Scanned beam system and method using a plurality of display zones
First Claim
1. A scan assembly operable to generate a plurality of image beams and operable to scan the image beams in a plurality of overlapping display zones, wherein the scan assembly is operable to scan each of the image beams in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, and wherein the scan assembly modulates an intensity of each of the image beams as a function of a vertical position of each image beam within the corresponding display zone.
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Abstract
A scan assembly includes an emitter array containing a plurality of optical emitters. Each optical emitter generates a corresponding image beam and the scan assembly scans the image beams in a plurality of overlapping display zones. The overlap of adjacent image display zones forms blending zones and the scan assembly can modulate the intensities of the image beams as a function of the position of the image beams in the blending zones. This modulation for a given blending zone may be a linearly increasing intensity of a first image beam and a linearly decreasing intensity of a second image beam.
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- 1. A scan assembly operable to generate a plurality of image beams and operable to scan the image beams in a plurality of overlapping display zones, wherein the scan assembly is operable to scan each of the image beams in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, and wherein the scan assembly modulates an intensity of each of the image beams as a function of a vertical position of each image beam within the corresponding display zone.
- 7. A scan assembly including an emitter array containing a plurality of optical emitters, each optical emitter operable to generate a corresponding image beam and the scan assembly operable to scan the image beams in a plurality of overlapping display zones that collectively form a field of view, wherein each image beam scans a corresponding display zone in the field of view and adjacent display zones overlap to define blending zones, and wherein the scan assembly modulates an intensity of each image beam as a function of a position of the image beam within a corresponding blending zone.
- 13. A scan assembly operable to generate a plurality of image beams and operable to scan each image beam through a corresponding display zone and at least one corresponding blending zone, and the scan assembly further operable to adjust an intensity of each image beam as a function of a position of the image beam in each corresponding blending zone, wherein two image beams scan each blending zone, and wherein within each blending zone an intensity of a first corresponding image beam and an intensity of a second corresponding image beam are adjusted according to a blending algorithm.
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18. An image generator, comprising:
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a beam generator operable to generate a plurality of image beams, wherein the beam generator comprises a plurality of groups of optical emitters, each group operable to generate a corresponding image beam; and a scan assembly operable to scan the image beams in a plurality of overlapping display zones, wherein the scan assembly scans each image beam through a corresponding display zone, with adjacent display zones overlapping to define blending zones, and wherein the scan assembly provides an indication of a position of each image beam within a corresponding blending zone and the beam generator modulates an intensity of each image beam as a function of the position of the image beam within the blending zone. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An image-display system, comprising:
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a display screen; and an image generator, including, a beam generator operable to generate a plurality of image beams; and a scan assembly operable to scan the image beams in a plurality of overlapping display zones on the display screen, wherein the scan assembly scans each image beam through a corresponding display zone, with adjacent display zones overlapping to define blending zones, and wherein the scan assembly provides an indication of a position of each image beam within a corresponding blending zone and the beam generator modulates an intensity of each image beam as a function of the position of the image beam within the blending zone. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of scanning image beams, comprising:
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generating a plurality of image beams; scanning each image beam through a corresponding display zone; scanning each image beam through a blending zone, wherein scanning each image beam through a blending zone comprises scanning first and second image beams through the corresponding blending zone, and wherein adjusting an intensity of each image beam as a function of a position of the image beam in the blending zone comprises adjusting the intensities of the first and second image beams according to a blending algorithm; and adjusting an intensity of each image beam as a function of a position of the image beam in the blending zone. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of scanning image beams, comprising:
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generating a plurality of image beams; and scanning the image beams in a plurality of overlapping display zones that collectively form a field of view, wherein overlapping portions of adjacent display zones form blending zones, and wherein the operation of scanning further comprises modulating an intensity of each image beam in a corresponding blending zone as a function of a position of the image beam within the blending zone. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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