Abstract: A display panel according to an embodiment has a first region and a second region beside the first region, and includes a top substrate, a bottom substrate and a display layer disposed between the top and the bottom substrate. The top substrate comprises a support plate having an outer surface, a patterned light shielding layer disposed on the outer surface of the support plate and located within the first region, and a patterned anti-reflective layer disposed on the outer surface of the support plate and being blank at the first region. The patterned light shielding layer of the display panel may be formed on the outer surface of the support plate via a wet process and may be patterned with sharp edges and good linearity to provide the desirable light shielding effect.

Abstract: A device for producing an output light emission having a light source for emitting light and a first polarizing beam splitter element positioned so at least one portion of the emitted light is incident thereupon, wherein a first reflected light beam of a first polarization state and a second transmitted light beam of a second polarization state are produced. The device also includes a first liquid crystal element having at least two states which are actuated using a control unit. The first liquid crystal element at least partially reflects the first light beam, wherein the polarization state of the first light beam is altered based on the state of the first liquid crystal element. The first polarizing beam splitter element is positioned so the first light beam is incident thereupon after reflection at the first liquid crystal element.

Abstract: A step difference exists at a boundary between lens cells in a first direction of a fly-eye lens, whereas a step difference does not exist at a boundary between lens cells in a second direction. Central light transmitted though a central portion of the lens cell in the first direction is incident on a polarized light separation surface of a polarized light conversion element, and the polarized light separation surface reflects a first polarized light included in the central light and transmits a second polarized light. A reflection surface reflects the reflected first polarized light and causes the polarized light conversion element to emit the reflected first polarized light, and a ½ wavelength plate converts the second polarized light transmitted through the polarized light separation surface into the first polarized light and causes the polarized light conversion element to emit the converted first polarized light.

Abstract: Herein is disclosed an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising a memory, configured to store a projection image; an image sensor, configured detect image data of a projection surface within a vicinity of the unmanned aerial vehicle; one or more processors, configured to determine a depth information for a plurality of points in the detected image data; generate a transformed projection image from a projection image by modifying the projection image to compensate for unevenesses in the projection surface according to the determined depth information; and send the transformed projection image to an image projector; and an image projector, configured to project the transformed projection image onto the projection surface.

Abstract: The invention provides a projection device including a housing, a light source module, an optical engine module, and a projection lens. The light source module includes a light source and a light source heat dissipation module. The light source heat dissipation module includes a light source dissipation fin. The optical engine module is located on a light transmission path of a light emitted from the light source. The optical engine module includes a light-modulating device and an optical engine dissipation fin. An extension direction of a supporting surface of the light-modulating device is parallel to an upper casing or an lower casing of the housing. The optical engine dissipation fin is disposed above the supporting surface of the light-modulating device. The light-modulating device is located between the optical engine dissipation fin and the light source dissipation fin. The projection lens is connected to the optical engine module.

Abstract: An illumination device has a plurality of first lens elements to collect incident light beams, and a field lens to guide each of the light beams that have passed through the plurality of first lens elements to an entire region of a specific area. The plurality of first lens elements include at least two first lens elements having different lens diameters from each other. When one of the two first lens elements has a lens diameter d and a focal length f, another of the two first lens elements has a lens diameter k×d (where k is a value larger than zero but other than 1) and a focal length k×f.

Abstract: An element substrate of an electro-optical device (substrate for an electro-optical device) includes a first lens and a second lens. The first lens is formed between a first substrate and a switching element, and the second lens is formed between the switching element and a pixel electrode. The second lens includes a second lens concave surface and a second lens-forming lens layer. The second lens concave surface is recessed in a surface of an interlayer insulating film. The second lens-forming lens layer is filled in the inside of the second lens concave surface. The interlayer insulating film includes a contact hole in a location not overlapping, in a plan view, with the second lens concave surface. The contact hole electrically couples the pixel electrode to the switching element.

Abstract: A method includes generating, by an illumination source, an optical beam and coupling the optical beam into an acousto-optic device. The acousto-optic device generates structured light from the coupled optical beam by diffracting the optical beam into at least two interfering optical beams. The interfering optical beams are then used to illuminate a surface of an eye of a user of a display for use in eye-tracking.

