IP Library Granted Patent US 8,011,789
Granted Patent B2
US 8,011,789 · App. 11/892,485 · Granted Sep 6, 2011

Rear projection display

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Patent No.
US 8,011,789
App. No.
11/892,485
Granted
Sep 6, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rear projection display includes a projector for projecting light from a light source as an optical image, an exterior cabinet for enclosing the projector, a projection screen provided for the exterior cabinet on which the optical image is projected, and two or more optical sensors provided in a region where the optical image is projected from the projector other than an image display region.

Claims (10)

1. A rear projection display comprising:

a projector configured to project light from a light source as an optical image;

a cabinet configured to enclose said projector;

a projection screen on which said optical image is projected;

two or more optical sensors provided in a region where said optical image is projected from said projector other than an image display region;

a projecting part configured to project a test image having detection points to be detected by said two or more optical sensors other than said image display region on said projection screen from said projector;

a position calculating part configured to calculate the position of said test image projected from said projecting part on the basis of output signals from said two or more optical sensors; and

a distortion correcting part configured to correct for a distortion of said test image on the basis of the result of the calculation made by said position calculating part.

2. The rear projection display according to claim 1 , wherein said two or more optical sensors are provided on a frame of said cabinet for fixing said projection screen.

3. The rear projection display according to claim 1 , wherein said two or more optical sensors are provided on said projection screen.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVE PATENT NUMBERS 10342096;10671117; 10716375; 10716376;10795407;10795408; AND 10827591 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 58314 FRAME: 657. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 29, 2024
From: RAKUTEN, INC.
To: RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 068066/0103 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 6, 2021
From: RAKUTEN, INC.
To: RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 058314/0657 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2015
From: GLOBAL D, LLC
To: RAKUTEN, INC.
Reel/Frame 037256/0193 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2015
From: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
To: GLOBAL D, LLC
Reel/Frame 037029/0016 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2007
From: MURATA, TAISUKE
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019793/0406 →