the pixelated plate (220-3). The recycled light eventually strikes another filter in the pixelated plate (220-3) which allows it to be transmitted.
- this embodiment also allows for the recycling of light.
- the wobulator control (600) is coupled to a device the holds the pixelated plate (220) to change its X and/or Y axis.
- the wobulator control is coupled to the display optics (140) to change its X and/or Y axis locations and thus the alignment of the displayed image on the front or rear screen.
- Wobulator control refers to a process of shifting the position of a light path relative to the SLM (130-3) or the projected image.
- the wobulator control (600) may shift the position of the light path from/or the pixelated plate (220-3) such that each modulator pixel ultimately displays light received from a different color filter position on the pixelated plate (220-3).
- the display image may be shifted by the display optics (130-3) such that each pixel of the displayed image receives a different color.
- the wobulation concept for partial pixel movement to increase resolution is discussed in commonly assigned U.S. Published Patent Application 20040028293 filed August 7, 2002, and is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- "color-wobulation” is generally used to control movement of an entire (integral) pixel position so that one of each color is physically mapped with respect to each pixel element of the SLM (130-3).
- wobulator control (600) allows a single unitary pixel on the SLM (130-3) to sequentially receive light from corresponding pixels (270-1 , 270-2, 270-3) on the pixelated plate (220-3) or to project individual colors to multiple pixels of a final displayed image .
- the pixelated plate may be increased in size slightly to accommodate some overlap of the pixels due to the shift from wobulation.
- the wobulator control (600) provides sequential color display by using either or both the x-axis controller (610) and the y-axis controller (620) to physically shift the position of the image of the pixelated plate on the pixel array of the SLM such that each modulator pixel displays light received from red, green, and blue pixels (270-1, 270-2, 270-3).
- the pixels of the pixelated plate (220-3) are arranged in rows.
- the pixels in the first row are R, B, G, R 1 B, G, R; the second row of pixels are G, R, B, G; R, B, G and the third row are B, G, R, B, G, R, B.
- the forth row is a repeat of the first row, and the pattern continues.
- Other color schemes can be used, including, without limitation a red, blue, green, and white color scheme
- Figs. 7A-7C are exemplary one-dimensional shifts of the pixelated plate with respect to a modulator pixel.
- Figs. 8A-8C are exemplary two-dimensional shifts of the pixelated plate with respect to a modulator pixel.
- the modulator pixel of SLM (130-3) is shown as slightly smaller than the pixelated plate pixel for better illustration. As an example, beginning with an initial reference position in Figs. 7A and 8A, the SLM (130-3) displays light received from a first position of the pixelated plate with respect to the modulator pixel.
- the wobulator control (600) shifts the image of the pixelated plate relative to the pixel array of the SLM (as shown by the arrow A) such that the SLM displays light from a second position, which is located to the right of the first position in Figs. 7B and 8B.
- the wobulator control (600) then shifts the SLM (130-3) such that the SLM displays light from a third position (as shown by the arrow B).
- the third position is located to the right of the second position in Fig. 7C.
- the third position is located directly down from the first position and down and left from the second position in Fig. 8C.
- the wobulator control (600) shifts the pixelated plate image relative to the SLM (130-2) such that the SLM again displays light received from the first position.
- the use of the wobulator control (600) with the pixelated plate (120-3) provides a sequential color display where individual color is performed on a pixel-by-pixel basis.
- Providing sequential simultaneous color display on a pixel-by-pixel basis may allow for the use of lower speed modulators that make use of this special form of sequential pixelated color.
- conventional color-wheel sequential color displays suffer from what is known as a rainbow effect. This effect is an optical anomaly in which a rainbow is visible due to the sequential color presentation of individual colors across the entire display. This effect may be especially prominent when a color wheel is used because all of the light associated with each color component of the image is projected from the color wheel and onto the entire array of pixels of the SLM. Frequently, when an entire image is displayed at lower speeds using sequential color produced by a color wheel the rainbow effect is intensified. Accordingly, color wheels operate at relatively high speeds in order to minimize rainbow effects.
