Dynamic aperture for display systems
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a planar object having a first side with a semi-circular beveled portion formed near at least a portion of a perimeter of the planar object, the semi-circular beveled portion having a tapered cross-section; and
a slot cut along a spine of the semi-circular beveled portion of the planar object and through the planar object, the slot having an inner edge with an inner radius and an outer edge with an outer radius, wherein at least the inner radius or the outer radius changes with a length of the slot.
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Abstract
System and apparatus for improving the display quality of display systems. A preferred embodiment comprises a planar object configured to variably pass light produced by a light source located on a first side of the planar object to a second side of the planar object, and a motor coupled to the planar object, the motor to rotate the planar object and change the amount of light passed by the planar object. The planar object includes a semi-circular beveled portion formed on a first side of the planar object. A slot with monotonically increasing width is cut along a spine of the semi-circular beveled portion and through the planar object and depending upon a width of the slot that is in front of the light source, the planar object passes a different amount of light. The motor is a DC brushless motor or a limited angular torque motor.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a planar object having a first side with a semi-circular beveled portion formed near at least a portion of a perimeter of the planar object, the semi-circular beveled portion having a tapered cross-section; and
a slot cut along a spine of the semi-circular beveled portion of the planar object and through the planar object, the slot having an inner edge with an inner radius and an outer edge with an outer radius, wherein at least the inner radius or the outer radius changes with a length of the slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A dynamic aperture comprising:
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a planar object configured to variably pass light produced by a light source located on a first side of the side of the planar object to a second side of the planar object, wherein the planar object comprises a semi-circular beveled portion formed on a first side of the planar object, the semi-circular beveled portion formed along at least a portion of a perimeter of the planar object; and
a motor coupled to the planar object, the motor configured to rotate the planar object and change the amount of light passed by the planar object. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A display system for displaying images, the display system comprising:
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an array of light modulators configured to create images comprised of pixels by setting each light modulator in the array of light modulators into a state needed to properly display the images;
a light source to illuminate the array of light modulators, wherein a light from the light source reflecting off the array of light modulators forms the images on an image plane; and
a dynamic aperture positioned in an optical path of the display system, wherein the dynamic aperture rotates to variably pass light produced by the light source located on a first side of the dynamic aperture to a second side of the dynamic aperture, the dynamic aperture configured to attenuate the light produced by the light source, the dynamic aperture comprising a planar object with a semi-circular beveled portion formed on the first side of the planar object. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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