Abstract: A projector includes a projection section that projects a first image on a projection surface, a control section that causes the projection section to project a pattern image for installation including a first pattern that is located at an end of the first image, which overlaps with a second image, and a second pattern that is so disposed that a first straight line section is located in a position separate from the end by a distance, and a correction section that corrects the first image based on a captured image containing an image of a first area of the second image, and the first area is an area that overlaps with an area having a width corresponding to the distance measured from the end of the first image in a state in which the first image and the second image overlap with each other.

Abstract: A projector includes a projection lens, a distance information acquiring section that acquires distance information relating to the distance from the projector to a projection surface, a first imaging section that captures an image of the projection surface, a second imaging section that has an angle of view wider than the angle of view of the first imaging section and captures an image of the projection surface, and a control unit. The second imaging section is disposed in a position closer to the optical axis of the projection lens than the first imaging section. The control section causes the first imaging section to capture an image in a case where the distance from the projector to the projection surface is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold and the second imaging section to capture an image in a case where the distance is smaller than the threshold.

Abstract: A projector includes a projection section that projects a projection image on a projection surface, a display control section that displays a marker on the projection image, an imaging section that captures an image of the projection surface to produce a captured image, a detection section that detects a change in the position of the marker based on the captured image, and a processing section that carries out a predetermined process when the change in the position of the marker is detected.

Abstract: An image processing device includes: an acquisition unit which successively acquires a gradation value of a target pixel specified in a predetermined order, from image data of an input image; a first computing unit which computes coordinates of the target pixel in an output image; a second computing unit which computes a gradation value at the coordinates, based on the gradation value of the target pixel; an internal storage unit which stores, block by block, each block being formed by dividing a plurality of pixels included in the output image, gradation values of the plurality of pixels; a first writing unit which writes the gradation value computed by the second computing unit into a storage area corresponding to the coordinates; and a second writing unit which writes data of a block where the writing of the gradation value is complete, into an external memory.

Abstract: A projector adapted to deform an input image to generate an output image includes a geometric correction section adapted to perform a geometric correction of the input image, and a background data generation section adapted to output data of a post-correction image as data of the output image in the case in which the data of the post-correction image obtained by performing the geometric correction on the input image is input from the geometric correction section, and to output data of a background image to be a background of the post-correction image as the data of the output image in the case in which the data of the post-correction image is not input from the geometric correction section.

Abstract: A projector includes a projection lens, a distance information acquiring section that acquires distance information relating to the distance from the projector to a projection surface, a first imaging section that captures an image of the projection surface, a second imaging section that has an angle of view wider than the angle of view of the first imaging section and captures an image of the projection surface, and a control unit. The second imaging section is disposed in a position closer to the optical axis of the projection lens than the first imaging section. The control section causes the first imaging section to capture an image in a case where the distance from the projector to the projection surface is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold and the second imaging section to capture an image in a case where the distance is smaller than the threshold.

Abstract: A projection system includes a plurality of projectors adapted to project respective images arranged on a projection surface, a control device, and an imaging section, the plurality of projectors is classified into N (N is no smaller than 2) projector groups, the control device makes the projector groups project adjusting images on the projection surface at respective timings different from each other, and then makes the imaging section sequentially image the projection surface on which the adjusting images are projected, at least one of the N projector groups includes two or more projectors, and the two or more projectors project the adjusting images at respective positions not adjacent to each other in the projection surface.

Abstract: A projector includes a projection lens, a distance information acquiring section that acquires distance information relating to the distance from the projector to a projection surface, a first imaging section that captures an image of the projection surface, a second imaging section that has an angle of view wider than the angle of view of the first imaging section and captures an image of the projection surface, and a control unit. The the second imaging section is disposed in a position closer to the optical axis of the projection lens than the first imaging section. The control section causes the first imaging section to capture an image in a case where the distance from the projector to the projection surface is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold and the second imaging section to capture an image in a case where the distance is smaller than the threshold.

Abstract: A projector includes a projection lens, a distance information acquiring section that acquires distance information relating to the distance from the projector to a projection surface, a first imaging section that captures an image of the projection surface, a second imaging section that has an angle of view wider than the angle of view of the first imaging section and captures an image of the projection surface, and a control unit. The second imaging section is disposed in a position closer to the optical axis of the projection lens than the first imaging section. The control section causes the first imaging section to capture an image in a case where the distance from the projector to the projection surface is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold and the second imaging section to capture an image in a case where the distance is smaller than the threshold.

