Picture projecting apparatus for a projection display system and the method thereof

• US 5,172,221 A
• Filed: 07/12/1991
• Issued: 12/15/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ko, Han-il
• Primary Examiner(s): Coles, Sr., Edward L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): VU, KIM Y
• Application Number:
  US07/728,689
• Time in Patent Office: 522 Days
• Field of Search: 258/60, 258/61, 258/64, 258/65-67, 258/74, 350/331 R, 350/31, 350/34, 359/68, 359/84, 359/63
• US Class Current: 348/761
• 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

Abstract

A picture projecting apparatus for a projection display system and the method thereof are disclosed. The apparatus converts color video signals which are red, green and blue colors arranged in series, to light signals which have the wavelengths of the light corresponding to the respective red, green and blue colors for a vertical scanning line, separates the red, green and blue monochromatic component lights from the converted light signals, and focuses the separated red, green and blue component lights. Accordingly, the red, green and blue color video signals converted to have a triple speed is scanned to a monochrome picture tube, to separate and reflect the light signal generated from the monochrome picture tube into red, green and blue component signals through dichroic mirrors and mirrors. At this time, according to input synchronizing signals of the red, green and blue video signals, electronic liquid crystal shutters, respectively composed of a single pixel, are driven to select separated red, green and blue component signals and focus through a lens thereby being projected on a large color screen of high resolution.

Claims

1. A picture projecting method for a projection display system comprising the steps of:

multiplying a speed of each of video signals for converting red, green and blue color video signals into serial color video signals having a predetermined multiplied speed;

converting said serial color video signals to light signals each having a light wavelength corresponding to each of the red, green and blue color video signals via a monochrome picture tube;

separating a red, green and blue monochrome component signals from said converted light signals; and

focusing said separated red, green and blue component signals on a screen.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein during said focusing step, said red, green and blue component signals are focused to display on said screen by controlling a focusing magnification factor.

3. A picture projecting method for a projection display system comprising the steps of:

converting a speed of each of a red, green and blue color video signal including synchronizing signals to a tripled speed in accordance with a predetermined control signal generated from a horizontal synchronizing signal by a PLL method, to output the converted signals in series;

separating a vertical and horizontal synchronizing signals from said red, green and blue signals with said triple speed output from said triple speed converting step;

receiving, in series, said red, green and blue video signals with said tripled speed from said tripled speed converting step, deflecting said received signals according to the vertical and horizontal signals output from said synchronizing signal separating step, and displaying said deflected signals in monochrome on a monochrome picture tube;

selectively separating and reflecting a red, green and blue component signals according to light wavelengths, from a monochromatic light signal displayed in said displaying step;

selecting said separated red, green and blue component signals from said separating and reflecting step in response to a predetermined control signal supplied from said tripled-speed converting step to selectively transmit said red, green and blue component signals; and

focusing and mixing said red, green and blue component signals selected in said selecting step to magnify and project said composite signals on a screen by controlling a focusing magification factor.

4. A picture projecting apparatus for a projection display system comprising:

phase locked loop circuit means for generating variable frequency synchronization signals in response to a horizontal synchronizing signal input thereto;

tripled video signal generating means for receiving red, green and blue video signals and generating a tripled video signal being a composite video signal representation of said red, green and blue video signals, said tripled video signal being generated in response to the variable frequency synchronization signals output from said phase locked loop circuit means;

synchronous detection means for receiving the tripled video signal from said tripled video signal generating means and generating vertical and horizontal deflection signals in response thereto;

a picture tube having an electron gun for receiving the tripled video signal from said tripled video signal generating means and the vertical and horizontal deflection signals from said synchronous detection means and generating red, green and blue monochromatic light signals in response thereto;

a shutter driver circuit responsive to decoding signals from said tripled video signal generating means for generating shutter driver switching control signals;

a plurality of electronic shutter means, each electronic shutter means for sequentially passing respective red, green and blue monochromatic light signals from said picture tube in response to a corresponding shutter driver switching control signal from said shutter driver circuit;

a first set of mirrors for reflecting each respective red, green and blue monochromatic light onto a corresponding one of said plurality of electronic shutter means; and

a second set of mirrors for reflecting monochromatic light signals, sequentially passed from said plurality of electronic shutter means, onto a focusing lens, said focusing lens projecting each transmitted monochromatic light signal onto a large color screen.

5. A picture projecting apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein said phased locked loop circuit means comprises:

means for receiving the horizontal synchronous signal input thereto and generating a read-out clock sampling signal in response thereto; and

frequency dividing means responsive to said read-out clock sampling signal for generating a write-in clock sampling signal and a control clock sampling signal.

6. A picture projecting apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein said tripled video signal generating means comprises:

three A/D converters for receiving each of said red, green and blue video signals, respectively, and generating a respective digitally sampled signal having a frequency in accordance with said write-in clock sampling signal;

three memory storage means, each memory storage means for storing a respective one of said red, green and blue digitally sampled signals, each memory storage means being enabled to read out information stored therein in response to the read-out clock sampling signal from said phase locked loop circuit means;

a counter for receiving the control clock sampling signal from said phase locked loop circuit means and generating decoding signals in response thereto; and

switching means responsive to the decoding signals from said counter for alternately and sequentially inputting the respective serially enabled outputs of each corresponding one of said three memory storage means into an input of a D/A converter, said D/A converter generating said tripled video signal in response thereto.

