Casio Computer Co., Ltd.

Kiyoshi Oda

Tetsuro Narikawa

Yubi Takashimada

Akira Inoue

Hiroshi Saito

Masaki Kobayashi

Ken Yoshino

A projection processing device comprises a processor control unit that acquires, in response to acceptance of input information, projection position information associated with the input information, and instructs a projector to emit light or project an image enabling a user to identify a position based on the acquired projection position information.

Projection processing device, projection system, method, and recording medium with program recorded therein

A projector of the present invention includes a light source unit including a semiconductor light emitting element and a color wheel and emitting lights in first and second wavelength ranges in time division, a display device receiving light source light to form image light, a projection optical system for projecting the image light onto a projection target, a delay time setting module for shifting a start timing of a color mixing period when the lights in the first and second wavelength ranges are emitted in a mixed fashion in a spoke period of the color wheel during which emissions of the lights in the first and second wavelength ranges are switched over based on an index indicating a brightness of light from the light source unit, and a light source driving module for driving the light source unit based on a setting set by the delay time setting module.

Projector including a semiconductor light emitting element and a color wheel, projection control device, and storage medium

A projector of the present invention includes a light source unit including a first light source emitting light in a first wavelength range and a second light source emitting light in a second wavelength range, a display device for forming image light, a projection optical system for projecting the image light onto a projection target, a timing setting module for changing a ratio of a period shining light in the first wavelength range to a period shining light in the second wavelength range in a spoke period having a plane period emitting light in the first or second wavelength range and a color mixing period emitting both lights in the first and second wavelength ranges for each of a plurality of color modes, and alight source driving module for driving the light source unit based on a setting at the timing setting module.

Projector including a light source unit, projection control device including a light source driving module, and storage medium

A projector is provided which includes a first light source device configured to emit light in a first wavelength range, a first wheel having formed thereon a plurality of light source segments configured to emit lights in different wavelength ranges upon receiving light in the first wavelength range, a second wheel having formed thereon a plurality of areas configured to dim light emitted from the first wheel, a display device onto which light emitted from the second wheel is shined to thereby form image light, and a processor configured to control the first light source device, the first wheel and the second wheel in a synchronized fashion, wherein the processor performs a masking process on the image light when either or both of a rotation frequency difference and a phase shift between the first and the second wheels are predetermined thresholds or greater.

Projector, projection control method, and storage medium

In a projection apparatus, the synchronization signal generation unit is configured to output synchronization signals for controlling timing of switching a color of light output from the light source unit, the synchronization signals including a synchronization signal used for turning off one of the first and second light-emitting elements in synchronization with the detection signal, and a synchronization signal used for turning on the other light-emitting element at a next period. The control unit is configured to set an interval during which power supplied to the first and second light-emitting elements of the light source unit is stopped at all periods, based on the synchronization signals.

Projection apparatus, light source apparatus, and projection method

A display auxiliary device includes a light receiving sensor that receives display light from a display target, and a CPU that determines whether or not a switching display synchronous signal is included in the received display light, shields both a left-eye liquid crystal shutter and a right-eye liquid crystal shutter during a light reception period of time of the switching display synchronous signal based on the switching display synchronous signal, and performs a shutter switching operation of the left-eye liquid crystal shutter for the left-eye image and the right-eye liquid crystal shutter for the right-eye image to be switched and displayed, when the switching display synchronous signal is determined to be included.

Display auxiliary device, display system, display method, and program medium

A display apparatus includes a master/slave setting unit configured to execute at least one of setting of a master apparatus which displays a switching-display synchronization signal superposed on an image as a target to be displayed and setting of a slave apparatus which does not display the switching-display synchronization signal, a synchronization-signal superposition unit configured to superpose the switching-display synchronization signal on the image as the target to be displayed, when setting of the master apparatus is executed by the master/slave setting unit, and a display unit configured to display the image on which the switching-display synchronization signal is superposed by the synchronization signal superposition unit.

Display apparatus, projection apparatus, display assist apparatus, and system

In a projection apparatus, a processor performs a light-source controlling process of simultaneously driving the semiconductor light-emitting elements included in the light source unit and of generating a sync signal for use in projecting a stereoscopic image, and a gradation controlling process of correcting gradations ranging from zero gradation to the gradation according to the luminance level of the sync signal, to a specific gradation, when the projecting unit forms an optical image of a color complimentary to the color of the sync signal generated by the light-source controlling unit.

Projection apparatus and projection control method

A light emission state of each of the plurality of different types of light-emitting elements is controlled in accordance with i) a color image formation period in which a color image is formed by using light emitted from the different types of light-emitting elements, ii) a synchronization period in which at least two different types of light-emitting elements are simultaneously driven to output a synchronization signal synchronized with projection timing of a left-eye image or a synchronization signal synchronized with projection timing of a right-eye image, and iii) off-state periods between which the synchronization period is interposed, and in which all the light-emitting elements are in the off-state.

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Kiyoshi Oda