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US 11,991,484 · App. 17/590,245 · Granted May 21, 2024

Electronic apparatus and controlling method thereof

Inventor: Kihong Park (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04N9/3188G01S17/08G03B21/142H04N9/3185H04N9/3194
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,991,484
App. No.
17/590,245
Filed
Feb 1, 2022
Granted
May 21, 2024
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2422
USPC
348/744
Abstract

An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes: a memory configured to store an image; a sensor part including at least one sensor; a projection part including a projection lens configured to output the image to a projection surface; and a processor configured to acquire distance information from the electronic apparatus to the projection surface through the sensor part, acquire output size information of the image based on the acquired distance information, acquire projection surface information corresponding to a bend of the projection surface through the sensor part, acquire movement information of the projection lens based on the output size information of the image and the projection surface information, and control the projection part to output the image based on the movement information.

Claims (52)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a memory configured to store an image;

a sensor part including a distance sensor;

a projection part including a projection lens configured to output the image onto a projection surface; and

a processor configured to:

acquire distance information from the electronic apparatus to the projection surface through the sensor part,

acquire output size information of the image based on the acquired distance information,

acquire, through the sensor part, information of the projection surface onto which the image is to be projected, the information of the projection surface including whether the projection surface has a bend,

acquire movement information of the projection lens based on the output size information of the image and the information of projection surface , the movement information being useable to move the projection lens so that the image is projected onto a portion of the projection surface based on the bend of the projection surface, and

control the projection part to output the image onto the projection surface based on the movement information,

wherein the movement information includes a movement direction and a movement distance for moving the projection lens,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

control the projection part to move the projection lens based on the movement direction and the movement distance, and

identify a position of the bend of the projection surface,

divide the projection surface into a first area and a second area based on the position of the bend of the projection surface,

identify the first area as an output area based on a size of a first portion of the image output onto the first area being greater than a size of a second portion of the image output onto the second area,

acquire a size of the output area,

change a size of the image to be projected onto the projection surface based on the size of the output area while maintaining an aspect ratio of the image, and

control the projection part to output the changed image onto the output area.

2. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

enlarge the size of the image based on the size of the output area being greater than an output size of the image, and

reduce the size of the image based on the size of the output area being smaller than the output size of the image.

3. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

acquire the movement information based on a movement limit value of the projection lens, and

control the projection part to output a user interface (UI) to guide through positioning of the electronic apparatus based on a movement distance included in the movement information being greater than the movement limit value.

4. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sensor part includes an image sensor, and

the processor is configured to:

identify whether or not the image is output to both the first area and a the second area based on a captured image acquired through the image sensor based on the projection surface including the first area and the second area, and

acquire the movement information of the projection lens based on the image being output to both the first area and the second area.

5. A controlling method of an electronic apparatus including a projection lens to output an image to a projection surface, the controlling method comprising:

acquiring distance information from the electronic apparatus to the projection surface;

acquiring output size information of the image based on the acquired distance information;

acquiring information of the projection surface onto which the image is to be projected, the information of the projection surface including whether the projection surface has a bend;

acquiring movement information of the projection lens based on the output size information of the image and the information of projection surface, the movement information being useable to move the projection lens so that the image is projected onto a portion of the projection surface based on the bend of the projection surface; and

outputting the image onto the projection surface based on the movement information,

wherein the movement information includes a movement direction and a movement distance for moving the projection lens, and

wherein the controlling method further comprises:

moving the projection lens based on the movement direction and the movement distance,

identifying a position of the bend of the projection surface,

dividing the projection surface into a first area and a second area based on the position of the bend of the projection surface,

identifying the first area as an output area based on a size of a first portion of the image output onto the first area being greater than a size of a second portion of the image output onto the second area,

acquiring a size of the output area,

changing a size of the image to be projected onto the projection surface based on the size of the output area while maintaining an aspect ratio of the image, and

wherein in the outputting of the image, outputting the changed image to the output area.

6. The controlling method as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising:

enlarging the size of the image based on the size of the output area being greater than an output size of the image, and

reducing the size of the image based on the size of the output area being smaller than the output size of the image.

7. The controlling method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein in the acquiring of the movement information, acquiring the movement information based on a movement limit value corresponding to the projection lens, and

wherein the controlling method further comprising outputting a user interface (UI) to guide through positioning of the electronic apparatus based on a movement distance included in the movement information being greater than the movement limit value.

8. The controlling method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the acquiring of the movement information includes:

identifying whether the image is output onto both the first area and the second area based on a captured image acquired through an image sensor based on the projection surface including the first area and the second area, and

acquiring the movement information of the projection lens based on the image being output to both the first area and the second area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2022
From: PARK, KIHONG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058848/0391 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0091211 · Jul 12, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021017123 · Nov 22, 2021
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