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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109639 | Image processing device, projector, and method for correcting distortion in a projected image using varying density patterns An image processing device adapted to correct distortion of an image projected on a projection screen with projection light emitted from a projector includes a detection section adapted to detect at least one of display positions of a plurality of predetermined figu... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104899 | Beam projection apparatus and method with automatic image adjustment A beam projection apparatus and method with automatic image adjustment. A beam projection apparatus includes an actuator module being operable to move the beam projection apparatus, a beam projector being operable to project images, and a control module being operab... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8079716 | Image processing system, projector, method and computer program product An image processing system includes a determination unit that determines a distortion state of a projected image, and a correction unit that performs distortion correction of the image according to the distortion state, wherein the correction unit performs distortio... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8070297 | Projector that projects an image signal on a display surface A projector that projects video light corresponding to an image signal onto a display surface includes: a light source device that emits light; a housing that houses at least the light source device; a projection lens, that is, an optical element that transmits the ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070298 | Laser display system with optical feedback configured to reduce speckle artifacts An imaging system (200) includes a plurality of laser sources (201) configured to produce a plurality of light beams (204). One or more optical alignment devices (220) orient the light beams (204) into a collimated light beam (2... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8057049 | Display method and display device for displaying a design image and a pickup image in a superimposing manner, and storage medium storing a program for executing the display method Provided is a display method used for a display device that displays a design image and a pickup image in a superimposing manner, including: a distortion correction process of correcting distortion of the pickup image; an alignment process of aligning a position of ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8025414 | Projector, projected image adjustment method, and program for projecting an image while correcting the shape of the image A projector includes 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, a correction target area setting section which sets a c... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8011789 | Rear projection display 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 mo... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7993011 | Projection display device in which positions of projection lens unit and projection mirror unit relative to illumination optical systems are switched A projection lens unit and a projection mirror unit are moved relative to an illumination optical system, between a first position where an image is projected in a shape that is longer along a direction of projection onto a projection plane and a second position whe... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993012 | Laser display system with optical feedback configured to reduce speckle artifacts An imaging system (200) includes a plurality of laser sources (201) configured to produce a plurality of light beams (204). One or more optical alignment devices (220) orient the light beams (204) into a collimated light beam (2... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988304 | Video projector A video projector includes a laser projection unit that has linear-polarization short-wavelength laser light sources and emits laser lights from the laser light sources, a lens system that collects the laser lights from the laser projection unit, a liquid crystal ce... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980702 | Image display device An image display device of the present invention comprises projectors, a reflecting mirror, a screen, an image signal processor which performs a distortion correction, and a base for supporting the projectors, the reflecting mirror, and the screen. The projectors, r... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7972014 | Scanning projection apparatus with phase detection and compensation A scanning projection apparatus for displaying image comprises a light source for generating a light beam, a beam scanner which deflects the light beam to project a two dimensional image field, a modulation means for modulating the intensity of the light beam, and a... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7959300 | Projected image display unit A projection image display device including a display plane for displaying an image, a projection mechanism projecting an image on the display plane, and an imaging mechanism arranged on the same side of the display plane as the projection mechanism for imaging the ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7946714 | Projector unit There is provided a projector unit which can facilitate the design of lenses and project a distortionless and clear image and which comprises a projection optical system in which an optical axis of a projection lens does not coincide with a center of a rectangular i... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7909470 | Image projection method and projector An image projection method and a projector are provided to be able to change aspect ratio or resolution of a projection image, without setting of keystone correction again. The projector sets a displayable region with a shape according to an aspect ratio and a resol... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905606 | System and method for automatically modifying an image prior to projection A system and method for automatically modifying an image prior to projection. The system includes an image forming element configured to project an image to a projection surface having at least one property and a detection module coupled to the image forming element... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7883214 | Compact image projection arrangement with correction for laser beam angular misalignment 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 ass... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7871166 | Optical projection system utilizing an aspherical lens for producing a pincushion distortion of the image and a reflector for compensating the same An optical projection system includes an image generation element, a projection lens set for receiving an image from the image generation element, refracting the image and projecting the image out, and a reflector for reflecting the image from the projection lens se... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7857460 | Image stabilization in a laser-scanning based projector A projector assembly includes a multi-pixel frame projector that sequentially projects each pixel making up a frame to a viewing surface, a movement detector coupled to the projector to detect a physical movement of the projector, and a movement compensator coupled ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857461 | Projector and projection method A projector includes: an image capturing unit that captures an image of a projection target image (an original image or a corrected image) projected by the projector on a projection surface; a shape model hold unit that holds shape models; a model selection unit tha... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854518 | Mesh for rendering an image frame A method includes generating a first plurality of meshes configured to map a first domain associated with a display surface having a plurality of fiducial marks to a second domain associated with a image capture device configured to capture a first image of the disp... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7850311 | Projection display device with a projection module A front projection display device having a projection module and a docking station. The docking station has a base. Further, the docking station can include an extendable arm attached to the base. The projection module contains an optical engine. The optical engine ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7841722 | Projection system, projector, image processing program and recording medium recording image processing program A projection system includes an image processing apparatus, a projector having an optical modulation element and a projection optical apparatus, and a digital communication unit. The image processing apparatus performs a projector correction process to generate firs... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7824039 | Projector There is provided a projector having a projecting unit, a projecting system which projects video onto a projection surface by use of the projecting unit, a projecting direction judgment system which judges a projecting direction of the projecting system, and a menu ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7794090 | Efficient dual photography Application of dual photography is simplified by reducing the number of captured images needed to generate a light transport matrix T of (p×q) projection pixel array from (p×q) images to (p+q) images. Manipulation of the light transport matrix is also simplified b... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7771055 | Keystone correction and zoom adjustment for projector A projector displays an image on a projection surface. The projector has a zoom adjusting module and a keystone correcting module. The zoom adjusting module adjusts zoom level of a zoom lens for enlarged projection of image light. The keystone correcting module corr... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766486 | Projecting apparatus and method and recording medium recording the projecting method An apparatus includes a projection system having a spatial light modulator and projection lens and configured to project a light image, an image capture system having an image capture lens and CCD and configured to capture a screen-direction image, a distance measur... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7753534 | Projection device and projection control method There is disclosed a projection device which includes a light source constituted of a reflector and a light source lamp, a projection system including a projection encoder for forming a light image based on an input image signal to project it by use of light from th... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7717569 | Projector screen with one or more markers A projector screen includes one or more markers that are configured to be usable by projection processing circuitry in order to calculate a user perceived distortion in an image to be projected on the projector screen. ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7695143 | Image processing system, projector, computer-readable medium, and image processing method An image processing system and a projector project a calibration image onto a projection target, sense the calibration image to generate sensing information, and generate projection target region information based on the sensing information. The system and projector... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7690797 | Projector and focus adjustment method A transportable projector includes a focus adjustment unit for moving a focus lens in a projection lens, an acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration in a direction along an optical axis of the projection lens in the projector, a determination unit for determin... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7677736 | Illumination light source and two-dimensional image display using same An illumination light source uses a beam to scan while a relatively small mirror, such as an MEMS mirror, is oscillated at or in the vicinity of the resonance frequency. In this instance, the scan angle is corrected with the use of a correction optical system for un... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677737 | Projector adaptation for self-calibration A device includes a projector to project an image onto a surface. The device also includes a camera to capture a picture of the image, while it is being projected onto the surface, and a portion of an area surrounding the projected image. The device identifies a lig... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7661827 | Image processing system, projector, computer-readable storage medium, and image processing method A projector is configured of a difference image generation section that generates a difference image between an all-white first calibration image and a second calibration image which includes an image having features at the center and periphery thereof, a center ref... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7661825 | Projector having horizontal displacement sensors for correcting distortion A projector apparatus has a projection device for projecting an image onto a projection surface; at least two displacement sensors for detecting horizontal displacements of the projector apparatus, the displacement sensors being spaced a predetermined distance from ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7661826 | Distance-measuring apparatus A driving mechanism drives a phase difference sensor including a pair of photodetectors arranged in line in a direction (sensor arrangement direction) perpendicular to the direction of arrangement of the photodetectors. The distance to a target object is measured in... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7658498 | System and method for automated display orientation detection and compensation 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 tha... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7648246 | Projector and exposure adjustment method A projector includes: an imaging structure that photographs an image projected on a projection object to take a photographed image; an imaging control module that performs exposure adjustment in the imaging structure to attain a preset target exposure; a control mod... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7600876 | Optical angle detection apparatus In an optical angle detection apparatus, a single optical distance measurement unit is disposed opposite an object having a plane. The optical distance measurement unit includes a light projecting portion that projects a beam in the direction of an optical axis, and... | 10/13/2009 |
