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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2008
Applicants:
Akira Shirai, Hino, JP;
Fusao Ishii, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Akira Shirai, Hino, JP;
Fusao Ishii, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignees:
Silicon Quest Kabushiki-Kaisha, , JP;
Olympus Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a projection apparatus, comprising: a light source; a spatial light modulator for modulating the incident light emitted from the light source; a spatial light modulator control unit for generating, from an inputted image signal, a control signal for driving the spatial light modulator; and a light source control unit for receiving data corresponding to the control signal for controlling the light source to operate in one of three states consisted of a driven state, a stopped state and a standby state on the basis of the data.