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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2006
Tetsuro Yamazaki, Suwa, JP;
Hidehito Iisaka, Shiojiri, JP;
Tetsuro Yamazaki, Suwa, JP;
Hidehito Iisaka, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To reduce the color break-up and to provide high quality projection images. A method of driving a spatial light modulator, including generating a sub-frame pulse signal for a first colored light Rthrough R, Bthrough B, generating a sub-frame pulse signal for a second colored light Gthrough G, arranging the sub-frame pulse signals for the respective colored light so that at least three of the sub-frame pulse signals for the first colored light Rthrough R, Bthrough Badjoin either one of the sub-frame pulse signals for the second colored light Gthrough Gduring at least one frame of the image, and driving a plurality of movable mirror elements in accordance with the sub-frame pulse signals for the respective colored light arranged in arranging the sub-frame pulse signals, the movable mirror elements being alternatively moved at least to a first reflecting position and a second reflecting position.