Patent classifications
H04N9/3129
Optical element
An optical reflecting device includes a mirror part, a pair of joints, a pair of vibration parts, a plurality of driving parts, and a fixed part. Each of the joints has a first end connected to respective one the facing positions to each other on the mirror part and a second end opposite to the first end, and extends along a first axis. Each of the vibration parts has a central portion connected to the second end of respective one of the joints. A plurality of driving parts is disposed in each of the pair of vibration parts, and rotates the mirror part. Both ends of each of the pair of vibration parts are connected to the fixed part. The beam width defined as the length of each of the joints in a direction orthogonal to the first axis is greater than the beam width of each of the pair of vibration parts.
WAVELENGTH ESTIMATION DEVICE, LIGHT-SOURCE DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, OBJECT APPARATUS, WAVELENGTH ESTIMATION METHOD, AND LIGHT-SOURCE CONTROL METHOD
A wavelength estimation device including a light detector to receive light emitted from a light source and an estimation unit. The estimation unit estimates a wavelength of the light based on an amount of light received by the light detector.
SCAN NEEDLE AND SCAN DISPLAY SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME
A scan display system includes a picture receiving unit, a scan needle, a picture display screen having first and second opposing surfaces, and a driving unit. The picture receiving unit is configured to receive picture data and transmits the picture data to the scan needle. The driving unit is configured to perform a picture scanning process by moving the scan needle to scan in a horizontal direction relative to the first of the picture display screen at a predetermined frequency. The scan needle is configured to emit light, representative of the picture data, to the first surface of the picture display screen to project image lines, each image line being formed by the scan needle during the scan. The picture display screen is configured to receive the emitted light on the first surface and display an image comprising the image lines on the second surface.
SMART LASER PHONE
A smart laser phone includes a main body with a mobile communication module, a band connected to the main body, an optical member, on a side surface of the main body to which the band is not connected, for projecting a laser image, a speaker on the same side surface as the optical member but separated by a set distance therefrom, a sensor unit on the surface between the optical member and the speaker, and a microphone on the outer side of the optical member. When the smart laser phone is worn on the wrist, the microphone and the optical member, the sensor unit and the speaker are sequentially equipped on the side surface of the smart laser phone main body oriented toward the palm, and thus, as the phone is used with an enlarged image, using the phone is convenient, and communication can be carried out with clear sound.
Image projection apparatus and image projection method
An image projection apparatus includes a light irradiation device configured to irradiate a laser beam, an optical scan device configured to deflect the laser beam to make an optical scan, and project an image on a display region, an optical sensor arranged outside the display region, and including a first light receiving region and a second light receiving region that are arranged at different positions along a vertical scanning direction of the optical scan, and a deflection angle controller. The deflection angle controller corrects a deflection angle in the vertical scanning direction of the optical scan device, based on a number of times the laser beam is detected by the first light receiving region and a number of times the laser beam is detected by the second light receiving region.
Optical module
An optical module includes a light-forming unit configured to form light, and a protective member surrounding and sealing the light-forming unit. The light-forming unit includes a base member including an electronic temperature control module, a plurality of laser diodes arranged on the base member, a filter arranged on the base member and configured to multiplex light from the plurality of laser diodes, a beam shaping portion arranged on the base member and configured to convert a beam shape of the light multiplexed by the filter, and a MEMS arranged on the base member and including a scanning mirror configured to scan the light shaped in the beam shaping portion. The protective member includes a base body, and a lid welded to the base body.
Laser animation projection device and a control method thereof
The present invention discloses a laser animation projection device. The device comprises a controlling mainboard, an X-axis high-speed galvanometer motor, a Y-axis high-speed galvanometer motor and a laser device; a MCU is disposed on the controlling mainboard; an X-axis galvanometer lens is connected to an output shaft of the X-axis high-speed galvanometer motor; a Y-axis galvanometer lens is connected to an output shaft of the Y-axis high-speed galvanometer motor; a display screen is disposed in front of the two galvanometer lenses; a WIFI module is disposed on the controlling mainboard; the laser device is positioned according to positions of the two galvanometer lenses, so as to make the laser emitted by the laser device be reflected onto the display screen through the two galvanometer lenses. A control method for the laser animation projection device is also disclosed.
Optical Steering of Component Wavelengths of a Multi-Wavelength Beam to Enable Interactivity
Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, an information handling system comprises a scanning system to scan one or more component wavelength beams into a combined multi-component beam in a first field of view, and a redirecting system to redirect one or more of the component wavelength beams into a second field of view. A first subset of the one or more component wavelength beams is projected in the first field of view and a second subset of the one or more component wavelength beams is projected in the second field of view. The first subset may project a visible image in the first field of view, and user is capable of providing an input to control the information handling system via interaction with the second subset in the second field of view.
Multi-Stripes Lasers for Laser Based Projector Displays
A scanning projector and method is provided that that uses at least one multi-stripe laser to generate the laser light for the scanned image. Specifically, the multi-stripe laser includes at least a first laser element and a second laser element formed together on a semiconductor die. The first laser element is configured to output a first laser light beam, and the second laser element is configured to output a second laser light beam. At least one scanning mirror is configured to reflect the first laser light beam and the second laser light beam, and a drive circuit is configured to provide an excitation signal to excite motion of the at least one scanning mirror. Specifically, the motion is excited such that the at least one scanning mirror reflects the first laser light beam and the second laser light beam in a raster pattern of scan lines.
ENERGY OPTIMIZED IMAGING SYSTEM WITH SYNCHRONIZED DYNAMIC CONTROL OF DIRECTABLE BEAM LIGHT SOURCE AND RECONFIGURABLY MASKED PHOTO-SENSOR
An energy optimized imaging system that includes a light source that has the ability to illuminate specific pixels in a scene, and a sensor that has the ability to capture light with specific pixels of its sensor matrix, temporally synchronized such that the sensor captures light only when the light source is illuminating pixels in the scene.