IP Library Granted Patent US 7,524,067
Granted Patent B2
US 7,524,067 · App. 11/270,228 · Granted Apr 28, 2009

Projector device, projecting method and recording medium in which projection control program is recorded

Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,524,067
App. No.
11/270,228
Granted
Apr 28, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A projector device includes a region designating unit that designates a specific region with respect to an image projected, a determining unit that determines a length as a reference for enlargement of an image portion defined within the region designated by the region designating unit, an image enlarging unit that enlarges the image portion in the region based on the length as the reference determined by the determining unit and a size of an entire image, and an enlarged image projecting unit that projects the enlarged image enlarged by the image enlarging unit.

Claims (27)

1. A projector device comprising:

a track detection unit that detects a track designated by an optical pointer on a projected image;

a region designating unit that designates a specific region based on the track detected by the track detection unit;

a determining unit that determines a length as a reference for enlargement of an image portion defined within the region designated by the region designating unit;

an image enlarging unit that enlarges the image portion in the region based on the length as the reference determined by the determining unit and a size of an entire image; and

an enlarged image projecting unit that projects the enlarged image enlarged by the image enlarging unit.

2. The projector device according to claim 1 , further comprising a shooting unit that shoots the projected image;

wherein the track detection unit detects the track designated by the optical pointer on the image shot by the shooting unit.

3. The projector device according to claim 1 , wherein the region designating unit designates a rectangular frame based on the track detected by the track detection unit.

4. A projector device comprising:

a position designating unit that designates positions of at least two points on a projected image;

a setting unit that sets a region having a configuration which is based on the points designated by the position designating unit;

a determining unit that determines a length of a reference for enlargement of an image portion defined within the region having the configuration based on the designated points set by the setting unit;

an image enlarging unit that enlarges the image portion in the region having the configuration based on the designated points, based on the length of the reference determined by the determining unit and a size of an entire image; and

an enlarged image projecting unit that projects the enlarged image enlarged by the image enlarging unit.

5. The projector device according to claim 4 , wherein the determining unit determines the length based on a side of a smaller zooming ratio for the enlargement of the image portion by the image enlarging unit.

6. The projector device according to claim 4 , further comprising a reference setting unit that sets a side to be used as a reference for enlargement of the image portion by the image enlarging unit,

wherein the determining unit determines the side set by the reference setting unit as a reference for enlargement of the image portion.

7. The projector device according to claim 4 , wherein the position designating unit includes:

a first designating unit that designates a position of a first point;

a first point determining unit that determines the position of the first point designated by the first designating unit;

a second designating unit that designates a position of a second point; and p 1 a second point determining unit that determines the position of the second point designated by the second designating unit;

wherein the two points determined based on both of the first point and second point entered by the first point determining unit and the second point determining unit are set as a designated position.

8. The projector device according to claim 4 , wherein the position designating unit designates the position of the two points indicated by the laser beam on the projected image.

9. The projector device according to claim 8 , further comprising a shooting unit that shoots the projected image;

wherein the position designating unit detects the position of the two points indicated by the laser beam on the image shot by the shooting unit.

10. The projector device according to claim 4 , wherein the setting unit sets a rectangular frame having vertexes of a diagonal coincide with the two points designated by the position designating unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2005
From: SATO, SHINICHIRO
To: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017248/0179 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2004-327692 · Nov 11, 2004 · national
JP 2005-265286 · Sep 13, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060098167A1 · May 11, 2006