Abstract:
A projector apparatus comprises an image signal processor (2) for generating color drive signals of at least four channels, which correspond to at least four kinds of colors including colors selected according to the spectrum of a light source, from the three primary color image signals; a light-splitting device for splitting the light from the light source into at least four kinds of light according to the colors corresponding to the color drive signals generated in the image signal processor (2); light valves (LB), each of which comprises a liquid crystal element driven by the color drive signal for modulating each light component split from that of the light source by the light-splitting device; and a combining device for combining the light components modulated by the light valves.
Abstract:
An optical block which is light in weight and low in price, and has optical path distances equivalent to those obtained with glass has an outside form composed by arranging a polyhedron 8a having a surface of incidence for a blue ray B, a polyhedron 8b having a surface of incidence for a red ray R and a polyhedron 8c having a surface of incidence for a green ray G which are configured as transparent plastic members, and optical members 9a and 9b configured as dichroic filters formed as glass members. The polyhedrons 8a to 8c are coupled by way of the optical members 9a and 9b so as to compose an optical block as a monochromator prism block.
Abstract:
[Object] To prevent image quality deterioration due to unnecessary format conversion. [Solution] An STB (set top box) 200 receives bit stream data that is transmitted from a broadcast station 100 in such a manner as to be carried on a broadcast wave, and obtains stereoscopic image data, audio data, and the like. Furthermore, the STB 200 transmits the stereoscopic image data and the audio data to the TV (television receiver) 300 through the digital interface of HDMI. In a case where the received stereoscopic image data can be handled by a TV 300 and, furthermore, the TV 300 has requested that transmission of the stereoscopic image data be performed without performing format conversion, the STB 200 does not convert the format of the received image data, and transmits the received image data to the TV 300 in the as-is format. Furthermore, in the case of other cases, the STB 200 converts in advance the format of the received stereoscopic image data into, for example, a format that is set by the user, and transmits the stereoscopic image data to the TV 300.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent deterioration in image quality caused by unnecessary format conversions.SOLUTION: An STB (set-top box) 200 acquires three-dimensional image data and audio data by receiving bit stream data in a broadcast wave sent by a broadcasting station 100. Moreover, the STB 200 sends the three-dimensional image data and the audio data to a TV (television receiver) 300 via an HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface) digital interface. The STB 200 sends the received image data, without performing format conversion, in the original format to the TV 300, when the TV 300 can handle the received three-dimensional image data and when the TV 300 requests for the transmission without format conversion. In other cases, the STB 200 sends the received three-dimensional image data to the TV 300, after converting the format of the image data into the format that has been preset by a user.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain the miniaturization of a polarized beam splitting element consisting of a polarized light converting unit and to provide satisfactory polarized beam splitting characteristics by providing the polarized beam splitting element with a laminate part mutually laminating a film layer composed of a high refractive index material and a film layer composed of a low refractive index material. SOLUTION: The polarized light converting unit is provided with a plate- shaped polarized beam splitting element 1. Concerning the polarized beam splitting element 1, a laminate part 4 alternately laminating a high refraction layer 2 composed of the high refractive index material and a low refraction layer 3 composed of the low refractive index material is constituted on the surface of a transparent substrate 5. The laminate part 4 is provided for letting appear the transmission and reflection characteristics of prescribed light by utilizing the interference effect of light by alternately laminating the low refractive index and high refractive index materials. For the low refractive index material, SiO2 or ZrO2 is used and for the high refractive index material, TiO2 or NbO2 is used.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the generation of a loss or unevenness in light quantity and to obtain uniform image forming performance. SOLUTION: An illuminating optical device 11 is provided with a 1st optical block 1 including a 1st lens array 21 having plural cell lenses 21a to 21d having shapes approximately similar to optical modulation elements 45, 49, 53, a 2nd optical block 2 including a 2nd lens array 23 corresponding to the 1st lens array 21 in the block 1 and having plural cell lenses 23a to 23d having shapes approximately similar to the elements 45, 49, 53 and a 1st light converging component for converging a beam passed through the array 23 to the elements 45, 49, 53 and a 2nd light converging element arranged in the vicinity of the elements 45, 49, 53 in order to form an image of a beam projected from the block 2 on a prescribed position. The cell lenses 21a to 21d of the array 21 consist of respectively different aspheric surfaces.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical device which presents a user a bright image while avoiding noticeable color irregularity by uniforming the color irregularity on the screen without decreasing screen brightness and to provide a display apparatus equipped with the optical device. SOLUTION: The optical device comprises: light modulating members 45, 49, 53 and color correcting members 120, 130, 140 disposed in optical paths of red, blue and green colors, respectively; and a light synthesizing member consisting of a dichroic prism in a parallelepiped or cubic form which comprises first to third prisms 41A to 41C, each having a triangular cross section, where red, blue and green beams enter, respectively, and a fourth prism 41A to 41D where the synthesized light of the red, blue and green beams is emitted, and which has a plurality of optical thin films 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d formed on laminating faces of the first to fourth prisms, the thin films having different transmittance characteristics and reflection characteristics depending on the faces of the prisms. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To miniaturize a prism element and to make uniform vignetting of a luminous flux in the prism element. SOLUTION: As the distances from a lamp 2 to liquid crystal panels 11, 14, and 20, optical paths of red light R and blue light B are formed so as to have approximately equal lengths, and the optical path of green light G is made longer than those of red light R and blue light B. Color synthesizing films 27a and 27b of a prism element 25 consist of long wavelength transmission- type films. A prescribed swing angle is given to the light axis made incident on the prism element 25, and liquid crystal panels are arranged in such positions that the optical axis can pass their center parts.