Mobile electronic device which includes a projector that projects an image on a projection area
It is an object to provide a mobile electronic device with high operability and high safety. The mobile electronic device includes an image projector that projects an image, a control unit that controls the operation of the image projector, a cabinet that holds the image projector and the control unit, and an acceleration sensor that detects an acceleration acting on the cabinet. The object is achieved in such a manner that when an acceleration of a given value or more is detected by the acceleration sensor, the control unit stops emission of light from the image projector or reduces an amount of light emitted from the image projector.
1. A mobile electronic device comprising:
an image projector configured to project an image;
a control unit configured to control an operation of the image projector;
a cabinet configured to hold the image projector and the control unit; and
a detector configured to detect a physical amount changing according to force acting on the cabinet,
wherein the control unit sets an amount of light from the image projector based on a result of detection by the detector,
wherein the detector is an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration acting on the cabinet,
wherein when an acceleration value detected by the acceleration sensor is equal to the given value or more, the control unit stops the emission of light from the image projector or reduces the amount of light emitted from the image projector, and, thereafter, resumes projection of an image with a normal amount of light from the image projector only when it is detected that a preset operation is received.
2. A mobile electronic device comprising:
an image projector configured to project an image;
a control unit configured to control an operation of the image projector;
a cabinet configured to hold the image projector and the control unit; and
a detector configured to detect a physical amount changing according to force acting on the cabinet,
wherein the control unit sets an amount of light from the image projector based on a result of detection by the detector, further comprising:
a storage unit configured to store therein a correspondence between a detected value detected by the detector and an amount of light emitted from the image projector,
wherein the detector is an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration acting on the cabinet, and the control unit sets an amount of light emitted from the image projector based on a detected value detected by the acceleration sensor and the correspondence stored in the storage unit,
wherein the acceleration sensor includes
an acceleration detector configured to detect an acceleration, and
a pattern detector configured to calculate an operation pattern based on a detected value detected by the acceleration detector,
the storage unit further stores therein an operation-pattern correspondence between the operation pattern and the amount of light emitted from the image projector, and the control unit sets an amount of light emitted from the image projector based on the operation pattern detected by the pattern detector and the operation-pattern correspondence.
3. A mobile electronic device comprising:
an image projector configured to project an image;
a control unit configured to control an operation of the image projector;
a cabinet configured to hold the image projector and the control unit; and
a detector configured to detect a physical amount changing according to force acting on the cabinet,
wherein the control unit sets an amount of light from the image projector based on a result of detection by the detector,
wherein the detector is a 6-axis sensor including an acceleration detector configured to detect accelerations in the three directions acting on the cabinet and a geomagnetic detector configured to detect geomagnetism in the three directions, and when at least either an acceleration value acting on the cabinet or a rotation range of the cabinet detected by the 6-axis sensor exceeds a given value or more, the control unit stops emission of light from the image projector or reduces an amount of light emitted from the image projector.
4. The mobile electronic device according to claim 3 , further comprising a storage unit configured to store therein a correspondence between a detected value detected by the 6-axis sensor and an amount of light emitted from the image projector,
wherein the control unit sets an intensity of light emitted from the image projector based on a detected value by the 6-axis sensor and the correspondence.
5. The mobile electronic device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the 6-axis sensor includes a pattern detector configured to calculate an operation pattern based on at least either a detected values detected by the acceleration detector or by the geomagnetic detector,
the storage unit stores therein a respective correspondence for each operation pattern, and
the control unit determines a correspondence to be used based on the operation pattern detected by the pattern detector.