Projection Device

• US 20100265473A1
• Filed: 11/26/2008
• Published: 10/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Nishimura, Yoshihiro, Yamashita, Reiko
• Application Number:
  US12/744,520
• Publication Number:
  US 20100265473A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 353/85
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 26/105 with one or more pivoting mirrors or galvano-mirrors G02B26/101 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/14 Details
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/208 Homogenising, shaping of the illumination light
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3129 scanning a light beam on the display screen scanning a light beam on a screen in displays other than projection devices G09G3/02; scanning systems in general G02B26/10; projectors using laser light sources in general H04N9/3161
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3173 wherein the projection device is specially adapted for enhanced portability

Abstract

[Object]To provide a scan-type projection device that can lengthen a projecting time during a battery-powered operation.

[Constitution] If a battery 600 is sufficiently charged, an actuator control part 120 drives a movable mirror 43 so as to form a normal turning angle, and an image signal processing part 130 drives a light source part 41 so as to irradiate laser lights with predetermined gradations to one pixel region for a normal irradiation time t1. Accordingly, an image with a normal screen size is displayed on a projection plane. Meanwhile, if the battery becomes low in remaining level, the actuator control part 120 drive the movable mirror 43 so as to form a small turning angle, and the image signal processing part 130 drives the light source part 41 so as to irradiate laser lights with predetermined gradations to one pixel region for a short irradiation time t2. Accordingly, an image with a reduced screen size is displayed on a projection plane.

Claims

1. A projection device, comprising:

a light source part;

a scan part for scanning a projection plane with light emitted from the light source part;

a light source control part for driving the light source part in accordance with an image signal;

a scan control part for driving the scan part; and

a remaining battery level determination part for determining a remaining level of a battery as a power source, wherein

when the remaining battery level determination part determines that the remaining level of the battery has lowered to a first predetermined level, the light source control part and the scan control part control driving of the light source part and the scan part so as to reduce a size of a screen projected onto the projection plane.

2. The projection device according to claim 1, wherein

when the battery becomes low in remaining level to the first predetermined level, the scan control part narrows a scan range in correspondence with a decreased screen size.

3. The projection device according to claim 2, wherein

the light source control part drives the light source part so as to decrease an amount of light irradiated to each pixel region in a projection image of the reduced screen size.

4. The projection device according to claim 3, wherein

the light source control part reduces the amount of light irradiated to the pixel region, in accordance with a degree of reduction in area of the pixel region and a degree of shortening of a time required for scanning one screen by narrowing the scan range.

5. The projection device according to claim 1, wherein

the light source control part and the scan control part drive the light source part and the scan part so as to display a portion of a full-sized image in the reduced screen region.

6. The projection device according to claim 5, wherein

the scan control part drives the scan part so as to make a light scan range on the projection plane equal between before and after the screen size reduction, and

after the screen size reduction, the light source control part drives the light source part only with a timing corresponding to the reduced screen.

7. The projection device according to claim 1, wherein

the light source part is configured to emit a plurality of color lights,

the scan part scans the projection plane with the plurality of color lights emitted from the light source part to thereby project an image with a screen size in accordance with the scan range onto the projection plane, and

when the remaining battery level determination part determines that the battery has lowered in remaining level to a second predetermined level lower than the first predetermined level, the light source control part drives the light source part so as to decrease the number of the color lights for scanning the projection plane.

8. The projection device according to claim 7, further comprising:

a selection control part selecting color light(s) for scanning the projection plane from among the plurality of color lights.