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US 12,615,351 · App. 17/948,897 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Electronic apparatus for adjusting projection region based on projection image and control method thereof

Inventor: Hyungchul Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04N9/3147H04N9/3194H04N5/272
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Patent No.
US 12,615,351
App. No.
17/948,897
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device and a control method thereof are provided. The control method of an electronic device includes: projecting, by the electronic device, a first test projection image including at least one marker of a first color while an external device projects a second test projection image including at least one marker of a second color that is different from the first color; obtaining a captured image of projection regions on which the first test projection image and the second test projection image are projected while the projection region on which at least one of the first test projection image or the second test projection image is projected is changed; and identifying an overlapping region between the first test projection image and the second test projection image based on at least one of (1) a third marker of a third color or (ii) the marker of the first color and the marker of the second color, in the captured image, the marker of the third color being the marker of the first color and the marker of the second color overlapping each other, and the third color being different from the first color and the second color.

Claims (52)

1 . A control method of an electronic device that projects a projection image, the control method comprising:

projecting, by the electronic device, a first test projection image including at least one marker of a first color while an external device projects a second test projection image including at least one marker of a second color that is different from the first color;

obtaining a captured image of projection regions on which the first test projection image and the second test projection image are projected while a projection region of the projection regions on which at least one of the first test projection image or the second test projection image is projected is changed; and

identifying an overlapping region between the first test projection image and the second test projection image based on at least one of (i) a third marker of a third color or (ii) the marker of the first color and the marker of the second color, in the captured image, the marker of the third color being the marker of the first color and the marker of the second color overlapping each other, and the third color being different from the first color and the second color,

wherein the control method further comprises:

based on the overlapping region being identified, obtaining temperature information of the electronic device and temperature information of the external device, and

projecting, by the electronic device, a projection image on a region other than the overlapping region in the projection regions.

2 . The control method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

projecting the first test projection image including a first indicator for guiding the first test projection image and the second test projection image to overlap each other according to an overlapping operation; and

projecting the first test projection image including a second indicator based on identifying that the first test projection image and the second test projection image overlap each other according to the overlapping operation.

3 . The control method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

controlling a motor to adjust a projection direction of the projection image to change the projection region on which the first test projection image is projected based on a result of the identifying; and

transmitting, to the external device, a control instruction to adjust a projection position based on a result of the identifying.

4 . The control method as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising controlling the motor to fix the projection position of the first test projection image and transmitting, to the external device, a control instruction for fixing the projection position of the second test projection image based on identifying that the first test projection image and the second test projection image overlap each other.

5 . The control method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, to the external device, a control instruction for projecting, on the overlapping region, a same image as an image displayed on the overlapping region among projection images projected by the electronic device based on identifying that the first test projection image and the second test projection image overlap each other.

6 . The control method as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the projecting the projection image on the region comprises projecting a first projection image on the region other than the overlapping region based on identifying that a temperature of the electronic device is higher than a temperature of the external device based on the temperature information of the electronic device and the temperature information of the external device, and

wherein the control method further comprises transmitting, to the external device, a control instruction for projecting a second projection image on the region other than the overlapping region based on identifying that the temperature of the electronic device is lower than the temperature of the external device based on the temperature information of the electronic device and the temperature information of the external device.

7 . The control method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising projecting the projection image for displaying a first image and transmitting, to the external device, a control instruction for projecting the projection image for displaying a second image, based on identifying that the first test projection image and the second test projection image overlap each other, and the overlapping region is smaller than a predetermined set region.

8 . The control method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising projecting, on the region other than the overlapping region, the projection image based on identifying that the first test projection image and the second test projection image overlap each other, and the overlapping region is included in the projection region on which the first test projection image is projected.

9 . The control method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the third color is a color corresponding to a combination of light of the first color and light of the second color.

10 . An electronic device that projects a projection image, the electronic device comprising:

a communication interface;

a projector configured to project the projection image;

a camera configured to capture an image of a region on which the projection image is projected;

a memory configured to store at least one instruction; and

a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

control the projector to project a first test projection image including at least one marker of a first color while an external device projects a second test projection image including at least one marker of a second color that is different from the first color,

obtain, through the camera, a captured image by capturing an image of projection regions on which the first test projection image and the second test projection image are projected while a projection region of the projection regions on which at least one of the first test projection image or the second test projection image is projected is changed, and

identify an overlapping region between the first test projection image and the second test projection image based on at least one of (i) a third marker of a third color or (ii) the marker of the first color and the marker of the second color, the marker of the third color being the marker of the first color and the marker of the second color overlapping each other, and the third color being different from the first color and the second color,

wherein the processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

based on the overlapping region being identified, obtain temperature information of the electronic device and temperature information of the external device, and

control the projector to project a projection image on a region other than the overlapping region among the projection regions.

11 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to control the projector to project the first test projection image including a first indicator for guiding the first test projection image and the second test projection image to overlap each other according to an overlapping operation, and

control the projector to project the first test projection image including a second indicator based on identifying that the first test projection image and the second test projection image overlap each other according to the overlapping operation.

12 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising a motor that controls the projector to adjust a projection direction of the projection image,

wherein the processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

control the motor to change the projection region on which the first test projection image is projected based on a result of the identification, and

control the communication interface to transmit, to the external device, a control instruction for adjusting a projection position based on the result of the identification.

13 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to control the motor to fix the projection position of the first test projection image, and control the communication interface to transmit, to the external device, a control instruction for fixing the projection position of the second test projection image, based on identifying that the first test projection image and the second test projection image overlap each other.

14 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to control the communication interface to transmit, to the external device, a control instruction for projecting, on the overlapping region, a same image as an image displayed on the overlapping region among projection images projected by the electronic device, based on identifying that the first test projection image and the second test projection image overlap each other.

15 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

control the projector to project a first projection image on the region other than the overlapping region based on identifying that a temperature of the electronic device is higher than a temperature of the external device based on the temperature information of the electronic device and the temperature information of the external device, and

control the communication interface to transmit, to the external device, a control instruction for projecting a second projection image on the region other than the overlapping region based on identifying that the temperature of the electronic device is lower than the temperature of the external device based on the temperature information of the electronic device and the temperature information of the external device.

16 . A control method of an electronic device that projects a projection image, the control method comprising:

projecting, by the electronic device, a first test projection image including at least one marker of a first color while an external device projects a second test projection image including at least one marker of a second color that is different from the first color;

obtaining a captured image of projection regions on which the first test projection image and the second test projection image are projected while a projection region of the projection regions on which at least one of the first test projection image or the second test projection image is projected is changed; and

identifying an overlapping region between the first test projection image and the second test projection image based on at least one of (i) a third marker of a third color or (ii) the marker of the first color and the marker of the second color, in the captured image, the marker of the third color being the marker of the first color and the marker of the second color overlapping each other, and the third color being different from the first color and the second color,

wherein the control method further comprises:

based on identifying that the first test projection image and the second test projection image overlap each other, identifying a distance between the external device and the electronic device based on the marker of the third color,

outputting first audio and transmitting, to the external device, a control instruction for controlling the external device to output second audio based on identifying that the distance between the external device and the electronic device is equal to or larger than a predetermined distance, and

outputting third audio and transmitting, to the external device, a control instruction for controlling the external device to output the third audio based on identifying that the distance between the external device and the electronic device is smaller than the predetermined distance.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2022
From: KIM, HYUNGCHUL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061156/0577 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0095951 · Jul 21, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022006379 · May 4, 2022
Related Publication 20230026947A1 · Jan 26, 2023
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