IP Library Granted Patent US 12704772
Granted Patent B2
US 12704772 · App. 18/226,092 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Projection method and projection system

Inventors: Kota Takeuchi (Azumino, JP); Hiroyuki Ichieda (Matsumoto, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
G03B21/142G03B17/54G03B21/145G09G3/001G09G2320/0613G09G2340/04
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12704772
App. No.
18/226,092
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A projection method includes generating projection size information including at least one of first size information representing a distance between two dots included in a first projection image displayed on a projection surface, and second size information representing an area of a first image included in the first projection image based on information output from a sensor, and displaying a second projection image including an image showing a numerical value represented by the projection size information on the projection surface.

Claims (58)

1 . A projection method comprising:

generating projection size information including at least one of first size information representing a distance between a first dot and a second dot included in a first projection image displayed on a projection surface, and second size information representing an area of a first image included in the first projection image based on information output from a sensor; and

displaying a second projection image including an image showing a numerical value represented by the projection size information on the projection surface, wherein:

the first dot corresponds to one of vertices of the first projection image,

the second dot corresponds to another of vertices of the first projection image, and

the second projection image includes:

a fourth image of a diagram having a longitudinal direction that extends along a direction in which the first dot and the second dot are aligned; and

a character string representing the numerical value of the first size information, and

the character string is displayed along the fourth image.

2 . The projection method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first size information represents a length of a diagonal line of the first projection image.

3 . The projection method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first projection image is displayed by a projection mechanism projecting a second image on the projection surface,

the sensor is an image sensor provided to a camera configured to take the first projection image, and

generating the projection size information includes

obtaining taken image information output from the sensor by taking the first projection image, and

generating the projection size information based on position information representing a positional relationship between the camera and the projection mechanism, second image information representing the second image, and the taken image information.

4 . The projection method according to claim 3 , wherein

the camera and the projection mechanism are disposed in a chassis, and

the chassis is provided with a storage device configured to store the position information.

5 . The projection method according to claim 3 , wherein

generating the projection size information includes

obtaining first coordinate information representing coordinates of a plurality of third dots included in the second image, and

obtaining second coordinate information representing coordinates of a plurality of fourth dots which is included in a taken image represented by the taken image information, and which corresponds one-to-one to the plurality of third dots, and

generating the projection size information based on the position information, the second image information, and the taken image information includes generating the projection size information based on the position information, the first coordinate information, and the second coordinate information.

6 . The projection method according to claim 5 , wherein

the second image includes a third image having a plurality of vertexes.

7 . A projection system comprising:

a processing device;

a sensor; and

a projection mechanism, wherein

the processing device is configured to execute

generating projection size information including at least one of first size information representing a distance between a first dot and a second dot included in a first projection image displayed on a projection surface, and second size information representing an area of a first image included in the first projection image based on information output from the sensor, and

controlling the projection mechanism to display a second projection image including an image showing a numerical value represented by the projection size information on the projection surface, wherein:

the first dot corresponds to one of vertices of the first projection image,

the second dot corresponds to another of vertices of the first projection image, and

the second projection image includes:

a fourth image of a diagram having a longitudinal direction that extends along a direction in which the first dot and the second dot are aligned; and

a character string representing the numerical value of the first size information, and

the character string is displayed along the fourth image.

8 . The projection system according to claim 7 , wherein

the first size information represents a length of a diagonal line of the first projection image.

9 . The projection system according to claim 7 , wherein

the first projection image is displayed by the projection mechanism projecting a second image on the projection surface,

the sensor is an image sensor provided to a camera configured to take the first projection image, and

generating the projection size information includes

obtaining taken image information output from the sensor by taking the first projection image, and

generating the projection size information based on position information representing a positional relationship between the camera and the projection mechanism, second image information representing the second image, and the taken image information.

10 . The projection system according to claim 9 , wherein

the camera and the projection mechanism are disposed in a chassis, and

the chassis is provided with a storage device configured to store the position information.

11 . The projection system according to claim 9 , wherein

generating the projection size information includes

obtaining first coordinate information representing coordinates of a plurality of third dots included in the second image, and

obtaining second coordinate information representing coordinates of a plurality of fourth dots which is included in a taken image represented by the taken image information, and which corresponds one-to-one to the plurality of third dots, and

generating the projection size information based on the position information, the second image information, and the taken image information includes generating the projection size information based on the position information, the first coordinate information, and the second coordinate information.

12 . The projection system according to claim 11 , wherein

the second image includes a third image having a plurality of vertexes.