Image projection device with an integrated photodiode light source

Claim 2

An image projection device with integrated photodiode light source, comprising: a light source module, which further comprises: at least one pair of semiconductor photodiode arrays to respectively illuminate a first unpolarized light beam and a second unpolarized light beam, wherein semiconductor photodiode is an LED, a prism to fully reflect the first unpolarized light beam and conduct the second unpolarized light beam in a specific incidence such that the first and second unpolarized beams are propagated in the same direction, and a polarizer to convert the first and second unpolarized beams into a first polarized light beam; a first polarizing beam splitter, implemented on one side of the polarizer, to reflect the first polarized light beam; a reflective display panel to receive the first polarized light beam reflected by the first polarizing beam splitter and convert the received first polarized light beam into a first polarized image light beam; and a projection module to project the first polarized image light beam.

Claim 3

The image projection device of claim 1 , wherein the panel is an LCOS display.

Claim 4

An image projection device with integrated photodiode light source, comprising: a light source module, which further comprises: a semiconductor photodiode array to illuminate an unpolarized light beam, wherein the semiconductor photodiode array is an LED array, a second polarizing beam splitter to split the unpolarized light beam as a first type polarized light beam and a second type polarized light beam, a wave-retardation plate to convert the second type polarized light beam into a converted first type polarized light beam, and a reflector to reflect the first polarized light beam such that the first and the first converted polarized light beams are propagated in the same direction; a first polarizing beam splitter to reflect the first and the first converted polarized light beams; a reflective display panel to receive the first and the first converted polarized light beams reflected by the first polarizing beam splitter and convert the received first and the first converted polarized light beams into a second type polarized image light beam; and a projection module to project the second type polarized image light beam.

Claim 5

An image projection device with integrated photodiode light source, comprising: a light source module, which further comprises: a semiconductor photodiode array to illuminate an unpolarized light beam, wherein the semiconductor photodiode array is an LED array, a second polarizing beam splitter to split the unpolarized light beam as a first type polarized light beam and a second type polarized light beam, a wave-retardation plate to convert the second type polarized light beam into a converted first type polarized light beam, and a reflector to reflect the first polarized light beam such that the first and the first converted polarized light beams are propagated in the same direction; a first polarizing beam splitter to reflect the first and the first converted polarized light beams; a reflective display panel to receive the first and the first converted polarized light beams reflected by the first polarizing beam splitter and convert the received first and the first converted polarized light beams into a second type polarized image light beam; and a projection module to project the second type polarized image light beam.

Claim 6

The image projection device of claim 3 , wherein the reflector is a prism or a reflective mirror.

Claim 7

The image projection device of claim 3 , wherein the panel is an LCOS display.

Claim 8

An image projection device with integrated photodiode light source, comprising: a light source module, which further comprises: a first semiconductor photodiode array to illuminate a first unpolarized light beam, wherein the first semiconductor photodiode array is an LED array, a second semiconductor photodiode array to illuminate a second unpolarized light beam, wherein the second semiconductor photodiode array is an LED array, a second polarizing beam splitter to respectively convert the first unpolarized light beam and the second unpolarized light beam into first type and second polarized light beams and then reflect each of the first type polarized light beams, and a reflector to reflect the first type polarized light beam of the second semiconductor photodiode array such that the first polarized light beams are propagated in the same direction; a first polarizing beam splitter to reflect the first polarized light beams; a reflective display panel to receive the first polarized light beams reflected by the first polarizing beam splitter and convert the received first polarized light beams into a second type polarized light beam; and a projection module to project the second type polarized light beam.

Claim 9

An image projection device with integrated photodiode light source, comprising: a light source module, which further comprises: a first semiconductor photodiode array to illuminate a first unpolarized light beam, wherein the first semiconductor photodiode array is an LED array, a second semiconductor photodiode array to illuminate a second unpolarized light beam, wherein the second semiconductor photodiode array is an LED array, a second polarizing beam splitter to respectively convert the first unpolarized light beam and the second unpolarized light beam into first type and second polarized light beams and then reflect each of the first type polarized light beams, and a reflector to reflect the first type polarized light beam of the second semiconductor photodiode array such that the first polarized light beams are propagated in the same direction; a first polarizing beam splitter to reflect the first polarized light beams; a reflective display panel to receive the first polarized light beams reflected by the first polarizing beam splitter and convert the received first polarized light beams into a second type polarized light beam; and a projection module to project the second type polarized light beam.

