Patent ID: 7832870

Claim:
A projection system, comprising: a light source; a color wheel comprising at least three segments and operable to receive light from the light source and filter the light into a passed component and a reflected component; a digital micromirror device comprising a plurality of micromirrors each operable to receive the passed component and the reflected component, wherein each micromirror is selectively positionable to each of at least first, second, and third states, wherein: in the first state, the micromirror is positioned to direct the passed component to a projection lens and the reflected component to a light dump; in the second state, the micromirror is positioned to direct the reflected component to the projection lens and the passed component to a light dump; and in the third state, the micromirror is positioned to direct the passed component and the reflected component to a light dump; and an optical system operable to direct the passed component and the reflected component from the color wheel to the digital micromirror device.