Address generation in a light modulator
First Claim
1. A light modulator comprising:
- a control unit configured to receive an image input signal; and
an array comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows;
wherein the control unit is configured to provide a first address associated with the image input signal to the array in response to detecting a first mode of operation, wherein the control unit is configured to provide a second address associated with the image input signal to the array in response to detecting a second mode of operation, wherein the array is configured to drive a first one of the plurality of rows in response to receiving the first address, and wherein the array is configured to drive the first one of the plurality of rows and a second one of the plurality of rows in response to receiving the second address.
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Abstract
A light modulator includes a control unit configured to receive an image input signal, and an array having a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows. The control unit is configured to provide a first address associated with the image input signal to the array in response to detecting a first mode of operation, and the control unit is configured to provide a second address associated with the image input signal to the array in response to detecting a second mode of operation. The array is configured to drive a first one of the plurality of rows in response to receiving the first address, and the array is configured to drive the first one of the plurality of rows and a second one of the plurality of rows in response to receiving the second address.
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33 Claims
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1. A light modulator comprising:
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a control unit configured to receive an image input signal; and
an array comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows;
wherein the control unit is configured to provide a first address associated with the image input signal to the array in response to detecting a first mode of operation, wherein the control unit is configured to provide a second address associated with the image input signal to the array in response to detecting a second mode of operation, wherein the array is configured to drive a first one of the plurality of rows in response to receiving the first address, and wherein the array is configured to drive the first one of the plurality of rows and a second one of the plurality of rows in response to receiving the second address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method performed by a light modulator comprising:
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receiving an image input signal;
providing a first address and a second address to an array having a plurality of pixels arranged in a first row and a second row in response to detecting a first mode of operation;
providing a third address and a fourth address to the array in response to detecting a second mode of operation;
activating the first row in response to receiving the first address and the second address at the array; and
activating the first row and the second row in response to receiving the third address and the fourth address at the array. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A light modulator comprising:
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an array comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows;
means for providing a first address associated with an input signal and a second address generated from the first address to the array in response to detecting a first mode of operation; and
means for providing a third address associated with the input signal and a fourth address generated from the third address to the array in response to detecting a second mode of operation;
wherein the array is configured to drive a first one of the plurality of rows in response to receiving the first address and the second address, and wherein the array is configured to drive the first one of the plurality of rows and a second one of the plurality of rows in response to receiving the third address and the fourth address. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A display device comprising:
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a lamp;
a lens; and
a light modulator comprising an array comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows;
wherein the light modulator is configured to generate first and second addresses associated with an image input signal in response to detecting a first mode of operation, wherein the light modulator is configured to generate third and fourth addresses associated with the image input signal to the array in response to detecting a second mode of operation, wherein the light modulator is configured to reflect light from the lamp through the lens using a first one of the plurality of rows in response to receiving the first and the second addresses, and wherein the light modulator is configured to reflect light from the lamp through the lens using the first one of the plurality of rows and a second one of the plurality of rows in response to receiving the third and the fourth addresses. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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