Claim 10

The image projection device of claim 6 , wherein the reflector is a prism or a reflective mirror.

Claim 11

The image projection device of claim 6 , wherein the panel is an LCOS display.

Claim 12

An image projection device with integrated photodiode light source, comprising: a light source module having at least one illuminating unit, a second polarizing beam splitter and at least one reflector, wherein the at least one illuminating unit has a plurality of three primary color LEDs on a circuit board as three primary color groups, the second polarizing beam splitter splits light beams from the at least one illuminating unit as a first type polarized light beam and a second type polarized light beam and reflects the first type polarized light beam to the reflector, and the reflector receives the first type polarized light beam; a light control circuit having: at least one discontinuous pulse generator to generate three sets of pulses electrically connected to the groups one-to-one, and three driving circuits respectively connected between the pulse generator and the groups, having a common input terminal to receive the pulses generated by the pulse generator and three separate output terminal to drive the respectively connected groups to illuminate light beams in turn; a first polarizing beam splitter to receive the first type polarized light beam reflected by the reflector, a reflective display panel to receive the first type polarized light beam reflected by the first polarizing beam splitter and convert the received first type polarized light beam into a second type polarized image light beam; and a projection module to project the second type polarized image light beam.

Claim 13

An image projection device with integrated photodiode light source, comprising: a light source module having at least one illuminating unit, a second polarizing beam splitter and at least one reflector, wherein the at least one illuminating unit has a plurality of three primary color LEDs on a circuit board as three primary color groups, the second polarizing beam splitter splits light beams from the at least one illuminating unit as a first type polarized light beam and a second type polarized light beam and reflects the first type polarized light beam to the reflector, and the reflector receives the first type polarized light beam; a light control circuit having: at least one discontinuous pulse generator to generate three sets of pulses electrically connected to the groups one-to-one, and three driving circuits respectively connected between the pulse generator and the groups, having a common input terminal to receive the pulses generated by the pulse generator and three separate output terminal to drive the respectively connected groups to illuminate light beams in turn; a first polarizing beam splitter to receive the first type polarized light beam reflected by the reflector, a reflective display panel to receive the first type polarized light beam reflected by the first polarizing beam splitter and convert the received first type polarized light beam into a second type polarized image light beam; and a projection module to project the second type polarized image light beam.

Claim 14

The image projection device of claim 9 , wherein the three primary color LEDs are red LEDs, green LEDs and blue LEDs.

Claim 15

The image projection device of claim 9 , further comprising a half wave implemented between the first and second polarizing beam splitters, to convert the second type polarized light beam polarized by the second polarizing beam splitter into a converted first polarized light beam incident on the first polarizing beam splitter to increase light beams reflected by the first polarizing beam splitter to the panel.

Claim 16

The image projection device of claim 9 , wherein two sides of the circuit board respectively implement a plurality of LEDs and a shade laterally covers the two sides of the circuit board such that lights emitted by the LEDs is collected and reflected to the reflector.

Claim 17

An image projection device with integrated photodiode light source, comprising: a light source module having at least one illuminating unit, a second polarizing beam splitter and at least one reflector, wherein the at least one illuminating unit has a plurality of three primary color photodiodes on a circuit board as three primary color groups, the second polarizing beam splitter splits light beams from the at least one illuminating unit as a first type polarized light beam and a second type polarized light beam and reflects the first type polarized light beam to the reflector, and the reflector receives the first type polarized light beam; a light control circuit having: a three primary field-sequential color microdisplay having three output terminals to output three differently discontinuous pulses, respectively, three switch circuits having three input terminals connected to the outputs of the microdisplay one-to-one to receive the discontinuous pulses and three output terminals connected to one side of the three groups one-to-one, and three DC supply circuits respectively connected to the other side of the three groups one-to-one to supply an operating voltage to the groups and the microdisplay; a first polarizing beam splitter to receive the first type polarized light beam reflected by the reflector; a reflective display panel to receive the first type polarized light beam reflected by the first polarizing beam splitter and convert the received first type polarized light beam into a second type polarized image light beam; and a projection module to project the second type polarized image light beam.