Abstract: A lighting device includes at least one first light-emitting element configured to emit a first light of a first wavelength range; and a light guide having axially opposite first and second base surfaces, and a plurality of segments, each with a first light in-coupling surface formed on a lateral surface of the light guide, each of the segments configured to convert at least a part of input light into second light having a selected wavelength range. At least a portion of the first base surface includes a second light in-coupling surface and at least a portion of the second base surface includes a light out-coupling surface. The lighting device is optically coupled to the second light in-coupling surface such that the first light is coupled into the light guide, and the first light emitting element is configured to reflect at least part of the second light thereon having a wavelength within at least one of the selected wavelength ranges back into the light guide.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a matrix lighting device for a vehicle, including a light source module, a projection lens, a projection emergent space, and a projection image plane arranged successively along an optical axis direction; the light source module comprises a light source array unit, a light shield array unit and a light receiving lens array unit arranged successively along the optical axis direction; the light source array unit includes a plurality of light sources which are independently controlled and arranged in a matrix; the light shield array unit includes a plurality of light shields arranged in a matrix and disposed outside each light source; the light receiving lens array unit includes a plurality of light receiving lenses arranged in a matrix and disposed opposite to each light source along the optical axis direction.

Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a plurality of liquid lenses having a light exiting side; a light absorbing layer disposed on the light exiting side of the liquid lenses, wherein the light absorbing layer is provided with a plurality of grooves corresponding to the liquid lenses, and focal points of the liquid lenses are located in the corresponding grooves; and a reflective layer covering bottoms of the grooves, wherein the bottoms of the grooves are away from the liquid lenses.

Abstract: An optical filter may include a substrate. The optical filter may include a set of alternating high refractive index layers and low refractive index layers disposed onto the substrate to polarization beam split incident light. The set of alternating high refractive index layers and low refractive index may layers may be disposed such that a first polarization of the incident light with a spectral range of less than approximately 800 nanometers (nm) is reflected by the optical filter and a second polarization of the incident light with a spectral range of greater than approximately 800 nm is passed through by the optical filter. The high refractive index layers may be hydrogenated silicon (Si:H). The low refractive index layers may be silicon dioxide (SiO2).

Abstract: An electrochemical cell includes a cathode, an anode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a cathode illumination source.

Abstract: Electronic equipment in a system such as a vehicle or building may include one or more displays. The displays may display image frames for users with light-modulating glasses. The image frames may include interspersed image frames corresponding to unique content for each of the users. Dummy frames may be incorporated into the displayed frames on the display to help obscure displayed content from external observers. The light-modulating glasses may have light modulators such as liquid crystal light modulators. Control circuitry in the glasses may adjust the light modulators to exhibit transparent intervals that overlaps desired image frames and opaque intervals that are aligned with other image frames and the dummy frames. This allows each user to view unique content on a shared display while preventing external observers without glasses from observing the content that is being presented.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for three-dimensional (3D) displaying objects are provided. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining data including respective primitive data for primitives corresponding to an object, determining an electromagnetic (EM) field contribution to each element of a display for each of the primitives by calculating an EM field propagation from the primitive to the element, generating a sum of the EM field contributions from the primitives for each of the elements, transmitting to each of the elements a respective control signal for modulating at least one property of the element based on the sum of the EM field contributions, and transmitting a timing control signal to an illuminator to activate the illuminator to illuminate light on the display, such that the light is caused by the modulated elements of the display to form a volumetric light field corresponding to the object.

Abstract: An optical module in the present disclosure includes a first image display panel including a first display part and a first coupling part, a second image display panel including a second display part and a second coupling part, a third image display panel including a third display part and a third coupling part, and a cross dichroic prism configured to synthesize first, second, and third image light. The cross dichroic prism has a cross axis at which a two of photosynthesis surfaces cross each other. The first, second, and third image display panel are respectively bonded to different surfaces of the cross dichroic prism in a state where a long side of each of the first, second, and third display part extends along the cross axis and where the first, second, and third coupling part are each positioned on an outer side of the cross dichroic prism.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display panel includes a display panel including a unit pixel that includes pixels, where each of the pixels emits light based on a data signal, and a lens array including a lens that is located on the display panel in accordance with a location of the unit pixel. Each of the pixels includes a light-emitting element that is located near a center of an area of the unit pixel and a pixel driving circuit that drives the light-emitting element.

