Seiko Epson Corporation

Takashi Ozawa

Shun Imai

Yasunori Onishi

Takashi Natori

Yasuhiro Honda

A liquid supply device includes: a force sensor which outputs an output value corresponding to a force of expansion of a detection target site of a blockage detection tube communicating with a liquid election unit for ejecting a liquid; a pump for sending out a liquid in the blockage detection tube toward the liquid ejection unit; and a control unit which stops an operation of the pump when the output value reaches a threshold. The control unit decides the threshold, using, as a reference value, the output value acquired when a predetermined condition is satisfied including that the detection target site is filled with the liquid and that the pump is stopped.

Liquid supply device, liquid ejection device, and control method for pump

A display device includes: an acquisition unit which acquires a first image from an image supply device; a detection unit which specifies a position of the indicator and whether the indicator is a first indicator or a second indicator; a generation unit which generates a second image based on the specified position and generates a third image by superimposing the second image on the first image; a display unit which displays the third image; a designation unit which designates either the generation unit or the image supply device as a supply destination of information indicating a position of the second indicator; and a control unit which supplies the information indicating the position of the indicator to the generation unit if the detected indicator is the first indicator, and supplies the information indicating the position of the indicator to the supply destination if the detected indicator is the second indicator.

Display device, display control method and display system for detecting a first indicator and a second indicator

A both-direction display method includes: inputting an image signal from an external device; displaying an image on a screen on the basis of a display signal; detecting an operation for the screen as an image operation; drawing an operation input object corresponding to the image operation; outputting the display signal for displaying a composite image obtained by combining an external image on the basis of the image signal and the operation input object; detecting an interlocking operation; and editing the operation input object so as to follow a change of the external image in accordance with the interlocking operation.

Both-direction display method and both-direction display apparatus

As a start operation for an auxiliary line mode is accepted, the projector displays an auxiliary line. When an auxiliary line mode end operation is accepted or a non-drawing state exceeds a certain time, the projector erases the auxiliary line and ends the auxiliary line mode.

Image display device, projector, and control method for image display device

A projector can be connected in cascade to another projector. Either a first mode for the projector to operate as a leading projector in the cascade connection or a second mode for the projector to operate as a second or subsequent projector in the cascade connection is set. The projector is made available for use based on success of authentication by an authentication unit or on reception of use permission information of the projector by a receiving unit.

Projector and control method for projector

A projector system includes: a position detecting unit that detects a pointed position of a pointer on a projection surface; a drawing unit that performs drawing on the projection surface according to the pointed position detected by the position detecting unit; a height detecting unit that detects a height of a user of a projector; and a display changing unit that changes, according to the user's height detected by the height detecting unit, at least one of a shape of the image projected onto the projection surface and a display position of the image on the projection surface.

Projector system and control method thereof

A projector can not only perform power on/off operation in synchronization with open/close action of a shutter but also provide a screen mute function achieved by the shutter. When the shutter is located in an OFF position and the period timed by a timer is longer than or equal to a predetermined period during the operation of the projector, the projector is powered off. In this process, after the timing operation performed by the timer and notification from a notification unit are terminated, a light source is turned off and the projector is caused to enter a standby state.

Projector and method for controlling projector using a slidable lens shutter

A projector can be connected in cascade to another projector. Either a first mode for the projector to operate as a leading projector in the cascade connection or a second mode for the projector to operate as a second or subsequent projector in the cascade connection is set. The projector is made available for use on authentication by an authentication unit or on reception of use permission information of the projector by a receiving unit.

A display apparatus capable of notifying a user that a color mode that does not correspond to illuminance in an environment around the display apparatus is set is provided. When the display apparatus is powered on, an illuminance measurement section measures illuminance in an environment around the display apparatus, and when a set color mode does not correspond to the measured illuminance, a notification image is projected to notify that the color mode should be changed.

Color video projector controlled by ambient light detection and method therefor

A projector capable of notifying the user of the fact that the installation angle has been varied when the projector is in operation is provided. The projector includes an angle detector adapted to detect an installation angle of the projector, a keystone distortion correction device adapted to perform a keystone distortion correction of a projection image projected on the projection surface based on the installation angle detected by the angle detector, and a controller adapted to record a variation in the installation angle as installation angle variation information on the storage device in a case in which the angle detector detects the variation when the projector is in operation, and then announce occurrence of the variation in the installation angle in a case in which the installation angle variation information is recorded on the storage device in a power-OFF sequence of the projector.

Projector and method of controlling projector

A projector includes: an image projection unit that projects an image; a trapezoidal correction unit that performs trapezoidal correction on the image projected by the image projection unit; a nonvolatile storage unit that stores the amount of previous trapezoidal correction and a predetermined acceptable value associated with the amount of previous trapezoidal correction, the amount of previous trapezoidal correction being used immediately before at least one of when the projector is turned off and when signal processing is changed; and an adjustment unit that sets, if the amount of previous trapezoidal correction is greater than the predetermined acceptable value, the amount of trapezoidal correction to be performed by the trapezoidal correction unit at a predetermined standard value or zero after the projector is activated or after the signal processing is changed.

Projector and image projection method

A projection system includes: a screen having screen specific authentication information; and a projector having a function of acquiring the screen specific authentication information and, based on the acquired authentication information, carrying out an authentication process for setting the projector to a usable condition.

Projection system, screen, and projector

A projector includes: a light source; a light modulation device which forms an image by modulating light emitted from the light source according to inputted image information; a projection optical system which projects the image formed by the light modulation device; a projection position controlling unit which controls the projection position of the image by shifting the projection optical system in the left-right direction with respect to the projection direction; a pair of left and right speakers which output sounds corresponding to audio information inputted with the image information; and a sound volume adjusting unit which separately adjusts sound volume levels of the sounds outputted from the pair of the speakers based on the control condition of the projection position provided by the projection position controlling unit.

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Shiojiri, Japan

Takashi Ozawa