Optics: image projectors – Reflector
Patent
1996-02-16
1997-06-17
Dowling, William
Optics: image projectors
Reflector
353 10, 348 15, G03B 2114
Patent
active
056391510
ABSTRACT:
An improved desktop projection display system which effectively utilizes desk top space by producing an image that appears to be at the rear edge of the desk. The display is compact because it uses a transparent-reflective panel (i.e., beamsplitter) to reflect a screen image through the same space occupied by the projection beam. This is achieved by projecting through a transparent-reflective panel, angled at approximately 45 degrees to the projection beam, onto a front projection screen located on the desk surface. An image formed on the front projection screen is then reflected by the transparent-reflective panel creating the appearance to the observer that the reflected front projection screen is positioned toward the rear of the desk surface. This invention greatly improves desktop display ergonomics for large display viewing by providing a sufficient distance between the observer seated at a desk and the display image. It is also possible to position a camera behind the transparent-reflective panel at the apparent position of the reflected screen image thus ensuring teleconferencing eye contact. The present invention, though ideal for desk top use, may also be incorporated into devices such as laptop computers or configured in kiosks or used in a manner similar to big screen projection televisions.
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