Abstract: A rear projection display includes a projector for projecting light from a light source as an optical image, an exterior cabinet for enclosing the projector, a projection screen provided for the exterior cabinet on which the optical image is projected, and two or more optical sensors provided in a region where the optical image is projected from the projector other than an image display region.

Abstract: A projector includes a lighting device, a first image forming unit including first through third light modulation elements, a second image forming unit including fourth through sixth light modulation elements, a polarization combining optical system, a projection optical system, and an image correction device, wherein the image correction device, based on one of combined transmittance and combined reflectance obtained by combining one of transmittances and reflectances corresponding to gray-scale values of two of the first through sixth light modulation elements for modulating the same colored light beam, outputs the drive value corresponding to the input image data for driving the two light modulation elements corresponding to the predetermined colored light beam.

Abstract: A projector is provided an image data converting unit that generates output image data by performing predetermined image data conversion on input image data, a multi-panel electro-optical modulating device having plural electro-optical modulating elements each of which generates an image light by modulating a light from an illumination device based on output image data from the image data converting unit, and a projection system that projects plural image lights generated in the multi-panel electro-optical modulating device onto a projection surface as plural projection images. The image data converting unit performs the image data conversion on the input image data for each electro-optical modulating element in the multi-panel electro-optical modulating based on positional displacement information of displacements in position among the plural projection images.

Abstract: A projector is provided which includes a distance measuring unit which can accurately measure distances to a plurality of points on a surface of a screen using light rays. The projector of the invention has the distance measuring unit for measuring distances to the plurality of points on the surface of the screen, which includes a plurality of light ray units for irradiating light rays onto the screen and one light receiving element for receiving the light rays which are reflected on the surface of the screen, and a tilt angle calculation unit for calculating a tilt angle of the screen relative to the projector based on the distances to the plurality of points on the surface of the screen which are measured by the distance measuring unit.

Abstract: A projector includes an image distortion sensing section which generates image distortion sensing information, an environmental influence sensing section which generates environmental influence sensing information, a projection area information generation section which generates projection area information, an image distortion correction section which corrects distortion of a projection image and generates correction information indicating the degree of correction, a display area information generation section which generates display area information indicating the display area of the projection image after distortion correction based on the projection area information and the correction information, an environmental influence reduction section which performs processing of reducing environmental influence, a projection section which projects the projection image, and a differential image generation section which generates a differential image.

Abstract: This specification discloses a projection type display apparatus for projecting an image onto the surface of a screen, including an image display device illuminated by illuminating light from a light source and for displaying an image thereon, a projecting optical system for projecting the image from the image display device onto the surface of the screen, a condition detection device for detecting a condition related to the image, an adjusting device for adjusting the condition of the image in conformity with the output of the condition detection device, an operation device for effecting the ON/OFF of the power source of the projection type display apparatus, and a controller for causing the condition detection device to be operated and also, limiting the inputting of an input image signal to the image display device when the power source of the projection type display apparatus is switched on by the operation device.

Abstract: A projector includes a calibration image information generation section, an image projection section which projects a calibration image, a sensing section which senses a region including the projected calibration image and a projection target through a sensing plane to generate sensing information, a projection target region information generation section which generates projection target region information which indicates coordinates of four corners of the projection target in a sensing region based on the sensing information, a projection area information generation section which generates projection area information which indicates coordinates of four corners of the calibration image in the sensing region based on the sensing information, a correction information generation section which generates image distortion correction information based on the projection target region information and the projection area information, and a distortion correction section which corrects image distortion based on the imag

Abstract: A lightweight, compact image projection module has a laser package having a common exit port, and a plurality of lasers mounted in the package and operative for emitting a plurality of laser beams of different wavelengths through the common exit port. An optical assembly focuses the laser beams exiting the common exit port, and includes a common focusing lens through which the laser beams pass along respective paths that are in angular misalignment. An optical corrector element in at least one of the paths corrects the misalignment to produce aligned beams. A scanner sweeps the aligned beams in a pattern of scan lines, each scan line having a number of pixels. A controller causes selected pixels to be illuminated, and rendered visible, by the aligned beams to produce the image.

