Abstract: This disclosure relates to a front trunk including a screen for displaying still images or video. Among other benefits, which will be appreciated from the below description, the disclosed features increase the usability of the front trunk, and, in turn, the vehicle overall. In particular, many of the features discussed below are intended to make the front trunk more usable at worksites, tailgating events, etc.

Abstract: The invention provides an auto-focus apparatus for a camera. The auto-focus apparatus includes a first lens; a second lens spaced from the first lens; a transparent elastic spacer sandwiched between the first lens and the second lens; and a shape memory alloy wire having a first fixing part connecting with the first lens, a second fixing part connecting with the second lens, and a connecting part connecting the first fixing part to the second fixing part. The shape memory alloy wire can change the distance and deform the transparent elastic spacer between the first and second lenses for performing auto-focus function.

Abstract: A projector has a projection optical system including a projection lens and a processing device. The processing device makes the projection optical system project a correction image having a rectangular shape. The number of correction points arranged on a first side out of two sides connecting to a vertex located the farthest from the projection lens when projected on a projection surface out of four vertexes of the correction image is larger than the number of correction points arranged on a side different from the two sides. The processing device receives an operation of moving first correction point included in the correction points arranged on the first side, and makes the projection optical system project an output image obtained by applying a distortion correction based on the operation to an input image.

Abstract: A projector arranged to project an image within a display area on a display plane. The image comprises a light feature. A light sensor is spatially separated from the display plane. In an aligned state, light forming the light feature of the image on the display plane is at least partially disposed around the light sensor. In the aligned state, substantially no light forming the light feature impinges on the light sensor. The aligned state defines a selected alignment between the display area and the display plane (i.e. a selected position of the display area on the display plane).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image compensation device for an image for augmented reality. The image compensation device includes: a compensation function determination unit configured to determine a compensation function for compensating the luminance information of an observed image observed by a user through an optical device for augmented reality when an original image for augmented reality is output from an image output unit; and a pre-compensated image information generation unit configured to generate pre-compensated image information for augmented reality based on the compensation function determined by the compensation function determination unit and original image information for augmented reality.

Abstract: A control method for a projector includes, executing a first mode to generate a projection image projected onto a display surface by modifying a shape of an input image, accepting a change operation to the input image for changing a size of a display image displayed as the projection image is projected on the display surface or a position of the display image on the display surface, during the execution of the first mode, and shifting from the first mode to a second mode to control a change to the input image based on the change operation, when the change operation is accepted.

Abstract: A setting method includes acquiring arrangement information including first information representing a positional relationship between a projector and a projection surface and second information representing a size of a first image projected onto the projection surface from the projector, acquiring, based on the arrangement information, one or a plurality of pieces of setting information, each of which including a plurality of setting values used for the projector to project the first image onto the projection surface, and outputting one piece of setting information of the one or plurality of pieces of setting information to the projector.

Abstract: An image display apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an output unit including a light source and outputting projection light outputted from the light source along a predetermined axis; an irradiation target member to be irradiated with the projection light; a first optical member disposed opposite to the output unit along the predetermined axis and controlling an incident angle of the projection light to be incident on the irradiation target member; and a second optical member included in the output unit and adjusting an illumination range of the projection light to be incident on the first optical member such that the illumination range has an aspect ratio of substantially the same as an aspect ratio of an outer shape of the first optical member.

Abstract: A system for registering one or more cameras and/or creating an accurate three-dimensional (3D) model of a world space environment including back projecting at least one image from at least one of a plurality of camera views to the 3D model based on a set of existing camera parameters. The back projected image is added as a texture for the 3D model. This texture is automatically compared to one or more images from other camera views using a color space comparison of images to determine a set of differences or errors. The camera parameters and the 3D model are automatically adjusted to minimized the differences or errors. Over time, the parameters and the 3D model converge on a state that can be used to track moving objects, insert virtual graphics and/or perform other functions.

