Abstract: It is provided a processing method for video data that can be displayed on at least one display device. A predetermined quantity of static fields of view (FOV) datasets from the video data are precalculated and stored, video data for the temporal transitions between the stored, static FOV data sets are further calculated and stored as dynamic FOV datasets (transition data), wherein, immediately or at a later point in time, a static or dynamic initial FOV and a static or dynamic target FOV are specifically selected for this purpose, in particular by a user, and the video data corresponding in time to the selected FOV datasets, including the dynamic transition data between the initial FOV and the target FOV can be streamed or are streamed.

Abstract: The method involves projecting layout information on a working surface of a construction work. The projected layout information is obtained from a model, such as a Building Information Model (BIM), of a portion at least of the construction work. It includes first graphical information depicting a reference feature visible on the working surface, and second graphical information designating locations for installation of construction elements. The locations are linked, in the model, to the reference feature depicted by the first graphical information. In response to a user action of selecting the first graphical information and a geometric transformation, the projected first graphical information and second graphical information are shifted together in accordance with the selected transformation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a screen golf system and a method of realizing an image for screen golf that are capable of outputting an image to a floor screen using an image output device that has a resolution different from the resolution of an image output device that outputs an image to a front screen, in a user golf play space, and of realizing the image output to the front screen and the image output to the floor screen as a single image in order to solve a problem whereby it is impossible to output images to the front screen and to the floor screen using a single image output device.

Abstract: A backlight module comprising a light source and a light guide plate. The light guide plate comprises a transparent substrate and a plurality of dimming units having a reflecting function. The light source is disposed on at least one side of said transparent substrate, and the plurality of dimming units is disposed on a lower surface of the transparent substrate for adjusting an emergent intensity of light, which is incident from the light source into the light guide plate, on an upper surface of said transparent substrate facing away from said dimming units. A method for controlling a backlight module and a display screen and wear device including the backlight module are also disclosed.

Abstract: An optical engine module including a casing, a light valve, and a compensating module is provided. The casing includes an opening. The light valve includes an active surface and is disposed on the casing. The active surface of the light valve is exposed from the opening of the casing and is used for providing a light beam. The compensating module is disposed on the casing and includes an optical compensating element located on a transmission path of the light beam and a heat dissipating support for holding the optical compensating element. When a portion of the active surface is in a first state, the light beam is transmitted to and passes through the optical compensating element. When a portion of the active surface is in a second state, the light beam is transmitted to the heat dissipating support. The optical engine module provided by the disclosure provides good optical effect.

Abstract: A system for real-time updates to a display based upon the location of a camera or a detected location of a human viewing the display or both is disclosed. The system enables real-time filming of an augmented reality display that reflects realistic perspective shifts. The display may be used for filming, or may be used as a “game” or informational screen in a physical location, or other applications. The system also enables the use of real-time special effects that are centered upon an actor or other human to be visualized on a display, with appropriate perspective shift for the location of the human relative to the display and the location of the camera relative to the display.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display section configured to display a character, a conversation section by which the character executes a conversation with a user, and a chat section by which the character executes a chat with a communication terminal of the user, wherein the conversation section selects a next topic on the basis of content of an executed conversation and content of the chat executed by the chat section, and the chat section selects the next topic on the basis of content of an executed chat and content of the conversation executed by the conversation section.

Abstract: Disclosed is a digital color holographic display device using tiling, including: a plurality of digital color hologram generating units generating digital color holograms, respectively; and a tiling unit spatially arranging the digital color holograms of the plurality of digital color hologram generating units through an optical tiling method so as not to overlap with each other.

Abstract: A projector includes an image projection section that displays an image based on image information, a communication section that communicates with another projector, an input operation section that accepts operation for executing a light source color adjustment process, a light source color adjustment section that executes the light source color adjustment process based on the operation accepted by the input operation section, and a control section that causes the communication section to transmit, based on the operation accepted by the input operation section, control information that causes the other projector to perform the light source color adjustment process to the other projector.

