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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Matthew Glen Hine, Richardson, TX (US);
Gene Alan Frantz, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Glen Hine, Richardson, TX (US);
Gene Alan Frantz, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/26 (2006.01); H04N 9/31 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04N 5/74 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/3197 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0304 (2013.01); H04N 5/7458 (2013.01); H04N 9/315 (2013.01); H04N 9/3111 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image input/output apparatus and method includes a light source in optical communication with a spatial radiation modulator for projecting an output image and an image sensor for capturing an input image along a shared input/output path. In a described embodiment, the display of an output image and the capture of an input image is effected using a common spatial radiation modulator (SRM) in the form of a deformable mirror device (DMD).