Abstract: An image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a light source section, a first sensor, a second sensor, and a light source control section. The light source section is capable of emitting emitted light. The first sensor is capable of detecting a state of the emitted light. The second sensor is capable of detecting a temperature of the light source section. The light source control section is capable of controlling the light source section according to a first detection result of detection performed by the first sensor, and a second detection result of detection performed by the second sensor.

Abstract: A method of performing an injection cycle having a duration comprising: beginning the injection cycle with the valve pins associated with two or more nozzles in a gate closed position, selecting a first one of the two or more nozzles and controllably driving its associated valve pin from the gate closed position to a selected first axial upstream position, upon downstream flow of the injection fluid through a cavity the preselected distance, controllably driving the valve pin associated with the other of the two or more nozzles to a selected second axial position upstream, holding or controllably driving the valve pin associated with the first one of the two or more nozzles in or to one or more reduced flow axial upstream positions that are partially closed.

Abstract: A device (100) for speckle reduction, comprising an optical cell (110) and a controller (130). The optical cell (110) comprises a first and second cell wall (121, 122) spaced apart by a gap, and a liquid crystal composition (114) in the gap. The controller (130) is configured to cause fluid turbulence in the liquid crystal composition. The fluid turbulence in the liquid crystal composition (114) results in time varying spatially random scattering of light (102) transmitted through the liquid crystal composition (114). The liquid crystal composition (114) has a chiral nematic phase.

Abstract: A projection-type display device includes: a display element including a rectangular displayable region in which an image is displayable; and a projection optical system. Assuming that a focal length of the projection optical system is f and a length of a long side of the displayable region is w, 0.15<|f|/w<0.45 is satisfied. An absorption layer that absorbs light is provided in at least a portion of a non-optically effective surface of a lens which is disposed closer to a reduction side than a first lens closest to an enlargement side in the projection optical system and at least a part of a portion which is irradiated with light that has been emitted from an image and reflected by an enlargement-side surface of the first lens or a reduction-side surface of the first lens.

Abstract: A projection apparatus and a keystone correction method thereof are provided. The projection apparatus includes a display processing circuit including an image processing circuit, a first keystone correction circuit, a rotation circuit, a second keystone correction circuit, and a video output circuit. The first keystone correction circuit performs first keystone correction processing on a processed image frame based on horizontal scaling processing to obtain a first corrected image frame. The rotation circuit performs rotation processing on the first corrected image frame to write a rotated image frame into a memory. The second keystone correction circuit reads the rotated image frame from the memory and performs second keystone correction processing on the rotated image frame based on the horizontal scaling processing to obtain a second corrected image frame. The video output circuit transmits the second corrected image frame to a projection module through a data transmission interface.

Abstract: This application provides an ultra-short-throw picture and screen alignment method which includes the steps: acquiring an image by a wide-angle camera and performing positioning according to the image to obtain a projection position when a current projection picture of an ultra-short-throw projector covers a screen; adjusting a size and a position of the current projection picture according to a position of the screen and the projection position, so that the position of the adjusted projection picture is overlapped with a target position.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include hybrid thermal management systems configured to control an operating temperature of a liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) based head-up display (HUD) unit. An exemplary thermal management system can include a liquid crystal on silicon layer and a phase change material on a surface of the liquid crystal on silicon layer. A thermoelectric device is positioned in direct contact with the phase change material and a heat sink is positioned on a surface of the thermoelectric device. The thermal management system can further include a controller configured to adjust a thermoelectric device current of the thermoelectric device responsive to a temperature of the liquid crystal on silicon layer.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to various embodiments disclosed in the disclosure may comprise: a first housing rotatable about a first axis; a projector module coupled to a portion of the first housing and rotatable about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; a vision sensor module rotatable about the first axis; a second housing; a first driving device disposed inside the first housing and capable of transmitting power to each of the projector module and the first housing; and a second driving device disposed inside the second housing and capable of transmitting power to the vision sensor module. According to the various embodiments, the projector module can rotate independently of the first housing in the direction of the second axis, and the vision sensor module can rotate independently of the first housing in the direction of the first axis.

