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US 12,549,692 · App. 18/644,854 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Notification method and notification system

Inventors: Kazune Hagino (Osaka, JP); Kazuaki Sakata (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC PROJECTOR & DISPLAY CORPORATION
H04N9/3147G06T7/70H04N9/317H04N9/3185G06T2207/10016H04N17/02
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Patent No.
US 12,549,692
App. No.
18/644,854
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A notification method includes: acquiring a first image captured at a first timing, the first image including a display area of a video displayed by a projection-type display device; acquiring a second image captured at a second timing, the second image including the display area; comparing first analysis data based on the first image with second analysis data based on the second image; determining, on the basis of a comparison result, whether or not a first deviation has occurred, the first deviation being a deviation of a display parameter related to display, and whether or not a second deviation has occurred, the second deviation being a deviation of a photographing parameter related to photographing; and notifying a user of deviation information indicating a deviation determined to have occurred among the first deviation and the second deviation.

Claims (46)

1 . A notification method, comprising:

a first acquisition step of acquiring a first image captured by a camera at a first timing, the first image including a display area of a video displayed by a display device;

a second acquisition step of acquiring a second image captured by the camera at a second timing after a predetermined period from the first timing, the second image including the display area;

a comparison step of comparing first analysis data based on the first image with second analysis data based on the second image;

a first determination step of determining, on a basis of a comparison result in the comparison step, whether or not a first deviation has occurred, the first deviation being a deviation of a display parameter related to display by the display device, and whether or not a second deviation has occurred, the second deviation being a deviation of a photographing parameter related to photographing by the camera; and

a notification step of notifying a user of deviation information indicating a deviation determined to have occurred in the first determination step among the first deviation and the second deviation.

2 . The notification method according to claim 1 , further comprising a change step of receiving adjustment of the display parameter and changing the display parameter according to the received adjustment.

3 . The notification method according to claim 2 , wherein

the display parameter is changed with an adjustment value of a predetermined adjustment range,

the notification method further includes a second determination step of determining whether or not the adjustment value has exceeded a predetermined adjustment value, and

in the notification step, when the adjustment value has exceeded the predetermined adjustment value in the second determination step, the user is further notified that an adjustment limit is approaching.

4 . The notification method according to claim 1 , further comprising an evaluation step of evaluating a deviation of the display parameter on a basis of the first image and the second image,

wherein in the first determination step, it is determined whether or not a first deviation has occurred, the first deviation being a deviation of the evaluated display parameter.

5 . The notification method according to claim 1 , wherein

the display device is a projector that projects a video onto the display area, and

the display parameter includes a position of a video projected by the projector with respect to the display area.

6 . The notification method according to claim 1 , wherein

the display device is a projector that projects an image onto the display area, and

the display parameter includes a focus state of a video projected by the projector.

7 . The notification method according to claim 1 , wherein the display parameter includes a color of a video displayed by the display device.

8 . The notification method according to claim 1 , wherein the display parameter includes luminance of a video displayed by the display device.

9 . The notification method according to claim 1 , wherein

the notification method is executed by a controller connected to the camera and the display device via a local network, and

the notification method further includes

a first accumulation step of accumulating the deviation information notified in the notification step in a first storage device, and

a second accumulation step of accumulating at least one of the first image, the second image, the first analysis data, the second analysis data, and the comparison result in a second storage device different from the first storage device.

10 . The notification method according to claim 9 , wherein

the controller includes the first storage device and the second storage device, and

the second storage device has a security level higher than a security level of the first storage device.

11 . The notification method according to claim 9 , wherein

the first storage device is connected to the camera and the display device via an external network, and

the second storage device is connected to the camera and the display device via the local network.

12 . The notification method according to claim 1 , further comprising a display step of displaying a graph indicating the first deviation and a graph indicating the second deviation when it is determined that the first deviation has occurred and it is determined that the second deviation has occurred.

13 . The notification method according to claim 1 , further comprising a display step of displaying a graph indicating the first deviation when it is determined that the first deviation has occurred and it is determined that the second deviation has not occurred.

14 . The notification method according to claim 1 , further comprising a display step of displaying a graph indicating the second deviation when it is determined that the first deviation has not occurred and it is determined that the second deviation has occurred.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the notification method according to claim 1 .

16 . A notification system, comprising:

a display device;

a camera; and

an information processing device,

wherein the information processing device executes a notification method including

a first acquisition step of acquiring a first image captured by a camera at a first timing, the first image including a display area of a video displayed by a display device,

a second acquisition step of acquiring a second image captured by the camera at a second timing after a predetermined period from the first timing, the second image including the display area,

a comparison step of comparing first analysis data based on the first image with second analysis data based on the second image,

a first determination step of determining, on a basis of a comparison result in the comparison step, whether or not a first deviation has occurred, the first deviation being a deviation of a display parameter related to display by the display device, and whether or not a second deviation has occurred, the second deviation being a deviation of a photographing parameter related to photographing by the camera, and

a notification step of notifying a user of deviation information indicating a deviation determined to have occurred in the first determination step among the first deviation and the second deviation.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2025
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC PROJECTOR & DISPLAY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072510/0667 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2024
From: HAGINO, KAZUNE; SAKATA, KAZUAKI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067879/0672 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-176927 · Oct 28, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022037364 · Oct 6, 2022
Related Publication 20240275929A1 · Aug 15, 2024
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