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Granted Patent B2
US 11,937,024 · App. 17/598,806 · Granted Mar 19, 2024

Projection system, projection device and projection method

Inventors: Yuki Hayashi (Osaka, JP); Tetsuya Nishi (Osaka, JP); Keisuke Hara (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H04N9/3129H04N9/3161
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Patent No.
US 11,937,024
App. No.
17/598,806
Granted
Mar 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A projection system includes a projection device that projects drawings individually onto a plurality of work spots in a work site. The projection device includes a driver that changes an orientation of the projection device. When drawings are individually projected onto a first work spot and a second work spot in a stated sequence, and the second work spot is outside a projection angle that is projectable by the projection device, the driver changes the orientation of the projection device to include the second work spot within the projection angle after work at the first work spot is finished. The first work spot and the second work spot are included in the plurality of work spots.

Claims (63)

1. A projection system, comprising:

a projection device that projects drawings individually onto a plurality of work spots in a work site based on design data showing a size and a shape of the work site; and

a data processor that specifies a placing position and an orientation of the projection device in the design data after the projection device is placed in the work site, wherein:

the projection device includes:

a driver that changes the orientation of the projection device; and

a controller that controls the driver,

when drawings are individually projected onto a first work spot and a second work spot in a stated sequence, and the second work spot is outside a projection angle that is projectable by the projection device, the controller determines a direction and an amount of movement of the orientation of the projection device to include the second work spot within the projection angle after work at the first work spot is finished, the first work spot and the second work spot being included in the plurality of work spots, and

the driver changes the orientation of the projection device based on the direction and the amount of movement determined by the controller.

2. The projection system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display; and

a first receiver, wherein

the data processor generates, based on the design data, an image for inputting a sequence of work at the plurality of work spots, and causes the display to display the image,

the first receiver receives input of the sequence of the work, and

the projection device projects the drawings individually onto the plurality of work spots in accordance with the sequence of the work received by the first receiver.

3. The projection system according to claim 1 , wherein

the projection device further includes a detector that detects a distance to a projection plane, and the projection device corrects the drawings based on the distance detected and projects corrected drawings.

4. The projection system according to claim 2 , wherein

the projection device further includes a detector that detects a distance to a projection plane, and the projection device corrects the drawings based on the distance detected and projects corrected drawings.

5. The projection system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second receiver that receives an instruction indicating an end of work from a worker who performs work at the plurality of work spots, wherein

the projection device projects one of the drawings onto the second work spot after the instruction indicating the end of the work at the first work spot is received by the second receiver.

6. The projection system according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a second receiver that receives an instruction indicating an end of work from a worker who performs work at the plurality of work spots, wherein

the projection device projects one of the drawings onto the second work spot after the instruction indicating the end of the work at the first work spot is received by the second receiver.

7. The projection system according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a second receiver that receives an instruction indicating an end of work from a worker who performs work at the plurality of work spots, wherein

the projection device projects one of the drawings onto the second work spot after the instruction indicating the end of the work at the first work spot is received by the second receiver.

8. The projection system according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a second receiver that receives an instruction indicating an end of work from a worker who performs work at the plurality of work spots, wherein

the projection device projects one of the drawings onto the second work spot after the instruction indicating the end of the work at the first work spot is received by the second receiver.

9. A projection device, comprising:

a projector that projects drawings individually onto a plurality of work spots in a work site based on design data showing a size and a shape of the work site;

a data processor that specifies a placing position and an orientation of the projection device in the design data after the projection device is placed in the work site;

a driver that changes the orientation of the projection device; and

a controller that controls the driver, wherein:

when drawings are individually projected onto a first work spot and a second work spot in a stated sequence, and the second work spot is outside a projection angle that is projectable by the projection device, the controller determines a direction and an amount of movement of the orientation of the projection device to include the second work spot within the projection angle after work at the first work spot is finished, the first work spot and the second work spot being included in the plurality of work spots, and

the driver changes the orientation of the projection device based on the direction and the amount of movement determined by the controller.

10. A projection method, comprising:

specifying a placing position and an orientation of a projection device in design data after the projection device is placed in a work site, the projection device including a driver that changes an orientation of the projection device and a controller that controls the driver, the design data showing a size and a shape of the work site;

projecting drawings individually onto a plurality of work spots in the work site by the projection device, wherein:

when drawings are individually projected onto a first work spot and a second work spot in a stated sequence, and the second work spot is outside a projection angle that is projectable by the projection device, the projecting includes

determining a direction and an amount of movement of the orientation of the projection device by the controller to include the second work spot within the projection angle after work at the first work spot is finished, and

changing by the driver the orientation of the projection device based on the direction and the amount of movement determined by the controller, the first work spot and the second work spot being included in the plurality of work spots.

11. The projection method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

generating an image for inputting a sequence of work at the plurality of work spots based on the design data, and causing a display to display a generated image; and

receiving input of the sequence of the work, wherein

the projecting includes projecting the drawings individually onto the plurality of work spots in accordance with the sequence of the work that has been received.

12. The projection method according to claim 10 , wherein

the projecting includes detecting a distance to a projection plane to correct the drawings based on the distance detected, and projecting corrected drawings.

13. The projection method according to claim 11 , wherein

the projecting includes detecting a distance to a projection plane to correct the drawings based on the distance detected, and projecting corrected drawings.

14. The projection method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving an instruction indicating an end of work from a worker who performs work at the plurality of work spots, wherein

the projecting includes projecting one of the drawings onto the second work spot after the instruction indicating the end of the work at the first work spot is received.

15. The projection method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving an instruction indicating an end of work from a worker who performs work at the plurality of work spots, wherein

the projecting includes projecting one of the drawings onto the second work spot after the instruction indicating the end of the work at the first work spot is received.

16. The projection method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

receiving an instruction indicating an end of work from a worker who performs work at the plurality of work spots, wherein

the projecting includes projecting one of the drawings onto the second work spot after the instruction indicating the end of the work at the first work spot is received.

17. The projection method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving an instruction indicating an end of work from a worker who performs work at the plurality of work spots, wherein

the projecting includes projecting one of the drawings onto the second work spot after the instruction indicating the end of the work at the first work spot is received.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2022
From: HAYASHI, YUKI; NISHI, TETSUYA; HARA, KEISUKE
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-067625 · Mar 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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