Title:
METHOD FOR JUDGING SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR (SLM) PIXEL
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3867916
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce an influence by defects of pixels in a spatial light modulator (SLM) of a liquid crystal used for a projector.
SOLUTION: A method 100 is provided, comprising a step 102 for judging that a plurality of spatial light modulator (SLM) pixels have one or more 1st areas of SLM pixels satisfying a permissible defective SLM pixel policy and one or more 2nd areas of the SLM pixels not satisfying the permissible defective SLM pixel policy, and a step 106 for utilizing the one or more 1st areas of the SLM pixels, in a projection system having a 1st resolution lower than a 2nd resolution provided when utilizing both of the one or more 1st areas of the SLM pixels and the one or more 2nd areas of the SLM pixels.
Inventors:
William Allen
Mark W. Van Order
Mark W. Van Order
Application Number:
JP2003373352A
Publication Date:
January 17, 2007
Filing Date:
October 31, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company
International Classes:
G02F1/13; H04N5/66; G02B26/00; G02B27/18; G02F2/00; G03B21/00; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; H04N5/74; H04N9/31; (IPC1-7): G03B21/00; G02F1/13
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2001265312A | ||||
| JP116987A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shoichi Okuyama
Arihara Koichi
Matsushima Tetsuo
Hidefumi Kawamura
Arihara Koichi
Matsushima Tetsuo
Hidefumi Kawamura