Abstract: A display apparatus with detection function of the present disclosure includes a first illumination unit that outputs first illumination light, a light valve that generates image light by modulating the first illumination light on the basis of image data, a projection optical system that projects the image light onto a projection plane, a second illumination unit that outputs second illumination light used for position detection of a position detection object on the projection plane, a third illumination unit that outputs third illumination light used for image recognition of an image recognition object on the projection plane, an imaging unit where the second illumination light and the third illumination light enter through the projection optical system, and includes an imaging device disposed at an optically conjugate position with the light valve, and an image processing unit that performs position detection of the position detection object and image recognition of the image recognition object on the basis

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display apparatus and a display control method, the display apparatus comprises: a display panel which comprises a plurality of sub display panels arranged in an array, the plurality of sub display panels are connected by a display channel to form a first topology and are also connected by an information channel according to a predetermined second topology; and a detecting device configured to obtain basic information of the display panel and determine the first topology according to the basic information and the second topology. The display apparatus and the display control method can automatically detect the topology of the plurality of sub display panels of the display panel, so that the debugging process on the display panel can be accelerated.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed including: a light source; a Fresnel lens, and a lens array. The Fresnel lens is disposed upstream from the light source to collimate light output by the light source. The lens array is disposed upstream from the Fresnel lens to mix collimated light that is output from the Fresnel lens. The lens array includes a plurality of optical elements arranged on a substrate. Each optical element includes a respective first planar surface arranged to face towards a different respective portion of the Fresnel lens and a second convex surface arranged to face away from the Fresnel lens.

Abstract: A control apparatus that controls a projection area of each of projection devices is provided. The control apparatus notifies relating to control of the projection areas, in a case where a temperature variation of at least one projection device, among the projection devices, is greater than or equal to a threshold value.

Abstract: A projection device and a light engine module thereof are provided. The light engine module includes a first dichroic element, a first light valve, a second light valve, a light combining element, a first light converging element, a second light converging element, a first light guiding element, and a second light guiding element. The first dichroic element divides an illumination beam into a first color beam and a second color beam. The first light valve converts the first color beam into a first image beam. The second light valve converts the second color beam into a second image beam. The light combining element is disposed on transmission paths of the first image beam and the second image beam. The first light guiding element guides the first color beam to the first light valve.

Abstract: An image processing system comprising: an input port (IN) for receiving two input images acquired of an object. Respective contrast in said images encodes information on different physical properties of the object. The images being converted from a signal detected at a detector (D) of an imaging apparatus (IM). A differentiator of the image processing system forms respective differences from pairs of image points from the respective input images. An edge evaluator (EV) computes, based on said differences, an edge score for at least one of said pairs of image points. The score is based on a measure that represents or is derivable from a conditional noise likelihood function. The likelihood function is based on a probability density that models noise for said signal. Said score is output through an output port (OUT).

Abstract: An image capturing module includes a cover plate, a sensor, and a light collimator. The light collimator is disposed between the cover plate and the sensor. The light collimator includes a plurality of light collimating units. Each of the light collimating units includes at least one fiber and a plurality of light absorbing columns. The light absorbing columns are disposed parallel to the at least one fiber and surround the at least one fiber. A thickness of the light collimator is T. A distance between two light absorbing columns farthest from each other among the light absorbing columns in each of the light collimating units is D. A numerical aperture of the at least one fiber is NA, NA?0.7, and D?T×tan[sin?1(NA)].

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and apparatuses for requesting and obtaining data, in which time information is generated by use of a first device, and a data request command requesting data output by a second device is generated at a time point indicated by the time information. The generated data request command is transmitted, wherein the data request command includes the time information.

Abstract: A projector includes a light source, a light modulator that has an image drawing region where an image is drawable and modulates light emitted from the light source by using an image drawn in the image drawing region, and a projection system that includes a projection lens and projects image light modulated by the light modulator. The projector further includes a lens shift mechanism that moves the projection lens and a control section that controls the image drawing performed by the light modulator, and the control section provides, based on the position of the projection lens, the image drawing region of the light modulator with a suppression region where the amount of the image light is suppressed.