Abstract: A projector including: a projection section which projects a calibration image onto a projection target through a projection panel; a shape determination section which determines a shape of the projection target based on sensing information from a sensing section; a correction target area setting section which sets a correction target area; an aspect ratio calculation section which calculates an aspect ratio of the correction target area; a determination section which determines whether or not a value which indicates a difference between the aspect ratio of the correction target area and a reference aspect ratio satisfies a set condition; and an image generation section which generates an image having the shape of the correction target area on the projection panel when the set condition is satisfied, and generates an image having the reference aspect ratio on the projection panel when the set condition is not satisfied.

Abstract: An image projection system is provided that includes a projector configured to generate a visible projected image, a screen having an interior surface enclosing a three-dimensional space, and a reflector configured to receive the visible projected image from the projector and to reflect the visible image on the interior surface of the screen, the reflector having an aspherical reflective surface that adapts the visible image from the projector for display on the interior surface of the screen, ideally without distortion and without using software warping, to provide complete coverage of the interior surface of the screen.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a circuit that includes a plurality of projector units to modulate and project light from a light source based on image information, a transmissive screen to which projection images from the plurality of projector units are projected, an image-capturing device disposed in a housing to capture predetermined regions of the projection images projected onto the transmissive screen, a unit image information generating unit to generate image information to be inputted to each of the plurality of projector units, and a unit image information correcting unit to correct the unit image information based on a result captured by the image-capturing device. Therefore, it is possible to perform easily the adjustment process and to further reduce the adjustment time.

Abstract: A system and method of mapping and/or projecting images onto a three-dimensional architecture.

Abstract: For keystone correction of the perspective distortion of an image (18) projected onto a projection surface (12), an image existing in electronic form is processed by a processing device to reverse the perspective distortion. For this purpose, the processing device, respectively rotates and shifts exactly one image line (36) at a time, respectively, while the orientation of the other image lines (40,42,46) is maintained fixed. In addition or alternately, the image lines (36,40,42,46) of the original electronic image comprise a plurality of partial sections of equal lengths which are differently stretched and/or compressed by the processing device. Subsequently, the image is newly computed under consideration of all of the image lines (36,40,42,46) and is projected onto a projection surface (12) by a projector.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention can provide a display apparatus that displays one image plane using plural projection type image display devices. The plural projection type image display devices that together form the display apparatus can be disposed in such a manner that at most one projection type image display device among the plural projection type image display devices forms a projection region of an original shape of projection on a screen.

Abstract: A display and method enable the auto-alignment and auto focus of an image onto a large screen in a projection display.

Abstract: A rear projector includes: a screen; a display light source that emits a display light; a first optical modulation element that modulates the display light emitted from the display light source; an excitation light source that emits an excitation light; a second optical modulation element that modulates the excitation light emitted from the excitation light source; and a projection unit that projects, onto the screen, the display light being a result of modulation by the first optical modulation element and the excitation light being a result of modulation by the second optical modulation element.

Abstract: A light source device for display device for projecting an image on a screen is provided, the light source device for display device including a light source unit operable to output light; an image outputting unit operable to output an image by giving an image signal to the light; and a control circuit operable to switch the image output from the image outputting unit between a normal image and a mirror reversed image formed by reversing the normal image right and left by controlling the image signal, such that outputting type is switched between a front projection in which the image is projected onto the screen from a front on the same side as the viewing side, and a rear projection in which the image is projected onto the screen from a rear plane on the opposite side to the viewing side.

