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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2009
Applicant:
Shunji Kamijima, Hara-mura, JP;
Inventor:
Shunji Kamijima, Hara-mura, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A projector includes: light emitting devices provided in correspondence with pixels that form an image displayed on an illuminated surface, each of the light emitting devices emitting light modulated in accordance with an image signal; and shaping optical elements provided in correspondence with the light emitting devices, each of the shaping optical elements shaping the region illuminated with the light emitted from the corresponding light emitting device, wherein the shaping optical elements form a shaped light region in a position on the light path between the shaping optical elements and the illuminated surface.