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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 09, 2018
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroyuki Kodama, Utsunomiya, JP;

Takehito Kawasumi, Saitama, JP;

Yuuki Maeda, Utsunomiya, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/00 (2006.01); H04N 9/31 (2006.01); G02B 27/09 (2006.01); G03B 21/20 (2006.01); G09G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/005 (2013.01); G02B 27/09 (2013.01); G03B 21/006 (2013.01); G03B 21/2033 (2013.01); G09G 3/002 (2013.01); H04N 9/31 (2013.01); H04N 9/3155 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image projection apparatus includes a first light modulation element configured to modulate a first light emitted from a light source and to generate a second light, and a second light modulation element configured to modulate the second light. The first light modulation element is configured to receive the first light onto a modulable pixel area that can modulate the first light, the modulable pixel area including an effective pixel area that can modulate the first light and a peripheral pixel area arranged at the periphery of the effective pixel area. The image projection apparatus further comprises a controller configured to control pixels of the peripheral pixel area such that light from the peripheral pixel area does not reach the second light modulation element.


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