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Patent US7880954 - Integrated modulator illumination - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA spatial light modulator includes an array of elements to modulate light in accordance with image data. The modulator has a display panel having first and second surfaces arranged adjacent to the array of elements such that the second surface is directly adjacent the array of elements to allow a viewer...http://www.google.com/patents/US7880954?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7880954 - Integrated modulator illuminationAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7880954 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/417,808Publication dateFeb 1, 2011Filing dateMay 3, 2006Priority dateMar 5, 2004Also published asEP1730572A1, EP1730572B1, EP2261720A1, US7706050, US8169689, US20050195468, US20060198013, US20110122479, US20120206788, WO2005093490A1Publication number11417808, 417808, US 7880954 B2, US 7880954B2, US-B2-7880954, US7880954 B2, US7880954B2InventorsJeffrey B. SampsellOriginal AssigneeQualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (106), Non-Patent Citations (125), Referenced by (3), Classifications (11), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetIntegrated modulator illuminationUS 7880954 B2Abstract A spatial light modulator includes an array of elements to modulate light in accordance with image data. The modulator has a display panel having first and second surfaces arranged adjacent to the array of elements such that the second surface is directly adjacent the array of elements to allow a viewer to view an image produced by modulation of light The modulator may also include a light source to provide light to the display panel and illumination dots on the first surface of the display panel to reflect light from the source to the array of elements.
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