Abstract: A virtual mirror system includes a frame, a first camera, a projector, a memory, and a control system. The first camera is coupled to the frame and is configured to generate first image data reproducible as one or more first images of at least a portion of a subject that is positioned within a first field of view of the first camera. The projector is configured to display images on a vertical surface. The memory stores machine readable instructions. The control system includes one or more processors configured to execute the machine readable instructions to cause the projector to display, on the vertical surface, a virtual mirror image of the subject based on the first image data.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that includes a substrate, and a display pipeline coupled to the substrate. The display pipeline may to barrel an initial image to form a barreled image.

Abstract: A projection picture correction system, and an electronic equipment and a projector thereof are provided. The projection picture correction system includes a projector and a processing device. The projector is for providing keystone correction parameters. The processing device connects to the projector through a data transfer interface to receive the keystone correction parameters from the projector, performs a keystone correction on at least one picture according to the keystone correction parameters and generates a corrected picture, and connects to the projector through an image transmission interface to transmit the corrected picture to the projector for projection.

Abstract: A video display system of the present disclosure includes a first display device configured to project a background image onto a region of an entire image including a predetermined important image, the background image including a masked region of the important image clipped from the entire image, a second display device configured to project the important image clipped from the entire image onto the region of the important image in the background image that has been projected, and a controller configured to control a rotation angle around an optical axis the second display device with respect to the important image to be projected, in accordance with an aspect ratio of the important image to project the important image clipped from the entire image onto the region of the important image.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical arrangement and a method for correcting centration errors and/or angle errors in a beam path. The beam path here comprises an optical compensated system in which at least two optical elements are present and aligned relative to one another such that imaging aberrations of the optical elements are compensated. According to the invention, a correction unit is arranged in an infinity space of the beam path and between the at least two optical elements, wherein the correction unit changes the propagation direction of radiation propagating along the beam path and the correction unit either has a reflective surface or is embodied to be transmissive for the radiation. The correction unit is movable such that the angle of a change in the propagation direction can be set.

Abstract: An image projecting apparatus including an optical output unit for projecting and image, a camera, a plurality of sensors, and a processor is disclosed. The processor is configured to identify, based on sensing data received through the plurality of sensors, a distance between each of the plurality of sensors and a projection surface, provide, based on a difference between the identified distances being greater than or equal to a pre-set threshold value, a user interface configured to guide a direction adjustment of the image projecting apparatus, and identify, based on a difference between the identified distances being less than the pre-set threshold value, a shape of a projected image by photographing an image projected to the projection surface through the camera, and control the optical output unit to project an image corrected based on the identified shape.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a displacement information acquisition unit that acquires displacement information corresponding to 3-dimensional displacement of a predetermined portion of an object that a user mounts in accordance with a body motion on the basis of positional information of the predetermined portion and an output control unit that performs control such that an output unit performs a predetermined output on the basis of the acquired displacement information. The object has, for example, a seatback on which a user can sit. The displacement information acquisition unit acquires a change in a position in at least one of front and rear directions, right and left directions, or upward and downward directions of a seatback.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a projector comprising: a housing; a projection part for projecting an image; a projection lens module for expanding and projecting, on an outside screen, the image projected from the projection part; and a position adjustment part for controlling the positions of a first direction and a second direction of the projection lens module.

Abstract: Aspects for active alignment for assembling optical imaging systems are described herein. As an example, the aspects may include aligning an optical detector with an optical component. The optical component is configured to alter a direction of one or more light beams emitted from an image displayed by an optical engine. The aspects may further include detecting, by the optical detector, a virtual image generated by the one or more light beams emitted by the optical engine; and adjusting, by a multi-axis controller, an optical path of the one or more light beams based on one or more parameters of the virtual image collected by the optical detector.

