IP Library Granted Patent US 12,487,655
Granted Patent B2
US 12,487,655 · App. 18/599,242 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Projection apparatus and control method thereof

Inventors: Gang Li (Jiangsu, CN); Ying Zhang (Jiangsu, CN); Wenyan Yu (Jiangsu, CN); Jian Song (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignee: Coretronic Projection (Kunshan) Corporation
G06F1/3231G06F1/3265H04N5/7408H04N5/7475
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Patent No.
US 12,487,655
App. No.
18/599,242
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A projection apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The projection apparatus includes a processor, a sensor, and a projection module. When a command corresponding to a standby mode is received, the processor sets the projection apparatus to a first sub-standby mode. The sensor is enabled to sense whether there is a living object located in a sensing area outside the projection apparatus. The standby mode is maintained as the first sub-standby mode in response to sensing that the living object is not in the sensing area. The standby mode is set to be switched to a second sub-standby mode in response to sensing that the living object is in the sensing area. A maximum power consumption of the first sub-standby mode is less than a maximum power consumption of the second sub-standby mode. In the first and second sub-standby modes, the projection module is not enabled.

Claims (63)

1 . A projection apparatus, comprising:

a processor, a sensor, and a projection module, wherein

the processor is respectively coupled to the sensor and the projection module,

the processor is configured to:

set the projection apparatus to a first sub-standby mode when receiving a command corresponding to a standby mode;

enable the sensor to sense whether there is a living object located in a sensing area outside the projection apparatus;

maintain the standby mode as the first sub-standby mode in response to sensing that the living object is not in the sensing area; and

set the standby mode to switch from the first sub-standby mode to a second sub-standby mode in response to sensing that there is the living object in the sensing area, wherein

a maximum power consumption of the projection apparatus in the first sub-standby mode is less than a maximum power consumption of the projection apparatus in the second sub-standby mode, and in the first sub-standby mode and the second sub-standby mode, the projection module is not enabled.

2 . The projection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the standby mode comprises a first standby mode, a second standby mode, and a third standby mode, wherein

in the first standby mode and the second standby mode, the processor does not enable the sensor, a maximum power consumption of the first standby mode is the same as the maximum power consumption of the first sub-standby mode, and a maximum power consumption of the second standby mode is the same as the maximum power consumption of the second sub-standby mode,

when the processor sets the standby mode of the projection apparatus to the third standby mode, the projection apparatus switches between the first sub-standby mode and the second sub-standby mode, and in the third standby mode, the sensor of the projection apparatus is enabled.

3 . The projection apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a network connection device, coupled to the processor, wherein

in the first sub-standby mode, the network connection device is not enabled,

in the second sub-standby mode, the network connection device is enabled, and setting data is obtained by the network connection device.

4 . The projection apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein in the second sub-standby mode, the processor is configured to:

judge whether the setting data comprises a predetermined turn-on time of the projection apparatus;

set the predetermined turn-on time of the projection apparatus according to the setting data in response to the setting data comprising the predetermined turn-on time; and

sensing, by the sensor, whether there is the living object located in the sensing area in response to the setting data not comprising the predetermined turn-on time or the predetermined turn-on time not yet being reached.

5 . The projection apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein in the first sub-standby mode or the second sub-standby mode, the processor judges whether the predetermined turn-on time is reached to control the projection apparatus to turn on.

6 . The projection apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein when the projection apparatus is set to turn on at the predetermined turn-on time according to the setting data, the processor is configured to:

obtain image data by the network connection device; and

enable the projection module to project according to the image data.

7 . The projection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises a passive infrared detector, a heat source sensor, a laser sensor, or a combination thereof.

8 . The projection apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an apparatus turn-on module, configured to turn on the projection apparatus, wherein

the apparatus turn-on module is powered and enabled in the first sub-standby mode and the second sub-standby mode.

9 . The projection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

enable the sensor to continuously sense in real time whether there is the living object located in the sensing area in the first sub-standby mode.