Abstract: To provide a projection-type image display apparatus which projects an image on a dome screen and a dome type screen apparatus for image projection. An image display apparatus 100 includes a dome screen 101, a support body 102 configured to support the dome screen 101 so that the dome screen 101 is rotatable around a horizontal axis, two projectors 103 and 104 and a display control apparatus 105, and a chair 106 on which a viewer sits is provided inside space. By rotating the dome screen 101, it is possible to expand a viewing field in a vertical direction.

Abstract: An optical fixing device includes light source fixing parts for fixing a plurality of solid state light sources, a second light combination element fixing part for fixing at least one second light combination element, a condenser lens fixing part for fixing a condenser lens, and second reflecting mirror fixing parts arranged in accordance with at least part of the plurality of solid state light sources for fixing second reflecting mirrors. The second light combination elements are used for transmitting some light emitted from the solid state light sources and is not reflected and/or are used for reflecting light reflected by the second reflecting mirrors. The condenser lens is used for converging the light passing through the second light combination elements. The optical fixing device is compact in size and shape with low production cost, providing high accuracy for the relative positioning of the optical elements.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a virtual cinema and an implementation method thereof. The implementation method of the virtual cinema comprises: arranging a virtual screen, and playing a video content thereon; and projecting ambient light varying with the video content around the virtual screen. By projecting ambient light varying with the video content around the virtual screen while displaying the video content to the user through the virtual screen, the sense of reality is enhanced, thereby solving the problem that the user experience is affected because the ambient light is not considered enough in the existed virtual cinema.

Abstract: A sports ball having a cover with an outer substrate surface is provided. The cover includes a plurality of raised lenticular features each having a terminus and a plurality of land areas. The raised lenticular features are formed from dimensional ink and disposed upon and extend from the outer substrate surface, such that each terminus is spaced apart from the outer substrate surface by a height greater than about 0.05 millimeters. The cover, including raised lenticular features and the land areas, defines a plurality of directionally-based designs within the physical surface geometry thereof, such that a first design is visible when the sports ball is viewed from a first viewing angle, a second design is visible when the sports ball is viewed from a second viewing angle, and a third design is visible when the sports ball is viewed from a third viewing angle.

Abstract: A multi-projection screening system may include a projection apparatus projecting an image, a plurality of projection surfaces onto which the image is projected, a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) panel disposed in some of the plurality of projection surfaces, and a server controlling the PDLC panel. A method of controlling a PDLC panel may include the steps of checking whether an image is projected onto the PDLC panel and controlling a color displayed on the PDLC panel. A multi-projection screening method may include the steps of projecting an image onto a projection surface disposed in the front of a theater, checking whether an image is projected onto a PDLC panel, and controlling a color displayed on the PDLC panel. In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, a totally uniform image can be provided, and a sense of difference between front and side projection images can be prevented from occurring.

Abstract: In an optical unit, illumination light is directed to a plurality of digital micromirror devices that produce projection light by modulating the illumination light on an image display surface according to an image signal. The optical unit emits the projection light produced by the digital micromirror devices. The optical unit includes: a reflector having an illumination light reflecting face on which the illumination light is reflected; and a prism unit composed of a plurality of first prisms. The reflected illumination light enters the prism unit via a first face of a most emergence-side first prism among the first prisms and the projection light exits via the first face.

Abstract: A Pancharatnam Berry Phase (PBP) color corrected structure is presented that comprises a plurality of switchable gratings and a plurality of PBP active elements. Each switchable grating has an inactive mode when reflects light of a specific color channel, of a set of color channels, and transmits light of other color channels in the set of color channels, wherein the specific color channel is different for each of the plurality of switchable gratings, and to have an active mode to transmit light that is inclusive of the set of color channels. The PBP active elements receive light output from at least one of the plurality of switchable gratings. Each of the PBP active elements is configured to adjust light of a different color channel of the set of color channels by a same amount to output light corrected for chromatic aberration for the set of color channels.

