Projection-type display device and software program

• US 20020130979A1
• Filed: 03/01/2002
• Published: 09/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Kitazawa, Tomofumi, Sasaki, Saburo, Kitaguchi, Takashi
• Granted Patent: US 7,176,890 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/744
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/033 Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user , e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0425 using a single imaging device like a video camera for tracking the absolute position of a single or a plurality of objects with respect to an imaged reference surface, e.g. video camera imaging a display or a projection screen, a table or a wall surface, on which a computer generated image is displayed or projected tracking a projected light spot to determine a position on a display surface G06F3/0386
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00283 with a television apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/195 the array comprising a two-dimensional array or a combination of two-dimensional arrays
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/001 Sharing resources, e.g. processing power or memory, with a connected apparatus or enhancing the capability of the still picture apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0438 Scanning displays; Scanning large surfaces, e.g. projection screens, writing boards
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3141 Constructional details thereof details not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B21/14

Abstract

A projection surface on which a predetermined projection image is projected is provided; a writing surface on which an image can be drawn directly in a superimposing manner with a projection image displayed on the projection surface is provided; and a photography part photographing an image drawn on the writing surface by means of an image-pickup part comprising two-dimensionally-disposed pixels is provided.

Claims

1. A projection-type display device comprising:

a projection surface on which a predetermined projection image is displayed through projection;

a writing surface on which an image can be drawn directly in a superimposing manner with the projection image displayed on said projection surface; and

a photography part photographing an image drawn on said writing surface by means of an image-pickup part comprising two-dimensionally-disposed pixels

2. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a projection part which emits a light beam comprising an image signal onto said projection surface so as to display the predetermined image on said projection surface.

3. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 2, wherein:

said writing surface comprises the same surface as said projection surface or is located on the same the side of said projection surface as that on which a user who draws an image onto said writing surface exists; and

said display device further comprises an extracting part extracting a user-drawn image from an image photographed by said photography part.

4. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a combining part combining at least a part of the projection image projected onto said projection surface with the user-drawn image extracted by said extracting part.

5. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

a mode selecting part is provided through which a selection is made between a first photography mode in which the user-drawn image is obtained and a second photography mode in which the combined image is obtained.

6. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the optical axis of said photography part is perpendicular to said writing surface.

7. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a part making a correspondence between the projection image and drawn image.

8. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

an input part inputting the projection image externally;

a recording part recording at least one of the projection image, user-drawn image and combined image; and

an output part outputting the user-drawn image externally.

9. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a blocking part blocking a light beam emitted from a projecting part projecting the light beam onto said projection surface so as to display the projection image thereon.

10. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

a shifting part shifting a photography area of said photography part on said writing surface is provided;

said photography part takes a photograph several times in a manner such that the photography area thereof is shifted each time by means of said shifting part; and

a combining part is provided, and, thereby, photographed images obtained through the several times of photography are combined.

11. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 10, wherein;

said shifting part shifts the photography area by a distance corresponding one pixel each time;

said shifting part comprises a piezoelectric device; and

the vibration distance of said piezoelectric device corresponds to one pixel.

12. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said writing surface is divided into a plurality of areas;

said photography part takes a plurality of photographs of respective ones of the plurality of areas; and

a combining part is provided, and, thereby, a thus-obtained plurality of photographed images are combined.

13. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

a moving part moving a photography area of said photography part on said writing surface is provided;

said photography part takes a photograph several times in a manner such that the photography area thereof each time corresponds to a different division of said writing surface; and

a combining part is provided, and, thereby, photographed images obtained through the several times of photography are combined.

14. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 13, further comprising a part displaying the photography area onto said projection surface.

15. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 12, further comprising an input part through which instructions of at least one of whether or not a dividing photography is performed in which a part or all of said writing surface is divided and each division is photographed, and the number of divisions in the dividing photography, are input.

16. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 13, further comprising an input part through which instructions of at least one of whether or not a dividing photography is performed in which a part or all of said writing surface is divided and each division is photographed, and the number of divisions in the dividing photography, are input.

17. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a lighting part illuminating said writing surface from a side opposite to a side on which said photography part is provided.

18. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least one lighting part illuminating said writing surface from a side on which said photography part is provided.

19. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 17, wherein said lighting part comprises a plurality of light sources located symmetrically with respect to a central axis of said writing part or an axis corresponding to an optical axis of a part projecting the projecting image onto said projection surface.

20. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 18, wherein said lighting part comprises a plurality of light sources located symmetrically with respect to a central axis of said writing part or an axis corresponding to an optical axis of a part projecting the projecting image onto said projection surface.

21. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a dispersion surface removably provided on a surface of said writing surface opposite to a user who draws an image on said writing surface.

22. The projection-type display device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a dispersion sheet comprising a dispersion area which covers all or a part of said writing part and a transparent area which transmits, to said writing surface, at least a part of a light beam emitted by a part which projects the projection image onto said projection surface; and

a moving part moving said dispersion sheet.

25. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 24, wherein said software program causes the computer to further perform the following step:

c) combining at least a part of the projection image projected onto said projection surface with the user-drawn image extracted by said step b).

26. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 25, wherein said software program causes the computer to further perform the following step:

d) causing a user to select a mode between a first photography mode in which the user drawn image is obtained and a second photography mode in which the combined image is obtained.

27. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 24, wherein said software program causes the computer to further perform the following steps:

c) causing said photography part to take a plurality of photographs of respective ones of a predetermined plurality of divisions of said writing surface; and

d) combining a thus-obtained plurality of photographed images.

28. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 24, wherein said software program causes the computer to further perform the following steps:

c) moving a photography area of said photography part on said writing surface;

d) causing said photography part to take a photograph several times in a manner such that the photography area thereof each time corresponds to a different division of said writing surface; and

e) combining photographed images obtained through the several times of photography.

29. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 27, wherein said software program causes the computer to further perform the following steps:

e) causing a user to determine at least one of whether or not a dividing photography is performed in which a part or all of said writing surface is divided and each division is photographed, and the number of divisions in the dividing photography.

30. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 28, wherein said software program causes the computer to further perform the following steps:

f) causing a user to determine at least one of whether or not a dividing photography is performed in which a part or all of said writing surface is divided and each division is photographed and, the number of divisions in the dividing photography.

23. A projection-type display device connected to a computer via a communication network, and operating according to instructions given by said computer, comprising:

a projection surface on which a predetermined projection image is displayed through projection;

a writing surface on which an image can be drawn directly in a superimposing manner with the projection image displayed on said projection surface; and

a photography part photographing an image drawn on said writing surface by means of an image-pickup part comprising two-dimensionally-disposed pixels.

24. A computer readable recording medium storing a software program for operating a projection-type display device which comprises:

a projection surface on which a predetermined projection image is displayed through projection;

a writing surface on which an image can be drawn directly in a superimposing manner with the projection image displayed on said projection surface; and

a photography part photographing an image drawn on said writing surface by means of an image-pickup part comprising two-dimensionally-disposed pixels,

wherein said software program is read by a computer which thus performs the following steps;

a) making said photography part to take a photograph of said writing surface; and

b) extracting an image drawn by a user onto said writing surface, from the photographed image obtained through said step a).

31. A software program for operating a projection-type display device which comprises:

a projection surface on which a predetermined projection image is displayed through projection;

a writing surface on which an image can be drawn directly in a superimposing manner with the projection image displayed on said projection surface; and

a photography part photographing an image drawn on said writing surface by means of an image-pickup part comprising two-dimensionally-disposed pixels,

wherein said software program is read by a computer which thus performs the following steps;

a) making said photography part to take a photograph of said writing surface; and

b) extracting an image drawn by a user onto said writing surface, from the photographed image obtained through said step a).

32. The software program as claimed in claim 31, wherein said software program causes the computer to further perform the following step:

c) combining at least a part of the projection image projected onto said projection surface with the user-drawn image extracted by said step b).

33. The software program as claimed in claim 32, wherein said software program causes the computer to further perform the following steps:

d) causing a user to select a mode between a first photography mode in which the user-drawn image is obtained and a second photography mode in which the combined image is obtained.

34. The software program as claimed in claim 31, wherein said software program causes the computer to further perform the following steps:

c) causing said photography part to take a plurality of photographs of respective ones of a predetermined plurality of divisions of said writing surface; and

d) combining a thus-obtained plurality of photographed images.

35. The software program as claimed in claim 31, wherein said software program causes the computer to further perform the following steps:

c) moving a photography area of said photography part on said writing surface;

d) causing said photography part to take a photograph several times in a manner such that the photography area thereof each time corresponds to a different division of said writing surface; and

e) combining photographed images obtained through the several times of photography.

36. The software programs as claimed in claim 34, causing the computer to further perform the following steps:

e) causing a user to determine at least one of whether or not a dividing photography is performed in which a part or all of said writing surface is divided and each division is photographed, and the number of divisions in the dividing photography.

37. The software program as claimed in claim 35, causing the computer to further perform the following steps:

f) causing a user to determine at least one of whether or not a dividing photography is performed in which a part or all of said writing surface is divided and each division is photographed, and the number of divisions in the dividing photography.