Abstract: Aspects for active alignment for assembling optical imaging systems are described herein. As an example, the aspects may include aligning an optical detector with an optical component. The optical component is configured to alter a direction of one or more light beams emitted from an image displayed by an optical engine. The aspects may further include detecting, by the optical detector, a virtual image generated by the one or more light beams emitted by the optical engine; and adjusting, by a multi-axis controller, an optical path of the one or more light beams based on one or more parameters of the virtual image collected by the optical detector.

Abstract: Systems and methods involving one or more wearable components that obtain information about a surrounding environment and provide information to a user to assist user in retrieving objects from the surrounding environment. The information may include navigation information related to a route that the user may take to retrieve an object, as well as information about the object to be retrieved. The wearable components may be include ones that may be mounted on the head of the user, as well as components that the user may wear on other parts of the body or that attach to clothing. The wearable components may include image sensors, microphones, machine-readable symbol readers, range-finders, accelerometers, and/or gyroscopes that may collect information from and about the surroundings of the user. The wearable components may also include one or more of a set of speakers and/or a display subsystem to provide information to the user.

Abstract: An optical imager system and method of operating the optical imager system, can include one or more imager modules including a laser light source, a collimator, an illumination optical system, a grating light valve, a spatial light modulator and a projection optical system. A group of imager modules can include the one or more imager modules. The group of imager modules is operable in a stacked arrangement to produce an image from in-line stitching of individual images generated by the one or more imager modules. The illumination optical system can homogenize, shape, and direct a beam from the laser light source onto the grating light valve, and homogenization can occur in a cross-process direction.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and a system for controlling a projector. The control method includes: obtaining a first trigger rule and a first to-be-executed action corresponding to the first trigger rule. The first trigger rule and the first to-be-executed action respectively include at least one of a plurality of combinable elements. The control method includes: determining whether the first trigger rule is satisfied and controlling the projector to execute the first to-be-executed action when the first trigger rule is determined as being satisfied. The control system includes a projector and a control device configured to execute the control method. The control method and system of the invention provide more diverse and flexible rules and action generation mechanisms, thereby implementing effects of product differentiation and intelligent operation.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a light source, an image generation unit which generates image light, and a projection optical system including a first lens system which refracts the image light, a first reflection optical system having two or more reflection surfaces that fold back and reflect the refracted image light, a second lens system which refracts the image light reflected by the first reflection optical system, and a second reflection optical system which reflects the image light refracted by the second lens system toward a projection object. The first reflection optical system includes an optical component having a principal surface on which one of the reflection surfaces is configured. The principal surface includes a transmission surface that allows the image light to pass therethrough, configured in a region having a shape rotationally asymmetric to the reflection surface with respect to an optical axis of the optical component.

Abstract: An automatic keystone correction method for projector system includes obtaining full field of view coordinates of a projecting picture being projected to a plane by a time of flight (TOF) ranging device as a first reference picture, utilizing the Gravity sensor to calibrate TOF scanning time deviation, and constructing a motion virtual line of a fixed field of view (FOV) through calibrating its horizontal and vertical angle to implement a rectangle adjustment function.

Abstract: A projector controlling method includes projecting image light on a screen on which at least three markers are placed in one direction along a curved projector surface to form a projection image and adjusting the projection position based on a captured image of the projection image and the markers which is captured by a camera in such a way that positions on the outer edge of a projection area of the projection image substantially coincide with the positions of the markers.

Abstract: A projector includes: a projection unit projecting a projection image onto a projection surface where an object is located, the object defining a projection area where the projection image should be projected; a distortion correction unit correcting a distortion of the projection image; and a projection control unit causing the projection unit to project a guide image showing a range within which a predetermined site of the projection image can move according to the correction of the distortion, the projection control unit thus prompting a user to adjust a positional relation between the object and the range.

