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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Valeo Comfort and Driving Assistance, Créteil, FR;
Inventor:
Michael Irzyk, Créteil, FR;
Assignee:
VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE, Créteil, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/01 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/13357 (2006.01); G03B 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0101 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); G02F 1/133603 (2013.01); G03B 21/2006 (2013.01); G02F 2001/133613 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to an image-generation device () for a head-up display (), comprising: a light source, a light modulator suitable for spatially modulating the light emitted by the light source, and a computer () suitable for controlling the light of source and the light modulator such that they generate an image. According to the invention, the light source is composed of a plurality of separate light elements, and the computer is able to modulate the light intensity emitted by each light element independently of the light intensity emitted by the other light elements.