Projector-attached electronic equipment

• US 20090036158A1
• Filed: 09/08/2006
• Published: 02/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Inventors: Mitsuhashi, Setsu, Fujinawa, Nobuhiro, Ohmura, Akira, Nozaki, Hirotake
• Application Number:
  US11/991,376
• Publication Number:
  US 20090036158A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.100
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/54 with projector
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 29/00 Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weapons; Cameras having the shape of other objects combinations with flash apparatus G03B15/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0243 using the relative angle between housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0264 for a camera module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0272 for a projector or beamer module assembly constructional features of projectors per se G03B21/00; constructional details of projectors using electronic spatial light modulators per se H04N9/31
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3155 for controlling the light source light source control per se H05B35/00 – H05B47/00; control of an illumination source for displays in general G09G3/3406
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3173 wherein the projection device is specially adapted for enhanced portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3182 Colour adjustment, e.g. white balance, shading or gamut white balance per se H04N9/73; control of amplitude of colour signals H04N9/68; colour control circuits for displays in general G09G5/02, G09G3/2003, G09G3/3607
• 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-attached electronic equipment includes: a projection device that projects an optical image; a judging device that judges whether to perform projection by the projection device according to a state of the electronic equipment; and a projection control device. The projection control device, (1) when it is judged by the judging device that projection is possible, controls the projection device to start projection in response to an instruction for projection from a projection instruction member while controls the projection device to terminate projection in response to an instruction for terminating projection, and (2) when it is judged by the judging device that projection is impossible, if projection is being performed, controls the projection device to terminate the projection being performed while, if no projection is being performed, controls the projection device to prohibit start of the projection.

Claims

1. A projector-attached electronic equipment comprising:

a projection device that projects an optical image;

a judging device that judges whether to perform projection by the projection device according to a state of the electronic equipment; and

a projection control device that, (1) when it is judged by the judging device that projection is possible, controls the projection device to start projection in response to an instruction for projection from a projection instruction member while controls the projection device to terminate projection in response to an instruction for terminating projection, and (2) when it is judged by the judging device that projection is impossible, if projection is being performed, controls the projection device to terminate the projection being performed while, if no projection is being performed, controls the projection device to prohibit start of the projection.

2. A projector-attached electronic equipment according to claim 1, further comprising:

a protection member that is configured to be opened and closed and to protect an exposed portion of the projection device in a closed state, wherein

the judging device, if the protection member is brought in an open state, judges that the projection is possible while if the protection member is brought in a closed state, judges that the projection is impossible.

3. A projector-attached electronic equipment according to claim 1, further comprising:

a timing device that measures a continuous projection time by the projection device, wherein

the judging device judges that the projection is possible before the continuous projection time measured by the timing device reaches a predetermined time while the judging device, when the continuous projection time measured by the timing device reaches the predetermined time, judges that the projection is impossible.

4. A projector-attached electronic equipment according to claim 1, further comprising:

a voltage detection device that detects a voltage of a battery that drives the electronic equipment, wherein

the judging device, when the voltage detection device detects a voltage equal to or higher than a predetermined value, judges that the projection is possible while, when the voltage detection device detects a voltage lower than the predetermined value, judges that the projection is impossible.

5. A projector-attached electronic equipment according to claim 1, further comprising:

a folding mechanism that folds the electronic equipment, wherein

the judging device judges whether or not the projection is possible depending on a folding angle of the folding mechanism.

6. A projector-attached electronic equipment comprising:

a projection device that projects an optical image;

a control device that controls projection by the projection device depending on a time elapsed from an instruction for projection from a projection instruction member.

7. A projector-attached electronic equipment according to claim 6, wherein:

the control device controls the projection device to perform the projection for a predetermined time from the instruction for projection.

8. A projector-attached electronic equipment according to claim 6, wherein:

the control device controls the projection device to start the projection with a delay of a predetermined time from the instruction for projection.

9. A projector-attached electronic equipment according to claim 7, wherein:

the control device controls the projection device to gradually increase projection luminance to a predetermined luminance in response to the instruction for projection.

19. A projector-attached electronic equipment according to claim 8, wherein:

the control device controls the projection device to gradually increase projection luminance to a predetermined luminance in response to the instruction for projection.

10. A projector-attached electronic equipment comprising:

a projection device that projects an optical image;

a display device that displays information; and

a control device that, in response to an instruction for projection from a projection instruction member, controls the projection device to start projection and controls the display device to terminate display thereon, wherein

the control device, in response to an instruction for projection of a menu screen, controls the projection device to project the menu screen and controls the display device to display the menu screen thereon.

11. A projector-attached electronic equipment according to claim 10, wherein:

the menu screen includes at least one adjustment item for the projection device among luminance, color, trapezoid, and focus,

the projector-attached electronic equipment further comprising;

an operation member that is operated to select the adjustment item displayed on the menu screen, wherein;

the control device, in response to an operation signal from the operation member, instructs the projection device to perform adjustment on the selected adjustment item.

12. A projector-attached mobile phone comprising:

a projection device that projects an optical image;

a communication device that performs communication with an external device; and

a projection control device that controls the projection device to terminate the projection when a signal instructing start of communication is input to the communication device during projection by the projection device.

13. A projector-attached mobile phone according to claim 12, wherein:

the projection control device, when a signal instructing termination of communication is input to the communication device, controls the projection device to restart the projection.

14. A projector-attached mobile phone comprising:

a projection device that projects an optical image;

a communication device that performs communication with an external device; and

a projection control device that, when there is an incoming communication from the external device to the communication device, controls the projection device to start projection indicating an incoming notification.

15. A projector-attached mobile phone according to claim 14, wherein:

the projection control device controls the projection device to terminate the projection indicating the incoming notification after a predetermined time from a start of the projection.

16. A projector-attached mobile phone according to claim 14, wherein:

the projection control device, when the projection device is performing the projection, controls the projection device to project information indicating the incoming notification in super position on a projection image.

17. A projector-attached mobile phone according to claim 14, wherein:

when the mobile phone is set in a silent mode, the projection control device controls the projection device to prohibit the projection indicating the incoming notification.

18. A projector-attached camera comprising:

a projection device that projects an optical image;

a photographing device that performs photographing;

an operation member that is operated to switch between projection by the projection device and photographing by the photographing device; and

a projection control device that, when a signal for instructing switching to photographing by the photographing device is input by the operation member during the projection by the projection device, controls the projection device to terminate the projection.