Abstract: An Acoustic-Optic A/O device receives light from a source and deflecting the light onto the second A/O device which may be a multi-stacked set of individual A/O devices. The first and second devices may deflected light according to control signals. Also, a multi-modulator projector display system including a light source, controller, an A/O modulator illuminated by the light source and capable of deflecting light according to controller signals, a second modulator illuminated by light from said A/O modulator and capable of modulating the A/O modulated light, said second modulator comprising a plurality of mirrors, and said second modulator capable of modulating the light according to controller signals.

Abstract: A light source module includes a light source array, a lens array arranged corresponding to the light source array, a condensing lens covering partial regions of the light source array and the lens array, and a reflecting mirror array positioned between the condensing lens and the lens array. The reflecting mirror array includes multiple reflecting mirrors, or multiple reflecting mirrors and polarizing filters. A light path of light beam emitted by each light source of the light source array not covered by the condensing lens is provided with at least two reflecting mirrors, or at least one reflecting mirror and one polarizing filter. The last reflecting mirror or the polarizing filter in each light path is positioned in the area covered by the condensing lens, and accordingly a light beam which can not be directly incident to the condensing lens is transmitted to the condensing lens.

Abstract: A light guide component and a light source device. The light guide component comprises a reflecting plate (131) having an aperture and a transflective coated plate (132). The reflecting plate (131) reflect light. The aperture allows light to pass through. The transflective coated plate (132) is connected to the reflecting plate (131) and covers the aperture, and transmits an excitation light and reflects light of a color different from that of the excitation light.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical system. In one aspect, the optical system includes a plurality of imagers configured to emit an electromagnetic radiation, a plurality of optical sensors configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation from the imagers, and a beam splitting device disposed at an optical path between the imagers and the optical sensors. In one example, the beam splitting device is a multi-way beam splitter configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation from one of the imagers and separate the received electromagnetic radiation into a plurality of portions, each separated portion of the received electromagnetic radiation being directed to one of the optical sensors.

Abstract: A display device may include the following elements: a first substrate; a pixel electrode overlapping the first substrate; a second substrate overlapping the first substrate; a plurality of optical members disposed on the second substrate, having identical structures, and protruding toward the first substrate; an overcoat layer directly contacting the optical members, covering the optical members, and positioned between the first substrate and the optical members; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the overcoat layer. The pixel electrode may define one domain of the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus including the display panel are provided. The display apparatus includes: a display panel; and a backlight unit configured to supply light to the display panel, wherein the display panel includes: a liquid crystal layer; a first polarizing plate disposed between the backlight unit and the liquid crystal layer; and a second polarizing plate facing the first polarizing plate with the liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween, and containing a light absorbing agent for absorbing light of a specific wavelength band, wherein the first polarizing plate includes: a first polarizing layer including a plurality of refracting layers having different refractive indexes; and at least one second polarizing layer disposed on the first polarizing layer.

Abstract: The present invention generally concerns a near-to-eye display device having improved viewing quality. The present invention more particularly pertains to an image display device (35) comprising at least one point light source (23) and at least one micro-display device in the form of a spatial light modulator (11) positioned to be illuminated by said at least one point light source (23), said at least one micro-display device having pixels (12) arranged in a two-dimensional array where each pixel (12) is represented by a substantially planar pixel electrode (13).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display substrate and a method for manufacturing the same, a display panel and a display device. The display substrate includes a base substrate; and a composite film structure formed on the base substrate and composed of at least two thin films having different refractive indexes, wherein the composite film structure is capable of absorbing light with a wavelength in a predetermined wavelength range, and the predetermined wavelength range is located between two adjacent peaks of visible light waves.

Abstract: An illumination system for a metrology apparatus that can achieve illumination spatial profile flexibility, high polarization extinction ratio, and high contrast. The illumination system includes a polarizing beam splitter (PBS), an illumination mode selector (IMS), and a reflective spatial light modulator (SLM). The PBS divides an illumination beam into sub-beams. The IMS has a plurality of apertures that transmits at least one sub-beam and may be arranged in multiple illumination positions corresponding to illumination modes. A pixel array of the reflective SLM and reflects a portion of the sub-beam transmitted by the IMS back to the IMS and PBS. The PBS, IMS, SLM collectively generates a complex amplitude or intensity spatial profile of the transmitted sub-beam.

