H04N9/3179

CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD
20230070178 · 2023-03-09 · ·

An information processing device which controls one projector and another projector includes: a display unit which displays a first operation screen for managing the one projector and a second operation screen for managing the another projector; an input unit which accepts an operation on the first operation screen and the second operation screen; and a control unit which controls the one projector and the another projector, based on the operation accepted by the input unit. When the information processing device is switched from a first state where the first operation screen is operable to a second state where the second operation screen is operable, the control unit causes the second operation screen where an item corresponding to a predetermined item selected on the first operation screen in the first state is selected, to be displayed in the second state.

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM ALLOWING SUPPLEMENTAL DOWNLINK WITH A LARGE CAPACITY UTILIZING OPTICAL COMMUNICATION
20230071454 · 2023-03-09 ·

In accordance with increasing communication demand, means for efficiently providing mass downstream communication at a low cost are desired. Accordingly, a communication system providing supplemental downlink as well as multicast communication comprising a display control device for causing a display unit to display a video, and a communication terminal having an image capturing unit for directly capturing the video displayed by the display unit or capturing a video projected or reflected on a wall surface or the like is provided, wherein the display control device includes a video acquiring unit, a region identification unit, a video generating unit, and a display control unit, and the communication terminal includes a region identification unit, a decoding unit, and a mechanism for communicating a control signal for supplemental downlink by the above-described optical communication using means other than optical communication (means such as WiFi, mobile data communication or the like).

Display device and control method thereof

A display device for displaying image information including an image generator circuit and a photo-switchable screen is provided. The image generator circuit outputs an output image. The photo-switchable screen operates in a first operation mode or a second operation mode. In response to the photo-switchable screen operating in the first operation mode, the photo-switchable screen has a first light-transmittance, and the photo-switchable screen generates the image information according to the output image. In response to the photo-switchable screen operating in the second operation mode, the photo-switchable screen has a second light-transmittance. The first light-transmittance is less than the second light-transmittance.

Method of controlling projector and projector

A method of controlling a projector includes detecting whether a human is present or absent between a projection surface and the projector, emitting a first sound when it is detected that the human is present, determining whether or not detecting that the human is present continues during a first period having a first time length, projecting, by the projector, a first projection image including a first image on the projection surface when it is determined that the detecting that the human is present continues, and projecting, by the projector, a second projection image not including the first image on the projection surface when it is determined that the detecting that the human is present does not continue.

Determining visually reflective properties of physical surfaces in a mixed reality environment
11620794 · 2023-04-04 · ·

The present disclosure is directed to systems, apparatuses, and processes to identify one or more physical surfaces within a mixed reality environment, determine visually reflective properties, respectively, of the one or more physical surfaces, and based upon the determined visually reflective properties, determined for an image to be projected out location in the mixed reality environment, characteristics of a reflection of the image in one of the one or more physical surfaces. Subsequent projections of the image in the location of the mixed reality environment may take into consideration the characteristics determined. Other embodiments may recommend or edit the image to be projected to optimize reflections of the image within the mixed reality environment. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method for displaying a figure corresponding to an autonomous moving body
11620097 · 2023-04-04 · ·

There is provided an information processing apparatus and an information processing method capable of intuitively and easily indicating a state of feeling of the autonomous moving body to the user. The information processing apparatus includes a control unit that, according to a change in a position of the autonomous moving body sensed by a sensing unit that senses the position of the autonomous moving body and a feeling parameter indicating the feeling of the autonomous moving body, causes a display screen to display a figure corresponding to the autonomous moving body while changing a state of the figure. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an apparatus and the like that controls an autonomous moving body.

GENERATING DIGITAL DRAWING CONTENT WITH HOLOGRAPHIC TOOLS
20220317858 · 2022-10-06 ·

A computer generates digital output by identifying, a digital display surface. The computer identifies a tool selected from a list of geometric shape drawing tools. The computer, in response to the tool identification, generates by a projector, a holographic model of the selected tool including interaction points into an interaction zone near the display surface. The computer receives a feed from a sensor associated with the interaction zone and identifies an interaction motion associated with an interaction point. The computer adjusts a model location, a model orientation, or a model size based on the interaction motion. The computer, in response to determining an interaction point is making virtual contact with the display surface, generates digital output on surface near the interaction point. The digital output corresponds, at least in part, to a predetermined shape associated with the selected tool.

INTEGRATED DCI COMPLIANT MOVIE PLAYER AND DLP PROJECTION EQUIPMENT
20230142037 · 2023-05-11 ·

The present disclosure relates to a digital light processing (DLP) projection equipment and its electronic device. There proposes an electronic device for a digital cinema grade DLP projection equipment compatible with Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI), including: a processing circuit configured to process an input video data; an output controller to control processed video signal so that the video signals are suitable for projection display via an output optics, wherein the processing circuit and the output controller are integrated on the same circuit board.

Method for controlling display apparatus, and display apparatus
11659148 · 2023-05-23 · ·

A method for controlling a display apparatus, the method comprising, displaying, in a first mode, a first image based on received image data having first resolution on a display surface at a first display size corresponding to the first resolution, displaying, in a second mode, a second image based on the image data having second resolution smaller than the first resolution on the display surface at a second display size corresponding to the second resolution, converting, when the display apparatus accepts the operation of increasing the second display size in the second mode, the first resolution of image data to third resolution corresponding to the operation, displaying a third image based on the image data having the third resolution on the display surface.

Projection apparatus and operation detection apparatus
11652969 · 2023-05-16 · ·

A projection apparatus includes a main body configured to project and display an image from a projection port of the main body; and an operation detection apparatus detachably attached to the main body and configured to acquire operation information relating to an operation on a projection screen performed by an operator. The main body includes an attachment portion provided on a surface of the main body on which the projection port is provided. The attachment portion is a portion where the operation detection apparatus attached to the main body.