Claim 18

An image projection device with integrated photodiode light source, comprising: a light source module having at least one illuminating unit, a second polarizing beam splitter and at least one reflector, wherein the at least one illuminating unit has a plurality of three primary color photodiodes on a circuit board as three primary color groups, the second polarizing beam splitter splits light beams from the at least one illuminating unit as a first type polarized light beam and a second type polarized light beam and reflects the first type polarized light beam to the reflector, and the reflector receives the first type polarized light beam; a light control circuit having: a three primary field-sequential color microdisplay having three output terminals to output three differently discontinuous pulses, respectively, three switch circuits having three input terminals connected to the outputs of the microdisplay one-to-one to receive the discontinuous pulses and three output terminals connected to one side of the three groups one-to-one, and three DC supply circuits respectively connected to the other side of the three groups one-to-one to supply an operating voltage to the groups and the microdisplay; a first polarizing beam splitter to receive the first type polarized light beam reflected by the reflector; a reflective display panel to receive the first type polarized light beam reflected by the first polarizing beam splitter and convert the received first type polarized light beam into a second type polarized image light beam; and a projection module to project the second type polarized image light beam.

Claim 19

The image projection device of claim 13 , wherein the three primary color photodiodes have red, green and blue lights.

Claim 20

The image projection device of claim 13 , further comprising a half-wave plate implemented between the first and second polarizing beam splitters, to convert the second type polarized light beam polarized by the second polarizing beam splitter into a convened first polarized light beam incident on the first polarizing beam splitter to increase light beams reflected by the first polarizing beam splitter to the panel.

Claim 21

The image projection device of claim 13 , wherein two sides of the circuit board respectively implement the plurality of photodiodes and a shade laterally covers the two sides of the circuit board such that lights emitted by the photodiodes is collected and reflected to the reflector.

Claim 22

The image projection device of claim 13 , wherein the panel is an LCOS display.

Claim 23

The image projection device of claim 13 , wherein the panel is a TFT-LCD.

Claim 24

The image projection device of claim 13 , wherein the panel is an MEM display.

Claim 25

The image projection device of claim 13 , wherein the photodiodes have red LEDs to generate red light and zener diodes to generate green light and blue light.

Claim 26

An image projection device with integrated photodiode light source, comprising: a light source module having at least one illuminating unit and at least one reflector, wherein the at least one illuminating unit has a plurality of RGB photodiodes on a circuit board as RGB groups, and the reflector receives light beams illuminated by the groups; a light control circuit having: at least one discontinuous pulse generator to generate three sets of pulses electrically connected to the groups one-to-one, and three driving circuits respectively connected between the pulse generator and the groups, having a common input terminal to receive the pulses generated by the pulse generator and three separate output terminal to drive the respectively connected groups to illuminate light beams in turn; a first polarizing beam splitter to receive light beams reflected by the reflector; and a reflective display panel to receive light beams reflected by the first polarizing beam splitter as a first polarized light beam and convert the first polarized light beam into a polarized image light beam.

Claim 27

An image projection device with integrated photodiode light source, comprising: a light source module having at least one illuminating unit and at least one reflector, wherein the at least one illuminating unit has a plurality of RGB photodiodes on a circuit board as RGB groups, and the reflector receives light beams illuminated by the groups; a light control circuit having: at least one discontinuous pulse generator to generate three sets of pulses electrically connected to the groups one-to-one, and three driving circuits respectively connected between the pulse generator and the groups, having a common input terminal to receive the pulses generated by the pulse generator and three separate output terminal to drive the respectively connected groups to illuminate light beams in turn; a first polarizing beam splitter to receive light beams reflected by the reflector; and a reflective display panel to receive light beams reflected by the first polarizing beam splitter as a first polarized light beam and convert the first polarized light beam into a polarized image light beam.

Claim 28

The image projection device of claim 21 , wherein two sides of the circuit board respectively implement the plurality of photodiodes, and a shade laterally covers the two sides of the circuit board such that light emitted by the photodiodes is collected and reflected to the reflector.

Claim 29

The image projection device of claim 21 , wherein when the reflector is a prism, a polarizer is further used to convert an unpolarized light beam generated by the photodiodes and reflected by the prism into the first polarized light beam.

Claim 30

The image projection device of claim 21 , wherein the first polarized light beam is an s-polarized beam.

Claim 31

The image projection device of claim 21 , wherein the reflector is a photoguider formed by four reflective mirrors.

Claim 32

The image projection device of claim 21 , wherein the panel is a TFT-LCD.

Claim 33

The image projection device of claim 21 , wherein the panel is an MEM display.

Claim 34

The image projection device of claim 21 , wherein the photodiodes have red LEDs to generate red light and zener diodes to generate green light and blue light.