Projector capable of capturing images and briefing system having the same
View Patent ↗A briefing system is used to project images onto a projection screen to form a projection picture. The briefing system comprises a pointer, a projector and a computer electrically connected to the projector. The computer outputs an image signal to the projector. The projector projects an image corresponding to the image signal onto the projection screen to form the projection picture. The indicator is used to project an indication point. The projector also captures the image of the projection picture and the indication point and transfers the image to the computer. The computer then calculates a location where the cursor on the computer screen should reach according to the location of the indication point on the projection picture and moves the cursor on the screen to there.
1. A briefing system used to project an image onto a projection screen to produce a projection picture, said briefing system comprising:
a pointer capable of projecting an indication point in a region on said projection screen and covered by said projection picture; and
a projector comprising:
a hollow casing;
a projection control unit fixedly disposed in said casing and used to receive a screen image of a computer and project said screen image onto said projection screen to produce said projection picture, said screen image received by said projection control unit is output by said computer and said image captured by said image capturing unit is input to said computer for analysis, said computer calculates a location where the cursor on a computer screen should reach corresponding to said indication point on said projection screen according to relative locations of said indication point and said projection picture in said image received from said image capturing unit, and moves the cursor on the screen to there; and
an image capturing unit fixedly disposed at a location in said casing where it can capture said whole projection picture produced by said projection control unit and capture an image of said projection screen including said projection picture and said indication point.
2. The briefing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said pointer has a first key, a second key, a indicating module electrically connected to said first key, and a wireless emitting module electrically connected to said second key, and said projector has a wireless receiving unit, said indicating module generates said indication point when said first key is pressed, said second key simulates the function of a left key of a mouse, said wireless emitting module emits a selection signal when said second key is pressed, and said wireless receiving unit can receive said selection signal and transmits said received selection signal to said computer to let said computer set an object where said screen cursor is located to a selected state.
3. The briefing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said pointer uses an infrared light source to project an indication point on said projection screen.
4. A briefing system used to project an image onto a projection screen to produce a projection picture, said briefing system comprising:
an infrared pointer capable of projecting an infrared indication point in a region on said projection screen and covered by said projection picture; and
a projector comprising:
a hollow casing;
a projection control unit fixedly disposed in said casing and used to receive a screen image of a computer and project said screen image onto said projection screen to produce said projection picture; and
an image capturing unit fixedly disposed at a location in said casing where it can capture said whole projection picture produced by said projection control unit and capture an image of said projection screen including said projection picture and said infrared indication point;
wherein said computer receives the image output by said image capturing unit and analyzes the relative locations of said infrared indication point and said projection picture to calculate a location where the cursor on a computer screen corresponding to said infrared indication point should reach and move the cursor to there.
5. The briefing system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said pointer has a first key, a second key, a indicating module electrically connected to said first key, and a wireless emitting module electrically connected to said second key, and said projector has a wireless receiving unit, said indicating module generates said indication point when said first key is pressed, said second key simulates the function of a left key of a mouse, said wireless emitting module emits a selection signal when said second key is pressed, and said wireless receiving unit can receive said selection signal and transmits said received selection signal to said computer to let said computer set an object where said screen cursor is located to a selected state.
6. The briefing system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said pointer uses an infrared light source to project an indication point on said projection screen.
7. The briefing system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said image capturing unit detects invisible light of specific wavelength emitted by said infrared pointer and filters visible light.