Abstract: A sub-wavelength grating is placed inside a liquid crystal variable optical retarder to reduce polarization dependence of the optical retardation generated by the variable optical retarder. A small thickness of the sub-wavelength grating, as compared to a conventional waveplate, reduces the driving voltage penalty due to the in-cell placement of the sub-wavelength grating.

Abstract: A system includes: an illumination device; and an imaging device configured to capture an image of a target which is irradiated with light by the illumination device. The illumination device includes: a light emitting unit configured to emit first polarized light; a condensing unit configured to focus light emitted from the light emitting unit; a diffusion unit configured to diffuse the light focused by the condensing unit; and a uniformization optical system configured to receive the light diffused by the diffusion unit, uniformize an illuminance distribution of the light, and emit the light. The system further including a selective transmission unit provided on an optical path from the target to an imaging element of the imaging device and configured to block the first polarized light at a predetermined blocking ratio.

Abstract: An optical device includes a waveguide device, a reflective-type light valve and a projection lens. The waveguide device receives a first polarized beam and includes a first surface, a second surface and the first grating. The first grating is disposed in a path of the first polarized beam to change a propagation direction of the first polarized beam, and the first polarized beam passes through the first surface, the first grating and the second surface in succession. The reflective-type light valve is disposed downstream from the second surface of the waveguide device to convert the first polarized beam into an image beam. The projection lens is disposed downstream from the reflective-type light valve, and the image beam passing through the second surface of the waveguide device, the first grating and the projection lens in succession.

Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a light source section that includes a plurality of light emitting devices and outputs excitation light, a wavelength conversion element including a wavelength conversion layer having a rectangular light incident surface on which the excitation light outputted from the light source section is incident, a lens group that causes the excitation light to be incident on the light incident surface in such a way that an irradiation area irradiated with the excitation light has a rectangular shape on the light incident surface, and an adjuster that adjusts the position of the irradiation area relative to the position of the light incident surface by using a pivotal action around a first axis of rotation extending in a first direction perpendicular to the light incident surface.

Abstract: A personal immersive device that can be worn on the user's head comprises a display panel having an active area where first and second pixels are arranged and a projection lens provided on the display panel, with a smaller area than the active area, and having a first lens portion allocated for the first pixel and a second lens portion allocated for the second pixel. The first and second pixels each comprise a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic compound layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and emitting light of the same color. The distance between the first and second electrodes of the first pixel is different from the distance between the first and second electrodes of the second pixel.

Abstract: An image display control device includes a light source that executes image output to a transmission type screen, the transmission type screen that receives irradiation light from the light source, a control unit that controls at least one of the light source or the transmission type screen, and a control parameter calculation unit that calculates a control parameter defining a control mode of the control unit. The control parameter calculation unit sets, as input information, position information of a viewing user observing an image on the transmission type screen, and setting information of at least one of the light source or the transmission type screen, and on the basis of the input information calculates a control parameter, and outputs the control parameter to the control unit, and the control unit executes control of the light source or the transmission type screen on the basis of the control parameter.

Abstract: A liquid-crystal display device includes a first polarizer which has a transmission axis extended in a first direction, a second polarizer disposed above the first polarizer and which has a transmission axis extended in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a liquid-crystal layer disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizers, and a linear patterned layer disposed between the liquid-crystal layer and the second polarizer, wherein the linear patterned layer comprises a pattern of linear features and the linear features of the pattern are extended in the second direction and spaced apart from one another in the first direction.

