IP Library Granted Patent US 8,500,288
Granted Patent B2
US 8,500,288 · App. 12/848,614 · Granted Aug 6, 2013

Rear-projection type display device for performing distortion detection and distortion correction

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Patent No.
US 8,500,288
App. No.
12/848,614
Granted
Aug 6, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rear-projection type display device has a projection device, a transmission type screen, a housing, and input means. The projection device projects a light from a light source, as an optical image. The optical image is projected to the transmission type screen. The housing accommodates the projection device and the transmission type screen. A user operation is inputted to the input means. The rear-projection type display device includes a storage section, a distortion amount detection section, a correction amount calculation section, and a correction section. The storage section stores a distortion detection image to be displayed on the transmission type screen. The distortion amount detection section changes the distortion detection image in accordance with an operation inputted from the input means, and detects a distortion amount of the image based on operations inputted by the input means until the distortion detection image displayed on the transmission type screen is brought into a predetermined state. The correction amount calculation section calculates a correction amount based on the distortion amount. The correction section corrects an image projected by the projection device, based on the calculated correction amount.

Claims (19)

1. A rear-projection type display device including a projection device that projects a light from a light source as an optical image, a transmission type screen to which said optical image is projected, a housing that accommodates said projection device and said transmission type screen, and input means to which a user operation is inputted, said rear-projection type display device comprising:

a storage section that stores a distortion detection image to be displayed on said transmission type screen and a past correction amount which is a correction amount for correcting a past distortion amount which is a distortion amount detected at a certain time point;

a distortion amount detection section that changes said distortion detection image in accordance with an operation inputted from said input means, and detects a distortion amount of the image based on operations inputted by said input means until said distortion detection image displayed on said transmission type screen is brought into a predetermined state;

a correction amount calculation section that calculates a correction amount based on the distortion amount and calculates said correction amount by analyzing both the distortion amount detected by said distortion amount detection section and said past distortion amount;

a correction section that corrects an image projected by said projection device, based on the calculated correction amount;

a distortion amount back-calculation section that calculates a corresponding distortion amount based on the correction amount, wherein

said distortion amount back-calculation section calculates said past distortion amount based on said past correction amount,

said correction amount calculation section calculates said correction amount by analyzing both the distortion amount detected by said distortion amount detection section and said past distortion amount.

2. The rear-projection type display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the distortion amount is divided into a primary distortion component which causes a rectangle to be displayed as a deformed quadrangle, and secondary and subsequent distortion components which are distortion components other than said primary distortion component,

said distortion amount detection section detects said primary distortion component.

3. The rear-projection type display device according to claim 1 , wherein

a correction amount for correcting a distortion amount detected before shipment is recorded as said past correction amount in said storage section.

4. The rear-projection type display device according to claim 1 , wherein

said distortion amount detection section detects a distortion amount by using said distortion detection image which is projected without any correction performed thereon by said correction section.

5. The rear-projection type display device according to claim 2 , wherein

said distortion amount detection section detects a distortion amount by using said distortion detection image which is projected without any correction performed thereon by said correction section.

6. The rear-projection type display device according to claim 3 , wherein

said distortion amount detection section detects a distortion amount by using said distortion detection image which is projected without any correction performed thereon by said correction section.

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 5, 2010
From: MURATA, TAISUKE
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024797/0288 →