Projector and projection method
A projector and a projection method that effectively protect a to-be-protected object existing in a sensing area are provided. The projector includes a first sensor, a second sensor, an optical engine and a processor. The optical engine includes a light source. The first sensor receives a first sensed signal, generates a first signal corresponding to the first sensed signal and transmits the first signal to the processor. The second sensor receives a second sensed signal different from the first sensed signal, generates a second signal corresponding to the second sensed signal and transmits the second signal to the processor. The processor determines whether the first signal and the second signal fall into their respective pre-determined ranges. The processor transmits a light adjusting signal to control a light source.
1. A projector, comprising: a first sensor, a second sensor, an optical engine and a processor, wherein
the optical engine comprises a light source and projects an image beam to a projection area,
the processor is coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor and the optical engine,
the first sensor receives a first sensed signal, generates a first signal corresponding to the first sensed signal, and transmits the first signal to the processor, wherein the first sensor is an infrared sensor and the first sensed signal comprises an optical signal having a wavelength range,
the second sensor receives a second sensed signal different from the first sensed signal, the second sensor generates a second signal corresponding to the second sensed signal and transmits the second signal to the processor, and
when the processor receives the first signal and the second signal, the processor concurrently determines whether the first signal falls into a first pre-determined range and whether the second signal falls into a second pre-determined range so as to determine whether an object enters a sensing area and to determine whether the object is a to-be-protected object,
wherein when the first signal falls into the first pre-determined range while the second signal falls into the second pre-determined range, the processor determines that the object entering the sensing area is the to-be-protected object, and the processor transmits a light adjusting signal to reduce a brightness of the light source or to turn off the light source,
wherein when either the first signal does not fall into the first pre-determined range or the second signal does not fall into the second pre-determined range, the processor determines that the to-be-protected object is absent in the sensing area, and the processor does not transmit the light adjusting signal to change the brightness of the light source and the first sensor continuously detects whether the object enters the sensing area.
2. The projector according to claim 1 , wherein
when the processor determines that the first signal falls into the first pre-determined range, a result is obtained that the object is present in the sensing area, and thus the second sensor receives the second sensed signal different from the first sensed signal, the second sensor generates the second signal corresponding to the second sensed signal and transmits the second signal to the processor.
3. The projector according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing area comprises a space between the projector and the projection area.
4. The projector according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing area comprises an illumination space covered by the image beam from the light source.
5. The projector according to claim 1 , wherein the second sensor is an infrared temperature sensor and the second sensed signal comprises a heat radiation signal.
6. The projector according to claim 1 , wherein the second sensor is an image sensor or an infrared camera, and the second sensed signal comprises an image signal.
7. The projector according to claim 1 , wherein the projector further comprises a buzzer, and wherein when the processor determines that the object is present in the sensing area and determines that the object is the to-be-protected object, the processor transmits a warning signal to the buzzer, and the buzzer generates a warning tone according to the warning signal.
8. The projector according to claim 1 ,
wherein the projector further comprises an indicating lamp, and
wherein when the processor determines that the object is present in the sensing area and determines that the object is the to-be-protected object, the processor transmits a warning signal to the indicating lamp, and the indicating lamp generates an indicating light according to the warning signal.
9. The projector according to claim 1 , wherein the processor transmits a warning signal to the optical engine and the projector projects a revised image with a warning image.
10. A projection method adapted for a projector, wherein the projector comprises: a first sensor, a second sensor, an optical engine and a processor, the optical engine comprising a light source and projecting an image beam to a projection area, and the projection method comprising:
the first sensor receiving a first sensed signal, the first sensor generating a first signal corresponding to the first sensed signal and transmitting the first signal to the processor, wherein the first sensor is an infrared sensor and the first sensed signal comprises an optical signal having a wavelength range;
the second sensor receiving a second sensed signal different from the first sensed signal, the second sensor generating a second signal corresponding to the second sensed signal and transmitting the second signal to the processor; and
the processor receiving the first signal and the second signal, the processor concurrently determining whether the first signal falls into a first pre-determined range and whether the second signal falls into a second pre-determined range so as to determine whether an object enters a sensing area and to determine whether the object is a to-be projected object,
wherein when the first signal falls into the first pre-determined range while the second signal falls into the second pre-determined range, the processor determining that the object entering the sensing area is the to-be-protected object, and a light adjusting signal is transmitted to reduce a brightness of the light source or to turn off the light source by the processor,
wherein when either the first signal does not fall into the fire pre-determined range or the second signal does not fall into the second pre-determined range, the processor determining that the to-be-protected object is absent in the sensing area, and the processor does not transmit the light adjusting signal to change the brightness of the light source and the first sensor continuously detecting whether the object enters the sensing area.
11. The projector according to claim 10 , wherein when the processor determines that the first signal falls into the first pre-determined range, a result is obtained that the object is present in the sensing area, the thus second sensor receives the second sensed signal different from the first sensed signal, the second sensor generates the second signal corresponding to the second sensed signal and transmits the second signal to the processor.
12. The projection method according to claim 10 , wherein the sensing area comprises a space between the projector and the projection area.
13. The projection method according to claim 10 , wherein the sensing area comprises an illumination space covered by the image beam from the light source.
14. The projection method according to claim 10 , wherein the second sensor is an infrared temperature sensor and the second sensed signal comprises a heat radiation signal.
15. The projection method according to claim 10 , wherein the second sensor is an image sensor or an infrared camera, and the second sensed signal comprises an image signal.