Projector and projector accessory

• US 7,185,987 B2
• Filed: 10/08/2004
• Issued: 03/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd. (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: Tamura, Youichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Dowling; William C.
• Application Number:
  US10/960,118
• Publication Number:
  US 20050078279A1
• Time in Patent Office: 879 Days
• Field of Search: 353/42, 353/101, 353/122, 345/179, 345/180, 345/181, 345/182, 345/183
• US Class Current: 353/42
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0433 in which the acoustic waves are either generated by a movable member and propagated within a surface layer or propagated within a surface layer and captured by a movable member
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 17/04 for receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/74 Projection arrangements for image reproduction, e.g. using eidophor
• 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

Abstract

A projector for enlarging and projecting the display image on a light valve onto a screen is provided with: an infrared photodetector for photodetecting infrared light that is emitted by an electronic pen that is manipulated on the screen and that is provided with an infrared light emission device and ultrasonic generator; at least two ultrasonic receivers for detecting ultrasonic waves that are emitted by the electronic pen; means for measuring the distance to a screen; and means for supplying coordinate data in which the position of the electronic pen on the screen, which has been calculated based on output of the infrared photodetector, output of the ultrasonic generator, and output of the means for measuring the distance to the screen, has been normalized by the length of a side of a projected rectangular image that has been enlarged and projected.

Claims

1. A projector, comprising:

an infrared photodetector for photodetecting infrared light that is emitted by an electronic pen that is manipulated on a screen and that is provided with an infrared light emission device and an ultrasonic generator; and

at least two ultrasonic receivers that detect ultrasonic waves that are emitted by said electronic pen;

said projector being provided with capability for acquiring a position of said electronic pen on said screen.

6. A projector according to claim 1, wherein said projector is a mirror-projection type projector.

2. A projector, comprising:

an infrared photodetector for photodetecting infrared light that is emitted by an electronic pen that is manipulated on a screen and that is provided with an infrared light emission device and an ultrasonic generator;

at least two ultrasonic receivers that detect ultrasonic waves that are emitted by said electronic pen; and

means for measuring a distance to said screen.

3. A projector according to claim 2, wherein said projector further comprises:

means for acquiring a position of said electronic pen on said screen from output of said infrared photodetector, output of said ultrasonic receivers, and output of said means for measuring the distance to said screen.

4. A projector according to claim 3, wherein said projector further comprises calibration means for:

estimating the projector-screen distance by using said electronic pen to indicate calibration points that are displayed by-said projector;

based on the projector-screen distance, correcting a vertical component of Cartesian coordinates derived by converting a distance to the electronic pen tip;

performing this correction for each calibration point; and

storing the generated coordinates as corrected coordinates.

7. A projector according to claim 2, wherein said projector is a mirror-projection type projector.

8. A projector according to claim 3, wherein said projector is a mirror-projection type projector.

9. A projector according to claim 4, wherein said projector is a mirror-projection type projector.

5. A projector that enlarges and projects a display image that is on a light valve onto a screen, said projector comprising:

an infrared photodetector for photodetecting infrared light that is emitted by an electronic pen that is manipulated on the screen and that is equipped with an infrared light emission device and an ultrasonic generator;

at least two ultrasonic receivers for detecting ultrasonic waves that are emitted by said electronic pen;

means for measuring a distance to said screen;

means for supplying coordinate data in which a position of said electronic pen on said screen, which is calculated based on output of said infrared photodetector, output of said ultrasonic receivers, and output of said means for measuring the distance to said screen, has been normalized by a length of a side of a projected rectangular image that has been enlarged and projected; and

means for;

performing calibration by;

estimating the projector-screen distance by using said electronic pen to indicate calibration points that are displayed by the projector;

based on the projector-screen distance, correcting a vertical component of Cartesian coordinates derived by converting a distance to the pen tip;

performing this correction for each of the calibration points; and

storing the generated coordinates as corrected coordinates;

and in actual drawing, for;

generating Cartesian coordinates based on the distance to the pen tip;

using the projector-screen distance that was obtained during calibration to correct the vertical component; and

using the corrected coordinates that were obtained during calibration to convert Cartesian coordinates after correction to panel coordinate system.

10. A projector according to claim 5, wherein said projector is a mirror-projection type projector.

11. A projector accessory for a projector, said projector accessory, comprising:

an infrared photodetector for photodetecting infrared light that is emitted by an electronic pen that is manipulated on a screen and that is provided with an infrared light emission device and an ultrasonic generator;

at least two ultrasonic receivers for detecting ultrasonic waves that are emitted by said electronic pen; and

means for measuring a distance to said screen.

12. A projector accessory according to claim 11, wherein said projector accessory further comprises:

a means for acquiring a position of said electronic pen on said screen based on output of said infrared photodetector, output of said ultrasonic receivers, and output of said means for measuring the distance to said screen.

13. A projector accessory according to claim 12, said projector accessory further comprising calibration means for:

estimating the projector-screen distance by using said electronic pen to indicate calibration points that are displayed by said projector;

based on the projector-screen distance, correcting a vertical component of Cartesian coordinates derived by converting a distance to the pen tip;

performing this correction for each calibration point; and

storing the generated coordinates as corrected coordinates.

14. A projector accessory according to claim 11, wherein said projector is a mirror-projection type projector.

15. A projector accessory according to claim 12, wherein said projector is a mirror-projection type projector.

16. A projector accessory according to claim 13, wherein said projector is a mirror-projection type projector.