- wobulator control (600) provides sequential color display on a pixel-by-pixel basis.
- the output of each pixel is combined to provide one full-color pixel rather than combining each color frame to provide one-full color image. Accordingly, the rainbow effect for a given color refresh frequency will be less significant, thereby allowing the use of sequential color display with a relatively low speed SLM.
- a pixelated plate and pixelated color management devices allow a projector system to provide simultaneous full color displays while minimizing or eliminating the necessity of a color wheel, while at the same time allowing light to be recaptured that may otherwise be wasted.
- a pixelated plate may be used in combination with a wobulator control to provide sequential simultaneous color display.
Abstract
Description
Claims
Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
DE112005002569T DE112005002569T5 (en) | 2004-10-20 | 2005-09-12 | Pixel color display management |
JP2007537889A JP4988582B2 (en) | 2004-10-20 | 2005-09-12 | Display system |
GB0707919A GB2435143A (en) | 2004-10-20 | 2007-04-24 | Pixelated color management display |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US10/969,412 | 2004-10-20 | ||
US10/969,412 US7255448B2 (en) | 2004-10-20 | 2004-10-20 | Pixelated color management display |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
WO2006044064A1 true WO2006044064A1 (en) | 2006-04-27 |
Family
ID=35543367
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
PCT/US2005/032649 WO2006044064A1 (en) | 2004-10-20 | 2005-09-12 | Pixelated color management display |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US7255448B2 (en) |
JP (1) | JP4988582B2 (en) |
DE (1) | DE112005002569T5 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2435143A (en) |
TW (1) | TW200616464A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2006044064A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (27)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
CN100476505C (en) * | 2003-07-18 | 2009-04-08 | 晶荧光学科技有限公司 | Three dimension/two dimension switchable color projection display device and method thereof |
US7549756B2 (en) * | 2003-10-16 | 2009-06-23 | Thomson Licensing | Pixel shifting color projection system |
KR20050057767A (en) * | 2003-12-11 | 2005-06-16 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | Method and apparatus for inproving resolution and display apparatus thereof |
US20060279702A1 (en) * | 2005-06-09 | 2006-12-14 | Kettle Wiatt E | Projection assembly |
TWI279637B (en) * | 2005-06-22 | 2007-04-21 | Benq Corp | Projector and color filter thereof |
US20070097323A1 (en) * | 2005-10-31 | 2007-05-03 | Charles Otis | Electro-optical wobulator |
WO2008016905A1 (en) * | 2006-07-31 | 2008-02-07 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Optical projection subsystem |
TWI465147B (en) * | 2006-07-31 | 2014-12-11 | 3M Innovative Properties Co | Led source with hollow collection lens |
WO2008082703A2 (en) * | 2006-07-31 | 2008-07-10 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Combination camera/projector system |
US20080036972A1 (en) * | 2006-07-31 | 2008-02-14 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Led mosaic |
US8075140B2 (en) * | 2006-07-31 | 2011-12-13 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | LED illumination system with polarization recycling |
WO2008076124A1 (en) * | 2006-12-21 | 2008-06-26 | Thomson Licensing | Tiled color filter for a projection system |
US7944438B2 (en) * | 2007-04-13 | 2011-05-17 | Omnivision Technologies, Inc. | System and method for improving image quality by synchronizing display modulation with light source pulses |
US20090147159A1 (en) * | 2007-12-06 | 2009-06-11 | Young Optics Inc. | Projector |
KR20100132496A (en) * | 2008-02-08 | 2010-12-17 | 코닌클리즈케 필립스 일렉트로닉스 엔.브이. | Light module device |