Abstract: A method for producing an optical element having a main body with a first side surface, which has a first optical coating, and at least one second side surface, which is not plane-parallel to the first side surface and has a second optical coating, is proposed. The method includes the steps of: determining the stress induced in the optical element by the first optical coating of the first side surface; determining a counter-stress, so that the resultant overall stress induced in the optical element is as small as possible; determining the second optical coating while taking into account the determined counter-stress and the optical parameters of the second optical coating; applying the first optical coating on the first side surface; and, applying the second optical coating on the at least one second side surface.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, devices, and computer-readable media for interference filter correction based on angle of incidence. In some examples, a sample emits an emission spectrum that is filtered by an emission filter to provide a transmission spectrum. The emission spectrum illuminates the emission filter at multiple angles of incidence. The angles of incidence result in a spectral shifting of the transmission spectrum. Based on this spectral shifting, the intensity of the transmission spectrum is corrected. An image corresponding to the corrected intensity of the transmission spectrum may be generated.

Abstract: A system and method for image projection are provided. The method includes: obtaining, by a processor, a projection image; obtaining, by the processor, a first matrix corresponding to a projection target; converting, by the processor, the projection image into an output projection image for projecting to the projection target according to the first matrix; and projecting, by a projector, the output projection image to the projection target.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a projection system and a control method thereof, comprising: a light source system, configured to sequentially generate primary light of three colors; a light modulation system comprising at least one light modulator configured to module the primary light; and a control system, configured to: divide time duration of each primary light in each source image frame into a plurality of modulation periods according to the number of gray scales, sequentially arrange the modulation periods, wherein at least two modulation periods of at least one primary light are arranged with an interval, and control the light source system to generate the primary light of the corresponding color in each modulation period according to a sequence of the modulation periods, and control the at least one light modulator to modulate the primary light of the corresponding color.

Abstract: A liquid crystal cell and a photographic system are described. The liquid crystal cell includes: a refractive index switching layer including a liquid crystal layer consisting of liquid crystals and a substrate on which a plurality of diffractive lenses are formed; a first transparent electrode layer; and a second transparent electrode layer. The liquid crystal layer has a first refractive index and a second refractive index when the first transparent electrode layer and the second transparent electrode layer are powered on and off, respectively. The first refractive index is greater than the second refractive index, and the first refractive index is the same as the refractive index of the diffractive lenses. By means of this solution, free and controllable switching between light field imaging and conventional photographic imaging can be realized in the same system.

Abstract: An optical system providing improved control over light reflectivity is provided. The optical system includes an index-gap wedge prism to collect light escaping through the internal reflective surface of an optical element for recombination with light reflected by the internal reflective surface of the optical element. The index-gap wedge prism collects and redirects the escaped light back into the primary reflected path of the optical element to provide an aligned and correlated light across a range of applications, including applications where optical coatings on key surfaces may not be feasible.

Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes a light source unit emitting illumination light, a first optical modulation unit, a second optical modulation unit, a third optical modulation unit, a fourth optical modulation unit, a color separating-combining system, and an illumination optical system. The illumination optical system includes a polarization conversion unit and a reflection unit including a mirror arranged on a position different from that of the polarization conversion unit on an optical path from the light source unit to the fourth optical modulation unit and a mirror arranged on an optical path from the fourth optical modulation unit to the front side color separating unit.

Abstract: An illumination system including an excitation light source, a transparent substrate, a dichroic film, a first color wheel element and a light uniforming element are provided. The excitation light source emits a first color light. The first color wheel element includes a wavelength conversion material. The first color wheel element has a first side and a second side. The first color light passes through a solid structure of the transparent substrate and the dichroic film, and is transmitted to the first color wheel element and converted into a second color light by the wavelength conversion material. A first part of the second color light is transmitted towards the dichroic film, and is reflected back to the first color wheel element by the dichroic film to enter the light uniforming element. A second part of the second color light passes through the first color wheel element to enter the light uniforming element.

Abstract: A lighting device is provided. The lighting device includes: a light-transmissive plate having an entrance surface; and an image projecting device that irradiates the entrance surface of the light-transmissive plate with image light. The image light passing through the light-transmissive plate is projected on an object. The image light emitted by the image projecting device includes light in a first wavelength range and light in a second wavelength range. Here, the light in the second wavelength range is longer in wavelength than the light in the first wavelength range. The light-transmissive plate absorbs or scatters the light in the first wavelength range more than the light in the second wavelength range.

