Display apparatus capable of projecting different images on display areas

1. An apparatus comprising:

a light source configured to output visible light;

a scanner positioned relative to the light source to receive the visible light, wherein the scanner is configured to output a first projection image and a second projection image based on the received visible light using respective first direction scanning and second direction scanning; and

a light path splitter positioned relative to the scanner to receive the first projection image and the second projection image, wherein the light path splitter is configured to separate respective light paths of the first projection image and the second projection image from each other and output the first projection image toward a first display area and output the second projection image toward a second display area,

wherein the visible light received by the scanner comprises first polarized visible light and second polarized visible light, and wherein the scanner is configured to output the first projection image based on the first polarized visible light, and output the second projection image based on the second polarized visible light, using the first direction scanning and the second direction scanning, and

wherein the light path splitter includes a polarized beam splitter to output the first projection image toward the first display area, and to output the second projection image toward the second display area.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the scanner outputs the first projection image and the second projection image during one frame section.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the scanner varies an operating frame rate to increase spatial resolution of a scan area to which the first projection image and the second projection image are output, and

wherein the light path splitter outputs the first projection image and the second projection image, each of which has a relative increase in spatial resolution, toward the first display area and the second display area respectively.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the scanner varies at least one of vertical scanning speed, horizontal scanning speed, vertical angle, or horizontal angle to provide the increase in the spatial resolution of the scan area.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the light source further outputs an output light to permit detection of a distance to an external object, and

wherein the scanner outputs the first projection image, the second projection image, and the output light using the first direction scanning and the second direction scanning.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a light detector configured to detect received light; and

a processor configured to detect a distance from the apparatus to an external object, or motion of the external object relative to the apparatus, based upon the visible light output by the light source and the received light detected by the light detector.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the scanner includes a first scanner and a second scanner,

wherein the first scanner outputs the first projection image using the first direction scanning and the second direction scanning, and

wherein the second scanner outputs the second projection image using the first direction scanning and the second direction scanning.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the scanner outputs the first projection image and the second projection image during one frame section.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first polarized visible light comprises first polarized green, red, and blue lights, and the second polarized visible light comprises second polarized green, red, and blue lights.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the light source outputs the first polarized visible light comprising the first polarized green, red, and blue lights, and wherein the apparatus further comprises:

a polarized beam converter positioned relative to the light source to receive and convert the first polarized green, red, and blue lights into the second polarized green, red, and blue lights, and to output the second projection image based on the second polarized light, and

wherein the polarized beam splitter transmits the first projection image based on the first polarized light, and reflects the second projection image based on the second polarized light.

11. An apparatus comprising:

a light source configured to output visible light;

a scanner positioned relative to the light source to receive the visible light, wherein the scanner is configured to output a first projection image and a second projection image based on the received visible light using respective first direction scanning and second direction scanning; and

a light path splitter positioned relative to the scanner to receive the first projection image and the second projection image, wherein the light path splitter is configured to separate respective light paths of the first projection image and the second projection image from each other and output the first projection image toward a first display area and output the second projection image toward a second display area,

wherein the scanner receives the visible light comprising first visible light and a second visible light at a first frame rate, and outputs the first projection image and the second projection image at a second frame rate less than the first frame rate.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the scanner outputs the first projection image and the second projection image separately, and

wherein the light path splitter includes a mirror configured to reflect any one of the first projection image or the second projection image.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the other one of the first projection image or the second projection image output from the scanner has a light path spaced apart from the mirror.

14. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the light source further outputs an output light for detection of a distance to an external object, and

wherein the scanner outputs the first projection image, the second projection image, and the output light, using the first direction scanning and the second direction scanning.

15. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the light source outputs the visible light comprising first visible light having a wavelength band of a first group and second visible light having a wavelength band of a second group,

wherein the scanner outputs a first projection image based on the first visible light having the wavelength band of the first group and the second projection image based on the second visible light having the wavelength band of the second group using the first direction scanning and the second direction scanning, and

wherein the light path splitter includes a light wavelength splitter to output the first projection image having the wavelength band of the first group toward the first display area and to output the second projection image having the wavelength band of the second group toward the second display area.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the light source outputs the first visible light comprising green, blue, and red lights having the wavelength band of the first group and outputs the second visible light comprising green, blue, and red lights having the wavelength band of the second group, and

wherein the light wavelength splitter transmits the first projection image based on the wavelength band of the first group, and reflects the second projection image based on the wavelength band of the second group.

17. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the light source further outputs an output light for detection of a distance to an external object, and

wherein the scanner outputs the first projection image, the second projection image, and the output light, using the first direction scanning and the second direction scanning.