Abstract: A projection type video display has a sensor which includes an image pick up device to take a projected image and the projection type video display projects an adjustment image to automatically implement the focus adjustment and the keystone distortion correction on the basis of output of the sensor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a semiautomatic keystone correction system and method. The system includes an interface and a controller. A user selects a plurality of corners within an image projected on a projection surface using the interface and the controller predistorts the image responsive to the selected plurality of corners where the predistorted image exhibits no distortion when re projected on the projection surface. The user further aligns a center of the image with a center of the projection surface, also using the interface. The controller predistorts the image by scaling the image in vertical and horizontal directions using vertical and horizontal scalars, respectively.

Abstract: An improved image projection lighting device is disclosed. Commands received by a communications port of the base housing may be acted upon to change zoom and focus values of a zoom and focus lens. A cooling system may be provided which compares an input air temperature of the image projection lighting device to an exiting air temperature to determine if a filter needs service. A video projector may project a first image comprised of first, second, and third separate images and the first separate image can be faded up to project light that is void of an image by a first command received at the communications port.

Abstract: A projection-type display device includes a shielding unit and image signal correction units that divide the picture plane of the spatial light modulation element into a plurality of areas and perform correction on the image signal applied to the spatial light modulation element according to the current shielding amount of the shielding unit for each of the plurality of areas. Accordingly, appropriate uniformity correction is performed even when there is a change in the angular distribution of light emitted from the spatial light modulation element and reaching the screen.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which includes: an imaging device; a reference luminance property storage device that stores a predetermined reference luminance property; a luminance property calculating device that calculates a luminance property of the imaging device from an image obtained by the imaging device; a comparing device that compares the reference luminance property and the luminance property; a displacement determining device that determines whether or not the luminance property has relative displacement with respect to the reference luminance property based on a comparison result of the comparing device; and a luminance property correcting device that corrects the luminance property, wherein, when the luminance property is determined by the displacement determining device to have relative displacement with respect to the reference luminance property, the luminance property correcting device corrects the luminance property so as to become equivalent to the reference luminance property.

Abstract: The device has flexure correcting means for operating to rotate a first eccentric cam provided at a central part of a first side of a reflecting mirror, thereby moving up and down the central part of the first side to correct the flexure of the reflecting mirror, torsion correcting means for operating to rotate a second eccentric cam or/and a third eccentric cam provided at the ends of a second side opposed to the first side of the reflecting mirror, thereby moving up and down both ends of the second side of the reflecting mirror to correct the torsion of the reflecting mirror, and a rotation operation portion provided at each of extended ends of camshafts provided at the eccentric cams to correct the flexure and torsion of the reflecting mirror.

Abstract: At the time of manual adjustment, a motor driving signal corresponding to a user's key operation is fed to a focusing motor from a microcomputer through a switch. At the time of automatic adjustment, the switch selects a motor driving signal from a sensor and feeds the selected motor driving signal to the focusing motor. The sensor contains a dedicated microcomputer. The dedicated microcomputer samples an image pick-up signal of a CCD line sensor in the sensor to generate contrast data, and automatically drives the focusing motor, to automatically make focusing adjustment.

Abstract: Method and device for combining images from at least two light projectors, the images having a transition zone between them, wherein the dimensions of the transition zone is known, and the emitted light toward the transition zone from each projector is based on a predetermined transfer function from input signal to projected image for each projector in the transition zone, so as to obtain predictable image characteristics in the transition zone.

Abstract: To automatically adjust the quality of a projection image commensurate with the performance in-time deterioration and aging of projector component parts in an image projection system, each projector detects an integrated service time of its own light-source lamp and a service time and temperature of a liquid-crystal panel, and sends a detection result thereof to a control unit in compliance with a request from the control unit. These parameter values are parameter values having an effect upon the quality of a projection image and varying with time. The control unit copes with the projectors depending upon the detection result received from the projectors, to set predetermined control data for use in image-quality adjustment and send the control data respectively to the projectors. Each projector controls the driving to its light-source lamp and liquid-crystal panel, depending upon the control data received from the control unit.

