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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118433 | Image projection apparatus and control method for same In an image projection apparatus, a sensed image obtained by sensing a projection surface, which contains a projected image, is obtained. Then, a difference image obtained by removing the projected image from the sensed image is used to detect a region corresponding... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8079714 | Projector and method for acquiring coordinate of bright spot A projector for acquiring a coordinate of a bright spot includes a half transparent and half reflecting mirror (22), an imaging device (24), and a processing system (25). The half transparent and half reflecting mirror (22) is provided on... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7972010 | Projector for projecting an image from a plurality of projectors A projector that includes: a projector body including an image optical system for image creation and projection, and an image circuit that operates the image optical system; an auxiliary input unit that forms an auxiliary signal for exercising control over an operat... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7862179 | Dual-mode projection apparatus and method for locating a light spot in a projected image A dual-mode projection apparatus has a projection module for projecting an image onto a projection surface. An image sensor module captures images of the projection surface and determines spatial and temporal characteristics of a visible light spot superimposed on t... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7762672 | Data presentation apparatus and operation method of terminal A data presentation apparatus having a function to generate a pointer image pointing a position in a presentation image is provided and includes: an image transmission section that transmits an image data of the presentation image to a terminal; a receiver that rece... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7762671 | Projector apparatus, display output method and display output program To provide a projector apparatus capable of giving attention stably and clearly to a specific area within an image projected and displayed on a screen, and to provide a display output method and display output program of the apparatus. For that purpose, the projecto... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7703926 | Projector capable of capturing images and briefing system having the same A briefing system is used to project images onto a projection screen to form a projection picture. The briefing system comprises a pointer, a projector and a computer electrically connected to the projector. The computer outputs an image signal to the projector. The... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7559656 | Projector system A projector system includes a first projection section projecting inputted image information onto a projection target, a laser pointer pointing a predetermined part of an image projected onto a screen 1, an image pick-up section picking up the image in a stat... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7524067 | Projector device, projecting method and recording medium in which projection control program is recorded A projector device includes a region designating unit that designates a specific region with respect to an image projected, a determining unit that determines a length as a reference for enlargement of an image portion defined within the region designated by the reg... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7475994 | System, method, and apparatus for detecting a projected point on computer controlled displayed images A system, method, and apparatus are described in which a light point projected on a computer controlled displayed image is detected. A light point is projected at the displayed image at essentially the same time as a notification signal is transmitted indicating tha... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7410260 | Use of a CCD camera in a projector platform for smart screen capability and other enhancements An optical projection and capture system includes an image sensor integrated with an optical projection device. Additionally, the integrated device may be coupled with a laser pointer to deliver interactive presentations. The laser pointer may be pulsed to improve i... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7380722 | Stabilized laser pointer A pointing device having a laser in a handheld housing is disclosed. The laser generates a light beam that exits the housing. A beam steering assembly causes the light beam to move relative to the housing. The pointer includes a housing orientation sensor that measu... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7352360 | Multi-trail spot click-event detection method A multi-trail spot click-event detection method is disclosed, which uses a camera to capture a plurality of consecutive images from a display screen. The camera is connected to a host and sends the consecutive images to the host for determining if a click-event occu... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341352 | Apparatus, method and program for detecting a pointer region, apparatus, method and program for associating images, content-distributing server, and content-distributing method An image-associating apparatus comprising a pointer-region detecting section 114, an image-associating section 109, and a pointer-region associating section 115. The section 14 that detects an optical pointer region indicating a prescribe... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325933 | Projection type video display apparatus A projection type video display apparatus in which a display device transmits light emitted from a light source to project a video written into the display device is characterized by comprising person detection means for detecting a person who exists within a projec... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7287862 | Compact image projection module A lightweight, compact image projection module, especially for mounting in a housing having a light-transmissive window, is operative for causing selected pixels in a raster pattern to be illuminated to produce an image of high resolution of VGA quality in monochrom... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284866 | Stabilized image projecting device A handheld projecting device is adapted to project an image and a pointer pattern on an external surface. The projecting device comprises a sensor to detect the movements of the projecting device and means to dampen the movements of the projected image, based on the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281807 | Positionable projection display devices Described herein are devices that provide projection-type video output in a portable and flexible design. The design includes a projection chamber, a base, and an interface that permits relative positioning between the projection chamber and base. The base maintains... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7266778 | Freezable projection display A display system and method are provided. The system typically includes a display configured to control visible light, as well as to sense an optical signal projected thereon, the display being adapted to freeze a projected image by storing the optical signal associ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259747 | Interactive video display system A device allows easy and unencumbered interaction between a person and a computer display system using the person's (or another object's) movement and position as input to the computer. In some configurations, the display can be projected around the user so that tha... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7248795 | Image projection apparatus, projection image pattern, laser drive apparatus, camera apparatus Image projection apparatus wherein, a focusing lens is controlled when a shutter is operated so that a contrast signal, obtained when a luminance signal from a camera signal processing circuit is supplied to an auto focusing detection circuit, may become maximum. A ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7228070 | Image projection apparatus, projection image pattern, laser drive apparatus, camera apparatus Image projection apparatus wherein, a focusing lens is controlled when a shutter is operated so that a contrast signal, obtained when a luminance signal from a camera signal processing circuit is supplied to an auto focusing detection circuit, any become maximum. A ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210798 | Image projection lighting device and control system The methods and apparatus for lighting systems provide a camera integral to a particular image projection lighting device (IPLD) to capture the projected image from the particular IPLD. The captured image can then be sent over a communication system to the operator ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7188958 | Projection arrangement and electronic customer device A projector arrangement (1) is proposed wherein a first, back or illumination part (10) and a second, front or image projection part (20) are detachably attachable with respect to each other so as to form a unit at least in an operation mode of ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185987 | Projector and projector accessory A projector for enlarging and projecting the display image on a light valve onto a screen is provided with: an infrared photodetector for photodetecting infrared light that is emitted by an electronic pen that is manipulated on the screen and that is provided with a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7176881 | Presentation system, material presenting device, and photographing device for presentation A presentation system comprises a display for setting a virtual screen, a pointing mark for operating a point on the display, a photographing device for photographing the pointing mark and the display, a displaying device for displaying a predetermined image or the ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175285 | Projection system that adjusts for keystoning A system for adjusting keystoning in a projector may include sensing using an imaging device at least two boundaries defining a projection screen and determining a transformation to adjust the keystoning of an image projected from the projector. The image may be mod... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174077 | Fiber coupled laser diodes with even illumination pattern An optical fiber for evenly illuminating a target. The optical fiber is coupled to a laser emitting diode and receives laser light. The laser light travels through the fiber optic and exits at an exit end. The exit end has a diffractive optical pattern formed thereo... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170009 | Method of interfacing a remote wand to electronics control chassis A method is provided for interfacing a remote wand to its electronics control chassis by means of a coiled cable. The wand may consist of a sensor such as a light-sensitive detector, and the control electronics provide amplification and processing of the received li... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159986 | Wide field collimator A collimator is compact and uses power efficient light emitting diodes as the illumination source to generate a test image in collimated space. The collimator provides a test image across a wide field of view, which is useful for calibration of optical devices that ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7154473 | Method for controlling position of indicator An apparatus and process for controlling the position of an indicator in a user interface using a menu is disclosed. By the method, when a menu having items selected and adjusted by an indicator is displayed, and the position and a size of the menu are changed, the ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144117 | Projection type image display apparatus A projection type image display apparatus including a scanning mirror and a projection lens adapted to project an image on an image-displaying screen by scanning with a laser beam, and a detector adapted to detect the presence or absence of an intruding object betwe... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144115 | Projection system An image projector that modifies projected images. An imaging device preferably senses information about a projection screen upon which an image is projected. Based on the sensed information about the projection screen, the projector modifies the image in a desired ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137707 | Projector-camera system with laser pointers A rigidly-coupled projector-camera system is augmented with laser pointers. The projector-camera system and lasers can be used to determine homography between the projector and a display surface, so that a projection of any desired geometry can be made on the displa... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134078 | Handheld portable user device and method for the presentation of images A presentation system and a user device for use as a presentation aid is disclosed. The system comprises presentation means (5) for presenting images that associate with a presentation. Pointer means (4) are used for provision of a pointer on an image ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125122 | Projection system with corrective image transformation An image projection system that corrects an image to be projected onto a projection surface by sensing at least a portion of that surface, and based upon the sensed portion, determining and applying a corrective transformation to the image, after which the corrected... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114861 | Laser module with trimming capacity A laser module with trimming capacity has a base having an indented portion formed thereon so as to be non-annular in configuration. A lens is disposed inside the base. A laser diode is disposed inside the base and behind the lens. A printed circuit board electrical... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113169 | Apparatus and method for a multiple-user interface to interactive information displays This invention relates to the untethered multiple user interaction of large information displays using laser pointers coordinated with voice commands. A projection system projects application windows onto a large information display. One or more users may command th... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113181 | Display device and method of changing the display settings thereof A method of changing display settings of a device (5) for displaying a video signal includes generating new display settings by varying the value of a first display parameter defining the display settings, between a first limit and a second limit; displaying ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093942 | Preset key for a projection device A method for optimizing an appearance of a projected image. The method includes providing a first configuration having a plurality of preset projection device settings for a first type of projected image and providing a second configuration having a plurality of pre... | 08/22/2006 |
