Projection system and projection method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9860501-B2
Application number	US-201615133243-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 20, 2016
Priority date	Nov 18, 2015
Publication date	Jan 2, 2018
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018

Abstract

A projection method includes sending an identification signal, receiving an identification response signal corresponding to the identification signal, acquiring a display information from a database according to the identification response signal, acquiring a plurality of angles of a plurality of projection devices relative to an orientation of the first device and a plurality of distances between the projection devices and the first device according to the orientation of the first device and the location of the first device, and controlling a first projection device of the projection devices to project the display information according to the angles of the projection devices relative to an orientation of the first device and the distances between the projection devices and the first device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A projection system comprising:
a plurality of projection devices;
a first device configured for:
sending an identification signal; and
receiving an identification response signal corresponding to the identification signal; and

a second device configured for:
acquiring a display information from a database according to the identification response signal;
acquiring a plurality of angles of the projection devices relative to an orientation of the first device and a plurality of distances between the projection devices and the first device according to the orientation of the first device and the location of the first device; and
controlling a first projection device of the projection devices to project the display information according to the angles of the projection devices relative to an orientation of the first device and the distances between the projection devices and the first device.

2. The projection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the identification signal is sent from the first device to a third device, and the identification response signal is generated and sent by the third device according to the identification signal.

3. The projection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the projection devices are 3D projection devices.

4. The projection system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second device is further configured for:
calculating an estimated location and an estimated orientation of the first device according to a moving speed and a moving direction of the first device;
acquiring a plurality of estimated angles of the projection devices relative to the estimated orientation of the first device and a plurality of estimated distances between locations of the projection devices and the estimated location of the first device according to the estimated orientation of the first device and the estimated location of the first device;
determining a second projection device of the projection devices according to the estimated angles of the projection devices relative to the estimated orientation of the first device and the estimated distances between locations of the projection devices and the estimated location of the first device; and
switching to use the second projection device to project the display information.

5. The projection system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the second device is further configured for:
switching to use the second projection device to project the display information when a distance between the first device and the first projection device is greater than a predetermined threshold.

6. A projection method comprising:
sending, through a first device, an identification signal;
receiving, through the first device, an identification response signal corresponding to the identification signal;
acquiring, through a second device, a display information from a database according to the identification response signal;
acquiring, through the second device, a plurality of angles of a plurality of projection devices relative to an orientation of the first device and a plurality of distances between the projection devices and the first device according to the orientation of the first device and the location of the first device; and
controlling, through the second device, a first projection device of the projection devices to project the display information according to the angles of the projection devices relative to an orientation of the first device and the distances between the projection devices and the first device.

7. The projection method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the identification signal is sent from the first device to a third device, and the identification response signal is generated and sent by the third device according to the identification signal.

8. The projection method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the projection devices are 3D projection devices.

9. The projection method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising:
calculating, through the second device, an estimated location and an estimated orientation of the first device according to a moving speed and a moving direction of the first device;
acquiring, through the second device, a plurality of estimated angles of the projection devices relative to the estimated orientation of the first device and a plurality of estimated distances between locations of the projection devices and the estimated location of the first device according to the estimated orientation of the first device and the estimated location of the first device;
determining, through the second device, a second projection device of the projection devices according to the estimated angles of the projection devices relative to the estimated orientation of the first device and the estimated distances between the locations of the projection devices and the estimated location of the first device; and
switching, through the second device, to use the second projection device to project the display information.

10. The projection method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the step of switching to use the second projection device to project the display information further comprises:
switching, through the second device, to use the second projection device to project the display information when a distance between the first device and the first projection device is greater than a predetermined threshold.

11. A projection system comprising:
at least one projection device, wherein the projection device has a rotating mechanism;
a first device configured for:
sending an identification signal; and
receiving an identification response signal corresponding to the identification signal; and

a second device configured for:
acquiring a display information from a database according to the identification response signal;
acquiring at least one distance between the at least one projection device and the first device according to a present location of the first device;
controlling the rotating mechanism to rotate the at least one projection device according to a present orientation of the first device; and
controlling the at least one projection device to project the display information according to the at least one distance between the at least one projection device and the first device.

12. The projection system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the at least one projection device comprises a plurality of projection devices, and the second device is further configured for:
determining a first projection device from the projection devices according to distances between the projection devices and the first device;
rotating the first projection device of the projection devices according to the present orientation of the first device; and
controlling the first projection device to project the display information according to the a distance between the first projection device and the first device.

13. The projection system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the second device is further configured for:
calculating an estimated location and an estimated orientation of the first device according to a moving speed and a moving direction of the first device;
acquiring a plurality of estimated distances between locations of the projection devices and the estimated location of the first device according to the estimated location of the first device;
determining a second projection device of the projection devices according to the estimated distances between the locations of the projection devices and the estimated location of the first device;
rotating the second projection device according to the estimated orientation of the first device; and
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Assignees

• Inst Information Ind

Inventors

• Chen Pin-Liang
• Yang Ping-Che
• Ku Tsun

Classifications

• H04N9/3185 Primary

  Geometric adjustment, e.g. keystone or convergence (optical or mechanical adjustment of convergence H04N9/317; using scanning means H04N3/22; optical or mechanical adjustments of projectors not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B21/14) · CPC title

• G06Q50/12

  Hotels or restaurants · CPC title

• H04N9/3147 Primary

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

• H04N9/3179

  Video signal processing therefor · CPC title

• G06F17/30247

  Physics · mapped topic