Abstract: A projector wherein chart images are stored in an image storing section, the chart images have range-finding light-dark patterns expressing particular shapes and also used as advertisements, the chart images are selectively read from the image storing section, the chart image is then projected and displayed on a screen using a projecting system including a spatial optical modulating element and a projection lens, then, the distances to measurement points on an image projected surface are measured using phase difference sensors and a range finding processing section, thus, until the range finding is finished, for example, a company log can be advertised by utilizing the pattern shape of the chart image projected and displayed on the screen.

Abstract: A projector includes an image capture device that captures an image in a capture region larger than a projection region of a projection image; an image determining unit that compares and determines the projection image projected by the corresponding projector with another projection image projected in the capture region on the basis of capture information acquired from the image capture device; a transmission image display unit that projects and displays a transmission image indicating that the corresponding projector is ready to perform a tiling projection when the image determining unit determines that the projection image projected by the corresponding projector is the same as the another projection image; a transmission image determining unit that determines whether or not another projector projecting the another projection image has projected the transmission image; and a process parameter creating unit that creates a process parameter which processes display information of the projection image on the ba

Abstract: A projection position adjuster (8) of a projector includes a fixing plate (81), a first moving plate (82) that can move in a Y-axis direction and an X-axis direction orthogonal to each other in a plane orthogonal to a projection direction, a first adjusting driver (86) that moves the first moving plate (82) in the Y-axis direction, a second moving plate (83) that can move in the X-axis direction and moves the first moving plate (82) in the X-axis direction by engaging with the first moving plate (82), and a second adjusting driver (87) that moves the second moving plate (83) in the X-axis direction. The first moving plate (82) and the second moving plate (83) are superposed onto the fixing plate (81) in a projection direction. The first moving plate (82) is movably abutted on the fixing plate (81) and supports and fixes the projection lens (3).

Abstract: An image display system includes: an information processing apparatus that performs predetermined correction processing for image data to be displayed; and an image display apparatus that displays an image on the basis of the image data correction-processed in the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a first image correction operation processing section that executes, for the image data, correction processing set on the basis of characteristics of the image data of a plurality of correction processing to be performed for the image data. The image display apparatus includes a second image correction operation processing section that executes, for the image data correction-processed in the information processing apparatus, correction processing other than correction processing executed in the information processing apparatus of the plurality of correction processing to be performed for the image data.

Abstract: The projector comprises an image forming panel that forms an effective panel image for modulating the light into an image light in an image forming area of a panel surface, and an image capturing unit for capturing a specific projection area wherein the image light corresponding to a specific area in the image forming area is projected. The projector calculates one or more edges of the outside perimeter lines of the screen and of the specific projection area by detecting plural points in a captured image. Based on the detection results, a post-correction image forming area is calculated, and trapezoidal distortion is corrected by forming the effective panel image within the post-correction image forming area. When only three or less of the four edges of the outside perimeter lines of the screen are detected, the projector calculates the post-correction image forming area based on the position and slope of the detected edge within the captured image.

Abstract: A projector has an acceleration sensor for detecting a tilt angle of the projector, a manual controller for manually setting a correction amount for a keystone distortion correction, an auto/manual switch, an upper edge basis corrector for determining parameters for an upper edge basis keystone distortion correction, a lower edge basis corrector for determining parameters for a lower edge basis keystone distortion correction, and an image processor for performing a keystone distortion correction on the image on the basis of the upper edge or lower edge in accordance with parameters applied thereto from the upper edge basis corrector or lower edge basis corrector to display the corrected image on a liquid crystal panel or the like. As the auto/manual switch selects an automatic adjustment, the acceleration sensor and upper edge basis corrector are connected to the image processor. As a manual adjustment is selected, the manual controller and lower edge basis corrector are connected to the image processor.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention can provide a projector capable of projecting a high-quality image by illumination that does not produce a difference in size among illumination areas for respective colors including red, green, and blue. A light-source light from a light source can be separated into color lights by first and second dichroic mirrors provided in a color separation system, which independently go incident on corresponding liquid crystal light valves as illumination lights. Herein, a mutual chromatic aberration can be corrected by adjusting, as needed, the radii of curvature of respective field lenses provided in the color separation system for use in adjusting angles of incidence of illumination lights with respect to the liquid crystal light valves. This configuration makes it possible to illuminate the respective liquid crystal light valves by illumination areas of exactly the same size, which in turn enables a high-quality image having no display shadow to be projected.