7. A picture projecting apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the read-out clock sampling signal has a frequency three times faster than the frequency of the write-in clock sampling signal, the red, green and blue digitally sampled signals being read out consecutively from each respective one of said three memory storage means to provide a composite red, green and blue digital signal having a frequency in accordance with said read-out clock sampling signal and then fed to the input of said D/A converter.

8. A picture projecting apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein said three memory storage means sequentially store a sequence of respective red, green and blue video signals every one horizontal synchronizing signal.

9. A picture projecting apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein every sequence stored in the three memory means is sequentially passed from said plurality of electronic shutter means such that 525 lines of overlapped red, green and blue video signals are scanned every 175 horizontal synchronizing signals to form a color image frame onto the large color screen.

10. A method for projecting a color image on a screen of a projection display system comprising the steps of:

generating variable frequency synchronization signals in response to a horizontal synchronizing signal;

receiving red, green and blue video signals and generating, in response to decoding signals, a tripled video signal being a composite video signal representation of said red, green and blue video signals, said tripled video signal being generated in response to the variable frequency synchronization signals and the decoding signals;

receiving the tripled video signal and generating vertical and horizontal deflection signals in response thereto;

receiving the tripled video signal and the vertical and horizontal deflection signals and generating red, green and blue monochromatic light signals in response thereto;

generating shutter driver switching control signals in response to the decoding signals;

transmitting the shutter driver switching signals to a plurality of electronic shutter means, each electronic shutter means for sequentially passing respective red, green and blue monochromatic light signals in response to a corresponding shutter driver switching control signal;

using a first set of mirrors to reflect each respective red, green and blue monochromatic light onto a corresponding one of said plurality of electronic shutter means; and

using a second set of mirrors to reflect monochromatic light signals, sequentially passed from said plurality of electronic shutter means, onto a focusing lens, said focusing lens projecting each transmitted monochromatic light signal onto a large color screen.

11. The method for projecting a color image as claimed in claim 10, wherein said step for generating variable frequency synchronization signals comprises the steps of:

receiving a horizontal synchronous signal and generating a read-out clock sampling signal in response thereto; and

frequency dividing said read-out clock sampling signal for generating a write-in clock sampling signal and a control clock sampling signal.

12. The method for projecting a color image as claimed in claim 11, wherein said steps for generating decoding signals and for receiving and generating a tripled video signal comprise the steps of:

receiving each of said red, green and blue video signals and performing A/D conversion of each respective signal;

generating a respective digitally sampled signal having a frequency in accordance with said write-in clock sampling signal;

storing a respective one of said red, green and blue digitally sampled signals in a respective one of three memory storage means, each memory storage means being enabled to read out information stored therein in response to the read-out clock sampling signal;

counting the signal transitions from the received control clock sampling signal and generating the decoding signals in response thereto; and

selectively switching a digital switch responsive to said decoding signals for alternately and sequentially inputting the respective serially enabled outputs of each corresponding one of said three memory storage means into an input of a D/A converter, said D/A converter generating said tripled video signal in response thereto.

13. The method for projecting a color image as claimed in claim 12, wherein the read-out clock sampling signal has a frequency three times faster than the frequency of the write-in clock sampling signal, the red, green and blue digitally sampled signals being read out consecutively from each respective one of said three memory storage means to provide a composite red, green and blue digital signal having a frequency in accordance with said read-out clock sampling signal and then fed to the input of said D/A converter.

14. The method for projecting a color image as claimed in claim 13, wherein said three memory storage means sequentially store a sequence of respective red, green and blue video signals every one horizontal synchronizing signal.

15. The method for projecting a color image as claimed in claim 14, wherein every sequence stored in the three memory means is sequentially passed from said plurality of electronic shutter means such that 525 lines of red, green and blue video signals are scanned every 175 horizontal synchronizing signals to form a color image frame onto the large color screen.

16. A picture projecting display system comprising:

means for multiplying a speed of each of video signals for converting red, green and blue color video signals into serial color video signals having a predetermined multiplied speed;

means for converting said serial color video signals to light signals each having a light wavelength corresponding to each of the red, green and blue color video signals via a monochrome picture tube;

means for separating a red, green and blue monochrome component signals from said converted light signals; and

means for focusing said separated red, green and blue component signals on a screen.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said focusing means comprises focusing magnification factor control means for focusing said red, green and blue component signals.

18. A picture projecting display system comprising:

means for converting a speed of each of a red, green and blue color video signal including synchronizing signals to a tripled speed in accordance with a predetermined control signal generated from a horizontal synchronizing signal by a PLL method, to output the converted signals in series;

means for separating a vertical and horizontal synchronizing signals from said red, green and blue signals with the tripled speed output from said converting means;

display means for receiving, in series, said red, green and blue video signals with said tripled speed from said converting means, deflecting said received signals according to the vertical and horizontal signals output from said separating means, and displaying said deflected signals in monochrome on a monochrome picture tube;

means for selectively separating and reflecting a red, green and blue component signals according to light wavelengths, from a monochromatic light signal displayed in said displaying means;

means for selecting said separated red, green and blue component signals from said display means in response to a predetermined control signal supplied from said converting means to selectively transmit said red, green and blue component signals; and

means for focusing and mixing said red, green and blue component signals selected in said selecting means to magnify and project said composite signals on a screen by controlling a focusing magnification factor control means.