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US6330039B2 Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Picture display apparatus for displaying a colored picture

Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 2001-04-09
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Granted: 2001-12-11
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Expires: 2021-04-09
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Abstract

Abstract A picture display method and apparatus in which a light source is lengthened in service life and optimum color reproduction is realized, while the light utilization efficiency is improved to reduce the power consumption and the size of the apparatus. The red, green and blue illuminating light beams radiated from the light-emitting diodes 12 R, 12 G and 12 R, are illuminated via relay lenses and field lenses on picture display light valves 11 R, 11 G and 11 B and spatially modulated in intensity so as to be synthesized by a synthesis prism 10 and so as to be projected to an enlarged scale on a screen 17 . The profile of the light radiating portions of the light-emitting diodes 12 R, 12 G and 12 B are set so as to be the same or similar to the profile of a picture display area of each of the picture display light valves 11 R, 11 G and 11 B in order that the profile of the light beam illuminated on the picture display area will be in keeping with the profile of the picture display area.

Inventors

  • 👤 Takeshi Matsui
  • 👤 Takuji Yoshida
  • 👤 Shunichi Hashimoto
  • 👤 Yoshinori Tanaka
  • 👤 Osamu Akimoto

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 11:26
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/31; H04N9/3141; H04N9/315; H04N9/3152; H04N9/3155; H04N9/3164; H04N9/3179; H04N9/3182

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 73 words
A picture display apparatus for displaying a colored picture having gradation in brightness by time-divisional display of a plurality of monochromatic pictures, wherein said monochromatic pictures have colors different from each other, and each said monochromatic picture has a weighted plurality of pictures in each frame, and said weighted plurality of pictures comprising at least four pictures, and said weighted pictures are sequentially displayed so that the different color pictures are displayed consecutively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 73 words
A picture display apparatus for displaying a colored picture having gradation in brightness by time-divisional display of a plurality of monochromatic pictures, wherein said monochromatic pictures have colors different from each other, and each said monochromatic picture has a weighted plurality of pictures in each frame, and said weighted plurality of pictures comprising at least four pictures, and said weighted pictures are sequentially displayed so that the different color pictures are displayed consecutively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
The picture display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein each monochromatic picture color is made up of three prime colors of light.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 75 words
A picture display apparatus for displaying a colored picture having gradation in brightness by time-divisional display of a plurality of monochromatic pictures, wherein, said monochromatic pictures have colors different from each other, and each said monochromatic picture has a weighted plurality of pictures in each frame, and said weighted plurality of pictures comprising at least four different weighted pictures, and said weighted pictures are sequentially displayed so that the different color pictures are displayed consecutively.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 75 words
A picture display apparatus for displaying a colored picture having gradation in brightness by time-divisional display of a plurality of monochromatic pictures, wherein, said monochromatic pictures have colors different from each other, and each said monochromatic picture has a weighted plurality of pictures in each frame, and said weighted plurality of pictures comprising at least four different weighted pictures, and said weighted pictures are sequentially displayed so that the different color pictures are displayed consecutively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 23 words
The picture display apparatus as claimed in claim 3 wherein each monochromatic picture color is made up of three prime colors of light.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 2004-12-10 2005-06-11 2005-12-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2008-12-10 2009-06-11 2009-12-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2012-12-10 2013-06-11 2013-12-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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