Abstract: A front projection type multi-projection display includes a plurality of projector units to modulate and project light from a light source based on image information, an image-capturing device disposed in a housing to capture predetermined regions of the projection images projected onto the screen, a unit image information generating unit to generate image information to be input to each of the plurality of projector units, and a unit image information correcting unit to correct the unit image information based on a result captured by the image-capturing device. Therefore, it is possible to perform the adjustment process and to further reduce the adjustment time.

Abstract: An image processing system including: a distortion correction section which corrects an image signal so as to adjust image distortion; an image projection section which projects an image based on the image signal; a sensing section which senses the projected image along an optical axis which does not coincide with an optical axis of the image projection section in order to generate sensing information; an image analysis section which generates edge point information and brightness index value distribution information, based on the sensing information, the edge point information showing a position of a predetermined edge point of the projected image in the sensed image, and brightness index value distribution information showing a distribution of brightness index values of the projected image; and a correction information generation section which generates projection distance information which shows a projection distance, based on the edge point information, and generates correction information for correcting

Abstract: A device includes a projector to project an image onto a surface; a camera to capture a picture of the image while it is being projected onto the surface; and logic to receive the picture and adjust a setting of the projector based on the received picture.

Abstract: A rear projection display device. The display device includes a screen and a base to which the screen is mounted. The base includes a plurality of vents to allow air to flow in and out of the base, a heat source, and an air movement device to move air from near the screen, past the heat source, and out through the vents.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for providing image-correction function in a projector. The apparatus includes an image-inputting module which receives a photographed image of a surface on which an image is to be projected; an image-analyzing module which analyzes an input state of the surface and calculates a color difference as a correction amount; an image-correcting module which applies the correction amount to the image projected onto the surface; and an image-projecting module which projects the corrected image onto the surface.

Abstract: A projector includes an illumination device, a color separation system, a light combining system, a projection system, and an optical adjustment portion. The color separation system separates the light emitted from the illumination device into blue light, red light, and green light. The light combining system can have a first dichroic filter reflecting one of blue light or red light, and a second dichroic filter reflecting green light which are placed in a crossed state and can combine image lights of respective colors exiting from the first through third light modulation devices. The projection system can project a combined light exiting from the light combining system while correcting chromatic aberrations of magnification of blue light and red light with respect to green light. The optical adjustment portion can adjust a size of an image light corresponding to the green light of the combined light exiting from the light combining system.

Abstract: To provide a projector having a configuration for reflecting correction by lens shift on keystone correction and preferentially using a lens shift function.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus able to generate a motion vector using projection image data in a short time, wherein an access circuit stores vertical projection image data and horizontal projection image data of each macro block of frame data and reference image data at continuous addresses in a frame memory, whereby they are read at a high speed and output to a projection index data generation circuit.

Abstract: Automated orientation of an image presented by a display, such as a projector, with the orientation of the display simplifies presentation of images generated by an information handling system. A display orientation sensor detects the orientation of a display so that a display orientation module automatically adjusts the orientation of an image presented by the display to align with the display orientation. For example, display orientation is sensed by an accelerometer associated with the display or by determining the attachment point of the display to a support.

