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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Steven M. Penn, Plano, TX (US);
Duane S. Dewald, Dallas, TX (US);
Matthew G. Hine, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 3/14 (2006.01); G01J 3/50 (2006.01); H01L 27/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G03B 21/10 (2006.01); G03B 17/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); G03B 17/54 (2013.01); G03B 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 3/0425 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention a method for capturing images on a screen is disclosed. The method includes directing light from a surface of a spatial light modular to an image field using a projection system; capturing light from the image field using the projection system, the projection system directing at least a portion of the captured light to the spatial light modulator; and directing at least a portion of the received captured light to an image capture system using the spatial light modulator.