IP Library Granted Patent US 12701205
Granted Patent B2
US 12701205 · App. 18/197,904 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Electronic apparatus for projecting image and controlling method thereof

Inventor: Hyungchul Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04N9/3188H04N9/3185
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Patent No.
US 12701205
App. No.
18/197,904
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a sensor including a first sensor configured to detect a distance between the electronic apparatus and a projection plane and a second sensor configured to detect an inclination of the electronic apparatus, a memory, a projecting part, and at least one processor configured to obtain first environment information through the first sensor and the second sensor, control the projecting part to output a projection image to the projection plane based on first setting information corresponding to the first environment information among plurality of setting information stored in the memory, obtain second environment information through the first sensor and the second sensor based on motion of the electronic apparatus being detected through the second sensor, and control the projecting part to output the projection image to the projection plane based on second setting information corresponding to the second environment information.

Claims (55)

1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a plurality of sensors;

a memory configured to store a plurality of setting information;

a projecting part; and

at least one processor configured to:

obtain first environment information based on sensing data of the plurality of sensors,

based on first setting information among the plurality of setting information corresponding to the first environment information, control the projecting part to output a projection image to a projection plane based on the first setting information,

detect motion of the electronic apparatus based on sensing data of at least one sensor among the plurality of sensors,

obtain second environment information based on sensing data of the plurality of sensors in response to detecting motion of the electronic apparatus, and

based on second setting information among the plurality of setting information corresponding to the second environment information, control the projecting part to output the projection image to the projection plane based on the second setting information and based on the first environment information being changed to the second environment information,

wherein the first environment information and the second environment information comprises at least one of information about the inclination of the electronic apparatus, information about the distance between the electronic apparatus and the projection plane, and information about an object around the electronic apparatus,

wherein the first setting information and the second setting information comprises at least one of a projection ratio of an image and a resolution of the image, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to provide a user interface (UI) configured to indicate whether the second setting information corresponding to the second environment information is applied based on the first environment information being changed to the second environment information.

2 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to obtain the second environment information based on detecting no motion of the electronic apparatus for a predetermined time after detecting the motion of the electronic apparatus through at least one sensor among the plurality of sensors.

3 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, based on a first distance between the electronic apparatus and the projection plane being included in the first environment information, control the projecting part to output the projection image having a first projection size to the projection plane based on the first distance and a first projection ratio.

4 . The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, based on a second distance between the electronic apparatus and the projection plane being included in the second environment information, control the projecting part to output the projection image having the first projection size to the projection plane based on the first distance, the second distance, and the first projection ratio.

5 . The electronic apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the projecting part to:

change a size of the projection image based on a ratio of the first distance to the second distance, and

output the projection image having the changed size to the projection plane.

6 . The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, based on a second distance between the electronic apparatus and the projection plane being included in the second environment information, control the projecting part to output the projection image having the first projection size to the projection plane based on the second distance and a second projection ratio.

7 . The electronic apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to obtain information about the second projection ratio based on the second distance and the first projection size.

8 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on a first distance between the electronic apparatus and the projection plane being included in the first environment information, control the projecting part to output the projection image to the projection plane based on a first brightness corresponding to the first distance, and

based on a second distance between the electronic apparatus and the projection plane being included in the second environment information, control the projecting part to output the projection image to the projection plane based on a second brightness corresponding to the second distance.

9 . A controlling method of an electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus comprising a memory storing a plurality of setting information, and a plurality of sensors, the method comprising:

obtaining first environment information based on sensing data of the plurality of sensors;

based on first setting information among the plurality of setting information corresponding to the first environment information, outputting a projection image to a projection plane based on the first setting information;

detecting motion of the electronic apparatus based on sensing data of at least one sensor among the plurality of sensors;

obtaining second environment information based on sensing data of the plurality of sensors, in response to detecting motion of the electronic apparatus; and

based on second setting information among the plurality of setting information corresponding to the second environment information, outputting the projection image to the projection plane based on the second setting information based on the first environment information being changed to the second environment information,

wherein the first environment information and the second environment information comprises at least one of information about the inclination of the electronic apparatus, information about the distance between the electronic apparatus and the projection plane, and information about an object around the electronic apparatus,

wherein the first setting information and the second setting information comprises at least one of a projection ratio of an image and a resolution of the image, and

wherein the method further comprises providing a user interface (UI) configured to indicate whether the second setting information corresponding to the second environment information is applied based on the first environment information being changed to the second environment information.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the second environment information is obtained based on no motion of the electronic apparatus being detected for a predetermined time after the motion of the electronic apparatus is detected through at least one sensor among the plurality of sensors.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the outputting of the projection image to the projection plane based on the first setting information comprises:

based on a first distance between the electronic apparatus and the projection plane being included in the first environment information, outputting the projection image having a first projection size to the projection plane based on the first distance and a first projection ratio.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the outputting of the projection image to the projection plane based on the second setting information comprises:

based on a second distance between the electronic apparatus and the projection plane being included in the second environment information, outputting the projection image having the first projection size to the projection plane based on the first distance, the second distance, and the first projection ratio.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

changing a size of the projection image based on a ratio of the first distance to the second distance, and

outputting the projection image having the changed size to the projection plane.

14 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising, based on a second distance between the electronic apparatus and the projection plane being included in the second environment information, outputting the projection image having the first projection size to the projection plane based on the second distance and a second projection ratio.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising obtaining information about the second projection ratio based on the second distance and the first projection size.

16 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

based on a first distance between the electronic apparatus and the projection plane being included in the first environment information, outputting the projection image to the projection plane based on a first brightness corresponding to the first distance, and

based on a second distance between the electronic apparatus and the projection plane being included in the second environment information, outputting the projection image to the projection plane based on a second brightness corresponding to the second distance.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

obtain first environment information based on sensing data of a plurality of sensors;

based on first setting information among a plurality of setting information stored in a memory corresponding to the first environment information, output a projection image to a projection plane based on the first setting information;

detect motion of an electronic apparatus based on sensing data of at least one sensor among the plurality of sensors;

obtain second environment information based on sensing data of the plurality of sensors, in response to detecting motion of the electronic apparatus; and

based on second setting information among the plurality of setting information stored in the memory corresponding to the second environment information, output the projection image to the projection plane based on the second setting information and based on the first environment information being changed to the second environment information,

wherein, the first environment information and the second environment information comprises at least one of information about the inclination of the electronic apparatus, information about the distance between the electronic apparatus and the projection plane, and information about an object around the electronic apparatus,

wherein the first setting information and the second setting information comprises at least one of a projection ratio of an image and a resolution of the image, and

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to provide a user interface (UI) configured to indicate whether the second setting information corresponding to the second environment information is applied based on the first environment information being changed to the second environment information.