WO2009157915A1 (en) * | 2008-06-27 | 2009-12-30 | Aurora Systems, Inc. | Field-sequential color display systems and methods with reduced color break-up |
JP5388534B2 (en) * | 2008-10-09 | 2014-01-15 | キヤノン株式会社 | Image processing apparatus and method, head-mounted display, program, and recording medium |
TW201040906A (en) * | 2009-05-11 | 2010-11-16 | Novatek Microelectronics Corp | Liquid crystal display panel and display devices |
WO2012014797A1 (en) * | 2010-07-30 | 2012-02-02 | ソニー株式会社 | Illumination device, and display device |
GB2496108B (en) * | 2011-10-26 | 2015-03-04 | Two Trees Photonics Ltd | Image production |
JP2015145934A (en) * | 2014-02-03 | 2015-08-13 | セイコーエプソン株式会社 | projector |
JP6484799B2 (en) * | 2014-02-04 | 2019-03-20 | パナソニックIpマネジメント株式会社 | Projection type image display apparatus and adjustment method |
GB2529613B (en) * | 2014-07-03 | 2020-05-20 | Smidsy Ltd | Vehicle mounted laser projector |
US9779691B2 (en) | 2015-01-23 | 2017-10-03 | Dell Products, Lp | Display front of screen performance architecture |
US9558562B2 (en) | 2015-02-11 | 2017-01-31 | Dell Products, Lp | System and method for reflection mitigation using blue noise pattern |
JP2020154198A (en) * | 2019-03-22 | 2020-09-24 | セイコーエプソン株式会社 | Optical module and control method of the same, and projection type display device |
CN111367140A (en) * | 2020-04-27 | 2020-07-03 | 南华智能精密机器(深圳)有限公司 | Projector optical system, projector optical engine and projection method |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US6097456A (en) * | 1998-08-12 | 2000-08-01 | California Institute Of Technology | Efficient color display using low-absorption in-pixel color filters |
WO2003075083A1 (en) * | 2002-03-06 | 2003-09-12 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Projection device having an increased efficiency |
EP1440844A2 (en) * | 2003-01-23 | 2004-07-28 | Airbus Deutschland GmbH | Assembly for the color and brightness control of the lighting in a passenger cabin of an airplane |
WO2005039191A1 (en) * | 2003-10-16 | 2005-04-28 | Thomson Licensing | Pixel shifting color projection system |
Family Cites Families (28)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JPH07294919A (en) * | 1994-04-27 | 1995-11-10 | Canon Inc | Projection device |
DE69535346T2 (en) | 1994-08-04 | 2007-05-24 | Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas | DISPLAY DEVICE |
JPH09159987A (en) * | 1995-12-14 | 1997-06-20 | Hitachi Ltd | Projection type color liquid crystal display device and color liquid crystal panel |
GB2313920A (en) * | 1996-06-07 | 1997-12-10 | Sharp Kk | Diffractive spatial light modulator and display |
US5868480A (en) | 1996-12-17 | 1999-02-09 | Compaq Computer Corporation | Image projection apparatus for producing an image supplied by parallel transmitted colored light |
JPH10206813A (en) * | 1997-01-17 | 1998-08-07 | Internatl Business Mach Corp <Ibm> | Liquid crystal projector and driving method therefor |
US5986815A (en) * | 1998-05-15 | 1999-11-16 | Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. | Systems, methods and apparatus for improving the contrast ratio in reflective imaging systems utilizing color splitters |
EP1088215A1 (en) * | 1998-05-26 | 2001-04-04 | California Institute Of Technology | Efficient color display using non-absorbing color filters |
US6570613B1 (en) | 1999-02-26 | 2003-05-27 | Paul Howell | Resolution-enhancement method for digital imaging |
JP2002543694A (en) * | 1999-04-23 | 2002-12-17 | コーニンクレッカ フィリップス エレクトロニクス エヌ ヴィ | Color projection system |
US6476986B2 (en) * | 1999-12-28 | 2002-11-05 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Six-axis attachment apparatus and method for spatial light modulators |
JP3720678B2 (en) * | 2000-05-30 | 2005-11-30 | 松下電器産業株式会社 | Illumination optical device and projection display device |