Abstract: A white image is projected on a projection surface with a projector and color information of the white image is captured by a color sensor 11. A color transformation providing color appearance matching is generated based on color space of an input image and color space on the projection surface, and is stored in a memory. The color of the input image is subjected to color correction using the color transformation. After subjected to gamma correction if necessary, the color-corrected image is output to the projector.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a projector that projects projection light on a projection object to display an image, including an image formation module that can form a predetermined pattern image for displaying on the projection object; a zoom lens that can change the size of the projected light region on which the projection light is projected; a controller; an imager that images the projection object; and an imaging controller that calculates an exposure calculation value from an imaged image imaged by the imager and adjusts the exposure on the imager such that the calculated exposure calculation value is nearly equivalent to an exposure target value set by the controller, and wherein the controller acquires the image imaged by the imager, and changes an area of a specified color portion represented with a specified color in the pattern image which is formed in the image formation module such that a specified value of a gradient value of a specified color portion represented with the specified color bec

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for generating images. There is provided a method comprising directing light through a projecting lens (28) at a first pixel position (60a) on a screen (32), and shifting the projecting lens (28) such that the light is directed on at a second pixel position (66) on the screen (32), wherein the second pixel position (66) is diagonally offset from the first pixel position (60a).

Abstract: A CPU 120 acquires a zoom volume Z conveyed by a zoom lens position detector 122, and calculates a light valve white area Sq according to that zoom volume Z. The CPU 120 revises the adjustment pattern image based on the calculated light valve white area Sq, rewrites the contents of the pattern image memory 107, and gives instructions to project the image to an image processing unit 108, and a liquid crystal light valve drive unit 110, etc. On the liquid crystal light valve 114 is formed a pattern image for which the white part area is revised to Sq, and that revised pattern image is enlarged and projected for display on the screen. The CPU 120 gives instruction for sense to the imaging control unit 105. By doing this, even when the zoom position of the zoom lens changes, it is possible to have the average value of the gradation value of the white part for the sensed image approximately maintain the desired gradation value.

Abstract: The present invention includes a light source which emits a plurality of lights having different wavelength areas, a plurality of image forming devices which are arranged on respective optical paths for the lights emitted by the light source and which are irradiated with the lights to form images via the lights, magnifying devices which process and magnify the respective images formed by the image forming devices to form magnified images, synthesizing devices placed on respective optical paths for the lights via which the magnified images are transmitted, the synthesizing devices superimposing the lights on one another to synthesize the magnified images together to form a synthesized image, and a projection lens placed on an optical path for the light formed by the synthesizing device to project the light.

Abstract: An arrangement (2) provided for projecting images, represented by image data, onto a projection surface has a projection system (24) that transmits the images that are to be projected and a scaling unit (22) for scaling the image data and a movement detection device (28) for detecting an undesirable movement of the projection system (24) and for transmitting at least one movement information item (MI) that signifies an undesirable movement of the projection system (24) and a processing device (25) for processing the movement information item (MI) in order to generate a scaling control information item (SCI) as a function of the movement information item (MI) and a scaling influencing stage (33) for influencing the scaling of the image data scaled with the aid of the scaling unit (22), as a result of which an undesirable movement of the images projected onto the projection surface, caused by the undesirable movement of the projection system (24), can at least be reduced.

Abstract: An image projection apparatus is disclosed which is capable of correcting defocusing due to changes of the temperature of a projection lens, which are caused by various factors. The image projection apparatus includes an image-forming element which is illuminated with light from a light source, a projection lens which includes a focus lens and projects light from the image-forming element onto a projection surface, plural temperature detectors which are provided at positions different from each other in the image projection apparatus. The apparatus further includes a controller which controls the position of the focus lens on the basis of the detection results by the plural temperature detectors.

Abstract: There is provided a safe image display apparatus for projecting an image on a screen that can minimize a stimulus to eyes, retinae and optic nerves from projected light entering into the eyes directly. By comparing a displayed image captured by a camera with an input image signal, a changed area is detected as a difference area and, then, a projected image signal is generated wherein a picture area image signal in the input image signal that corresponds to this difference area is masked by a black signal. The obtained projected image signal is projected onto the screen.