Display device and method of controlling display device

• US 10,354,428 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2017
• Issued: 07/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Ichieda, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Yang, Ryan R
• Application Number:
  US15/695,518
• Publication Number:
  US 20180075633A1
• Time in Patent Office: 679 Days
• Field of Search: 345629-641, 715762-764, 715792
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/30 Determination of transform parameters for the alignment of images, i.e. image registration

Abstract

A projector includes a display unit that displays an input image which is based on an input image signal and a plurality of operation detection markers used for operation detection, on a screen, an operation detection unit that detects an operation on each of the plurality of operation detection markers based on the image captured by the imaging unit, and a processing performance control unit that performs processing corresponding to the operation detection marker from which the operation is detected by the operation detection unit. The operation detection unit causes the plurality of operation detection markers to be displayed at the outside of the input image on the screen, and causes a plurality of icons corresponding to each of the plurality of operation detection markers to be displayed at the position corresponding to the operation detection marker.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

a projector that displays an image on a display surface; and

a processor or circuit programmed to;

cause the projector to display on the display surface;

(i) an input image which is based on an input image signal, (ii) a plurality of detection images used for operation detection, and (iii) a plurality of identification images that are each displayed adjacent to a position corresponding to a respective detection image of the plurality of detection images, wherein the plurality of detection images and the plurality of identification images are displayed outside of the input image on the display surface;

cause an imaging element to capture the plurality of detection images displayed on the display surface;

detect whether an operation is performed on each of the plurality of detection images based on the captured image; and

perform processing corresponding to the detection image upon which the operation is detected.

2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the processor or circuit causes the projector to display the plurality of detection images having the same appearances.

3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the processor or circuit causes the projector to display the detection image on a background color set in advance in a superimposed manner.

4. The display device according to claim 1, wherein, in a case where a plural number of detection images are detected, the processor or circuit does not perform all of the processing corresponding to all of the detected plural number of detection images.

5. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the processor or circuit is further programmed to:

measure a size of a display area on the display surface on which the projector displays an image, and

change any one of a display position of the detection image on the display area, a display size of the detection image, and a display interval of the plurality of detection images based on the measured size of the display area.

6. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the processor or circuit causes a display mode of an identification image corresponding to the detection image from which the operation is detected, to be changed.

7. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the identification image is displayed on an input image side of the detection image.

8. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the processor or circuit performs processing for changing a relative display position of the plurality of detection images with respect to the input image on the display surface according to the operation on any one of the detection images displayed by the projector.

9. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an interface that is connected to an external device, wherein

the processor or circuit displays the detection image corresponding to the processing performed by the external device in a case where the external device is connected to the interface, and does not display the detection image corresponding to the processing performed by the external device in a case where the external device is not connected to the interface.

10. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an interface connected to an external device, wherein

the processing performed by the processor or circuit according to the operation on any of the detection images displayed by the projector are different from each other in a case where the external device is connected to the interface and in a case where the external device is not connected to the interface.

11. A method of controlling a display device that displays an image on a display surface, the method comprising:

displaying on the display surface;

(i) an input image which is based on an input image signal, (ii) a plurality of detection images used for operation detection, and (iii) a plurality of identification images that are each displayed adjacent to a position corresponding to a respective detection image of the plurality of detection images, wherein the plurality of detection images and the plurality of identification images are displayed outside of the input image on the display surface;

capturing the plurality of detection images displayed on the display surface;

detecting whether an operation is performed on each of the plurality of detection images based on the captured image; and

performing processing corresponding to the detection image upon which the operation is detected.