Abstract: A rear combination lamp is configured to include a door-side lamp portion, which has a first LED, a first housing, and a first lens, and a fender-side lamp portion, which has a second LED, a second housing, and a second lens. The door-side lamp portion and the fender-side lamp portion are disposed adjacent to one another in the vehicle width direction. Moreover, a second lamp-side reflector that reflects toward the second lens the light emitted from the second LED is disposed between the second housing and the second lens. Part of the second lamp-side reflector is configured as an interstitial reflecting portion that reflects the light emitted from the second LED between the first lens and the second lens.

Abstract: This display includes a control portion controlling a laser beam generation portion to output a first laser beam including a region of relaxation oscillation to a partial first image forming element included in a plurality of image forming elements and to output a second laser beam including no region of relaxation oscillation to a second image forming element, other than the first image forming element, included in the plurality of image forming elements.

Abstract: An image display device includes a control portion acquiring a detection image containing a first region and a second region on the basis of detected intensity detected by a light detection portion. The control portion is configured to perform control of determining what the light detection portion has detected an indication object or an object other than the indication object on the basis of the overlapping state of the first region and the second region.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display device capable of inhibiting a projected picture from occurrence of brightness unevenness while reducing speckle noise. The display device (100) includes a control portion (15) continuously supplying current to a laser beam generation portion (12, 13, 14) nonstop for a period longer than a first period thereby controlling the laser beam generation portion to output the laser beam and controlling the laser beam generation portion to stop the output of the laser beam at least once in a second period scanning one image forming element (1, 2).

Abstract: Provided is a projector that projects an image onto a screen, and detects a touch of an operating object on the screen and includes: a light source that emits laser light; a projecting unit configured to project the image onto the screen by scanning the laser light from the light source toward the screen; a light receiving unit configured to detect the laser light reflected from the operating object; and a control unit configured to determine that the operating object has touched the screen, based on change in the laser light detected by the light receiving unit.

Abstract: A spatial coordinate identification device includes a detection light source that emits a detection light that scans a detection boundary plane defined in space, an optical sensor that detects a reflected light of the detection light reflected by an indicator when the indicator enters a detection region extending from the detection boundary plane to the detection light source, and a controller. The controller stores virtual touch surface defining information that defines a position of a virtual touch surface based on the detection boundary plane, and identifies, in response to the detection of the reflected light, a position of a boundary point that is an intersecting point of the indicator and the detection boundary plane, and an approach amount by which the indicator has entered the detection region.

Abstract: It is provided a vehicle rear lamp structure that can effectively utilize light that is illuminated from a light source. A door side lamp portion of a rear combination lamp has a housing that supports an incandescent bulb for a back lamp, and a lens that covers the incandescent bulb for the back lamp by being fixed to the housing, and transmits light illuminated from the incandescent bulb for the back lamp. Further, a garnish is mounted to the door side lamp portion. A surface at the lens side of the garnish reflects light, that is illuminated from the incandescent bulb for the back lamp, toward a vehicle rear side. Due thereto, light illuminated from the incandescent bulb for the back lamp can be utilized effectively.

Abstract: A projector includes a light source, a projection component, a photodetector, and an inclination calculator. The light source outputs light. The projection component projects an image on a projection surface by scanning the light outputted by the light source at an angle to the projection surface. The photodetector detects, as a reflected light, the light that has been scanned by the projection component and reflected by a detection object within a light detection range of the photodetector. The light detection range is set to a predetermined range in a direction perpendicular to the projection surface. The inclination calculator calculates an inclination angle of the detection object in a sub-scanning direction of the light based on a position of the detection object on the projection surface and a number of times the reflected light is detected while scanning in the sub-scanning direction.

Abstract: A manipulation input device includes a projection component, a photodetector, and a position calculator. The projection component is configured to project an image on a projection surface by scanning light from a light source. The photodetector is configured to detect as scattered light the light reflected by a manipulation object that has moved into a specific detection range including the projection surface. The position calculator is configured to calculate a distance of the manipulation object from a reference point based on a continuous detection duration during which the photodetector continuously detects the scattered light, the position calculator being further configured to calculate coordinates of the manipulation object on the projection surface based on the distance of the manipulation object from the reference point and position information indicating a scanning position of the light on the projection surface when the photodetector has detected the scattered light.

Abstract: A manipulation input device includes a projection component, a photodetector and an inclination determination component. The projection component projects an image on a projection surface by scanning light from a light source. The photodetector detects as scattered light the light reflected by a manipulation object. The inclination determination component acquires, for a plurality of scan lines of the light, position information of the manipulation object that is specified based on scanning angle information when the photodetector has detected the scattered light, and width information of the manipulation object that corresponds to a continuous detection duration during which the photodetector continuously detects the scattered light. The inclination determination component determines inclination of the manipulation object based on at least one of a temporal change in a plurality of sets of the width information and a temporal change in a plurality of sets of the position information.

