H04N9/3173

PROJECTION DEVICE, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY METHOD
20230239442 · 2023-07-27 · ·

A projection device includes a camera that captures an image of a real space in which an object is disposed and a projector that projects an image indicated by video data generated based on the captured image by the camera onto an image capturing region of the camera in the real space. The video data is, for example, a pointing image such as an arrow or a finger point pointing to an object disposed in the real space. The projection device detects the object by image recognition from the captured image and generates video data for displaying a pointing image pointing to the object at a position superimposed on or adjacent to the object. When the image indicated by the video data generated is projected from the projector, the pointing image is displayed at a position superimposed on or adjacent to the object in the real space.

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
20230026947 · 2023-01-26 · ·

An electronic device and a control method thereof are provided. The control method of an electronic device includes: projecting, by the electronic device, a first test projection image including at least one marker of a first color while an external device projects a second test projection image including at least one marker of a second color that is different from the first color; obtaining a captured image of projection regions on which the first test projection image and the second test projection image are projected while the projection region on which at least one of the first test projection image or the second test projection image is projected is changed; and identifying an overlapping region between the first test projection image and the second test projection image based on at least one of (1) a third marker of a third color or (ii) the marker of the first color and the marker of the second color, in the captured image, the marker of the third color being the marker of the first color and the marker of the second color overlapping each other, and the third color being different from the first color and the second color.

Optical Device Utilizing LCoS Substrate and Spatial Light Modulator
20230018763 · 2023-01-19 ·

The invention is directed to a microdisplay of an optical device, comprising: a light source; an optical element, disposed on the light exit side of the light source to adjust the light path of the light source; an LCoS substrate, a shape of which exhibits a notch in at least one dimension, the light source projected onto the LCoS substrate, the LCoS substrate reflects the light source entering the notch; and a spatial light modulator, after an outgoing light reflected by the LCoS substrate, the outgoing light enters the spatial light modulator; the spatial light modulator adjusts an azimuth angle of a liquid crystal layer to eliminate noise of the outgoing light; wherein, the outgoing light adjusted by the spatial light modulator is projected onto a eyepieces to display images without the fringe field effects.

Modular robot

Provided is a robot including: a chassis; wheels; electric motors; a network card; sensors; a processor; and a tangible, non-transitory, machine readable medium storing instructions that when executed by the processor effectuates operations including: capturing, with at least one exteroceptive sensor, a first image and a second image; determining, with the processor, an overlapping area of the first image and the second image by comparing the raw pixel intensity values of the first image to the raw pixel intensity values of the second image; combining, with the processor, the first image and the second image at the overlapping area to generate a digital spatial representation of the environment; and estimating, with the processor using a statistical ensemble of simulated positions of the robot, a corrected position of the robot to replace a last known position of the robot within the digital spatial representation of the environment.

Spatial light modulator displays with diffractive optical elements

An optical device includes a first waveguide having a first side and an opposing second side, a spatial light modulator configured to project image light, one or more lenses disposed between the spatial light modulator and the first waveguide, and a first in-coupler coupler coupled with the first waveguide. The spatial light modulator is positioned on the first side of the first waveguide. The first in-coupler is positioned to receive the image light projected by the spatial light modulator and transmitted through the one or more lenses and to redirect at least a first portion of the image light so that the first portion of the image light enters the first waveguide and undergoes total internal reflection inside the first waveguide.

Dynamic Optical Projection With Wearable Multimedia Devices
20220400235 · 2022-12-15 ·

Systems, methods, devices and non-transitory, computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for a wearable multimedia device and cloud computing platform with an application ecosystem for processing multimedia data captured by the wearable multimedia device. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method using the wearable multimedia device includes: determining a three-dimensional (3D) map of a projection surface based on sensor data of at least one sensor of the wearable multimedia device; in response to determining the 3D map of the projection surface, determining a distortion associated with a virtual object to be projected by an optical projection system on the projection surface; adjusting, based on the determined distortion, at least one of (i) one or more characteristics of the virtual object to be projected, or (ii) the optical projection system; and projecting, using the optical projection system and based on a result of the adjusting, the virtual object on the projection surface.

LASER-ILLUMINATED DISPLAYS WITH ENHANCED UNIFORMITY AND/OR EYE SAFETY
20220373807 · 2022-11-24 ·

A display for displaying an image to a viewer includes an image generator having an illumination subsystem generating illumination of at least a first color, the image generator employing the illumination to generate an image. Projection optics projects illumination from the image for display to the viewer. The illumination subsystem includes a first laser generating a first laser beam of the first color with a first polarization and a second laser generating a second laser beam of the first color with a second polarization. The first and second polarizations are orthogonal at at least one location within the projection optics, thereby projecting a quasi-unpolarized image.

IMAGE PROJECTOR
20220368869 · 2022-11-17 ·

An image projector includes a projecting section, a support section, an exterior section, a first heat conductor, and a second heat conductor. The projecting section projects an image, and includes an image forming section that forms the image. The support section supports the projecting section, and includes a projecting section placement face on which the projecting section is disposed. The exterior section covers the projecting section and the support section. The first heat conductor is disposed between the projecting section and the support section. The second heat conductor is disposed between the support section and the exterior section. The first heat conductor is disposed so as to at least partially overlap the image forming section in a plan view of the projecting section placement face.

Projection method and projection apparatus
11589019 · 2023-02-21 ·

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of digital projection display, and discloses a projection method and a projection apparatus. The method includes: acquiring a target object image; identifying attribute information of a target object based on the target object image; acquiring preset projection content based on the attribute information of the target object; acquiring a projection path; and projecting a projection screen based on the preset projection content and controlling the projection screen to move along the projection path. In this way, the projection is more flexible and more pertinent.

PROJECTION CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
20230096088 · 2023-03-30 ·

Projection control method, electronic device, and storage medium are provided. The projection control method includes obtaining a first depth data corresponding to a reference object; obtaining a second depth data corresponding to a remote object; determining a first scaling ratio corresponding to the remote object according to the first depth data and the second depth data; and performing a holographic projection on the remote object according to the first scaling ratio and the second depth data, to obtain a first projection image.