Projector, trapezoidal distortion correction method, and storage medium storing trapezoidal distortion correction program

• US 9,607,363 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2013
• Issued: 03/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Tsuji, Shigekazu
• Primary Examiner(s): Broome, Said
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tswei, Yu-Jang
• Application Number:
  US13/897,606
• Publication Number:
  US 20130335451A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,408 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/145 Housing details, e.g. position adjustments thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/00 Image enhancement or restoration
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/80 Geometric correction
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3194 including sensor feedback

Abstract

A projector includes a projection unit to project an image on a screen; an angle detector to detect shaking of the projection unit; and a trapezoidal distortion correction unit to conduct automatic trapezoidal distortion correction of the image displayed on the screen based on an inclination angle of the projection unit detected by the angle detector, and to enable manual trapezoidal distortion correction of the image displayed on the screen. When the manual trapezoidal distortion correction is conducted after the automatic trapezoidal distortion correction, the trapezoidal distortion correction unit determines whether an angle deviation of the inclination angle exceeds for a given threshold angle for a given time period. When the trapezoidal distortion correction unit determines that the angle deviation exceeds the given threshold angle, the automatic trapezoidal distortion correction is conducted again.

Claims

1. A projector, comprising:

correction circuitry to conduct automatic trapezoidal distortion correction of an image displayed on a screen disposed vertically based on an inclination angle of a projection unit detected by an angle detector, and to enable manual trapezoidal distortion correction of the image displayed on the screen based on a physical setting of the inclination angle of the projection unit,

wherein, after the manual trapezoidal distortion correction is conducted subsequent to the automatic trapezoidal distortion correction, the automatic trapezoidal distortion correction is not conducted again using the correction circuitry, when a time period after conducting the manual trapezoidal distortion correction is within a given time period, and when a detected angle deviation from the set inclination angle of the projection unit for the manual trapezoidal correction is at or below a threshold inclination angle, and

wherein, after the manual trapezoidal correction is conducted subsequent to the automatic trapezoidal distortion correction, the automatic trapezoidal distortion correction is conducted again based on the detected angle deviation, using the correction circuitry, when a time period after conducting the manual trapezoidal distortion correction exceeds the given time period, and when the detected angle deviation is greater than the threshold inclination angle.

2. The projector of claim 1,

wherein, when the manual trapezoidal distortion correction is conducted after the automatic trapezoidal distortion correction, the correction circuitry determines whether the detected angle deviation occurs to the inclination angle for at least one degree or more as the threshold inclination angle for at least one second or more as the given time period, and

wherein, upon the correction circuitry determining that the angle deviation of at least one degree or more occurs to the inclination angle, the correction circuitry conducts the automatic trapezoidal distortion correction again.

3. The projector of claim 1, further comprising the angle detector, wherein the angle detector is a gravity acceleration sensor.

4. A method of correcting trapezoidal distortion of an image projected by a projector including a projection unit to project and display an image onto a screen disposed vertically;

an angle detector to detect shaking of the projection unit; and

correction circuitry to conduct automatic trapezoidal distortion correction of the image displayed on the screen based on an inclination angle of the projection unit detected by the angle detector, and to enable manual trapezoidal distortion correction of the image displayed on the screen based on a physical setting of the inclination angle of the projection unit, the method comprising;

correcting trapezoidal distortion automatically using the correction circuitry;

correcting trapezoidal distortion manually using the correction circuitry after said correcting trapezoidal distortion automatically; and

after said correcting trapezoidal distortion manually, determining whether a time period after said correcting trapezoidal distortion manually is within a given time period, and determining whether a detected angle deviation from a set inclination angle of the projection unit for said correcting trapezoidal distortion manually exceeds a threshold inclination angle, using the correction circuitry,

wherein said correcting trapezoidal distortion automatically is not conducted again using the correction circuitry when the time period after said correcting trapezoidal distortion manually is within the given time period, and when the detected angle deviation is at or below the threshold inclination angle, and

wherein said correcting trapezoidal distortion automatically is conducted again, based on the detected angle deviation, using the correction circuitry, when the time period after conducting the manual trapezoidal distortion correction exceeds the given time period, and when the detected angle deviation is greater than the threshold inclination angle.

5. The method of claim 4,

wherein, when after said correcting trapezoidal distortion manually is conducted, the correction circuitry determines whether the detected angle deviation occurs to the inclination angle for at least one degree or more as the threshold inclination angle for at least one second or more as the given time period, and

wherein, upon determining that the angle deviation of at least one degree or more occurs, the correction circuitry conducts said correcting trapezoidal distortion automatically again.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable carrier medium storing a program that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a method of correcting trapezoidal distortion of an image projected by a projector including a projection unit to project and display an image onto a screen;

an angle detector to detect shaking of the projection unit; and

correction circuitry to conduct automatic trapezoidal distortion correction of the image displayed on the screen based on an inclination angle of the projection unit detected by the angle detector, and to enable manual trapezoidal distortion correction of the image displayed on the screen based on a physical setting of the inclination angle of the projection unit, the method comprising;

correcting trapezoidal distortion automatically using the correction circuitry;

correcting trapezoidal distortion manually using the correction circuitry after said correcting trapezoidal distortion automatically; and

after said correcting trapezoidal distortion manually, determining whether a time period after said correcting trapezoidal distortion manually is within a given time period, and determining whether a detected angle deviation from a set inclination angle of the projection unit for said correcting trapezoidal distortion manually exceeds a threshold inclination angle,

wherein said correcting trapezoidal distortion automatically is not conducted again when the time period after said correcting trapezoidal distortion manually is within the given time period, and when the detected angle deviation is at or below the threshold inclination angle, and

wherein said correcting trapezoidal distortion automatically is conducted again, based on the detected angle deviation, when the time period after conducting the manual trapezoidal distortion correction exceeds the given time period, and when the detected angle deviation is greater than the threshold inclination angle.