Abstract: A scanning position of laser light applied to a projection plane is detected, and based on the detected scanning position, a synchronization signal is generated to designate a scan timing. A correction region detection portion detects whether or not a part corresponding to a prescribe region of an image on the projection plane is scanned by laser light, based on the generated synchronization signal. When the part corresponding to the prescribed region is scanned, a correction amount derivation portion corrects a gradation signal based on the difference between the detected quantity of laser light and a prescribed quantity of light to be output from the laser for displaying the image in the prescribed region.

Abstract: A spatial input device includes a light beam scanner, a photodetector, and a controller. The light beam scanner is configured to emit light beams toward a spatially projected image while two-dimensionally scanning the light beams. The photodetector is configured to detect the light beams that have been reflected by an input object within a detection range. The detection range extends inward of the spatial input device relative to the image. The controller is configured to count a scan line number indicative of a number of the light beams that have been detected by the photodetector, and to detect a depth position of the input object based on the scan line number.

Abstract: An image projection device includes a projection component, a photodetector, and a determination component. The projection component is configured to project an image by scanning light beams two-dimensionally. The photodetector is configured to detect reflected lights obtained in response to the light beams being reflected by a reflecting object. The determination component is configured to determine whether or not the reflecting object is an input object based on whether or not a difference of light detection positions of the light beams is at least a specific value. The light detection positions are indicative of irradiation positions of the light beams in a projection region of the image, respectively.

Abstract: An input device includes a light source, a laser beam scanner, a photodetector, and an inclination determination component. The light source is configured to emit a laser beam. The laser beam scanner is configured to scan a plurality of lines of the laser beam in a line scanning direction. The lines of the laser beam are projected in a projection region of a projection surface. The photodetector is configured to detect a reflected light of the laser beam reflected by an object located above the projection region. The inclination determination component is configured to determine an inclination of the object with respect to the projection surface in the line scanning direction based on a change amount in a timing at which the photodetector detects the reflected light.

Abstract: This projector includes a laser beam generation portion, an image projection portion including a scanning portion and projecting an image on a projection area, a beam receiving portion receiving the laser beam reflected by a detection object and a control portion detecting an operation performed on the projected image with the detection object on the basis of the moving state of the detection object.

Abstract: A game machine has a back side display unit composed of reels for displaying back patterns, and a front side display unit composed of transparent EL panels for displaying overlapping patterns overlapping with the back patterns. The back side display unit and the front side display unit are disposed not to produce blind spot regions of the back patterns. The game machine can provide various overlapping patterns with good visibility and a high game selection capability to a player.

Abstract: A projector producing an imaginary input plane with high operability is provided. A projector according to an embodiment projects a VUI screen picture onto a desk, and projects a main projection screen picture to a wall. The projector includes a light receiving element. The light receiving element is arranged in a position where light emitted toward the desk (VUI screen picture) and reflected (or scattered) by an object near the desk enters. The projector calculates a position of the object based on light sensing timing by the light receiving element and light scan positions at various points in time. The projector changes a projected screen picture when it determines that object is simultaneously in contact with a plurality of portions of the VUI screen picture and at least one of contact positions moves.

Abstract: This image display apparatus includes a plurality of laser beam source portions outputting laser beams of a plurality of color components different from each other, a synthesized beam generation portion synthesizing the laser beams of the plurality of color components, a control portion controlling the outputs of the laser beam source portions, and a driving current correction portion estimating a variation in the threshold current of each of the laser beam source portions and correcting a driving current on the basis of the estimated variation in the threshold current.

Abstract: To prevent effectively the flickering of an image due to the switching of a polarization direction while reducing speckle noise. A polarization switching unit is provided in an optical path of laser light to a projection surface A and periodically switches a polarization direction of the laser light emitted therefrom between p and S polarization. A laser control unit controls laser light sources in synchronization with the switching by the polarization switching unit and determines a driving current corresponding to a grayscale to be displayed on the basis of driving current characteristics for P polarization when the polarization direction of the laser light is the P polarization. In addition, the laser control unit determines the driving current corresponding to the grayscale to be displayed on the basis of the driving current characteristics for P polarization when the polarization direction of the laser light is the S polarization.

Abstract: This projector includes a laser beam emitting portion emitting a laser beam and a projecting portion projecting an image on an arbitrary projection region by scanning the projection region with the laser beam. This projector further includes a control portion controlling the laser beam emitting portion not to emit the laser beam by stopping supplying current to the laser beam emitting portion in a previously set partial scanning section within a scanning section for the laser beam.