Method of correcting for distortion of projected image, distortion correcting program used in same method, and projection-type image display device

• US 20030210381A1
• Filed: 05/07/2003
• Published: 11/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd. (NEC Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd. (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: Itaki, Youichi
• Application Number:
  US10/430,263
• Publication Number:
  US 20030210381A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 353/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/74 Projection arrangements for image reproduction, e.g. using eidophor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3185 Geometric adjustment, e.g. keystone or convergence optical or mechanical adjustment of convergence H04N9/317; using scanning means H04N3/22; optical or mechanical adjustments of projectors not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B21/14

Abstract

A distortion correcting method is provided which is capable of correcting for distortions of projected images without a need for additionally placing a display unit or a test image displaying unit and by a low-cost configuration and by a simple operation. The distortion correcting method includes a first step of moving a pointer on a screen according to operations of an operator and of sequentially displaying correction reference points which correspond to correction points for a projected image and being designated by operations of the operator on the screen, and then of displaying a correction contour frame on the screen, wherein the correction contour frame is obtained by connecting at least two being adjacent to each other out of the correction reference points, a second step of determining the correction contour frame according to an instruction for determining the correction contour frame from the operator and of calculating a correction parameter according to a distance between each of the correction points for the projected image and the correction reference points of the correction contour frame corresponding to each of the correction points, and a third step of correcting for distortions of projected images based on the correction parameter.

Claims

1. A method for correcting for distortion of a projected image caused by projecting an image with a projection optical axis being tilted from normal to a screen, said method comprising:

a first step of moving a pointer on said screen according to operations of an operator, of sequentially displaying correction reference points corresponding to correction points for said projected image and being designated by operations of said operator on said screen, and then of displaying a correction contour frame on said screen, wherein said correction contour frame is obtained by connecting at least two being adjacent to each other out of said correction reference points;

a second step of determining said correction contour frame according to an instruction for determining said correction contour frame from said operator and of calculating a correction parameter according to a distance between each of said correction points for said projected image and said correction reference points of said correction contour frame corresponding to each of said correction points; and

a third step of correcting for said distortions of said projected image based on said correction parameter.

2. The method for correcting for distortions of a projected image according to claim 1, wherein said correction points include first to fourth correction points and said projected image is divided into four portions including an upper-left portion, lower-left portion, upper-right portion and lower-right portion each corresponding to each of said first to fourth correction points and wherein said correction reference points include first to fourth correction reference points each corresponding to each of said first to fourth correction points.

3. The method for correcting for distortions of a projected image according to claim 1, wherein, in said first step, in addition to said pointer, coordinate data of said pointer on said screen are displayed on said screen or in an operating section.

4. The method for correcting for distortions of a projected image according to claim 1, wherein said correction contour frame is made up of a frame line having a first color and forming a rectangle and a frame line having a second color and being adjacent to said frame line having said first color from an inside of said rectangle.

5. The method for correcting for distortions of a projected image according to claim 1, wherein said correction contour frame is made up of a frame line forming a rectangle, a cross line made up of two lines connecting two centers of two sides of said frame line facing each other, and a circular line approximately being inscribed in two long sides of said rectangle.

6. A projection-type image display device for displaying a projected image on a screen comprising:

a displaying unit to move a pointer on said screen according to operations of an operator, to sequentially display correction reference points corresponding to correction points for said projected image projected with a projection optical axis being tilted from normal to the screen and being designated by operations of said operator on said screen, and then to display a correction contour frame on said screen, wherein said correction contour frame is obtained by connecting at least two being adjacent to each other out of said correction reference points;

a controlling unit to determine said correction contour frame according to an instruction for determining said correction contour frame from said operator and to calculate a correction parameter according to a distance between each of said correction points for said projected image and said correction reference points of said correction contour frame corresponding to each of said correction points; and

a correcting unit to correct for said distortions of said projected image based on said correction parameter.

7. The projection-type image display device according to claim 6, wherein said correction points include first to fourth correction points and said projected image is divided into four portions including an upper-left portion, lower-left portion, upper-right portion and lower-right portion each corresponding to each of said first to fourth correction points and wherein said correction reference points include first to fourth correction reference points each corresponding to each of said first to fourth correction points.

8. The projection-type image display device according to claim 6, wherein said displaying unit displays, in addition to said pointer, coordinate data of said pointer on said screen, on said screen.

9. The projection-type image display device according to claim 6, provided with a remote controller having a display section on which coordinate data of said pointer on said screen are displayed.

10. The projection-type image display device according to claim 6, wherein said correction contour frame is made up of a frame line having a first color and forming a rectangle and a frame line having a second color and being adjacent to said frame line having said first color from an inside of said rectangle.

11. The projection-type image display device according to claim 6, wherein said correction contour frame is made up of a frame line forming a rectangle, a cross line made up of two lines connecting two centers of two sides of said frame line facing each other, and a circular line approximately being inscribed in two long sides of said rectangle.

12. A distortion correcting program to have a computer implement a method for correcting for distortion of a projected image caused by projecting an image with a projection optical axis being tilted from normal to a screen, said method comprising:

a first step of moving a pointer on said screen according to operations of an operator, of sequentially displaying correction reference points corresponding to correction points for said projected image and being designated by operations of said operator on said screen, and then of displaying a correction contour frame on said screen, wherein said correction contour frame is obtained by connecting at least two being adjacent to each other out of said correction reference points;

a second step of determining said correction contour frame according to an instruction for determining said correction contour frame from said operator and of calculating a correction parameter according to a distance between each of said correction points for said projected image and said correction reference points of said correction contour frame corresponding to each of said correction points; and

a third step of correcting for said distortions of said projected image based on said correction parameter.

13. A distortion correcting program according to claim 12, wherein said correction points include first to fourth correction points and said projected image is divided into four portions including an upper-left portion, lower-left portion, upper-right portion and lower-right portion each corresponding to each of said first to fourth correction points and wherein said correction reference points include first to fourth correction reference points each corresponding to each of said first to fourth correction points.

14. A distortion correcting program according to claim 12, wherein, in said first step, in addition to said pointer, coordinate data of said pointer on said screen are displayed on said screen or in an operating section.

15. A distortion correcting program according to claim 12, wherein said correction contour frame is made up of a frame line having a first color and forming a rectangle and a frame line having a second color and being adjacent to said frame line having said first color from an inside of said rectangle.

16. A distortion correcting program according to claim 12, wherein said correction contour frame is made up of a frame line forming a rectangle, a cross line made up of two lines connecting two centers of two sides of said frame line facing each other, and a circular line approximately being inscribed in two long sides of said rectangle.