IP Library Granted Patent US 11,477,424
Granted Patent B2
US 11,477,424 · App. 16/090,011 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

Content projection control device, information processing method, and program

Inventor: Soh Masuko (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
H04N9/3194G03B21/005G03B21/26G09G5/00G09G5/026G09G5/14H04N5/74G09G2320/0693G09G2330/08G09G2340/14
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Patent No.
US 11,477,424
App. No.
16/090,011
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Content data representing content that includes at least one or more components is acquired. Projection area data representing a projection area is acquired. A deteriorated part, which is a part where a projection condition is deteriorated in the projection area, is identified based on the projection area data. A priority of the component included in the content is identified. Display deterioration of the content, which is caused by the deteriorated part, is suppressed based on a position of the identified deteriorated part in the projection area, the content data displayed on the projection area, a threshold according to the identified priority, and a degree of deterioration indicative of a level of deterioration of the component.

Claims (32)

1. A content projection control device comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory device that stores instructions for a computer, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

acquire content data representing content that includes one or more components;

acquire projection area data representing a projection area;

identify a deteriorated part based on the projection area data, the deteriorated part being a part where a projection condition is deteriorated in the projection area;

identify a priority of a component of the one or more components included in the content; and

suppress display deterioration of the content caused by the deteriorated part, based at least in part on a position of the identified deteriorated part in the projection area, the content data displayed on the projection area, a threshold according to the identified priority, and a degree of deterioration indicative of a level of deterioration of the component.

2. The content projection control device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor suppresses the display deterioration at least in part by changing a display aspect of a component displayed on the deteriorated part among the one or more components included in the content.

3. The content projection control device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor identifies the deteriorated part based at least in part on a captured image and an image of the content, the captured image being an image produced by capturing an image of the content projected onto the projection area, the content being represented by the content data.

4. The content projection control device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor identifies the priority of the component based at least in part on a feature quantity of the component included in the content.

5. The content projection control device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor identifies the priority of the component based at least in part on a projected size of the component included in the content.

6. The content projection control device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor identifies the priority of the component based at least in part on an attribute of the component included in the content.

7. The content projection control device according to claim 2 , wherein

the component includes a character, and

the processor suppresses the display deterioration at least in part by changing a display color of the character included in the component to a color emphasized with respect to a color of the deteriorated part.

8. The content projection control device according to claim 2 , wherein

the component includes a character, and

the processor suppresses the display deterioration at least in part by changing a display color other than a display color of the character included in the component to a color assimilated to a color of the deteriorated part.

9. The content projection control device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor suppresses the display deterioration at least in part by determining arrangement locations of the one or more components such that a proportion of the one or more components with relatively low priorities included in the deteriorated part is higher than a proportion of the one or more components with relatively high priorities included in the deteriorated part.

10. The content projection control device according to claim 9 , wherein the processor determines the arrangement locations of each of the one or more components in a descending order of priority.

11. The content projection control device according to claim 9 , wherein the processor determines the arrangement locations such that a range included in the deteriorated part is reduced only for components with the relatively high priority among the one or more components included in the deteriorated part.

12. The content projection control device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor calculates the degree of deterioration based at least in part on a difference in feature quantities between a captured image and an image of the content, the captured image being an image produced by capturing an image of the content projected onto the projection area, the content being represented by the content data.

13. The content projection control device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor calculates the degree of deterioration based at least in part on a size of the deteriorated part identified based on a captured image and the content, the captured image being an image produced by capturing an image of the content projected onto the projection area, the content being represented by the content data.

14. The content projection control device accordingly claim 1 , further comprising

an image-capturing unit configured to capture an image of the projection area.

15. An information processing method comprising:

acquiring content data representing content that includes one or more components;

acquiring projection area data representing a projection area;

identifying a deteriorated part based on the projection area data, the deteriorated part being a part where a projection condition is deteriorated in the projection area;

identifying a priority of a component of the one or more components included in the content; and

suppressing a display deterioration of the content caused by the deteriorated part based at least in part on a position of the identified deteriorated part in the projection area, the content data displayed on the projection area, a threshold according to the identified priority, and a degree of deterioration indicative of a level of deterioration of the component.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 9, 2021
From: RAKUTEN INC
To: RAKUTEN GROUP INC
Reel/Frame 056816/0068 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2019
From: MASUKO, SOH
To: RAKUTEN, INC.
Reel/Frame 048587/0966 →