PROJECTION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20150256802A1
• Filed: 02/03/2015
• Published: 09/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
• Inventors: TSOU, Ju-Hung, PEI, Shi-Jia, LEE, Chang-Feng
• Application Number:
  US14/612,766
• Publication Number:
  US 20150256802A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 26/10 Scanning systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 26/105 with one or more pivoting mirrors or galvano-mirrors G02B26/101 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3135 Driving therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3194 including sensor feedback

Abstract

A control method of a projection device is disclosed. The control method includes following steps: entering at least one projection mode; detecting at least one motion trace of the projection device; adjusting at least one swing angle of a scan unit of the projection device according to at least one motion trace to adjust a projection scope that the projection device projects on a projection surface.

Claims

1. A control method of a projection device, comprising:

entering at least one projection mode;

detecting at least one motion trace of the projection device;

adjusting at least one swing angle of a scan unit of the projection device according to the at least one motion trace to adjust a projection scope that the projection device projects on a projection surface.

2. The control method of a projection device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one projection mode comprises a control mode and a fixed mode, wherein the at least one swing angle of the scan unit is adjusted according to the at least one motion trace to make a size of the projection scope on the projection surface to be changed in the control mode, and the at least one swing angle of the scan unit is adjusted according to the at least one motion trace to make the size of the projection scope on the projection surface to be fixed in the fixed mode.

3. The control method of a projection device according to claim 1, wherein the motion trace has a motion direction and a motion magnitude;

wherein the step of adjusting the projection scope comprises;

adjusting the swing angle of the scan unit according to the motion direction and the motion magnitude to adjust at least one boundary position of the projection scope.

4. The control method of a projection device according to claim 1,

wherein the at least one motion trace comprises a first motion trace at least comprising a first direction and a first rotation angle;

wherein the step of adjusting the projection scope comprises;

adjusting a first swing angle of the scan unit according to the first direction and the first rotation angle to adjust at least one of a top boundary position and a bottom boundary position of the projection scope.

5. The control method of a projection device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one motion trace comprises a second motion trace comprising a second direction and a second rotation angle;

wherein the step of adjusting the projection scope comprises;

adjusting a second swing angle of the scan unit according to the second direction and the second rotation angle to adjust at least one of a right boundary position and a left boundary position of the projection scope.

6. The control method of a projection device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one motion trace comprises a third motion trace comprising a third direction and a displacement;

wherein the step of adjusting the projection scope comprises;

adjusting at least one of a first swing angle and a second swing angle of the scan unit according to the third direction and the displacement to adjust at least one of a top boundary position, a bottom boundary position, a right boundary position and a left boundary position of the projection scope.

7. The control method of a projection device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one projection mode comprises a control mode, and in the step of adjusting the projection scope, a size of the projection scope on the projection surface is controllable when the projection device is in the control mode.

8. The control method of a projection device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one projection mode comprises a fixed mode, and in the step of adjusting the projection scope, a size of the projection scope on the projection surface is adjusted to be fixed when the projection device is in the fixed mode.

9. A projection device, comprising:

a light source module for emitting an image beam;

a scan projection module for scanning and projecting the image beam onto a projection surface;

a motion detection module for detecting at least one motion trace of the projection device; and

a controller for adjusting a projection scope that the projection device projects on the projection surface according to the at least one motion trace.

10. The projection device according to claim 9, wherein the scan projection module comprises:

a scan unit;

wherein the motion trace has a motion direction and a motion magnitude; and

wherein the controller adjusts at least one swing angle of the scan unit according to the motion direction and the motion magnitude for adjusting the projection scope.

11. The projection device according to claim 9, wherein the motion detection module comprises an angle detection unit and a displacement detection unit.

12. The projection device according to claim 11, wherein the scan projection module comprises:

a scan unit;

wherein the angle detection unit detects a first motion trace comprising a first direction and a first rotation angle; and

wherein the controller adjusts a first swing angle of the scan unit according to the first direction and the first rotation angle to adjust at least one of a top boundary position and a bottom boundary position of the projection scope.

13. The projection device according to claim 11, wherein the scan projection module comprises:

a scan unit;

wherein the angle detection unit detects a second motion trace having a second direction and a second rotation angle; and

wherein the controller adjusts a second swing angle of the scan unit according to the second direction and the second rotation angle to adjust at least one of a right boundary position and a left boundary position of the projection scope.

14. The projection device according to claim 11, wherein the scan projection module comprises:

a scan unit;

wherein the displacement detection unit detects a third motion trace having a third direction and a displacement; and

wherein the controller adjusts a first swing angle or a second swing angle of the scan unit according to the third direction and the displacement to adjust at least one of a top boundary position, a bottom boundary position, a right boundary position and a left boundary position of the projection scope.

15. The projection device according to claim 9, wherein the projection device has a control mode, and the controller adjusts the projection scope on the projection surface to a different size when the projection device is in the control mode.

16. The projection device according to claim 9, wherein the projection device has a fixed mode, and the controller adjusts the projection scope on the projection surface to a fixed size when the projection device is in the fixed mode.

17. A control method of a projection device, comprising:

projecting a projection scope on a projection surface by swinging a scan unit at a first swinging range;

detecting at least one motion trace of the projection device;

adjusting the first swinging range of the scan unit to a second swinging range according to the at least one motion trace to adjust the projection scope on the projection surface.

18. The control method of a projection device according to claim 17, wherein at least one of a top boundary position, a bottom boundary position, a right boundary position and a left boundary position of the projection scope on the projection surface is adjusted.

19. The control method of a projection device according to claim 17, further comprising:

entering at least one projection mode, wherein the at least one projection mode comprises a control mode and a fixed mode,

wherein a size of the projection scope on the projection surface is adjusted to be changed in the control mode, and the size of the projection scope on the projection surface is adjusted to be fixed in the fixed mode.