Method and apparatus for controllably reducing power...

Radiant energy – Photocells; circuits and apparatus – Photocell controls its own optical systems

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C250S235000

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07030353

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are provided to controllably reduce power of a laser projection display (LPD) in response to detecting a variation in a viewing surface. During the operation of the LPD, a controller142monitors laser light being reflected from the viewing surface. Since the controller142“knows” the amount of power that the LPD is being instructed to deliver, it may compare the known power to the reflected laser light to determine if a foreign object may be in the path of the laser light, and therefore, affecting the magnitude of the laser light. The controller142responds to detecting such an event by reducing power to the lasers.

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