Picture selection method of projection touch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11048332-B2
Application number	US-201715595961-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 16, 2017
Priority date	May 24, 2016
Publication date	Jun 29, 2021
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021

Abstract

A picture selection method of projection touch for a projection touch system is provided. The projection touch system includes an image projection module, a sensing module, an image recognition module including at least one camera module and a processing unit. The picture selection method includes: the sensing module sensing and transferring a first projection coordinate on the target picture at a first time point of a sensing action; the sensing module sensing and transferring a second projection coordinate on the target picture at a second time point of the sensing action; the processing unit selecting at least one to-be-selected picture in the target picture based on the first and second projection coordinates and generating a set of selected image data; and the processing unit controlling the selected image data projected by the image projection module to move to a designated position according to a movement instruction of the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A picture selection method of projection touch for a user to select at least one to-be-selected picture in a target picture through a projection touch system, the projection touch system comprising an image projector, a sensor, an image recognizer comprising at least one camera module and a processor, the image projector, the sensor, the image recognizer and the processor being connected with each other, the image projector being for projecting an image data screen of the projection touch system, and the picture selection method comprising steps of:
a) the sensor sensing and transferring a first projection coordinate on the target picture triggered by the user at a first time point of a sensing action;
b) the sensor sensing and transferring a second projection coordinate on the target picture triggered by the user at a second time point of the sensing action;
c) the processor selecting the at least one to-be-selected picture in the target picture based on a coverage range of the first projection coordinate and the second projection coordinate and generating a set of selected image data; and
d) the processor controlling the selected image data projected by the image projector to move to a corresponding position designated by the user according to a movement instruction of the user;
wherein after the step c) the picture selection method further comprises steps of:
c11) the processor determining whether the sensor senses a third i projection coordinate on the target picture at a third i time point of the sensing action;
c12) if the third i projection coordinate is sensed on the selected picture, the image projector displaying an error message and re-sensing the sensing action of the user;
c13) if the third i projection coordinate is sensed outside the selected picture, prompting the user to select another to-be-selected picture in the target picture;
c14) the sensor sensing and transferring a fourth i projection coordinate on the target picture triggered by the user at a fourth i time point of the sensing action;
c15) the processor determining whether the at least one of the fourth i projection coordinate is within a coverage range of a coordinate of any of the selected pictures; and
c16) if the at least one of the fourth i projection coordinate is within the coverage range, the sensor sensing and transferring the selected image data moved by the user at a fifth i time point of the sensing action;

wherein the movement of the selected image data comprises image dragging and image throwing.

2. The picture selection method of projection touch according to claim 1 , wherein a tag of the to-be-selected picture is located within the first projection coordinate and the second projection coordinate on the target picture sensed and transferred by the sensor and triggered by the user at the first time point and the second time point of the sensing action, respectively.

3. The picture selection method of projection touch according to claim 2 , wherein before the step a) the picture selection method further comprises steps of:
a1′) the image recognizer analyzing a coordinate position of the tag at a first time point of a tagging;
a2′) the image recognizer analyzing a coordinate position of the tag at a second time point of the tagging;
a3′) the processor determining whether the coordinate positions obtained at the first time point and the second time point of the tagging are identical, and if yes, detecting and recognizing the tag; and
a4′) the processor identifying the at least one to-be-selected picture according to at least one of the tag, shooting and storing picture data corresponding to the identified tag, and generating target image data and background image data of the target image data.

4. The picture selection method of projection touch according to claim 2 , wherein before the step a) the picture selection method further comprises steps of:
a4″) the processor determining whether the coordinate positions obtained at the first time point and the second time point of the tagging are identical, and if yes, completing the shooting and storing of the picture data corresponding to the tag.

5. The picture selection method of projection touch according to claim 2 , wherein the tag is a block having a specific color, and the processor performs identification of the target picture based on a size, a color, a shape and an extension direction of the block.

6. The picture selection method of projection touch according to claim 2 , wherein the tag is a two-dimensional barcode, and the processor performs identification of the target picture based on the two-dimensional barcode.

7. The picture selection method of projection touch according to claim 1 , wherein the image recognizer shoots the target picture and generates a corresponding target image and background image data of the target image before the user selects the at least one to-be-selected picture in the target picture.

8. The picture selection method of projection touch according to claim 7 , wherein the processor cuts off the background image data outside the target image before the target image is projected onto the target picture.

9. The picture selection method of projection touch according to claim 8 , wherein the image projector projects the target image onto the target picture to overlay the target picture before the user selects the at least one to-be-selected picture in the target picture.

10. The picture selection method of projection touch according to claim 3 , wherein the processor cuts off the background image data outside the target image before the target image is projected onto the target picture.

11. The picture selection method of projection touch according to claim 7 , wherein the image projector projects the target image onto the target picture to overlay the target picture before the user selects the at least one to-be-selected picture in the target picture.

12. The picture selection method of projection touch according to claim 1 , wherein the processor further analyzes the selected image data and controls the image projector to display an analysis result of the selected image data.

13. The picture selection method of projection touch according to claim 1 , wherein after the step c) the picture selection method further comprises steps of:
c1) the processor determining whether the sensor senses a third projection coordinate on the target picture at a third time point of the sensing action;
c2) if the third projection coordinate is not sensed, the sensor sensing and transferring a fourth projection coordinate on the target picture triggered by the user at a fourth time point of the sensing action;
c3) the processor determining whether the fourth projection coordinate is within the coverage range of the first projection coordinate and the second projection coordinate; and
c4) if the fourth projection coordinate is within the coverage range, the sensor sensing and transferring the selected image data moved by the user at a fifth time point of the sensing action.

14. The picture selection method of projection touch according to claim 1 , wherein the projection touch system further comprises a database connected with the processor, and step d) further comprises a step of:
d1) the processor searching the database based on a content of the selected image data and obtaining a set of related information corresponding to the selected image data.

15. The picture selection method of projection touch according to claim 14 , wherein the step d1) further comprises steps of:
d11) the processor controlling the image projector to

Assignees

• Compal Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Tseng Yu-Hao
• Chang Kun-Hsuan
• Wang Wei-Jun
• Wu ting-wei
• Cheng Hsin-Chieh
• Huang Jui-Tsen

Classifications

• G06V10/761

  Proximity, similarity or dissimilarity measures · CPC title

• H04N23/75

  by influencing optical camera components · CPC title

• H04N23/71

  Circuitry for evaluating the brightness variation · CPC title

• H04N23/72

  Combination of two or more compensation controls · CPC title

• H04N23/12

  with one sensor only · CPC title