(54) NETWORKED VIDEO PROJECTOR
APPARATUS AND METHOD OF
PROJECTING A VIDEO FRAME ON A
VIDEO PROJECTOR
(75) Inventor: David M. Aronovitz, Los Gatos, CA (US)
(73) Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 864 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/879,770
(22) Filed: Jun. 11, 2001
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2002/0186176 Al Dec. 12, 2002
(51) Int. CI. II04N 9/31
(52) U.S. CI 348/744; 348/745; 348/746;
348/806; 348/739; 345/719
(58) Field of Search 348/744, 745,
348/746, 747, 751, 755, 771, 806, 807, 739, 348/794; 359/443, 896; 353/28, 30, 31, 122, 353/69, 70; 349/7, 5; 345/32, 719, 545, 546;
725/86, 87, 93, 116, 88, 76, 77
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Digital Media on the Sun RayTM 1 Enterprise Appliance, 1999.
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Primary Examiner—John Miller
Assistant Examiner—Jean W. Desir
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP
