Distortion correction for projector

• US 7,549,754 B2
• Filed: 04/03/2006
• Issued: 06/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Furui, Shiki
• Primary Examiner(s): Dowling; William C
• Application Number:
  US11/395,280
• Publication Number:
  US 20060227428A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,177 Days
• Field of Search: 353/69, 353/70, 353/121, 353/122
• US Class Current: 353/70
• 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

An image processing device for a projector including an image formation section that emits light of an image, and a projection system that projects the emitted light onto a projection surface. The image processing device includes: a target display area determination section that determines, in a display area serving as a reference on the projection surface, based on a current value of a parameter, any of target display areas set for values possibly taken by the parameter within an allowable range to be targeted on a distortion-free image for display on the projection surface; a reference formation area determination section that determines, corresponding to the reference display area, based on information about a projection angle of the projector with respect to the projection surface, a reference formation area to be formed with a virtual distorted image that is supposed to be formed in the image formation section when the distortion-free image is displayed in the reference display area; and a correction application section that generates corrected image data for supply to the image formation section by correcting any provided original image data to form a target distorted image in a target formation area, which corresponds to the target display area as is defined by a relationship between the reference display area and the reference formation area, and is formed with the target distorted image that is supposed to be formed in the image formation section when the distortion-free image is displayed in the reference display area.

Claims

1. An image processing device for a projector including an image formation section that emits light of an image, and a projection system that projects the emitted light onto a projection surface, comprising:

a target display area determination section that determines, in a display area serving as a reference on the projection surface, based on a current value of a parameter, any of target display areas set for values possibly taken by the parameter within an allowable range to be targeted on a distortion-free image for display on the projection surface;

a reference formation area determination section that determines, corresponding to the reference display area, based on information about a projection angle of the projector with respect to the projection surface, a reference formation area to be formed with a virtual distorted image that is supposed to be formed in the image formation section when the distortion-free image is displayed in the reference display area; and

a correction application section that generates corrected image data for supply to the image formation section by correcting any provided original image data to form a target distorted image in a target formation area, which corresponds to the target display area as is defined by a relationship between the reference display area and the reference formation area, and is formed with the target distorted image that is supposed to be formed in the image formation section when the distortion-free image is displayed in the reference display area.

2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the parameter includes a shift position of the projection system indicating a layout of the projection system in a direction orthogonal to an axis passing through a center of an image formation surface of the image formation section.

3. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the parameter includes a zoom position of the projection system indicating a layout of the projection system in a direction parallel to an axis passing through a center of an image formation surface of the image formation section.

4. The image processing device according to claim 1, further comprising

a target formation area determination section that determines the target formation area corresponding to the target display area based on the relationship between the reference display area and the reference formation area.

5. The image processing device according to claim 4, wherein

when the target formation area does not fit in the image formation section,

the target formation area determination section changes a position of the target display area to ensure a fit in the image formation section, and based on the relationship between the reference display area and the reference formation area, newly determines the target formation area corresponding to the target display area after the position change.

6. The image processing device according to claim 4, wherein

the projector further includes an actuator for changing a shift position of the projection system, and

when the target formation area does not fit in the image formation section,

the target formation area determination section changes a position of the target formation area to ensure a fit in the image formation section, and makes the actuator change the shift position of the projection system to ensure an image display in the target display area.

7. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the parameter includes a position of the target distorted image that is supposed to be formed in the image formation section.

8. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the parameter includes a magnification of the target distorted image that is supposed to be formed in the image formation section.

9. A projector, comprising:

the image processing device of claim 1;

the image formation section; and

the projection system.

10. An image processing method for a projector including an image formation section that emits light of an image, and a projection system that projects the emitted light onto a projection surface, comprising:

determining, in a display area serving as a reference on the projection surface, based on a current value of a parameter, any of target display areas set for values possibly taken by the parameter within an allowable range to be targeted on a distortion-free image for display on the projection surface;

determining, corresponding to the reference display area, based on information about a projection angle of the projector with respect to the projection surface, a reference formation area to be formed with a virtual distorted image that is supposed to be formed in the image formation section when the distortion-free image is displayed in the reference display area; and

generating corrected image data for supply to the image formation section by correcting any provided original image data to form a target distorted image in a target formation area, which corresponds to the target display area as is defined by a relationship between the reference display area and the reference formation area, and is formed with the target distorted image that is supposed to be formed in the image formation section when the distortion-free image is displayed in the target display area.

11. A computer readable storage medium storing a program for image processing for a projector including an image formation section that emits light of an image, and a projection system that projects the emitted light onto a projection surface, the program causing a computer to execute:

determining, in a display area serving as a reference on the projection surface, based on a current value of a parameter, any of target display areas set for values possibly taken by the parameter within an allowable range to be targeted on a distortion-free image for display on the projection surface;

determining, corresponding to the reference display area, based on information about a projection angle of the projector with respect to the projection surface, a reference formation area to be formed with a virtual distorted image that is supposed to be formed in the image formation section when the distortion-free image is displayed in the reference display area; and

generating corrected image data for supply to the image formation section by correcting any provided original image data to form a target distorted image in a target formation area, which corresponds to the target display area as is defined by a relationship between the reference display area and the reference formation area, and is formed with the target distorted image that is supposed to be formed in the image formation section when the distortion-free image is displayed in the target display area.