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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:
Dec. 29, 2009

Filed:

May. 24, 2006
Applicant:

Thomas A. Lianza, Bedford, NH (US);

Inventor:

Thomas A. Lianza, Bedford, NH (US);

Assignee:

X-Rite Europe GmbH, Regensdorf, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G03B 21/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Display systems that utilize digital micro-mirror device (DMD) technology are finding wide application in the areas of projection systems for color display. The common name for such systems is digital light processing projection systems or DLP projection systems. The systems and methods described herein utilize the non-imaging light to monitor and calibrate the projected image since the high levels of illumination and extreme temperatures of the imaging light require careful attention to the manner of light collection. Light collection is accomplished in a waste gate area by a light collector, e.g., an optical fiber mat, and the collected light is communicated to an associated sensor. The technique is non-invasive and may be applied to existing designs with minimal modification.


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