Abstract: A light source unit according to an aspect of the invention includes a first semiconductor light emitting device disposed centrally and a second semiconductor light emitting device disposed outwards of the first semiconductor light emitting device, the first and second semiconductor light emitting devices emitting lights, and a first collimator lens disposed centrally and a second collimator lens disposed outwards of the first collimator lens, the first and second collimator lenses being disposed so as to correspond to the first and second semiconductor light emitting devices, respectively, on sides of the first and second semiconductor light emitting devices from which the lights are emitted, and a degree at which the light of the first semiconductor light emitting device is collected onto an illuminated surface differs from a degree at which the light of the second semiconductor light emitting device is collected onto the illuminated surface.

Abstract: A light source device has a blue solid-state light source, a red solid-state light source, a first retardation plate, a dichroic mirror, a phosphor plate, a second retardation plate, and a reflector. The first retardation plate causes light from the blue solid-state light source to have a phase difference. The dichroic mirror provides the light from the blue solid-state light source with polarization separation, receiving the light from the blue solid-state light source and light from the red solid-state light source in an identical direction. The phosphor plate emits fluorescence light, excited by one light, separated by the dichroic mirror. The second retardation plate converts, into circular polarization, polarization of the light from the red solid-state light source and other light, separated by the dichroic mirror. The reflector reflects light converted into circular polarization by being passed through the second retardation plate.

Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes an image generation element to generate an image using light emitted from a light source, a shift unit to shift a position of the image generation element with a given cycle, a projection control unit to control projection of the image under a plurality of modes, the modes including a first mode in which the image is projected without shifting the position of the image generation element by the shift unit, and a second mode in which the image is projected while shifting the position of the image generation element by the shift unit, and a detector to detect whether the image generation element operates normally. When the detector detects that the image generation element does not operate normally under the second mode, the projection control unit stops image processing being performed, and switches the second mode to the first mode.

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: The present disclosure relates to an innovative projection system that comprises a camera that records images and videos, and sends the recorded images and videos to a computing device, a projector that projects output images or videos received from the computing device, a rechargeable battery that provides power to the camera and the projector and a communication unit that establishes connections between the camera, the projector and the computing device. The projection system has at least one motor that rotates the camera and the projector in at least one axial direction, where the camera rotates and searches for images and videos projected by another projector, and the projector then projects images and videos adjacent to or on top of the images and videos projected by another projector, or projects images and videos that merge with the images and videos projected by another projector.

Abstract: An eye tracker having a first waveguide for propagating illumination light along a first waveguide path and propagating image light reflected from at least one surface of an eye along a second waveguide path. At least one grating lamina for deflecting the illumination light out of the first waveguide path towards the eye and deflecting the image light into the second waveguide path towards a detector is disposed adjacent an optical surface of the waveguide.

Abstract: An illuminator includes a light source, a collimation system on which a light beam flux emitted from the light source is incident, and a light forming system including a lens array including a plurality of lenses. The plurality of lenses each have a lens surface having a non-rotationally symmetric free-form surface. The light forming system is configured to cause the plurality of lenses to divide the light beam flux having passed through the collimation system into a plurality of sub-light beam fluxes and the plurality of sub-light beam fluxes to be incident on an illuminated area.

Abstract: The information display system includes a printing apparatus and a display terminal. The display terminal's control unit includes a visual recognition determination unit, an image-data extraction unit, a link status determination unit, a link destination information acquisition unit, and a display control unit. The link status determination unit determines whether a page of printed matter visually recognized by a user through lenses contains a representation associated with link destination information. If the link status determination unit determines the presence of the representation associated with the link destination information, the link destination information acquisition unit acquires the link destination information based on the image data extracted by the image-data extraction unit.

Abstract: A moving head projector. The moving head projector includes a projector housing that is rotatably mounted to a yoke, which is in turn rotatably mounted to a base. The yoke includes a motor configured to selectively move the projector housing along multiple axes. A projector is located within the projector housing and directed towards an opening on a front side of the projector housing, wherein a lens is also positioned over the opening. A computer within the base is configured to control the moving head projector. The computer further includes non-transitory memory configured for operating more than one operating system. In one embodiment, the moving head projector system includes a dual boot computer.

