Video projector with automated image enhancement

1. A video projector, comprising:

a projection system for projecting video content onto a surface;

a camera for capturing image data from the surface;

an analysis system for analyzing captured image data, wherein the analysis system injects test pattern frames at various intervals into a moving video feed and analyzes captured test patterns from a resulting projected moving video; and

a correction system for enhancing the video content being projected onto the surface based on the analysis of the captured image data.

2. The video projector of claim 1 , wherein the projection system includes a computer system for projecting a test pattern onto the surface that can be captured as a test pattern image by the camera.

3. The video projector of claim 2 , wherein the correction system corrects keystone issues based on an analysis of the test pattern image.

4. The video projector of claim 2 , wherein the correction system corrects obliqueness issues based on an analysis of the test pattern image.

5. The video projector of claim 1 , wherein the correction system causes at least one of: an autofocus correction, a tilt/shift correction, a contrast enhancement, a lens step down, an image correction using a digital filter, an alert to be generated and a visual cue to be projected.

6. The video projector of claim 1 , wherein the analysis system determines a boundary of the surface based on the captured image data.

7. A program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, which when executed by a computer system, enhances video content projected by a video projector onto a surface, and comprises:

program code for causing a test pattern to be projected by the video projector;

program code for inputting capturing image data from a camera directed at the surface;

program code for analyzing captured image data;

program code for enhancing the video content being projected onto the surface based on the analysis of the captured image data; and

program code for causing a visual cue to be projected on the surface in response to a detected problematic area requiring manual intervention.

8. The program product of claim 7 , wherein the program code for analyzing captured image data compares a captured test pattern image with the test pattern.

9. The program product of claim 8 , wherein the program code for enhancing the video content corrects keystone issues.

10. The program product of claim 8 , wherein the program code for enhancing the video content corrects obliqueness issues.

11. The program product of claim 7 , wherein the visual cue comprises one of a predetermined color and a predetermined pattern projected in response to a detected area that remains out of focus, includes a surface with irregular textures, or includes a warped surface.

12. The program product of claim 7 , further comprising program code that determines a boundary of the surface based on captured image data.

13. The program product of claim 7 , further comprising program code that inserts video frames into the projected video content and inputs captured image data of the inserted frames for periodic analysis.

14. A method for enhancing video content being projected by a video projector onto a surface, comprising:

projecting a test pattern onto the surface using the video projector, wherein the test pattern is projected in a semi-transparent manner along with the video content;

capturing a test pattern image using a camera directed at the surface;

analyzing the test pattern image; and

enhancing the video content being projected onto the surface based on the analysis of the test pattern image.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein analyzing the test pattern image include comparing the test pattern image to the test pattern to identify an image quality issue.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein enhancing the video content corrects one of a keystone issue and an obliqueness issue.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein enhancing the video content causes at least one of: an autofocus correction, a tilt/shift correction, a contrast enhancement, a lens step down, an image correction using a digital filter, an alert to be generated and a visual cue to be projected.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

capturing an image of the surface; and

determining a boundary of the surface based on captured image.

19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

inserting video frames into the projected video content;

using the camera to capture images of the inserted video frames; and

analyzing the inserted frames to provide a periodic analysis.