Abstract: A processing device generates a marker image to use as a reference for correcting a shape of a projection image projected on a projection surface from a projector, takes a taken image of the projection surface using the imaging device from an imaging position different from an observation position from which the projection surface is observed, generates a parameter for reducing a distortion of the projection image based on the marker image included in the taken image, displays an area image representing a range wherein projection can be performed on the projection surface on the display device, disposes a video content at an indicating position in the area image with an input to the input device, generates an original image including the video content, and corrects the original image thereby generating an input image for input to a projector configured to project the projection image.

Abstract: A secure display stand for an electronic device or other object plays electronic media relating to the device on display. A holder holds the electronic device to be displayed, and an arm extends from the surface to the holder. A projector is associated with the arm and directed towards the surface to project media images onto the surface.

Abstract: There is provided a setting assistance apparatus including a touch panel, which includes a display apparatus, a camera, and a processor. The processor programmed to cause the camera to capture an image of a projection image projected by a projector on a target to generate a captured image, cause the display apparatus to display the captures image, superimposes a guide image that prompts execution of the operation of setting at least one of the position or size of the projection image on the captured image, and cause the display apparatus to display the superimposed image.

Abstract: Aspects for active alignment for assembling optical imaging systems are described herein. As an example, the aspects may include aligning an optical detector with an optical component. The optical component is configured to alter a direction of one or more light beams emitted from an image displayed by an optical engine. The aspects may further include detecting, by the optical detector, a virtual image generated by the one or more light beams emitted by the optical engine; and adjusting, by a multi-axis controller, an optical path of the one or more light beams based on one or more parameters of the virtual image collected by the optical detector.

Abstract: The projector executes a detection step of detecting a rotational angle of the projector with respect to a horizontal direction, a determination step of determining a correction parameter of correcting a shape of an image to be projected based on the rotational angle detected, a correction step of correcting the shape of the image based on the correction amount determined in the determination step, and a projection step of projecting the image corrected in the correction step. In the determination step, a range of the installation angle at which the projector is installed is divided into a plurality of areas, which of the areas the rotational angle detected in the detection step belongs to is determined, and the correction parameter is determined based on a difference between the reference angle set in the area to which the rotational angle is determined to belong and the rotational angle detected.

Abstract: A transmitter unit of a lidar device for a scanning system includes at least two radiation sources in the form of semiconductor lasers for generating and emitting electromagnetic beams in the form of a line in a scanning region, the at least two radiation sources being individual emitters directly interconnected mechanically and electrically.

Abstract: A projector recommendation method includes steps of providing a look-up table, wherein the look-up table records a plurality of projectors and a plurality of projection parameters corresponding to each of the projectors; inputting a size of a projection plane, a projection distance and an environmental brightness; calculating a projection length according to the size of the projection plane, a target aspect ratio and a blending manner, calculating a target throw ratio according to the projection distance and the projection length, and calculating a target minimum projection brightness according to the environmental brightness, a predetermined brightness level and a projection area; and generating a projector recommendation result according to the target minimum projection brightness, the target throw ratio, a target resolution corresponding to the target aspect ratio and the projection parameters.

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a projector that is configured to project an image and a control unit. The control unit is configured to control an orientation of the image to be projected to a first orientation when the electronic device is in a first attitude, and to control the orientation of the image to be projected to a second orientation different from the first orientation when the electronic device is in a second attitude different from the first attitude.

