Claims
- 1. A color management system comprising a first analyzer and a second analyzer;
said first analyzer positioned to receive, from a first image assimilator, a first light beam comprising spatial information, said first analyzer configured for producing a first filtered light output having an improved contrast relative to said first light beam; and, said second analyzer positioned to receive, from a second image assimilator, a second light beam comprising spatial information, said second analyzer configured for producing a second filtered light output having an improved contrast relative to said second light beam.
- 2. The color management system of claim 1, wherein said first analyzer comprises an optical retarder.
- 3. The color management system of claim 2, wherein said light emerging from said first image assimilator exhibits a first polarization, and wherein said optical retarder is configured to substantially modify said polarization of so as to produce substantially linearly polarized light.
- 4. The color management system of claim 2, wherein said optical retarder is configured to exhibit an optical retardence substantially equivalent to an optical retardence of said first image assimilator.
- 5. The color management system of claim 2, wherein said first image assimilator comprises a first panel exhibiting a first optical retardence, and wherein said optical retarder is configured to substantially compensate for said first optical retardence.
- 6. The color management system of claim 2, wherein said optical retarder is configured to substantially remove light of a predetermined wavelength from said light emerging from said first image assimilator.
- 7. The color management system of claim 1, wherein said first analyzer is positioned to receive said first light beam directly from said first image assimilator.
- 8. The color management system of claim 1, wherein said second analyzer is positioned to receive said second light beam directly from said second image assimilator.
- 9. The color management system of claim 1 further comprising a light combiner wherein said light combiner is positioned to receive said first filtered light output and said second filtered light output and said light combiner is configured to produce a combined output beam comprising said first filtered light output and said second filtered light output.
- 10. The color management system of claim 9, wherein said light combiner comprises a dichroic beamsplitter.
- 11. The color management system of claim 9, wherein said light combiner comprises a Philips prism.
- 12. The color management system of claim 9, wherein said light combiner comprises a Plumbicon prism.
- 13. The color management system of claim 9, wherein said light combiner comprises a modified Philips prism.
- 14. The color management system of claim 9, wherein said light combiner comprises two or more channels.
- 15. The color management system of claim 9, wherein said light combiner comprises a three or more channels.
- 16. The color management system of claim 9, wherein said light combiner comprises an x-prism.
- 17. The color management system of claim 16, wherein said x-prism comprises one or more dichroic filters.
- 18. The color management system of claim 17, wherein said x-prism comprises two or more dichroic filters.
- 19. The color management system of claim 16, wherein said x-prism further comprises a polarizing beamsplitter.
- 20. The color management system of claim 1, wherein said first image assimilator comprises a reflective spatial light modulator, wherein said first light beam has a first polarization, wherein said modulator is configured to modify said first polarization, and wherein said modulator is configured to superimpose spatial information on said first light beam to form a modified first light beam comprising said first light beam and said spatial information.
- 21. The color management system of claim 1, wherein said first image assimilator is positioned to receive a first light beam; wherein said first image assimilator is configured for emitting a modified first light beam; and wherein said modified first light beam comprises spatial information superimposed on said first light beam.
- 22. The color management system of claim 21, wherein said first image assimilator is configured for substantially transmitting said first light beam to be received by a first display panel; and wherein said first image assimilator is configured for receiving said modified first light beam from said first display panel before emitting said modified first light beam.
- 23. The color management system of claim 21, wherein said first image assimilator comprises a plate dichroic beamsplitter.
- 24. The color management system of claim 21, wherein said first image assimilator comprises a dichroic prism and an optical retarder.
- 25. The color management system of claim 21, wherein said second image assimilator is further positioned to receive a second light beam; wherein said second image assimilator is further configured for emitting a modified second light beam; and wherein said modified second light beam comprises spatial information superimposed on said second light beam.
- 26. The color management system of claim 25, wherein said second image assimilator is further configured for substantially transmitting said second light beam to be received by a second display panel and for receiving said modified second light beam from said second display panel before emitting said modified second light beam.
- 27. The color management system of claim 25, further comprising a first light separator positioned to receive a light input comprising a first component and a second component; wherein said light separator is configured for separating said first component from said second component and emitting said first light beam and said second light beam; wherein said first light beam comprises said first component; and wherein said second light beam comprises said second component.
- 28. The color management system of claim 27, wherein said first light separator comprises a dichroic beamsplitter.
- 29. The color management system of claim 21, wherein said first image assimilator is a polarizing beamsplitter.
