Multi-projector system, projector device, adjustment device, adjustment method, and computer-readable recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9497432-B2
Application number	US-201514980068-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2015
Priority date	Jul 19, 2013
Publication date	Nov 15, 2016
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016

Abstract

A multi-projector system includes two or more projection devices including a first projection device and a second projection device, an image output device configured to output an image to each of the two or more projection devices, and an adjustment device configured to adjust projection positions of projection images on a medium to be projected, the projection images being projected by the two or more projection devices, and a first projection image emitted by the first projection device, and a second projection image emitted by the second projection device being projected on the medium to be projected to have an overlapped region.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multi-projector system comprising:
two or more projection devices including a first projection device and a second projection device;
an image output device configured to output an image to each of the two or more projection devices; and
an adjustment device configured to adjust projection positions of projection images on a medium to be projected, the projection images being projected by the two or more projection devices, and
a first projection image emitted by the first projection device, and a second projection image emitted by the second projection device being projected on the medium to be projected to have an overlapped region, wherein
each of the projection devices includes
a light emission unit configured to modulate light from a light source according to an input image to emit the light as the projection image, and
an emission position adjustment unit configured to adjust an emission position of the light by the light emission unit,
the image output device includes
an output unit configured to output a first adjustment image and a second adjustment image, as the input images of the first projection device and the second projection device, respectively,
the first adjustment image having an adjustment region formed in a region corresponding to the overlapped region of the first projection image, the adjustment region including a first gradation region and a second gradation region in which directions of luminance gradients intersect with each other, and
the second adjustment image having an adjustment region formed in a region corresponding to the overlapped region of the second projection image, the adjustment region including a third gradation region having a direction of a luminance gradient being opposite to the first gradation region, and a fourth gradation region having a direction of a luminance gradient being opposite to the second gradation region, and in which the third gradation region is arranged in a position corresponding to the first gradation region, and the fourth gradation region is arranged in a position corresponding to the second gradation region,
the adjustment device includes
a capturing unit being configured to capture the projection image projected on the medium to be projected and output a captured image,
an analysis unit being configured to acquire first luminance of a region where the first gradation region and the third gradation region are overlapped, the first gradation region and the third gradation region being included in the overlapped region of a first adjustment projection image projected on the medium to be projected by the first projection device based on the first adjustment image, and a second adjustment projection image projected on the medium to be projected by the second projection device based on the second adjustment image, second luminance of a region where the second gradation region and the fourth gradation region are overlapped, and third luminance of a region outside the overlapped region, in at least one of the first adjustment projection image and the second adjustment projection image, by analyzing the captured image,
a control unit being configured to output a control signal for controlling the emission position adjustment unit of the projection device so that each of the first luminance and the second luminance acquired by the analysis unit is matched with the third luminance.

2. The multi-projector system according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit
calculates a first moving distance of the emission position with respect to the direction of the gradient of the first gradation region, and a second moving distance of the emission position with respect to the direction of the gradient of the second gradation region, based on the first luminance, the second luminance, and the third luminance, and
generates the control signal for moving the emission position according to the calculated first moving distance and second moving distance.

3. The multi-projector system according to claim 2 , wherein
the control unit calculates the first moving distance, based on a ratio of the third luminance, and a difference between the first luminance and the third luminance, and a width of the direction of the gradient of the first gradation region, and calculates the second moving distance, based on a ratio of the third luminance, and a difference between the second luminance and the third luminance, and a width of the direction of the gradient of the second gradation region.

4. The multi-projector system according to claim 1 , wherein
the capturing unit captures at least the overlapped region, and a predetermined range outside the overlapped region, and adjacent to the overlapped region, of the first adjustment projection image and the second adjustment projection image projected on the medium to be projected, and outputs the captured image.

5. The multi-projector system according to claim 1 , wherein
the capturing unit has resolution of luminance with which a tone corresponding to the number of pixels included in the width of the direction of the luminance gradient of the adjustment region is recognizable.

6. The multi-projector system according to claim 1 , wherein
the emission position adjustment unit adjusts the emission position of the light by moving an optical axis of the light emitted from the light emission unit.

7. The multi-projector system according to claim 1 , wherein
the emission position adjustment unit adjusts the emission position of the light by moving a position of the projection device.

8. The multi-projector system according to claim 1 , wherein
the light emission unit includes an optical modulation element configured to modulate the light from the light source according to the input image, and
the emission position adjustment unit adjusts the emission position of the light by moving a position of the input image on the optical modulation element.

9. A projector device comprising:
a light emission unit configured to modulate light from a light source according to an input image and emit the light as a projection image;
an emission position adjustment unit configured to adjust an emission position of the light by the light emission unit;
a capturing unit configured to capture the projection image projected on a medium to be projected to output a captured image;
an analysis unit configured to analyze the captured image to acquire
first luminance of a region where a first gradation region and a third gradation region are overlapped, the first gradation region and the third gradation region being included in an overlapped region of a first adjustment projection image and a second adjustment projection image,
the first adjustment projection image being projected on the medium to be projected from the light emission unit, based on a first adjustment image having an adjustment region formed in a region corresponding to the overlapped region of a first projection image emitted from the light emission unit with a second projection image projected by another projector device, the adjustment region including the first gradation region and a second gradation region in which directions of luminance gradients intersect with each other,
the second adjustment projection image being based on a second adjustment image having an adjustment region arranged in a region corresponding to the overlapped region of the second projection image projected by another projector device, the adjustment region including the third gradation region having a direction of a luminance gradient being opposite to the first gradation region, and a fourth gradation region having a direction of a luminance gradient being opposite to the second gradatio

Assignees

• Jvc Kenwood Corp

Inventors

• Okamoto Naoya

Classifications

• H04N9/3138

  using arrays of modulated light sources (electroluminescent display devices G09G3/30) · CPC title

• H04N9/3182

  Colour adjustment, e.g. white balance, shading or gamut (white balance per se H04N9/73; control of amplitude of colour signals H04N9/68; colour control circuits for displays in general G09G5/02, G09G3/2003, G09G3/3607) · CPC title

• H04N9/3179 Primary

  Video signal processing therefor · CPC title

• H04N9/3194

  including sensor feedback · CPC title

• H04N9/3147 Primary

  Multi-projection systems (video walls G06F3/1446) · CPC title