US6591022B2 (en) | 2000-12-29 | 2003-07-08 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Illumination system for scrolling color recycling |
US6688748B2 (en) * | 2001-01-12 | 2004-02-10 | Aurora Systems, Inc. | System and method for using off-axis illumination in a reflective projection system |
JP3780873B2 (en) * | 2001-05-01 | 2006-05-31 | ソニー株式会社 | Lighting device |
US7002533B2 (en) | 2001-08-17 | 2006-02-21 | Michel Sayag | Dual-stage high-contrast electronic image display |
US6624726B2 (en) | 2001-08-31 | 2003-09-23 | Motorola, Inc. | High Q factor MEMS resonators |
KR100444986B1 (en) * | 2001-09-29 | 2004-08-21 | 삼성전자주식회사 | Illumination system and a projector imploying it |
JP2003140090A (en) * | 2001-11-02 | 2003-05-14 | Asahi Glass Co Ltd | Radiation optical system and projection optical device |
US6739723B1 (en) * | 2001-12-07 | 2004-05-25 | Delta Electronics, Inc. | Polarization recapture system for liquid crystal-based data projectors |
US6967759B2 (en) * | 2001-12-31 | 2005-11-22 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Pulse width modulation sequence generation |
US7050120B2 (en) | 2002-01-31 | 2006-05-23 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Display device with cooperative color filters |
US7460179B2 (en) | 2002-01-31 | 2008-12-02 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Adaptive image display |
US6927910B2 (en) * | 2002-04-19 | 2005-08-09 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Integrator, polarization conversion device, and display apparatus using the same |
US7030894B2 (en) | 2002-08-07 | 2006-04-18 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Image display system and method |
US7034811B2 (en) | 2002-08-07 | 2006-04-25 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Image display system and method |
US6963319B2 (en) | 2002-08-07 | 2005-11-08 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Image display system and method |
US6817717B2 (en) | 2002-09-19 | 2004-11-16 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Display system with low and high resolution modulators |
-
2004
- 2004-10-20 US US10/969,412 patent/US7255448B2/en active Active
-
2005
- 2005-09-12 WO PCT/US2005/032649 patent/WO2006044064A1/en active Application Filing
- 2005-09-12 DE DE112005002569T patent/DE112005002569T5/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2005-09-12 JP JP2007537889A patent/JP4988582B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2005-09-20 TW TW094132422A patent/TW200616464A/en unknown
-
2007
- 2007-04-24 GB GB0707919A patent/GB2435143A/en not_active Withdrawn
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US6097456A (en) * | 1998-08-12 | 2000-08-01 | California Institute Of Technology | Efficient color display using low-absorption in-pixel color filters |
WO2003075083A1 (en) * | 2002-03-06 | 2003-09-12 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Projection device having an increased efficiency |
EP1440844A2 (en) * | 2003-01-23 | 2004-07-28 | Airbus Deutschland GmbH | Assembly for the color and brightness control of the lighting in a passenger cabin of an airplane |
WO2005039191A1 (en) * | 2003-10-16 | 2005-04-28 | Thomson Licensing | Pixel shifting color projection system |
Non-Patent Citations (4)
Title |
---|
DUELLI M ET AL: "POLARIZATION RECOVERY SYSTEM BASED ON LIGHT PIPES", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE, SPIE, BELLINGHAM, VA, US, vol. 4657, 20 January 2002 (2002-01-20), pages 9 - 16, XP009009490, ISSN: 0277-786X * |
KRIJN, SALTERS, DE VAN: "Light guide based optical engine for light-valve-projection", NONIMAGING OPTICS AND EFFICIENT ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS, vol. 5529, September 2004 (2004-09-01), SPIE Bellingham, pages 17 - 26, XP002363996 * |
VISSENBERG, KRIJN, SALTERS: "Light recycling for light-valve-projection with sparkling video", NONIMAGING OPTICS AND EFFICIENT ILLUMINATION, vol. 5529, September 2004 (2004-09-01), SPIE, Bellingham, pages 276 - 284, XP002363997 * |
