Projection display device and remote controller

• US 6,345,897 B1
• Filed: 03/30/1999
• Issued: 02/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Furuhata, Mutsuya
• Primary Examiner(s): DOWLING, WILLIAM C
• Application Number:
  US09/280,810
• Time in Patent Office: 1,050 Days
• Field of Search: 353/42, 353/101, 353/122, 345/169, 345/184, 345/970, 348/14.05, 359/142, 359/146, 359/148
• US Class Current: 353/122
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/006 using LCD's

Abstract

In a projection display device which can be controlled by a remote controller, the remote controller includes a power supply switch button for turning on/off a power supply at a body of the projection display device, a zoom adjuster button for adjusting the zooming of a projection lens, and a focus adjuster button for adjusting the focusing of the projection lens. The projection display device body includes a restricting system which can restrict the adjusting functions of these buttons, so that inadvertent operation of any of these buttons does not affect the projection display device.

Claims

1. A projection display device controllable by a remote controller having a power supply switch portion, the projection display device including a light source, an optical system for forming an optical image in accordance with image information as a result of optically processing light beams emitted from the light source, and a projection lens for projecting the optical image in enlarged form, the projection display device comprising:

a power supply switch restricting system that includes at least one switching element having one setting which restricts a function of the power supply switch portion of the remote controller which causes a power supply to be turned on/off and another setting which does not restrict a function of the power supply switch portion.

2. The projection display device according to claim 1, further comprising a setting screen displaying system for displaying a setting screen used for setting the projection display device,

switching between restricting states of the power supply switch restricting system being performable by selecting from a setting menu on the setting screen.

3. The projection display device according to claim 1, further comprising a switch specifically designed for switching between restricting states of the power supply switch restricting system.

4. A projection display device controllable by a remote controller, the projection display device including a light source, an optical system for forming an optical image in accordance with image information as a result of optically processing light beams emitted from the light source, and a projection lens for projecting the optical image in enlarged form, the projection display device comprising:

a zooming adjusting portion for performing zooming adjustments on the projection lens;

a focusing adjusting portion for performing focusing adjustments on the projection lens; and

a zooming/focusing adjusting function restricting system that includes at least one switching element having one setting which performs at least one of restricting a function of the zooming adjusting portion and restricting a function of the focusing adjusting portion and another setting which does not perform at least one of restricting a function of the zooming adjusting portion and restricting a function of the focusing adjusting portion.

5. The projection display device according to claim 4, further comprising a setting screen displaying system for displaying a setting screen used for setting the projection display device,

switching between restricting states of the zooming/focusing adjusting function restricting system being performable by selecting from a setting menu on the setting screen.

6. The projection display device according to claim 4, further comprising a body side zooming adjusting portion and a body side focusing adjusting portion;

switching between restricting states of the zooming/focusing adjusting function restricting system being performable by operating the body side zooming adjusting portion or the body side focusing adjusting portion and another adjusting portion at the same time.

7. The projection display device according to claim 4, further comprising a switch specifically designed for switching between restricting states of the zooming/focusing adjusting function restricting system.

8. A projection display device controllable by a remote controller having an image adjusting portion, the projection display device including a light source, an optical system for forming an optical image in accordance with image information as a result of optically processing light beams emitted from the light source, and a projection lens for projecting the optical image in enlarged form, the projection display device comprising:

an image adjusting function restricting system that includes at least one switching element having one setting which restricts a function of the image adjusting portion of the remote controller for adjusting the optical image and another setting which does not restrict a function of the image adjusting portion.

9. The projection display device according to claim 8, further comprising a setting screen displaying system for displaying a setting screen used for setting the projection display device,

switching between restricting states of the image adjusting function restricting system being performable by selecting from a setting menu on the setting screen.

10. The projection display device according to claim 8, further comprising a switch specifically designed for switching between restricting states of the image adjusting function restricting system.

11. A remote controller for controlling a body of a projection display device, the projection display device including a light source, an optical system for forming an optical image in accordance with image information as a result of optically processing light beams emitted from the light source, and a projection lens for projecting the optical image in enlarged form, the remote controller comprising:

a power supply switch portion for turning on/off a power supply of the projection display device; and

a power supply switch restricting system that includes at least one switching element having one setting which restricts a function of the power supply switch portion and another setting which does not restrict a function of the power supply switch portion.

12. The remote controller according to claim 11, the body of the projection display device comprising a setting screen displaying system for displaying a setting screen used for setting the body of the projection display device and,

switching between restricting states of the power supply switch restricting system being performable by selecting from a setting menu on the setting screen.

13. The remote controller according to claim 11, further comprising a switch specifically designed for switching between restricting states of the power supply switch restricting system.

14. A remote controller for controlling a body of a projection display device, the projection display device including a light source, an optical system for forming an optical image in accordance with image information as a result of optically processing light beams emitted from the light source, and a projection lens for projecting the optical image in enlarged form, the remote controller comprising:

a zooming adjusting portion for performing zooming adjustments on the projection lens, a focusing adjusting portion for performing focusing adjustments on the projection lens, and a zooming/focusing adjusting function restricting system that includes at least one switching element having one setting which performs at least one of restricting a function of the zooming adjusting portion and a function of the focusing adjusting portion and another setting which does not restrict at least one of a function of the zooming adjusting portion and a function of the focusing adjusting portion.

15. The remote controller according to claim 14, the body of the projection display device comprising a setting screen displaying system for displaying a setting screen used for setting the projection display device, and

switching between restricting states of the zooming/focusing adjusting function restricting system being performable by selecting from a setting menu on the setting screen.

16. The remote controller according to claim 14, switching between restricting states of the zooming/focusing adjusting function restricting system being performable by operating the zooming adjusting portion or the focusing adjusting portion and another adjusting portion at the same time.

17. The remote controller according to claim 14, further comprising a switch specifically designed for switching between restricting states of the zooming/focusing adjusting function restricting system.

18. A remote controller for controlling a body of a projection display device, the projection display device including a light source, an optical system for forming an optical image in accordance with image information as a result of optically processing light beams emitted from the light source, and a projection lens for projecting the optical image in enlarged form, the remote controller comprising:

an image adjusting portion for adjusting the optical image; and

an image adjusting function restricting system that includes at least one switching element having one setting which restricts a function of the image adjusting portion and another setting which does not restrict a function of the image adjusting portion.

19. The remote controller according to claim 18, the body of the projection display device comprising a setting screen displaying system for displaying a setting screen used for setting the projection display device, and

switching between restricting states of the image adjusting function restricting system being performable by selecting from a setting menu on the setting screen.

20. The remote controller according to claim 18, further comprising a switch specifically designed for switching between restricting states of the image adjusting function restricting system.

21. A remote controller for controlling a body of a projection display device, the projection display device comprising a light source, an optical system for forming an optical image in accordance with image information as a result of optically processing light beams emitted from the light source, and a projection lens for projecting the optical image in enlarged form, the body of the projection display device comprising:

a body side power supply switch portion for turning on/off a power supply of the body of the projection display device;

a body side zooming adjusting portion for performing zooming adjustments on the projection lens;

a body side focusing adjusting portion for performing focusing adjustments on the projection lens; and

a body side image adjusting portion for adjusting the optical image,

the remote controller comprising a body side adjusting function restricting system that includes at least one switching element having one setting which restricts the adjusting function of at least one of the body side power supply switch portion, the body side zooming adjusting portion, the body side focusing adjusting portion, and the body side image adjusting portion and another setting which does not restrict the adjusting function of at least one of the body side power supply switch portion, the body side zooming adjusting portion, the body side focusing adjusting portion, and the body side image adjusting portion.

22. The remote controller according to claim 21, the body of the projection display device comprising a setting screen displaying system for displaying a setting screen used for setting of the projection display device, and

switching between restricting states of the body side adjusting function restricting system being performable by selecting from a setting menu on the setting screen.

23. The remote controller according to claim 21, further comprising a switch specifically designed for switching between restricting states of the body side adjusting function restricting system.