Patent ID: 7429983

Claim:
A display device comprising: an electronic processor capable of receiving and processing a digital input signal, the digital input signal comprising an internet protocol format having at least a header and a payload, wherein the digital input signal is substantially free from digital-to-analog conversions while being processed by the electronic processor and wherein at least a portion of the payload comprises video information, the electronic processor comprising: a header processing unit capable of processing at least a portion of the header of the digital input signal; a central processor unit capable of receiving the payload and the processed portion of the header of the digital input signal, wherein the central processor unit is coupled to one or more memory devices and one or more buffering devices; and a display processor unit coupled to the central processor unit, wherein the display processor unit generates an electronic control signal based at least in part on the portion of the payload that comprises the video information of the digital input signal; a light processing unit capable of receiving at least a portion of the electronic control signal from the display processor unit and modulating light based at least in part on the portion of the electronic control signal, wherein the light processing unit comprises: a light source capable of generating one or more optical signals; an optical filter coupled to the light source, the optical filter operable to receive the one or more optical signals generated by the light source and to filter at least infrared and ultra-violet portions of the one or more optical signals; a light integrator coupled to the light source, the light integrator operable to receive the one or more optical signals and to equalize any spatial distribution of the one or more optical signals; a color demultiplexer coupled to the light integrator, the color demultiplexer operable to receive the one or more optical signals and to separate the one or more optical signals into one or more bands of wavelengths; a light directing optics coupled to the color demultiplexer, the light directing optics comprising one or more lenses and one or more mirrors, the light directing optics capable of shaping and directing the one or more bands of wavelengths; one or more light modulating chips coupled to the light directing optics and to the display processor unit, the one or more modulating chips operable to receive one or more of the bands of wavelengths from the light directing optics and to modulate the one or more of the bands of wavelengths based at least in part on the electronic control signal; and a collection optics operable to receive the modulated bands of wavelengths and to communicate the modulated bands of wavelengths for display; and one or more display screens operable to receive the modulated bands of wavelengths communicated from the light modulating chips and to display the modulated bands of wavelengths.