Apparatus, system, and method for displaying an image using a plate
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1. A system for displaying an image comprised of a plurality of light to a viewer, said system comprising:
- an illumination assembly that provides for generating a plurality of light; and
an imaging assembly that provides for creating said image from said plurality of light, said imaging assembly including;
a digital micro mirror device (DMD) that provides for modulating said light into said image; and
a plate that provides for reflecting a first portion of said light from said illumination assembly to said DMD and a second portion of said light transmitted through the plate and becoming lost light, and the plate further for directing said light from said DMD towards a display.
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Abstract
An apparatus (110), system (100), and method (900) for displaying an image (880). Instead of using an expensive configuration of prisms (310) such as TIR prisms (311) or RTIR prisms (312) to direct light (800) to and from a DMD (324), a plate (340) with transmissive (374), reflective (372), and/or polarization (373) characteristics is used. The plate (340) can be implemented in a wide variety of different embodiments using a wide variety of different components and configurations.
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1. A system for displaying an image comprised of a plurality of light to a viewer, said system comprising:
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an illumination assembly that provides for generating a plurality of light; and an imaging assembly that provides for creating said image from said plurality of light, said imaging assembly including; a digital micro mirror device (DMD) that provides for modulating said light into said image; and a plate that provides for reflecting a first portion of said light from said illumination assembly to said DMD and a second portion of said light transmitted through the plate and becoming lost light, and the plate further for directing said light from said DMD towards a display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 22)
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15. A system for displaying an image comprised of a plurality of light to a viewer, said system comprising:
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an illumination assembly that provides for supplying said plurality of light to an imaging assembly , wherein said illumination assembly includes a light source; said imaging assembly that provides for modulating said light into at an interim image, said imaging assembly including; a digital micro mirror device (DMD) that provides for modulating said light into said interim image; and a plate that provides for reflecting a first portion of said light from said illumination assembly to said DMD and a second portion of said light transmitted through the plate and becoming lost light, and the plate further for directing said light from said DMD towards a projection assembly; and said projection assembly providing for the display of said image on a display from said interim image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 21)
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