Abstract: A Pancharatnam Berry Phase (PBP) color corrected structure is presented that comprises a plurality of switchable gratings and a plurality of PBP active elements. Each switchable grating has an inactive mode when reflects light of a specific color channel, of a set of color channels, and transmits light of other color channels in the set of color channels, wherein the specific color channel is different for each of the plurality of switchable gratings, and to have an active mode to transmit light that is inclusive of the set of color channels. The PBP active elements receive light output from at least one of the plurality of switchable gratings. Each of the PBP active elements is configured to adjust light of a different color channel of the set of color channels by a same amount to output light corrected for chromatic aberration for the set of color channels.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an innovative projection system that comprises a camera that records images and videos, and sends the recorded images and videos to a computing device, a projector that projects output images or videos received from the computing device, a rechargeable battery that provides power to the camera and the projector and a communication unit that establishes connections between the camera, the projector and the computing device. The projection system has at least one motor that rotates the camera and the projector in at least one axial direction, where the camera rotates and searches for images and videos projected by another projector, and the projector then projects images and videos adjacent to or on top of the images and videos projected by another projector, or projects images and videos that merge with the images and videos projected by another projector.

Abstract: An ergonomics system for a workplace system with adjustable furniture comprises a data processing device and an image recording device connected to the data processing device and arranged and designed such that image data representing an image of the workplace system user is transmitted to the data processing device. The data processing device is connected to an ergonomics database and is designed to evaluate the image data in order to determine the user's position data and posture data, to compare the determined position data and posture data to reference data in the ergonomics database in order to determine a measurement of a correctness of a corresponding position and posture of the user on the basis of the comparison, and to signal the determined measurement of correctness to the user.

Abstract: A scanning projector and method is provided that that uses at least one multi-stripe laser to generate the laser light for the scanned image. Specifically, the multi-stripe laser includes at least a first laser element and a second laser element formed together on a semiconductor die. The first laser element is configured to output a first laser light beam, and the second laser element is configured to output a second laser light beam. At least one scanning mirror is configured to reflect the first laser light beam and the second laser light beam, and a drive circuit is configured to provide an excitation signal to excite motion of the at least one scanning mirror. Specifically, the motion is excited such that the at least one scanning mirror reflects the first laser light beam and the second laser light beam in a raster pattern of scan lines.

Abstract: A control device is connectable to a first projection device and a second projection device. The first projection device performs projection onto a projection area to display a first image with a first resolution in the projection area. The second projection device performs projection onto the projection area to display a second image with a second resolution lower than the first resolution in the projection area. Both the first and second images are displayed to display an image based on target image data in the projection area. The control device includes a control unit that controls the display of the first image and the display of the second image based on the target image data. The control unit controls the display of the first image and the second image such that the first image attains gradation almost equal to gradation of the target image data.

Abstract: The discharge lamp lighting device for supplying alternating current to a discharge lamp includes: a power supply control part having a segment signal generation part, a peak value control part, and a frequency control part; and a power supply part. The peak value control part sets a specific segment period, which indicates a value where a value of integral corresponding to a product of the length of the segment period and a peak value set in a segment period is most deviated from an average value of the values of integral within the specific period, to a period other than a final segment period positioned at the final end of the specific period, among a plurality of segment periods belonging to the specific period.

Abstract: A projection system capable of projection alignment includes a projector, a shaped projection screen, an image sensor, and a processing unit. The projector is configured to project a series of alignment content to the shaped projection screen. The image sensor is configured to capture a series of projected alignment content. The processing unit is electronically coupled to the image sensor and configured to receive the series of captured alignment content and determine at least part of general boundary of the shaped projection screen based on the series of captured alignment content.

Abstract: There is provided a practically useful display method that allows viewers to see in-focus images easily. The method includes the steps of providing a lens array including a plurality of lenses, providing display areas at least one of which corresponds to each of the plurality of lenses, displaying partial images of an original image in the display areas respectively, the partial images being different from one another but partially including a same image portion, forming a bundle of beams by beams respectively emergent from the plurality of lenses equivalently, forming virtual images of the respective partial images displayed in the respective display areas by the respective lenses, and forming a single virtual image by superposing the virtual images of the partial images displayed in the respective corresponding display areas formed by the plurality of lenses.