Abstract: A projector includes a projection section that projects a plurality of patterns having lightness values different from each other, an imaging section that captures an image of the plurality of patterns projected by the projection section, and a projection state adjustment section that adjusts, based on any of the plurality of patterns captured by the imaging section, a projection state in which the projection section performs projection.

Abstract: A projection system includes a plurality of projectors adapted to project respective images arranged on a projection surface, a control device, and an imaging section, the plurality of projectors is classified into N (N is no smaller than 2) projector groups, the control device makes the projector groups project adjusting images on the projection surface at respective timings different from each other, and then makes the imaging section sequentially image the projection surface on which the adjusting images are projected, at least one of the N projector groups includes two or more projectors, and the two or more projectors project the adjusting images at respective positions not adjacent to each other in the projection surface.

Abstract: A plurality of projectors is classified into a plurality of projector groups each formed of N projectors, the number N is an integer no smaller than 1 determined for each of the projector groups, and the control device makes the N projectors belonging to the projector group project N arrangement detecting images different from each other at a timing different between the projector groups, makes the projector which does not project the arrangement detecting image perform imaging by the imaging section, and detects an arrangement state of the images projected by the plurality of projectors based on the imaging result.

Abstract: A projector includes a projecting unit including a projection optical system and configured to project an image on a screen SC, a lens driving unit configured to perform focus adjustment for the projection optical system, a trapezoidal-distortion correcting unit configured to perform distortion correction processing for correcting distortion of the image projected by the projecting unit, and a projection control unit configured to cause the trapezoidal-distortion correcting unit to execute the distortion correction processing until a completion condition for the distortion correction processing holds after a start condition for the distortion correction processing holds and restrict the execution of the focus adjustment by the lens driving unit while the projection control unit causes the trapezoidal-distortion correcting unit to execute the distortion correction processing.

Abstract: A target color is set on the basis of a first captured image obtained by capturing, with an imaging section, at least a part of a first image projected by a projection optical system of a projector. First correction data for correcting a color of a projected image of another projector to the target color is calculated on the basis of a second captured image obtained by capturing, with the imaging section, at least a part of a second image projected by the projection optical system of the other projector.

Abstract: A projector includes a projecting unit configured to project an image on a projection surface, a projection control unit configured to cause the projecting unit to project a correction pattern including a first pattern and a second pattern, and a correction control unit configured to detect the first pattern and the second pattern included in the projected correction pattern and correct distortion of the projected image. The correction control unit detects the second pattern projected on a screen and detects the position of the first pattern on the basis of the position of the detected second pattern.

Abstract: A projector adapted to deform an input image to generate an output image includes a geometric correction section adapted to perform a geometric correction of the input image, and a background data generation section adapted to output data of a post-correction image as data of the output image in the case in which the data of the post-correction image obtained by performing the geometric correction on the input image is input from the geometric correction section, and to output data of a background image to be a background of the post-correction image as the data of the output image in the case in which the data of the post-correction image is not input from the geometric correction section.

Abstract: An image processing device adapted to perform a deformation of an image converts a coordinate of a pixel constituting the image into a coordinate on a post-deformation image obtained by deforming the image, associates the pixel constituting the post-deformation image with the pixel constituting the image based on a coordinate on the post-deformation image of the pixel constituting the image, inputs pixel data of the pixel constituting a deformation target image, identifies the pixel, which constitutes the post-deformation image, and is associated with the pixel constituting the image and identified based on the pixel data input, and then outputs a pixel position in the post-deformation image of the pixel identified, and a pixel value determined based on a pixel value of the pixel data input as a pixel position and a pixel value of an output pixel.

Abstract: An image display device is capable of realizing an effective corrected shape of the image. The image display device includes an image input section to which an image is input, an aspect ratio determination section adapted to determine an aspect ratio of the image input to the image input section, a correction section adapted to perform a correction on the image input to the image input section so that the image has an aspect ratio corresponding to an aspect ratio determined by the aspect ratio determination section, and a projection section adapted to project the image on which the correction is performed by the correction section.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: an image signal processing unit which adjusts an input grayscale values included in an input image signal according to a predetermined grayscale characteristic; a display unit which displays an image based on an image signal included in an output grayscale value adjusted by the image signal processing unit; and a grayscale characteristic changing unit which changes a correlation between the input and output grayscale values defined based on the grayscale characteristic.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a control method for a projector comprises picking up an image of an area including a screen and an image light and generating a picked-up image; calculating each side of an outer peripheral line of the image light, based on the picked-up image; calculating each side of an outer peripheral line of the screen, based on the picked-up image; and calculating a correction image light modulation area that is an area in a part of a light modulation area so as to fit inside a second imaginary screen outer peripheral line.