Method and apparatus for LED based modular display
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a signal representing an image; and
controlling a plurality of light emitting device (LED) based modular displays based on said received signal.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a light emitting device (LED) based modular display have been described.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a signal representing an image; and
controlling a plurality of light emitting device (LED) based modular displays based on said received signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of light emitting device (LED) based modular displays mounted in an optical plane and capable of producing an optical output;
one or more optical elements having an input and an output, said one or more optical elements input coupled to receive said LED based modular displays'"'"' optical output; and
a surface coupled to receive the optical output of said one or more optical elements. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a signal representing an image;
means for controlling the movement of one or more light emitting devices in a columnar arrangement;
means for controlling the excitation of one or more of said one or more light emitting devices in said columnar arrangement based on said received signal; and
means for coupling an optical output from said one or more light emitting devices in said columnar arrangement to a viewing surface.
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22. A display apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of reconfigurable display modules wherein said reconfigurable display modules have a moving mass, and if said plurality is an even number then half of said reconfigurable display modules'"'"' moving mass is moving in an opposite direction to the other half;
if said plurality is an odd number then one or more of said reconfigurable display modules'"'"' moving mass, or acceleration of said mass, is adjusted to substantially cancel any net force on said display.
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of columns of light emitting devices capable of producing an optical output; and
one or more mirror elements capable of receiving said optical output and reflecting said received optical output onto a viewing surface. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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