IP Library Granted Patent US 8,884,979
Granted Patent B2
US 8,884,979 · App. 13/183,926 · Granted Nov 11, 2014

Projection display apparatus

Inventors: Masahiro Haraguchi (Daito, JP); Masutaka Inoue (Hirakata, JP); Yoshinao Hiranuma (Hirakata, JP); Tomoya Terauchi (Daito, JP); Susumu Tanase (Kadome, JP)
Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
H04N9/3194G03B43/00H04N9/3185G03B17/54G09G2320/0693
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Patent No.
US 8,884,979
App. No.
13/183,926
Granted
Nov 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A projection display apparatus includes an imager that modulates light emitted from a light source and a projection unit that projects light emitted from the imager on a projection surface. The projection display apparatus includes: an imager controller that controls the imager to display a test pattern image in which a characteristic point is defined by at least three adjacent regions; an acquisition unit that acquires a captured image of the test pattern image from an imaging element configured to capture the test pattern image projected on the projection surface; and an adjustment unit that identifies the characteristic point included in the captured image on the basis of the captured image acquired by the acquisition unit and adjusts an image to be projected on the projection surface on the basis of the identified characteristic point. The at least three adjacent regions surround the characteristic point and are adjacent to the characteristic point.

Claims (30)

1. A projection display apparatus including an imager that modulates light emitted from a light source and a projection unit that projects light emitted from the imager on a projection surface, the projection display apparatus comprising:

an imager controller that controls the imager to display a test pattern image in which a characteristic point is defined by at least three adjacent regions;

an acquisition unit that acquires a captured image of the test pattern image from an imaging element configured to capture the test pattern image projected on the projection surface; and

an adjustment unit that identifies the characteristic point included in the captured image on the basis of the captured image acquired by the acquisition unit, calculates adjustment parameters for an image to be projected on the projection surface based on the difference in position of the identified characteristic point from the test pattern characteristic point and adjusts the image based on the calculated adjustment parameters, wherein

the at least three adjacent regions surround the characteristic point and are adjacent to the characteristic point.

2. The projection display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, among the at least three adjacent regions, a pair of regions adjacent to each other and having the same side as a boundary of the pair of regions are different in luminance, saturation, or hue.

3. The projection display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a storage unit that stores a plurality of adjustment parameters corresponding to a plurality of viewing positions, respectively, as adjustment parameters for adjusting the image projected on the projection surface, wherein

the imager controller controls the imager to display information indicating the viewing position associated with the adjustment parameter applied to the image projected on the projection surface.

4. A projection display apparatus including an imager that modulates light emitted from a light source and a projection unit that projects light emitted from the imager on a projection surface, the projection display apparatus comprising:

an imager controller that controls the imager to display a test pattern image in which a characteristic point is defined by at least three adjacent regions;

an acquisition unit that acquires a captured image of the test pattern image from an imaging element configured to capture the test pattern image projected on the projection surface; and

an adjustment unit that identifies the characteristic point included in the captured image on the basis of the captured image acquired by the acquisition unit, calculates adjustment parameters for an image to be projected on the projection surface based on the difference in position of the identified characteristic point from the test pattern characteristic point and adjusts the image based on the calculated adjustment parameters, wherein

the at least three adjacent regions surround the characteristic point and are adjacent to the characteristic point, and

the at least three adjacent regions each include color information selected from red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta, white, and black.

5. The projection display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein, among the at least three adjacent regions, a pair of regions adjacent to each other and having the same side as a boundary of the pair of regions are different in luminance, saturation, or hue.

6. A projection display method for modulating light emitted from a light source by an imager and projecting light emitted from the imager on a projection surface by a projection unit, the projection display method comprising:

controlling the imager to display a test pattern image in which a characteristic point is defined by at least three adjacent regions, the at least three adjacent regions surrounding the characteristic point and being adjacent to the characteristic point;

acquiring a captured image of the test pattern image from an imaging element configured to capture the test pattern image projected on the projection surface; and

identifying the characteristic point included in the captured image on the basis of the acquired captured image, calculating adjustment parameters for an image to be projected on a projection surface based on the difference in position of the identified characteristic point from the test pattern characteristic point and adjusting the image based on the calculated adjustment parameters.

7. The projection display method according to claim 6 , wherein, among the at least three adjacent regions, a pair of regions adjacent to each other and having the same side as a boundary of the pair of regions are different in luminance, saturation, or hue.

8. The projection display method according to claim 6 , wherein the at least three adjacent regions each include color information selected from red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta, white, and black, and

among the at least three adjacent regions, a pair of regions adjacent to each other and having the same side as a boundary of the pair of regions have different color information.

9. A projection display system for modulating light emitted from a light source by an imager and projecting light emitted from the imager on a projection surface by a projection unit, the projection display system comprising:

a control unit that controls the imager to display a test pattern image in which a characteristic point is defined by at least three adjacent regions, the at least three adjacent regions surrounding the characteristic point and being adjacent to the characteristic point;

an acquisition unit that acquires a captured image of the test pattern image from an imaging element configured to capture the test pattern image projected on the projection surface; and

an adjustment unit that identifies the characteristic point included in the captured image on the basis of the captured image acquired by the acquisition unit calculates adjustment parameters for an image to be projected on a projection surface based on the difference in position of the identified characteristic point from the test pattern characteristic point and adjusts the image based on the calculated adjustment parameters.

10. The projection display system according to claim 9 , wherein, among the at least three adjacent regions, a pair of regions adjacent to each other and having the same side as a boundary of the pair of regions are different in luminance, saturation, or hue.

11. The projection display system according to claim 9 , wherein

the at least three adjacent regions each include color information selected from red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta, white, and black; and

among the at least three adjacent regions, a pair of regions adjacent to each other and having the same side as a boundary of the pair of regions have different color information.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 24, 2026
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 074982/0479 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 24, 2026
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 074983/0494 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 24, 2026
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC PROJECTOR & DISPLAY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074983/0875 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2011
From: HARAGUCHI, MASAHIRO; INOUE, MASUTAKA; HIRANUMA, YOSHINAO; TERAUCHI, TOMOYA; TANASE, SUSUMU
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027108/0689 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-161744 · Jul 16, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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