Global Patent Index - EP 1269758 A2

EP 1269758 A2 20030102 - METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SUPERIMPOSITION OF IMAGES

Title (en)

METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SUPERIMPOSITION OF IMAGES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNGEN ZUR ÜBERLAGERUNG VON BILDERN

Title (fr)

PROCEDES ET APPAREILS DE SUPERPOSITION D'IMAGES

Publication

EP 1269758 A2 20030102 (EN)

Application

EP 01914078 A 20010312

Priority

  • IB 0100347 W 20010312
  • US 18948200 P 20000315
  • US 18948300 P 20000315

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0169942A2] In one embodiment of this invention, two sub-images for superimposition are created using a single spatial light modulator. A first sub-image is projected with the SLM at a first position and, during the same frame, a second sub-image is projected using the same SLM at a second position. In another embodiment, high resolution, stereoscopic images are created using the principle of temporal superimposition and an electronic projection system having a minimum of low resolution SLMs. The invention alternately projects off-set image sub-fields to each eye, which are then combined by the human visual system into a single, integrated high resolution image. The human visual system similarly integrates the separate left and right eye images into a single, three dimensional image.

IPC 1-7

H04N 9/31; H04N 5/74; H04N 13/00

IPC 8 full level

G03B 35/18 (2006.01); G02B 30/25 (2020.01); G03B 21/00 (2006.01); G03B 21/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/74 (2006.01); H04N 9/31 (2006.01); H04N 13/363 (2018.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04N 5/7416 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 9/3117 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 9/3188 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 13/324 (2018.04 - EP); H04N 13/337 (2018.04 - EP); H04N 13/341 (2018.04 - EP); H04N 13/363 (2018.04 - EP US); H04N 13/398 (2018.04 - EP); H04N 13/161 (2018.04 - EP); H04N 13/365 (2018.04 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0169942A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0169942 A2 20010920; WO 0169942 A3 20011220; AU 3946501 A 20010924; CA 2403483 A1 20010920; EP 1269758 A2 20030102; JP 2003527006 A 20030909

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 0100347 W 20010312; AU 3946501 A 20010312; CA 2403483 A 20010312; EP 01914078 A 20010312; JP 2001566566 A 20010312