Abstract: A calibrating device for calibrating vehicle assistance systems is described. The device includes: at least one target pattern; at least one sensor, which is designed to detect the position and the orientation of a vehicle to be measured with respect to the calibrating device; and a positioning device, which is designed to position the at least one target pattern on the basis of the position of the vehicle to be measured, which is detected by the at least one sensor, in such a way that the at least one target pattern is situated in a specified orientation at a specified position with respect to the vehicle to be measured.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light source; an image generation unit; and a projection optical system. The image generation unit generates image light on the basis of light from the light source. The projection optical system includes a first lens system, a first reflective optical system, a second lens system, and a second reflective optical system. The first lens system refracts the generated image light. The first reflective optical system has first and second reflection surfaces that fold back and reflect the image light refracted by the first lens system. The second lens system refracts the image light reflected by the second reflection surface. The second reflective system has a recessed reflection surface for reflecting the image light refracted by the second lens system toward an object to be projected.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for recognizing aspect ratio errors in image frames of a video and reporting the same. An aspect ratio checker application receives a video that includes multiple image frames and identifies aspect ratio changes in those image frames using a first differential of a time series that includes determined positions of the top, bottom, left, and right of content regions within the image frames. In particular, the aspect ratio checker may identify aspect ratio changes based on non-zero points of the first differential, and the aspect ratio checker further determines aspect ratios of content regions within image frames corresponding to the non-zero points of the first differential. In addition, the aspect ratio checker may generate and display a report indicating the determined aspect ratios and image frame ranges associated with those aspect ratios.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the technical field of digital projection display, and disclose a dynamic projection device, a dynamic projection method, and a projector. The device includes: a projection unit configured to output a projection picture according to a projection image; a reflection unit configured to reflect the projection picture to a target projection position; an angle calculation unit connected with the reflection unit and configured to calculate a rotation angle of the reflection unit; and an image correction unit connected with the angle calculation unit and the projection unit, respectively, and configured to correct the projection image according to the rotation angle. The present disclosure adjusts the projection direction by controlling the reflection unit with simple structure and light weight, realizing convenient direction control and high-quality projection display, and covering a wide area of the projection environment.

Abstract: An example calibration device includes a projector projecting a first light region including a first area onto and extending over a border of a non-patterned touch mat. A camera captures a first image of the first light region. A processor establishes a first set of four corner coordinates of the touch mat. The projector projects a second light region including a second area onto the touch mat. The second area is smaller than the first area. The camera captures a second image of the second light region. The processor performs a perspective transformation of the second image using the first set of corner coordinates and a resolution of the second light region to get a second set of four corner coordinates of the touch mat in a coordinate plane of the projector. The processor aligns the first and second set of four corner coordinates.

Abstract: A projecting method includes: outputting, by a projection display apparatus, a projected image to a projection screen through a shifting device, wherein the projected image includes multiple frames; outputting, by a processing circuit, a control signal to drive the shifting device to rotate multiple first angles along a first axis or to rotate multiple second angles along a second axis, wherein combination of the first and the second angles corresponds to multiple projected positions; and when the projection display apparatus outputs multiple frames sequentially, rotating the shifting device sequentially according to the control signal to make multiple frames projected to the corresponding one of projected positions, wherein a number of the first angles or the second angles is at least four.

Abstract: A projection system includes a first optical system including a first lens, and a second optical system including an optical element and disposed at the enlargement side of the first optical system. The first lens is disposed in a position closest to the enlargement side in the first optical system. The optical element has a first transmissive surface, a first reflection surface, a second reflection surface, and a second transmissive surface. The second reflection surface is disposed between the first reflection surface and a first surface of the first lens that is a surface on the enlargement side in a direction along a first optical axis of the first optical system. The second transmissive surface is disposed at a side opposite a side where the first optical system is located with respect to the second reflection surface in the direction.

Abstract: The visibility of a display device under colored ambient light is improved. There is provided an image processing system for converting a color space represented by color components of image data. The image processing system includes a color space converter configured to correct the color components of the image data by converting the color space such that, with respect to particular color components in user-perceived color gamut widened by influence of chromatic adaptation caused by ambient light, the influence is maintained and such that, with respect to particular color components in user-perceived color gamut narrowed by the influence, the influence is canceled; and a display unit configured to display, as an output image, the image data using the corrected color components.