Projector system

• US 8,892,898 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 11/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Fujimori, Toshiki
• Primary Examiner(s): Truong, Thanhnga B
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chang, Kenneth
• Application Number:
  US13/618,130
• Publication Number:
  US 20130013929A1
• Time in Patent Office: 795 Days
• Field of Search: 713/183
• US Class Current: 713/183
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/84 output devices, e.g. displays or monitors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/74 Projection arrangements for image reproduction, e.g. using eidophor

Abstract

A projector system includes an information processing apparatus and a projector. The projector includes a device connection unit which enables communication between the information processing apparatus and the projector, a password generating unit which generates a password, and an encryption unit which encrypts the password and outputs the encrypted password to the information processing apparatus through the device connection unit. The information processing apparatus includes a device connection unit which enables communication between the projector and the information processing apparatus, a decryption unit which decrypts the encrypted password input through the device connection unit of the information processing apparatus using a decryption key, and a password determining unit which has functions of determining whether the decrypted decryption password is correct and outputting a signal directing to start the process for projection to be performed by the information processing apparatus in a case where the decrypted password is correct.

Claims

1. A projector system comprising:

an information processing apparatus supplying image data to a projector; and

the projector projecting an image based on the image data supplied from the information processing apparatus,

wherein the information processing apparatus includes;

a device connection unit of the information processing apparatus which enables communication between the projector and the information processing apparatus;

a password generating unit of the information processing apparatus which generates a password used for determining whether to start a process for projection; and

an encryption unit of the information processing apparatus which encrypts the password and outputs the encrypted password to the projector through the device connection unit of the information processing apparatus, and

wherein the projector includes;

a device connection unit of the projector which enables communication between the information processing apparatus and the projector;

a decryption unit of the projector which decrypts the encrypted password input through the device connection unit of the projector using a decryption key; and

a password determining unit of the projector which has functions of determining whether the decrypted password is correct and outputting a signal directing to start the process for projection to be performed by the projector in a case where the decrypted password is correct.

2. The projector system according to claim 1,

wherein the projector further includes a password generating unit of the projector which generates a password used for determining whether to start the process for projection, and

wherein the password generating unit of the information processing apparatus generates a same password as the password generated by the password generating unit of the projector.

3. The projector system according to claim 1,

wherein the projector sends an authentication signal to the information processing apparatus when the decrypted password is correct, and

wherein the information processing apparatus further includes a projection process start signal output unit which outputs a signal which directs to start the process for projection to be performed by the information processing apparatus based on the authentication signal sent from the projector.

4. The projector system according to claim 1,

wherein the projector has functions of keeping an execution program which is used for performing the process for projection to be performed by the information processing apparatus in the information processing apparatus and sending the execution program to the information processing apparatus in a case where the decrypted password is correct, and

wherein the information processing apparatus performs the process for projection to be performed by the information processing apparatus using the execution program sent from the projector.

5. The projector system according to claim 1,

wherein the projector has functions of keeping correction information used for performing inherent correction of the projector and sending the correction information to the information processing apparatus in a case where the decrypted password is correct, and

wherein the information processing apparatus corrects the image data using the correction information sent from the projector.

6. The projector system according to claim 1,

wherein the password is generated by using information that changes by value.

7. The projector system according to claim 1,

wherein the password and the decryption key are generated based on an inherent number of the projector.

8. A projector projecting an image based on image data supplied from an information processing apparatus, the projector comprising:

a device connection unit of the projector which enables communication between the information processing apparatus and the projector;

a decryption unit of the projector which decrypts an encrypted password input through the device connection unit of the projector using a decryption key;

a password generating unit of the projector that generates a password used for determining whether to start a process for projection; and

a password determining unit of the projector which has functions of determining whether the decrypted password is correct when the generated password matches the decrypted password and outputting a signal directing to start the process for projection to be performed by the projector in a case where the decrypted password is correct,

wherein the projector has functions of keeping an execution program that is used for performing the process for projection to be performed by the information processing apparatus and sending the execution program to the information processing apparatus in a case where the decrypted password is correct, and wherein the information processing apparatus performs the process for projection using the execution program sent from the projector.

9. A method of an information processing apparatus supplying image data to a projector, the method comprising:

enabling communication between the projector and the information processing apparatus;

generating a password used for determining whether to start a process for projection;

encrypting the password; and

outputting the encrypted password to the projector through a device connection unit of the information processing apparatus;

decrypting, by the projector, the encrypted password using a decryption key;

determining, by the projector, whether the decrypted password is correct

sending, by the projector, an authentication signal to the information processing apparatus when the decrypted password is correct;

outputting, by the information processing apparatus, a signal which directs to start the process for projection to be performed by the information processing apparatus based on the authentication signal sent from the projector;

receiving an execution program from the projector; and

performing the process for projection using the received execution program sent from the projector.