Patent Document ID: 5570135
Application ID: 08485262
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A multi-format television system including: a. a processing unit operable to perform image scaling, wherein said processor includes: i. a counter for incrementing each pixel of the scaled image; ii. a circuit for determining the intensity of the pixel of the scaled image using the intensities of the pixels on either side of said pixel of the scaled image; and iii. a circuit for determining the location of the pixel of the scaled image using the distance of said pixel from the pixels on either side of said pixel of the scaled image; b. a spatial light modulator, wherein said array comprises a plurality of lines of elements, each said element comprising: i. an electrode arranged such that said electrode is in electrical connection with electrodes of adjacent elements, allowing reset of an entire one of said lines of elements; ii. a reflective surface; iii. at least two support posts holding said reflective surface above said electrodes, over an air gap; and iv. flexible hinges connecting said reflective surface to said support posts, such that when one of said electrodes becomes active, said reflective surface can twist about said hinges and allow said reflective surface to deflect in response to said active electrode; v. a light source, wherein said light is focused upon said spatial light modulator array and forms an image from the reflections of deflected elements; and c. a surface on which to display said image.