Method and displaying projected image and projection-type image display apparatus

• US 6,056,408 A
• Filed: 05/22/1998
• Issued: 05/02/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Kiwamu
• Primary Examiner(s): Dowling, William C.
• Application Number:
  US09/083,392
• Time in Patent Office: 711 Days
• Field of Search: 353/69, 353/70, 353/101, 353/122, 353/46, 348/745, 348/746, 348/747, 348/806
• US Class Current: 353/122
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/14 Details
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3194 including sensor feedback

Abstract

A projection-type image display apparatus includes a projected-image generating device arranged to display a projected image by projecting image light onto a projection plane, a detector for detecting a positional deviation of the projected image from a predetermined position on the projection plane, and a corrector for correcting the positional deviation of the projected image according to a result of detection by the detector.

Claims

1. A projection type image display apparatus, comprising:

an image projection device which projects an image on a projection plane;

an image pickup device which picks up images of the plane and the image projected on the plane; and

control means for detecting a deviation of the image projected on the plane relative to a predetermined area of the plane by using an output of said image pickup device and correcting the deviation.

4. A projection-type image display apparatus according to one of claims 1, 2 and 3, wherein said control means is arranged to correct a positional deviation of the projected image from the projection plane.

5. A projection-type image display apparatus according to one of claims 1, 2 and 3, wherein said control means is arranged to correct a deviation in size of the projected image from the projection plane.

6. A projection-type image display apparatus according to one of claims 1, 2 and 3, wherein said control means is arranged to correct torsion of the projected image with respect to the projection plane.

7. A projection-type image display apparatus according to one of claims 1, 2 and 3, further comprising a screen forming the projection plane, wherein said screen is provided with a first marker group for defining a display area of the projection plane or for defining a coordinate input area of the projection plane.

8. A projection-type image display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said image projection device is arranged to generate, as a part of the projected image, a second marker group for defining an image area of the projected image.

9. A projection-type image display apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said image projection device is arranged to generate the second marker group in a position corresponding to the first marker group on the projection plane.

10. A projection-type image display apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said control means is arranged to detect a deviation of the projected image from the projection plane on the basis of coordinates of the first marker group and the second marker group.

11. A projection-type image display apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said control means is arranged to extract three independent parameters indicative of a positional deviation, a deviation in size, and torsion.

12. A projection-type image display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said control means is arranged to extract the parameter indicative of a positional deviation, as a two-dimensional vector whose origin is a barycenter of the first marker group and whose terminal is a barycenter of the second marker group.

13. A projection-type image display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said control means is arranged to extract the parameter indicative of a deviation in size, as a ratio of the length of a line segment determined by two specific points of the first marker group to the length of a line segment determined by two specific points of the second marker group corresponding to the two specific points of the first marker group.

14. A projection-type image display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said control means is arranged to extract the parameter indicative of torsion, as an angle formed by a two-dimensional vector determined by two specific points of the first marker group and a two-dimensional vector determined by two specific points of the second marker group corresponding to the specific points of the first marker group.

15. A projection-type image display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said control means for correcting a positional deviation is a variable angle prism arranged by sealing an optically transparent substance within a space formed between two transparent optical members to form an arbitrary apex angle by causing at least one of the two optical members to turn with an urging force which is electrically controlled from outside.

16. A projection-type image display apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said control means for correcting torsion is an image rotator having a plurality of mirrors and arranged to cause a passing image to rotate along an optical axis by rotating the plurality of mirrors along the optical axis.

17. A projection-type image display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said control means for correcting a deviation in size is a zoom optical system which is electrically controllable.

20. A projection-type image display apparatus according to one of claims 1, 2 3, 18 and 19, wherein said control means is arranged to optically correct a positional deviation, a deviation in size, and torsion independently of each other.

21. A projection-type image display apparatus according to one of claims 10 and 19, wherein said control means is arranged to correct a positional deviation of the projected image from said screen.

24. A projection-type image display apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said control means for correcting a positional deviation is a variable angle prism arranged by sealing an optically transparent substance within a space formed between two transparent optical members to form an arbitrary apex angle by causing at least one of the two optical members to turn with an urging force which is electrically controlled from outside.

2. A projection type image display apparatus, comprising:

an image projection device which projects an image on a projection plane, said projection device having an optical system able to change a geometrical state of the projected image;

an image pickup device which picks up images of the plane and the image projected on the plane; and

control means for detecting a deviation of the image projected on the plane relative to a predetermined area of the plane by an output of said image pickup device and for controlling the optical system of said projection device so as to correct the deviation.

3. A projection type image display apparatus, comprising:

an image projection device which projects an image on a projection plane;

an image pickup device which picks up images of the plane and the image projected on the plane; and

control means for detecting a deviation of the image projected on the plane relative to a predetermined area of the plane by using an output of the image pickup device and for controlling said projection device so as to correct the deviation.

18. A projection type image display apparatus, comprising:

a screen on which a marker is formed;

an image projection device which projects an image on said screen;

an image pickup device which picks up images of said screen and the image projected on said screen; and

control means for detecting a deviation of the projected image relative to a predetermined area of said screen by determining a positional relation between a marker of said screen and a marker of the projected image by using an output of said image pickup device, and for controlling said projection device so as to correct the deviation.

22. A projection-type image display apparatus according to one of claims 18 and 19, wherein said control means is arranged to correct a deviation in size of the projected image from said screen.

23. A projection-type image display apparatus according to one of claims 18 and 19, wherein said control means is arranged to correct torsion of the projected image with respect to said screen.

25. A projection-type image display apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said control means for correcting torsion is an image rotator having a plurality of mirrors and arranged to cause a passing image to rotate along an optical axis by rotating said plurality of mirrors along the optical axis.

26. A projection-type image display apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said control means for correcting a deviation in size is a zoom optical system which is electrically controllable.

19. A projection type image display apparatus, comprising:

a screen having a function to input coordinates;

an image projection device which projects an image on said screen;

an image pickup device which picks up images of said screen and the image projected on said screen; and

control means for detecting a deviation of the projected image relative to a predetermined area of said screen in response to the input of the coordinates and for controlling said projection device so as to correct the deviation.