Image Stabilization in a Laser-Scanning Based Projector
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1. A projector assembly comprising:
- a multi-pixel frame projector sequentially projecting each pixel making up a frame to a viewing surface;
a movement detector coupled to the projector to detect a physical movement of the projector; and
a movement compensator coupled to the projector, the movement compensator operable to transmit a correction signal to the projector, the correction signal capable of causing the projector to compensate for the detected movement.
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Abstract
A projector assembly includes a multi-pixel frame projector that sequentially projects each pixel making up a frame to a viewing surface, a movement detector coupled to the projector to detect a physical movement of the projector, and a movement compensator coupled to the projector, the movement compensator operable to transmit a correction signal to the projector, the correction signal capable of causing the projector to compensate for the detected movement.
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20 Claims
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1. A projector assembly comprising:
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a multi-pixel frame projector sequentially projecting each pixel making up a frame to a viewing surface; a movement detector coupled to the projector to detect a physical movement of the projector; and a movement compensator coupled to the projector, the movement compensator operable to transmit a correction signal to the projector, the correction signal capable of causing the projector to compensate for the detected movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An image stabilizer comprising:
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a movement detector; a first movable mirror; a movement compensator communicatively coupled to the movement detector; a first mirror controller communicatively coupled to the compensator and to the first movable mirror, the first mirror controller adapted to control and move the first movable mirror at a first speed; a second movable mirror; and a second mirror controller communicatively coupled to the compensator and to the second movable mirror, the second mirror controller adapted to control and move the second movable mirror at a second speed different from the first speed, wherein the movement compensator, in response to receiving a signal from the movement detector that the projector has moved, communicates at least one compensation signal to at least one of the first and second mirror controllers, the at least one compensation signal capable of causing at least one of the first and second mirror controller to compensate for the detected projector movement. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
wherein the cradle, upon receiving a compensation signal from the movement compensator, moves at least one of the first and second mirrors to compensate for a detected projector movement.
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15. The image stabilizer according to claim 14, wherein:
the movement compensator sends a compensation signal to at least one of the first and second mirrors to compensate for a detected physical movement when a value of the signal from the movement detector is below a predefined value and sends a compensation signal to the cradle when a value of the signal from the movement detector is above the predefined value.
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16. A laser projector comprising:
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a plurality of lasers, each operable to output a ray of light and each of a different color along a given ray path; a dedicated horizontally-moving mirror disposed in the ray path; a dedicated vertically-moving mirror disposed in the ray path; a movement detector operable to detect translational and rotational movement of the laser housing; and a movement compensator communicatively coupled to the movement detector and operable to calculate a compensation movement value for at least one of the horizontally-moving mirror and the vertically-moving mirror, the compensation movement value compensating for a displacement of the at least one of the horizontally-moving mirror and the vertically-moving mirror caused by the detected movement. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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