Patent classifications
G03B21/53
MOVABLE PROJECTION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION DEVICE
The present disclosure provide a movable projection system and a projection device. The movable projection system includes a cabinet, a projection unit, a moving unit, an image acquisition unit, an interaction unit, a communication unit, and a control unit. The control unit is connected to the projection unit, the moving unit, the image acquiring unit, the interaction unit, and the communication unit, and configured to control, based on the interaction information of the communication unit, the input information of the interaction unit and the image information of the image acquisition unit, the projection unit to project the content and the moving unit to move.
Method and system for reducing thermal shading in image sensor using on chip localized heat source
A method for reducing thermal shading in a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor is provided. The method includes: detecting one or more regions in a CMOS image sensor in which thermal shading occurs, the CMOS image sensor including a plurality of heating elements in a chip; automatically switching a subset of the plurality of heating elements to turn on based on the detected one or more regions; and automatically switching the subset of the plurality of heating elements to turn off in an active power consumption phase of the CMOS image sensor.
Liquid crystal display device and projection type display device
A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixels each including a pixel electrode and a counter electrode provided with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, a drive circuit layer on a surface side of the pixel electrode opposite to a surface side on which the liquid crystal layer is provided, in which a drive circuit is formed including a drive transistor that controls application of a potential to the pixel electrode, a drive-side substrate on a surface of the drive circuit layer opposite to a surface on which the pixel electrode is provided and a counter-side substrate on a surface of the counter electrode opposite to a surface on which the liquid crystal layer is provided, in which the drive circuit layer includes a wire grid polarizer facing the pixel electrode, the wire grid polarizer includes metal wires extending in one direction, and given a predetermined potential.
AUTOFOCUS PROJECTION APPARATUS HAVING FOCAL-LENGTH FINE ADJUSTMENT, AND PROJECTION LIGHT ENGINES INCLUDING THE SAME
An autofocus projection apparatus having focal-length fine adjustment is disclosed. A projection light engine including the same is also disclosed. The autofocus projection apparatus comprises a projection lens system, which comprises a first lens group, a second lens group, an aperture stop, a third lens group and a forth lens group arranged from a long conjugate side to a short conjugate side; a stepper motor, a control board, and a time-of-flight (TOF) distance measurement module; wherein the stepper motor is connected to an inner barrel for enclosing the second group lens through an adjustment level and only moves the second lens group for autofocus adjustment based on projection distances measured by the TOF distance measurement module. A 3D TOF module which includes a modulated flash light emitter and a CMOS camera sensor, can be used for automatic keystone correction as well as autofocus distance detection in the projection light engine.
AUTOFOCUS PROJECTION APPARATUS HAVING FOCAL-LENGTH FINE ADJUSTMENT, AND PROJECTION LIGHT ENGINES INCLUDING THE SAME
An autofocus projection apparatus having focal-length fine adjustment is disclosed. A projection light engine including the same is also disclosed. The autofocus projection apparatus comprises a projection lens system, which comprises a first lens group, a second lens group, an aperture stop, a third lens group and a forth lens group arranged from a long conjugate side to a short conjugate side; a stepper motor, a control board, and a time-of-flight (TOF) distance measurement module; wherein the stepper motor is connected to an inner barrel for enclosing the second group lens through an adjustment level and only moves the second lens group for autofocus adjustment based on projection distances measured by the TOF distance measurement module. A 3D TOF module which includes a modulated flash light emitter and a CMOS camera sensor, can be used for automatic keystone correction as well as autofocus distance detection in the projection light engine.
ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF
An electronic apparatus and a method for controlling thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a projection part, an acceleration sensor, a plurality of distance sensors arranged on one surface of the electronic apparatus facing a projection surface, a memory storing at least one instruction, and a processor, wherein the plurality of distance sensors are arranged side by side on left and right sides on one surface of the electronic apparatus, and are arranged to be rotated by a first angle to face one another, and the processor is configured to calculate a first rotation angle and a second rotation angle for the direction of gravity of the electronic apparatus based on sensing values acquired by using the acceleration sensor, calculate a third rotation angle of the electronic apparatus for the projection surface based on sensing values acquired by using the plurality of distance sensors and the first angle, and perform keystone correction based on the first to third rotation angles.
PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS
A projection display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a light source unit; an image formation unit including a display device that modulates light from the light source unit on a basis of an inputted picture signal to generate a projection image; a projection unit that projects projection light generated by the display device; a signal processing unit that acquires the picture signal and performs signal processing; a correction unit including a first variation weight coefficient summation section that acquires the picture signal processed by the signal processing unit, and calculates a focus variation amount of the projection unit in accordance with a light intensity distribution of light entering the projection unit; and a focus control unit that performs focus adjustment on the projection unit on a basis of information obtained from the correction unit.
PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS
A projection display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a light source unit; an image formation unit including a display device that modulates light from the light source unit on a basis of an inputted picture signal to generate a projection image; a projection unit that projects projection light generated by the display device; a signal processing unit that acquires the picture signal and performs signal processing; a correction unit including a first variation weight coefficient summation section that acquires the picture signal processed by the signal processing unit, and calculates a focus variation amount of the projection unit in accordance with a light intensity distribution of light entering the projection unit; and a focus control unit that performs focus adjustment on the projection unit on a basis of information obtained from the correction unit.
Projection display apparatus and method of controlling the same
A projection display apparatus for projecting and displaying image light onto a projection plane includes an image light generator that generates the image light, a projection optical system including a projection lens that projects the image light onto the projection plane, a focus controller that controls focusing of the projection lens, and a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the projection display apparatus. The focus controller operates to, calculate a plurality of focus deviation amounts which correspond respectively to a plurality of component groups based on first information obtained from the image light generator and second information obtained from the temperature sensor, the plurality of component groups being classified depending on kinds of components constructing the projection optical system, calculate a focus correction amount according to the plurality of focus deviation amounts calculated, and control the focusing based on the focus correction amount calculated.
Projection display apparatus and method of controlling the same
A projection display apparatus for projecting and displaying image light onto a projection plane includes an image light generator that generates the image light, a projection optical system including a projection lens that projects the image light onto the projection plane, a focus controller that controls focusing of the projection lens, and a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the projection display apparatus. The focus controller operates to, calculate a plurality of focus deviation amounts which correspond respectively to a plurality of component groups based on first information obtained from the image light generator and second information obtained from the temperature sensor, the plurality of component groups being classified depending on kinds of components constructing the projection optical system, calculate a focus correction amount according to the plurality of focus deviation amounts calculated, and control the focusing based on the focus correction amount calculated.