- 30. The color management system of claim 29, wherein said polarizing beamsplitter is a wire grid polarizer.
- 31. The color management system of claim 21, further comprising a first light separator positioned to receive a dual light input comprising a first component and a second component; wherein said light separator is configured for separating said first component from said second component and emitting said first light beam; and wherein said first light beam comprises said first component.
- 32. The color management system of claim 31, wherein said first light separator comprises a dichroic beamsplitter.
- 33. The color management system of claim 31 wherein said first light separator comprises a dichroic prism and an optical retarder.
- 34. The color management system of claim 31 wherein said first light separator comprises a plate dichroic beamsplitter.
- 35. The color management system of claim 34 wherein said first light separator is configured for producing a red light output.
- 36. The color management system of claim 34 wherein said first light separator is configured for producing and a cyan light output comprising green light and blue light.
- 37. The color management system of claim 31 wherein said first light separator comprises a polarizing beamsplitter.
- 38. The color management system of claim 37 wherein said polarizing beamsplitter is a wire grid polarizer.
- 39. The color management system of claim 31 further comprising:
a second light separator positioned to receive a light input prior to said first light separator; wherein said light input comprises said first component, said second component, and a third component; and wherein said second light separator is configured for separating said third component from said first component and said second component and for emitting said dual light input and a third light beam comprising said third component; and an auxiliary image assimilator positioned to receive said third light beam; wherein said auxiliary image assimilator is further configured for emitting a modified third light beam; and wherein said modified third light beam comprises spatial information superimposed on said third light beam.
- 40. The color management system of claim 39, wherein said auxiliary image assimilator is further configured for substantially transmitting said third light beam to be received by a third display panel and for receiving said modified third light beam from said third display panel before emitting said modified third light beam.
- 41. A method for facilitating color management for a projection system, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving from a first image assimilator, at a first location, a first light beam comprising first spatial information and first noise; receiving from a second image assimilator, at a second location, a second light beam comprising second spatial information and second noise; separating, at said first location, said first spatial information from said first noise; separating, at said second location, said second spatial information from said second noise; emitting, from said first location, a first filtered light output comprising said first spatial information, whereby said first filtered light output has an improved contrast relative to said first light beam; and emitting, from said second location, a second filtered light output comprising said second spatial information, whereby said second filtered light output has an improved contrast relative to said second light beam.
- 42. A color management system comprising:
a first light separator positioned to receive a light input comprising a first component and a second component, wherein said light separator is configured for separating said first component from said second component and emitting a first light beam comprising said first component and a second light beam comprising said second component; an image assimilator positioned to receive said first light beam and said second light beam; wherein said image assimilator is configured for substantially transmitting said first light beam to be received by a first display panel, receiving a modified first light beam from said first display panel, and emitting said modified first light beam; and wherein said image assimilator is further configured for substantially transmitting said second light beam to be received by a second display panel, receiving a modified second light beam from said second display panel, and emitting said modified second light beam; a first analyzer positioned to receive said modified first light beam; wherein said first analyzer is configured for producing a first filtered light output having an improved contrast relative to said first light output; and a second analyzer positioned to receive said modified second light beam; wherein said second analyzer is configured for producing a second filtered light output having an improved contrast relative to said second light output.
- 43. A method for providing color management for a projection system, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving, at a first location, a light input comprising a first component and a second component; separating, at said first location, said first component from said second component; and emitting, from said first location, a first light beam comprising said first component and a second light beam comprising said second component; receiving, at a second location, said first light beam; substantially transmitting, from said second location, said first light beam to be received by a first display panel; receiving, at said second location, a modified first light beam from said first display panel; and emitting, from said second location, said modified first light beam; receiving, at a third location, said second light beam; substantially transmitting, from said third location, said second light beam to be received by one or more display panels; receiving, at said third location, one or more modified second light beams from said one or more display panels; and emitting, from said third location, said one or more modified second light beams; receiving, at a fourth location, said modified first light beam; and emitting, from said fourth location, a first filtered light output having an improved contrast relative to said modified first light beam; and receiving, at a fifth location, said one or more modified second light beams; and emitting, from said fifth location, one or more second filtered light output having an improved contrast relative to said one or more modified second light beams.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/378,879 filed May 8, 2002, which is hereby incorporated by reference. This application is also a continuation-in-part of, and claims benefit of priority from, U.S. Nonprovisional Patent Application Serial No. 10/213,505, filed Aug. 6, 2002, which claims benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/310,077 filed Aug. 6, 2001, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60310077 |
Aug 2001 |
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60378879 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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