Display device and method for starting up at a low temperature

• US 7,641,386 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2006
• Issued: 01/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Chiang, Fu-Jen, Fan, Chang-Hsien, Chen, Fang-Tien
• Primary Examiner(s): VERBITSKY, GAIL KAPLAN
• Application Number:
  US11/417,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20070140316A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,342 Days
• Field of Search: 374/141, 374/4, 374/5, 349/20, 349/22, 349/72, 349/64, 219/627, 219/635, 219/201, 219/261, 219/538
• US Class Current: 374/141
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/041 Temperature compensation
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/026 Arrangements or methods related to booting a display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/002 to project the image of a two-dimensional display, such as an array of light emitting or modulating elements or a CRT

Abstract

A display device and a method for starting up at a low temperature utilizing a heating unit of the display device or an external heating unit to increase the environmental temperature of the display device are disclosed. After the environmental temperature inside the display device reaches a starting-up temperature, the display device can be started up in the low-temperature environment.

Claims

1. A projection device for starting up at a low temperature, comprising:

at least a lamp for raising an environmental temperature in the projection device and also acting as a projecting light source of the projection device;

a temperature detecting unit for detecting the environmental temperature in the projection device and generating a temperature signal;

at least a fan for raising the environmental temperature in the projection device; and

a control unit for receiving the temperature signal, starting up the lamp and the fan prior to the temperature signal indicating that the environmental temperature has reached a starting-up temperature, and starting up the projection device when, or after, the temperature signal indicates that the environmental temperature has reached a starting-up temperature of the projection device.

2. The projection device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a memory unit for storing a control program to drive the control unit.

3. The projection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the temperature detecting unit comprises at least a temperature sensor.

4. The projection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the starting-up temperature is a lowest working temperature of the projection device.

5. A method for starting up a projection device at a low temperature, comprising the steps of:

starting up a power supply of the projection device;

starting up at least a lamp of the projection device for raising an environmental temperature in the projection device;

providing at least a fan for raising the environmental temperature in the projection device;

wherein the lamp and the fan are started up prior to a temperature signal indicating that the environmental temperature has reached a starting-up temperature;

starting up a temperature detecting unit of the projection device;

using the temperature detecting unit to detect the environmental temperature; and

starting up the projection device when the environmental temperature is higher than the starting-up temperature of the projection device.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the projection device further comprises a control unit for starting up the lamp, the temperature detecting unit and the projection device.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the projection device further comprises a memory unit for storing a control program to drive the control unit.

8. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the at least a lamp acts as a projecting light source in the projection device.

9. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the temperature detecting unit comprises at least a temperature sensor.

10. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the starting-up temperature is a lowest working temperature of the projection device.