Abstract: An illumination system including a first light-emitting module, a wavelength conversion unit, and a spherical-shell-shaped dichroic film is provided. The first light-emitting module emits a first color light including a first partial light and a second partial light. The first partial light is converged to the wavelength conversion unit, the second partial light passes by a location beside the wavelength conversion unit, and the wavelength conversion unit converts the first partial light into a converted light, where a wavelength of the converted light is greater than a wavelength of the first color light. The spherical-shell-shaped dichroic film is pervious to the at least one first color light, and reflects the converted light, where the converted light coming from the wavelength conversion unit is reflected by the spherical-shell-shaped dichroic film, and at least partially coincides with the second partial light. A projection apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: An image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a light source section, one or more reflection type light modulators, an optical system, and a light shielding plate. The light source section includes at least one or more laser light sources. The one or more reflection type light modulators modulate and reflect incident light. The optical system splits light from the light source section into a plurality of split light beams, superimposes the plurality of split light beams on the one or more reflection type light modulators, and causes them to enter. The light shielding plate is provided in the optical system and includes an aperture provided on a path of each of the plurality of split light beams and a light shielding portion that shields reflection light from the reflection type light modulator to the light source section.

Abstract: A display panel and a display device are disclosed and belong to the field of display technology. The display panel comprises a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer, a first electrode, as second electrode, a waveguide layer and a grating layer between the first and second substrates; wherein the waveguide layer is on a side of the liquid crystal layer proximal to the first substrate; and the grating layer is in contact with the liquid crystal layer; the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to adjust a refractive index of the liquid crystal layer by changing voltages applied thereto; and a coupling efficiency at which light is coupled out of the waveguide layer is determined according to a difference between a refractive index of the grating layer and the refractive index of the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: A multi-image display apparatus for augmented reality (AR) or mixed reality (MR) includes a diffractive optical lens element, an image forming device configured to form a first image including a first color image, a second color image, and a third color image, and an optical system configured to transfer the first image and a second image to the diffractive optical lens element, the second image transferred along a path different from a path of the first image. The optical system is configured to offset chromatic aberration of the diffractive optical lens element by providing different optical path lengths for the first color image, the second color image, and the third color image.

Abstract: Optical systems having at least one polarization beam splitter (PBS) are operable to receive randomly-polarized light bundles from a projector lens. The PBS is further operable to direct light bundles having a state of polarization (SOP) along a light path and operable to direct other light bundles having a different SOP along different light paths. The light paths have optical path lengths which may differ. Each light path produces an image having a distortion which may differ from the distortion of an image produced by a different light path. A compensation in a light path is operable to convert a non-compensated distortion of an image into a compensated distortion that more closely matches the distortion of images in other light paths.

Abstract: A display panel and a display device are disclosed and belong to the field of display technology. The display panel comprises a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other, a liquid crystal layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode between the first substrate and the second substrate, a waveguide layer between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer, and a plurality of grating units which are combined with the liquid crystal layer and disposed in a same layer as the liquid crystal layer; wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to adjust a refractive index of the liquid crystal layer by changing voltages applied thereto; and a coupling efficiency at which light is coupled out of the waveguide layer is determined according to a difference between a refractive index of the grating units and the refractive index of the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus for vehicles includes a light source, a fixed-image light valve, and a projection-lens set. The light source may generate illumination light of one or multiple various areas, and the fixed-image light valve has a fixed image of one or multiple various areas, respectively corresponding to the illumination light of one or the multiple various areas to transform the illumination light into image beam. The projection-lens set has one or multiple various projection lenses corresponding to the one or the multiple various fixed images, wherein a central axis of the fixed image and an optical axis of the corresponding projection lens are not on the same axis.

Abstract: An interactive projector includes a projection unit, a plurality of cameras, a position detection unit that detects a position of the pointing element with respect to the projected screen based on a plurality of images including the pointing element of which the image is captured, a function calculation unit that calculates a curved-surface function representing a three-dimensional shape of the projected screen based on a captured image including a specific image captured when the specific image is projected, and a contact detection unit that detects contact of the pointing element with the projected screen using the position of the pointing element detected by the position detection unit and the curved-surface function calculated by the function calculation unit, and the function calculation unit detects three-dimensional positions of a plurality of reference points, on the projected screen based on the captured image including the specific image and calculates the curved-surface function.