Projection Device, Computer Readable Recording Medium Which Records Program, Projection Method and Projection System
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1. A projection device comprising:
- a receiving unit which is configured to receive command signals of input devices which are connected with a plurality of computer devices from said plurality of respective computer devices;
a pointer image forming unit which is configured to form pointer images of the input devices;
a pointer image position setting unit which is configured to set pointer image positions based on the command signals received from the input devices; and
a projection unit which is configured to project an image including at least the pointer images at the pointer image positions set by the pointer image position setting unit.
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A projection device in which a displayed pointer image of an input device can be shifted by a plurality of users is provided. A projection device includes a wireless transmitting/receiving unit for receiving command signals of mouses connected with a plurality of computer units from the respective computer units; a pointer image generating unit (information processing unit) for generating pointer images of the mouses; a pointer image position setting unit (information processing unit) for setting a pointer image position based on the received command signals of the mouses; and a projection unit for projecting an image including the pointer image at least at the set position.
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1. A projection device comprising:
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a receiving unit which is configured to receive command signals of input devices which are connected with a plurality of computer devices from said plurality of respective computer devices; a pointer image forming unit which is configured to form pointer images of the input devices; a pointer image position setting unit which is configured to set pointer image positions based on the command signals received from the input devices; and a projection unit which is configured to project an image including at least the pointer images at the pointer image positions set by the pointer image position setting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program executed by an information processing unit of a projection device which includes:
- a receiving unit which is configured to receive command signals of input devices from a plurality of computer devices;
a video signal receiving unit which is configured to receive video signals from the plurality of computer devices;
an image arranging unit which is configured to synthesize and arrange one or a plurality of images within a region of one image;
an image region identification information generating unit which is configured to generate image region identification information in which the region of the image and computer device identification information are associated with each other;
a pointer image forming unit which is configured to form a pointer image arranged within the region of said one image;
a pointer image position setting unit which is configured to set a pointer image position based on a command signal of the input device;
a projection unit which is configured to project said one or plurality of images which are synthesized and arranged at a predetermined position within said one image and the pointer image;
a computer device specifying unit which is configured to specify the computer device which outputs a predetermined video signal;
a transmitting unit which is configured to transmit a corresponding command which corresponds to a projection position of the set pointer image for the specified computer device; and
the information processing unit which is capable of controlling the receiving unit, the video signal receiving unit, the image arranging unit, the image region identification information generating unit, the pointer image forming unit, the pointer image position setting unit, the projection unit, the computer device specifying unit, and the transmitting unit, whereinthe program is executed by the information processing unit such that; the receiving unit performs a function of receiving the command signals of the input devices which are connected with the plurality of computer devices from the plurality of computer devices, the video signal receiving unit performs a function of receiving said one or plurality of video signals from said one or plurality of computer devices, the image arranging unit performs a function of synthesizing and arranging said one or plurality of video signals generated based on the received one or plurality of video signals within the region of said one image, the image region identification information generating unit performs a function of generating computer device identification information which specifies computer device which outputs the image, and image region identification information which associates said one region in which one or a plurality of images are arranged and the computer device identification information with each other, the pointer image forming unit performs a function of forming the pointer image which is arranged within the region of said one image, the pointer image position setting unit performs a function of setting a position of the pointer image based on the received command signal, the projection unit performs a function of projecting said one or plurality of images which are synthesized and arranged within the region of said one image, and the pointer image which is set at the position, the computer device identifying unit performs a function of specifying the computer devices which output an image pointed out by the pointer image from the projection position of the pointer image set at the position and the image region identification information, and the transmitting unit performs a function of transmitting specified command signal corresponding to the set projection position of the pointer image to the specified computer device based on the received command signal of the input device.
- a receiving unit which is configured to receive command signals of input devices from a plurality of computer devices;
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17. A projection method of an image using a projection device which includes:
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a receiving unit which is configured to receive command signals of input devices from a plurality of computer devices; a video signal receiving unit which is configured to receive video signals from the plurality of computer devices; an image arranging unit which is configured to synthesize and arrange one or a plurality of images within a region of one image; an image region identification information generating unit which is configured to generate image region identification information in which the region of the image and computer device identification information are associated with each other; a pointer image forming unit which is configured to form a pointer image arranged within the region of said one image; a pointer image position setting unit which is configured to set a pointer image position based on a command signal of the input device; a projection unit which is configured to project said one or plurality of images which are synthesized and arranged at a predetermined position within the region of said one image and the pointer image; a computer device specifying unit which is configured to specify the computer device which outputs a predetermined video signal; and a transmitting unit which is configured to transmit a corresponding command which corresponds to a projection position of the set pointer image to the specified computer device, the projection method of an image comprising the steps of; receiving the command signals of the input devices which are connected with the plurality of computer devices from the plurality of computer devices; receiving said one or plurality of video signals from said one or plurality of computer devices; synthesizing and arranging said one or plurality of video signals generated based on received one or plurality of video signals within a region of one image; generating computer device identification information which specifies computer device which outputs the image, and image region identification information which associates said one region in which one or a plurality of images are arranged and the computer device identification information with each other; forming the pointer image which is arranged within the region of said one image; setting a position of the pointer image based on the received command signal, projecting said one or plurality of images which are synthesized and arranged within the region of said one image, and the pointer image which is set at the position, specifying the computer device which outputs an image which is pointed out by the pointer image from the projection position of the pointer image set at the position and the image region identification information, and transmitting a specified command signal corresponding to the set projection position of the pointer image to the specified computer device based on the received command signal of the input device.
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18. A projection system comprising:
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a plurality of computer devices with which input devices are connected; and a projection device which is configured to receive video signals from the plurality of computer devices and command signals of the input devices and is configured to project an image and a pointer image within a region of one image, wherein said each computer device includes; a) a command signal transmitting unit which is configured to output the command signal of the input device to the projection device; b) a video signal transmitting unit which is configured to output the video signal of the image to be displayed based on an application program to the projection device; c) a command signal receiving unit which is configured to receive a specified command signal generated based on the command signal of the input device from the projection device; and d) a shift signal transferring unit which is configured to transfer the received specified command signal to the application program; and a projection device includes; a) a receiving unit which is configured to receive command signals of input devices which are connected with a plurality of computer devices from the plurality of respective computer devices; b) a video signal receiving unit which is configured to receive one or a plurality of video signals from one or the plurality of computer devices; c) an image arranging unit which is configured to synthesize and arrange one or a plurality of images formed based on the received one or plurality of video signals within a region of one image; d) an image region identification information forming unit which is configured to generate computer device identification information which specifies the computer device which outputs the image, and image region identification information which associates said one region in which one or a plurality of images are arranged and the computer device identification information with each other; e) a pointer image forming unit which is configured to form pointer images which are arranged within the region of said one image; f) a pointer image position setting unit which is configured to set a position of the pointer image based on the received command signal; g) a projection unit which is configured to project said one or plurality of images which are synthesized and arranged within the region of said one image, and the pointer image which is set at the position; h) a computer device specifying unit which is configured to specify the computer device which outputs an image pointed out by the pointer image from the projection position of the pointer image set at the position and the image region identification information; and i) a transmitting unit which is configured to transmit a specified command signal corresponding to the set projection position of the pointer image to the specified computer device based on the received command signal of the input device.
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