Keystone correction derived from the parameters of projectors

• US 7,581,839 B1
• Filed: 01/04/2007
• Issued: 09/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pixelworks Semiconductor Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Pixelworks Incorporated
• Inventors: Teng, Tianbing Brian, Wang, Zhongde
• Primary Examiner(s): MAHONEY, CHRISTOPHER E
• Application Number:
  US11/620,005
• Time in Patent Office: 971 Days
• Field of Search: 353/69, 353/70, 348/745, 348/806
• US Class Current: 353/70
• 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

Abstract

A projector determines horizontal and vertical tilt angles. Using the tilt angles and the inherent properties of the projector, keystone correction corner points for the image can be computed. The keystone correction corner points can be used to perform keystone correction on the image.

Claims

1. A projector, comprising:

an image projector to project an image, the image projector operative to be rotated through a vertical plane by a vertical tilt angle β

v, through a horizontal plane by horizontal tilt angle β

h, and to rotate the horizontal plane by vertical tilt angle β

v;

a set of inherent parameters including a horizontal resolution Wn₀, a vertical resolution Hn₀, a depth d, and a vertical offset db;

a receiver to receive the vertical tilt angle β

v and the horizontal tilt angle β

h; and

a corrector to compute keystone correction corner points for the image using the set of inherent parameters, the vertical tilt angle β

v, and the horizontal tilt angle β

h.

2. A projector according to claim 1, wherein the receiver is operative to receive the vertical tilt angle β

v and the horizontal tilt angle β

h from a user.

3. A projector according to claim 1, wherein the receiver is operative to determine the vertical tilt angle β

v and the horizontal tilt angle β

h relative to a surface.

4. A projector according to claim 1, wherein the corrector performs keystone correction on the image using the keystone correction corner points for the image.

5. A projector according to claim 4, wherein the corrector includes means to deform the image according to the keystone correction corner points so that the deformed image, when projected, appears undeformed.

6. A projector according to claim 4, wherein the corrector applies vertical scaling followed by horizontal scaling to the image to perform keystone correction.

7. A projector according to claim 4, wherein the corrector applies horizontal scaling followed by vertical scaling to the image to perform keystone correction.

8. A projector, comprising:

means for projecting an image, including means for rotating through a vertical plane by a vertical tilt angle β

v and through a horizontal plane by a horizontal tilt angle β

h and means for rotating the horizontal plane by vertical tilt angle β

v;

means for determining a set of inherent parameters including a horizontal resolution Wn₀, a vertical resolution Hn₀, a depth d, and a vertical offset db;

means for receiving the vertical tilt angle β

v and the horizontal tilt angle β

h; and

means for computing keystone correction corner points for the image using the set of inherent parameters, the vertical tilt angle β

v, and the horizontal tilt angle β

h.

9. A projector according to claim 8, wherein the means for receiving a vertical tilt angle β

v and a horizontal tilt angle β

h includes means for receiving the vertical tilt angle β

v and the horizontal tilt angle β

h from a user.

10. A projector according to claim 8, wherein the means for receiving a vertical tilt angle β

v and a horizontal tilt angle β

h includes means for determining the vertical tilt angle β

v and the horizontal tilt angle β

h relative to a surface.

11. A projector according to claim 8, further comprising means for performing keystone correction to the image using the keystone correction corner points for the image.

12. A projector according to claim 11, wherein the means for performing keystone correction includes means to deform the image according to the keystone correction corner points so that the deformed image, when projected, appears undeformed.

13. A projector according to claim 11, wherein the means for performing keystone correction includes means for performing vertical scaling followed by horizontal scaling to the image to perform keystone correction.

14. A projector according to claim 11, wherein the means for performing keystone correction includes means for performing horizontal scaling followed by vertical scaling to the image to perform keystone correction.

15. A method for performing keystone correction in a projector, comprising:

determining a set of inherent parameters for the projector, the set of inherent parameters including a horizontal resolution Wn₀, a vertical resolution Hn₀, a depth d, and a vertical offset db;

determining a vertical tilt angle β

v;

determining a horizontal tilt angle β

h;

rotating the projector through a vertical plane by vertical tilt angle β

v and through a horizontal plane by horizontal tilt angle β

h;

rotating the horizontal plane through the vertical plane by vertical tilt angle β

v; and

computing keystone correction corner points using the set of inherent parameters, the vertical tilt angle β

v, and the horizontal tilt angle β

h.

16. A method according to claim 15, further comprising performing keystone correction using the keystone correction corner points.

17. A method according to claim 16, wherein performing keystone correction includes deforming an image using the keystone correction corner points so that the deformed image, when projected, appears undeformed.

18. A method according to claim 16, wherein performing keystone correction includes performing vertical scaling followed by horizontal scaling.

19. A method according to claim 16, wherein performing keystone correction includes performing horizontal scaling followed by vertical scaling.

20. A method according to claim 15, wherein determining a vertical tilt angle β

v includes receiving the vertical tilt angle β

v as an input from a user.

21. A method according to claim 15, wherein determining a horizontal tilt angle β

h includes receiving the horizontal tilt angle β

h as an input from a user.

22. An article comprising a machine-accessible media having associated data, wherein the data, when accessed, results in a machine performing:

determining a set of inherent parameters for the projector, the set of inherent parameters including a horizontal resolution Wn₀, a vertical resolution Hn₀, a depth d, and a vertical offset db;

determining a vertical tilt angle β

v;

determining a horizontal tilt angle β

h;

rotating the projector through a vertical plane by vertical tilt angle β

v and through a horizontal plane by horizontal tilt angle β

h;

rotating the horizontal plane through the vertical plane by vertical tilt angle β

v; and

computing keystone correction corner points using the set of inherent parameters, the vertical tilt angle β

v, and the horizontal tilt angle β

h.

23. An article according to claim 22, the machine-accessible data further including associated data that, when accessed, results in performing keystone correction using the keystone correction corner points.

24. An article according to claim 23, wherein performing keystone correction includes deforming an image using the keystone correction corner points so that the deformed image, when projected, appears undeformed.

25. An article according to claim 23, wherein performing keystone correction includes performing vertical scaling followed by horizontal scaling.

26. An article according to claim 23, wherein performing keystone correction includes performing horizontal scaling followed by vertical scaling.

27. An article according to claim 22, wherein determining a vertical tilt angle β

v includes receiving the vertical tilt angle β

v as an input from a user.

28. An article according to claim 22, wherein determining a horizontal tilt angle β

h includes receiving the horizontal tilt angle β

h as an input from a user.