Abstract: System and method of displaying images in temporal superresolution by multiplicative superposition of cascaded display layers integrated in a display device. Using an original video with a target temporal resolution as a priori, a factorization process is performed to derive respective image data for presentation on each display layer. The multiple layers are refreshed in staggered intervals to synthesize a video with an effective refresh rate exceeding that of each individual display layer, e.g., by a factor equal to the number of layers. Further optically averaging neighboring pixels can minimize artifacts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a projecting light fixture comprising a light source module comprising a plurality of light sources and a plurality of light collectors, where the light collectors collect light from the light sources and convert the collected light into a plurality of source light beams. The source light beams are concentrated at an optical gate where a beam shaping object is arranged and a projecting system is configured to project light passing through the beam shaping object along a primary optical axis. The light sources and light collectors are arrange in a plurality of groups each providing an illumination of the beam shaping object where the illuminations of the beam shaping object are different. The light fixture comprises a controller configure to vary the intensity of the different illuminations in relation to each other whereby a large number of new light effects can be provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing sunlight simulation in a vehicle simulator include a vehicle simulator. The vehicle simulator includes a visual projector configured to generate visual scene images and a bright forward field of view projector mounted with the visual projector, wherein the bright forward field of view projector includes plural light emitting diode (LED) light sources configured to generate a bright forward field of view. The vehicle simulator also includes a projection screen configured to project the visual scene images generated by the visual projector or the bright forward field of view generated by the bright forward field of view projector.

Abstract: System and method of displaying images in spatial/temporal superresolution by multiplicative superposition of cascaded display layers integrated in a display device. Using an original image with a target spatial/temporal resolution as a priori, a factorization process is performed to derive respective image data for presentation on each display layer. The cascaded display layers may be progressive and laterally shifted with each other, resulting in an effective spatial resolution exceeding the native display resolutions of the display layers. Factorized images may be refreshed on respective display layers in synchronization or out of synchronization.

Abstract: A display system includes a display screen, a plurality of subsystems, and a control system. The plurality of subsystems each generate an excitation beam that carries image information and a servo beam. For each subsystem, a servo feedback detector receives feedback light of the servo beam, detects the servo feedback mark, and produces a monitor signal. For each subsystem, a control unit is operable to adjust optical energies carried by the excitation beam using a scaling factor. Two adjacent subsystems of the plurality of subsystems are configured such that in operation the areas scanned by the excitation beams of the two subsystems overlap in an overlap region. The control system is configured to determine a range of the overlap region based on the monitor signals from the servo feedback detectors of the adjacent subsystems, and to determine the scaling factors for the excitation beams for the overlap region.

Abstract: A light source includes a light reflector and multi-pixel light modulators. The light reflector is surrounded with reflective surfaces. Light can be injected into the light reflector and diffused throughout the light reflector. The multi-pixel light modulators have individual transmittance states based on image data to modulate light that illuminates multi-pixel portions of a light receiving surface.

Abstract: A projector includes a light source, a digital micro-mirror device (DMD), a first prism, and a second prism. The light source emits incident light. The DMD reflects the incident light as an image light. The first prism is disposed between the light source and the DMD. The second prism is disposed between the first prism and the DMD. The first prism includes a first plane, a second plane, and an intermediate portion including a reflecting portion. The incident light is reflected by the reflecting portion and then passes through the second plane. The second prism includes a fourth plane, a fifth plane, and a sixth plane. When the DMD is operated in an OFF-state, the image light is reflected to the sixth plane, and the sixth plane reflects a leakage light of the image light along a predetermined light path away from the prisms.

Abstract: An image projection apparatus (1) joins a plurality of display images displayed by scanning a plurality of light beams, as if there is no seam between them, thereby displaying a large-sized high-quality image. The image projection apparatus (1) includes a MEMS mirror device (11), a MEMS mirror control unit (13), and a laser beam detector (19).