Portable Image Capturing Device with Embedded Projector

• US 20110242392A1
• Filed: 06/03/2011
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chemtron Research LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Chemtron Research LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: CHIANG, KUO-CHING
• Granted Patent: US 9,083,781 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/333.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0272 for a projector or beamer module assembly constructional features of projectors per se G03B21/00; constructional details of projectors using electronic spatial light modulators per se H04N9/31
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00283 with a television apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2005/745 Control circuits therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4122 additional display device, e.g. video projector digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3105 for displaying all colours simultaneously, e.g. by using two or more electronic spatial light modulators simultaneous projection in colour photography G03B33/10; beam splitting or combining systems per se G02B27/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3111 for displaying the colours sequentially, e.g. by using sequentially activated light sources sequential projection in colour photography G03B33/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3164 using multiple light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3173 wherein the projection device is specially adapted for enhanced portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3176 wherein the projection device is incorporated in a camera details of cameras adapted for combination with a projector not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B17/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3197 using light modulating optical valves

Abstract

The portable image capturing device with embedded projector comprises a control integrated circuits; an image capturing module coupled to said control integrated circuits for capturing image; a memory coupled to said control integrated circuits for storing said captured image; a projection module coupled said control integrated circuits to project said captured image in said memory or from an external device outside said portable image capturing device; wherein said a projection module includes a color control module couple to a light source unit for switching said light source unit to emit R, G, B color light in sequence; a reflective type panel coupled to said control integrated circuits so as to reflect light fed from said light source unit; and projection lens positioned in the reflected light path from said reflective type panel to project image.

Claims

1. A portable image capturing device with embedded projector comprising:

a control integrated circuits;

an image capturing module coupled to said control integrated circuits for capturing image;

a memory coupled to said control integrated circuits for storing said captured image;

a projection module coupled said control integrated circuits to project said captured image in said memory or from an external device outside said portable image capturing device;

wherein said a projection module includes a color control module couple to a light source unit for switching said light source unit to emit R, G, B color light in sequence;

a reflective type panel coupled to said control integrated circuits so as to reflect light fed from said light source unit; and

projection lens positioned in the reflected light path from said reflective type panel to project image.

2. The projector of claim 1, wherein said reflective type panel includes digital mirror device panel or a LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon) panel.

3. The projector of claim 1, wherein said light source unit includes OLED, LED element, laser diode, electroluminescence element, field emitting element to emit light of red, green or blue.

4. A portable image capturing device with embedded projector comprising:

a control integrated circuits;

an image capturing module coupled to said control integrated circuits for capturing image;

a memory coupled to said control integrated circuits for storing said captured image;

a projection module coupled said control integrated circuits to project said captured image in said memory or from an external device outside said portable image capturing device;

wherein said projection module includes a light source unit;

a reflective type device coupled to said control integrated circuits so as to reflect light emitted from said light source unit to a screen for projecting image;

a color combiner coupled to said light source unit to combine the R, G, B light from said light source unit.

5. The projector of claim 4, wherein said light source unit includes R, G, B sources adjacent to said color combiner, respectively.

6. The projector of claim 4, wherein said light source unit includes R, G, B sources at one side and said projection module including three reflector mirrors arranged in line to reflect said light source unit, respectively.

7. A portable image capturing device with embedded projector comprising:

a control integrated circuits;

an image capturing module coupled to said control integrated circuits for capturing image;

a memory coupled to said control integrated circuits for storing said captured image;

a projection module coupled said control integrated circuits to project said captured image in said memory or from an external device outside said portable image capturing device;

wherein said projection module includes a light source unit;

a transmissive type panel coupled to said control integrated circuits so as to allow light emitted from said light source unit pass through said transmissive type panel; and

projection lens positioned in light path from said transmissive type panel to project image.

8. The projector of claim 7, wherein said light source unit includes OLED, LED element, laser diode, electroluminescence element, field emitting element to emit light of red, green or blue.

9. The projector of claim 7, wherein said at least one transmissive type panel includes color filter.

10. The projector of claim 7, wherein said projector module includes a color control module couple to said light source unit for switching said light source unit to emit R, G, B color light in sequence to pass said transmissive type panel.

11. The projector of claim 7, wherein said projector module includes three transmissive type panel;

and a prism located adjacent to said three transmissive type panel for color combination.