H04N9/3194

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium

[Problem] An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a recording medium with which a user can recognize a boundary of a drivable range by feedback for a projection specification position by the user to facilitate determination of and search for a projection position are provided. [Solution] The information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to perform processing of outputting feedback indicating an effect corresponding to a boundary of a drivable region of a drive-type projector in a projection environment space in accordance with a state of a projection specification position specified by a user for the drivable region, the state being determined based on the drivable region and the projection specification position.

Position detection method, position detection device, and display device
11700365 · 2023-07-11 · ·

Position detection methods and systems are disclosed herein. The position detection method of detecting a position in an operation surface pointed by a pointing element includes obtaining a first taken image with the first infrared camera, obtaining a second taken image with the second infrared camera, removing a noise component from the first and second images converting the first and second taken into converted images without the noise component, forming a difference image between the first converted taken image and the second converted taken image, extracting a candidate area in which a disparity amount between the first converted taken image and the second converted taken image is within a predetermined range, detecting a tip position of the pointing element from the candidate area, and determining a pointing position of the pointing element and whether or not the pointing element had contact with the operation surface based on the detecting.

Projective transformation matrix determination method, projector, and determination system
11698575 · 2023-07-11 · ·

A projective transformation matrix determination method includes receiving a change instruction to change a positional relationship among four feature points in a situation in which a projector projects a first projection image showing the four feature points onto a first area, causing the projector to project a second projection image showing the four feature points onto the first area in response to the change instruction, and determining a projective transformation matrix based on the coordinates of the four feature points in the second projection image and the coordinates of the four feature points in a first captured image generated by capturing, with a camera, an image of the first area where the second projection image is projected, the projective transformation matrix associating a projector coordinate system which defining the coordinates in an image projected by the projector with a camera coordinate system defining the coordinates in an image generated by the camera.

Method and Device for Tailoring a Synthesized Reality Experience to a Physical Setting
20230215079 · 2023-07-06 ·

In one implementation, a method includes: obtaining a representation for a volumetric region and obtaining SR content with a first set of dimensions; adapting the SR content by modifying one or more dimensions of the SR content from the first set of dimensions to a second set of dimensions based on one or more portions of the representation of the volumetric region; and causing presentation of the adapted SR content with the second set of dimensions via the display device.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
20230216997 · 2023-07-06 ·

[Object] Provided is an information processing apparatus that is able to provide consistent image quality even if a distance from a display apparatus varies within a projection region. [Solving Means] The information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a transformation matrix calculation section, a scale calculation section, and an input display generation section. The transformation matrix calculation section calculates a transformation matrix that converts the coordinates of an input position of an input device within a projection region projected from a display apparatus from the coordinates of an image coordinate system of a sensor apparatus having detected the input position to the coordinates of a screen coordinate system of the display apparatus. The scale calculation section calculates a scale correction value for a display mode of the locus of the input position in reference to distance information regarding the distance between the display apparatus and the input position. The input display generation section generates an input image depicting the locus of the input position through the use of the transformation matrix and the scale correction value.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROJECTION METHOD
20230215130 · 2023-07-06 · ·

An image processing apparatus generates, from a mixed image of projection images projected from a plurality of projection devices, separated images for respective pieces of color information, on the basis of a color model. For the color model, the pieces of color information of the projection images changed according to spectral characteristics of the projection devices and an image pickup device for acquiring the captured image and an attenuation coefficient are used as parameters, and a color separation processing section generates the separated images for the respective pieces of color information on the basis of the color model, by using parameters that minimize the difference between the color information of the captured image and color information estimated by the color model. The image processing apparatus becomes able to accurately separate projection images from the captured image of the mixed image including a plurality of projection images.

Projector
11549893 · 2023-01-10 · ·

A projector includes a first detection section which has a first sensor provided to an enclosure, and has a first detection axis as a central axis of a first detection range as a detection range of the first sensor, and a second detection section which has a second sensor provided to the enclosure, and has a second detection axis as a central axis of a second detection range as a detection range of the second sensor, and a distance of the first detection range from the first sensor in the first detection axis of the first detection section is longer than a distance of the second detection range from the second sensor in the second detection axis of the second detection section.

Image projection apparatus

An image projection apparatus that can be attached to a vehicle and can be effectively utilized for acquisition of road surface condition information, detection of a hidden vehicle, and the like is provided. The image projection apparatus that projects an image includes: an acquisition unit that acquires information related to a vehicle; an image projection unit that projects an image based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and imaging means that acquires an image outside the vehicle, the image projection unit projects light in a wavelength band centered on a wavelength of 1.4 μm and the imaging means provides the information related to the vehicle by imaging an image projected based on the light in the wavelength band centered on the wavelength of 1.4 μm.

Image processing device, projection system, image processing method, and image processing program

An image processing device for a projection system includes an image generation unit and a brightness acquisition unit, and the image generation unit generates data for projecting the specific image, as a first portion in the first data for display, which corresponds to the first superimposed region, generates a second portion in the first data for display, which corresponds to the first non-superimposed region based on first input image data in the data of the projection target image, which corresponds to the first non-superimposed region, and the second brightness, and generates a third portion in the second data for display, which corresponds to the second superimposed region based on second input image data in the data of the projection target image, which corresponds to the second superimposed region, and the first brightness.

IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD
20230007217 · 2023-01-05 ·

An image display system includes a projector projecting image light onto a projection surface, at least one camera picking up at least one image of the projection surface and thus acquiring at least one picked-up image, at least one microphone detecting a sound generated in an image pickup range of the camera, and a control device controlling a position or an orientation of an image displayed on the projection surface by the image light, based on the at least one picked-up image, when a target sound is detected based on the sound.