YU WANG: "Efficiency Enhancement of liquid crystal projection displays using Light Recycle Technology", PROJECTION DISPLAYS VIII, vol. 4657, 2002, SPIE, pages 62 - 66, XP002363998 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
GB2435143A (en) | 2007-08-15 |
JP4988582B2 (en) | 2012-08-01 |
DE112005002569T5 (en) | 2008-01-10 |
TW200616464A (en) | 2006-05-16 |
JP2008517345A (en) | 2008-05-22 |
US7255448B2 (en) | 2007-08-14 |
US20060082560A1 (en) | 2006-04-20 |
GB0707919D0 (en) | 2007-06-06 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US7255448B2 (en) | Pixelated color management display | |
US7746559B2 (en) | Image projecting device and method | |
JP4111074B2 (en) | projector | |
US6637888B1 (en) | Full color rear screen projection system using a single monochrome TFT LCD panel | |
US7891818B2 (en) | System and method for aligning RGB light in a single modulator projector | |
US6553168B2 (en) | Projection system utilizing fiber optic illumination | |
EP1734771A1 (en) | Illumination optics, illumination unit and image generation unit | |
US7396131B2 (en) | Projection assembly | |
WO1996003676A1 (en) | Image projection system and method of using same | |
JP2004163817A (en) | Projector | |
KR20030097329A (en) | Image display apparatus comprising optical scanner | |
CA2409254C (en) | Methods and systems for low loss separation and combination of light | |
US7159985B2 (en) | Projector | |
US20060098170A1 (en) | Projection display device with enhanced light utilization efficiency | |
US7527381B2 (en) | Optical system architecture | |
JP2010271443A (en) | Projector and picture-displaying method | |
KR100822505B1 (en) | Image display device and projector | |
US6902276B2 (en) | Color projector apparatus and method | |
WO2015075945A1 (en) | Display device | |
JPH11174372A (en) | Illumination device for projection device and projection device | |
JP2002139792A (en) | Image display device | |
WO2007046710A1 (en) | Light modulator for scanning line projection system | |
US7559654B1 (en) | High luminance display apparatus using LCD panel | |
JP2013011648A (en) | Image display device | |
JP2007206141A (en) | Projector |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
AK | Designated states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AE AG AL AM AT AU AZ BA BB BG BR BW BY BZ CA CH CN CO CR CU CZ DE DK DM DZ EC EE EG ES FI GB GD GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG KM KP KR KZ LC LK LR LS LT LU LV MA MD MG MK MN MW MX MZ NA NG NI NO NZ OM PG PH PL PT RO RU SC SD SE SG SK SL SM SY TJ TM TN TR TT TZ UA UG US UZ VC VN YU ZA ZM ZW |
|
AL | Designated countries for regional patents |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): GM KE LS MW MZ NA SD SL SZ TZ UG ZM ZW AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GQ GW ML MR NE SN TD TG |
|
121 | Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application | ||
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 2007537889 Country of ref document: JP |
|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 1120050025691 Country of ref document: DE |
|
ENP | Entry into the national phase |
Ref document number: 0707919 Country of ref document: GB Kind code of ref document: A Free format text: PCT FILING DATE = 20050912 |
|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 0707919.7 Country of ref document: GB |
|
122 | Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase |
Ref document number: 05796092 Country of ref document: EP Kind code of ref document: A1 |
|
RET | De translation (de og part 6b) |
Ref document number: 112005002569 Country of ref document: DE Date of ref document: 20080110 Kind code of ref document: P |
|
REG | Reference to national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: 8607 |