10 . The projection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

set the standby mode to switch from the second sub-standby mode to the first sub-standby mode in response to sensing that the living object is not located in the sensing area within a preset time in the second sub-standby mode.

11 . The projection apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a network connection device, coupled to the processor, wherein the processor configured to:

enable and disable the network connection device at a preset frequency, and obtain setting data when the network connection device is turned on in the first sub-standby mode.

12 . A control method of a projection apparatus, wherein the projection apparatus comprises a processor, a sensor, and a projection module, the processor is respectively coupled to the sensor and the projection module, the control method comprising:

setting the projection apparatus to a first sub-standby mode when receiving a command corresponding to a standby mode;

enabling the sensor to sense whether there is a living object located in a sensing area outside the projection apparatus;

maintaining the standby mode as the first sub-standby mode by the processor in response to sensing that the living object is not in the sensing area; and

setting the standby mode to switch from the first sub-standby mode to a second sub-standby mode by the processor in response to sensing that there is the living object in the sensing area, wherein

a maximum power consumption of the projection apparatus in the first sub-standby mode is less than a maximum power consumption of the projection apparatus in the second sub-standby mode, and in the first sub-standby mode and the second sub-standby mode, the projection module is not enabled.

13 . The control method according to claim 12 , wherein the standby mode of the projection apparatus comprises a first standby mode, a second standby mode, and a third standby mode, wherein

in the first standby mode and the second standby mode, the processor does not enable the sensor, a maximum power consumption of the first standby mode is the same as the maximum power consumption of the first sub-standby mode, and a maximum power consumption of the second standby mode is the same as the maximum power consumption of the second sub-standby mode,

wherein the step of enabling the sensor in the standby mode of the projection apparatus comprises:

switching the projection apparatus between the first sub-standby mode and the second sub-standby mode when the standby mode of the projection apparatus is set to the third standby mode, wherein in the third standby mode, the sensor of the projection apparatus is enabled.

14 . The control method according to claim 12 , wherein the projection apparatus further comprises:

a network connection device, coupled to the processor, wherein

in the first sub-standby mode, the network connection device is not enabled,

in the second sub-standby mode, the network connection device is enabled, and setting data is obtained by the network connection device.

15 . The control method according to claim 14 , further comprising:

judging whether the setting data comprises a predetermined turn-on time of the projection apparatus, and setting the predetermined turn-on time of the projection apparatus according to the setting data by the processor in the second sub-standby mode; and

sensing whether there is the living object located in the sensing area through the sensor in response to the setting data not comprising the predetermined turn-on time or the predetermined turn-on time not yet being reached.

16 . The control method according to claim 15 , further comprising:

judging whether the predetermined turn-on time is reached to control the projection apparatus to turn on through the processor in the first sub-standby mode or the second sub-standby mode.

17 . The control method according to claim 15 , wherein the step of setting the projection apparatus to turn on at the predetermined turn-on time according to the setting data further comprises:

obtaining image data by the network connection device; and

enabling the projection module to project according to the image data.

18 . The control method according to claim 12 , wherein the step of enabling the sensor to sense whether there is the living object located in the sensing area comprises:

enabling the sensor to continuously sense in real time whether there is the living object located in the sensing area in the first sub-standby mode.

19 . The control method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

setting the standby mode to switch from the second sub-standby mode to the first sub-standby mode in response to sensing that the living object is not located in the sensing area within a preset time in the second sub-standby mode.

20 . The control method according to claim 12 , wherein the projection apparatus comprises a network connection device, and the network connection device is coupled to the processor, the control method further comprising:

enabling and disabling the network connection device at a preset frequency, and obtaining setting data when the network connection device is turned on in the first sub-standby mode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2024
From: LI, GANG; ZHANG, YING; YU, WENYAN; SONG, JIAN
To: CORETRONIC PROJECTION (KUNSHAN) CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202310261305.7 · Mar 17, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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