Methods, systems, and computer program products for full spectrum projection
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1. A method for full spectrum projection comprising:
- (a) projecting a broadband electromagnetic wave beam from a broadband electromagnetic wave source;
(b) separating the broadband electromagnetic wave beam into a plurality of four or more spatially separate narrowband-wavelength beams, wherein each of the plurality of beams has a bandwidth on the order of no more than about twenty-five nanometers;
(c) directing the narrowband-wavelength beams across a predetermined area;
(d) selecting, from among the plurality of beams, a first narrowband-wavelength beam corresponding to a first desired pixel wavelength and a second narrowband-wavelength beam corresponding to a second desired pixel wavelength;
(e) displaying the first narrowband-wavelength beam at a first pixel on a display surface during a first frame; and
(f) displaying the second narrowband-wavelength beam at the first pixel on the display surface during the first frame.
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Abstract
A broadband electromagnetic wave beam is projected from a broadband wave source (301). The wave beam is separated by an element (306) into narrowband wavelength beams. The narrowband beams are directed across a predetermined area (312). A narrowband wavelength beam corresponding to a desired pixel wavelength is selected and displayed on a display surface (318).
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1. A method for full spectrum projection comprising:
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(a) projecting a broadband electromagnetic wave beam from a broadband electromagnetic wave source; (b) separating the broadband electromagnetic wave beam into a plurality of four or more spatially separate narrowband-wavelength beams, wherein each of the plurality of beams has a bandwidth on the order of no more than about twenty-five nanometers; (c) directing the narrowband-wavelength beams across a predetermined area; (d) selecting, from among the plurality of beams, a first narrowband-wavelength beam corresponding to a first desired pixel wavelength and a second narrowband-wavelength beam corresponding to a second desired pixel wavelength; (e) displaying the first narrowband-wavelength beam at a first pixel on a display surface during a first frame; and (f) displaying the second narrowband-wavelength beam at the first pixel on the display surface during the first frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for imperceptibly embedding a structured light image in a projected color image using a full spectrum projector, the method comprising:
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(a) determining a color to be displayed for a pixel in a color image; (b) determining a value of a structured light pattern to be encoded for a pixel position; (c) using a full spectrum projector to imperceptibly encode the value at the pixel position, wherein the full spectrum projector includes;
(1) a separator for separating a broadband electromagnetic wave beam into a plurality of four or more spatially separate narrowband-wavelength beams, each beam with a bandwidth on the order of no more than about twenty-five nanometers, and (2) a beam selector for selecting, from among the plurality of beams, a first narrowband-wavelength beam corresponding to a first desired pixel wavelength and a second narrowband-wavelength beam corresponding to a second desired pixel wavelength, directing the first narrowband-wavelength beam to the pixel position on a display surface during a first frame, and directing the second narrowband-wavelength beam to the pixel position on the display surface during the first frame; and(d) detecting the encoded value using a wavelength-selective detector.
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21. A system for full spectrum projection comprising:
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(a) a broadband electromagnetic wave source for projecting a broadband electromagnetic wave beam; (b) a separator for separating the broadband electromagnetic wave beam into a plurality of four or more spatially separate narrowband-wavelength beams, wherein each of the plurality of beams has a bandwidth on the order of no more than about twenty-five nanometers; (c) a beam director for directing the narrowband-wavelength beams across a predetermined area; and a beam selector for selecting, from among the plurarity of beams, a first narrowband-wavelength beam corresponding to a first desired pixel wavelength and a second narrowband-wavelength beam corresponding to a second desired pixel wavelength, directing the first narrowband-wavelength beam to a pixel position on a display surface during a first frame, and directing the second narrowband-wavelength beam to the pixel position on the display surface during the first frame. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a computer readable medium for performing steps comprising:
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(a) projecting a broadband electromagnetic wave beam from a broadband electromagnetic wave source; (b) separating the broadband electromagnetic wave beam into a plurality of four or more spatially separate narrowband-wavelength beams, wherein each of the plurality of beams has a bandwidth on the order of no more than about twenty-five nanometers; (c) directing the narrowband-wavelength beams across a predetermined area; (d) selecting, from among the plurality of beams, a first narrowband-wavelength beam corresponding to a first desired pixel wavelength and a second narrowband-wavelengh beam corresponding to a second desired pixel wavelength; (e) displaying the first narrowband-wavelength beam at a first pixel on a display surface during a first frame; and (f) displaying the second narrowband-wavelength beam at the first pixel on the display surface during the first frame. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a computer readable medium for performing steps comprising:
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(a) determining a color to be display for a pixel in a color image; (b) determining a value of a structured light pattern to be encoded for a pixel position; (c) using a full spectrum projector to imperceptibly encode the value at the pixel position, wherein the full spectrum projector includes;
(1) a separator for separating a broadband electromagnetic wave beam into a plurality of four or more spatially separate narrowband-wavelength beams, each beam with a bandwidth on the order of no more than about twenty-five nanometers, and (2) a beam selector for selecting, from among the plurality of beams, a first narrowband-wavelength beam corresponding to a first desired pixel wavelength and a second narrowband-wavelength beam corresponding to a second desired pixel wavelength, directing the first narrowband-wavelength beam to the pixel position on a display surface during a first frame, and directing the second narrowband-wavelength beam to the pixel position on the display surface during the first frame; and(d) detecting the encoded value using a wavelength-selective detector.
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