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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2012
Tatsuhiko Nobori, Matsumoto, JP;
Toru Katahira, Matsumoto, JP;
Katsuhiro Matsuyama, Asahi-mura, JP;
Haruyoshi Yamada, Shiojiri, JP;
Tatsuhiko Nobori, Matsumoto, JP;
Toru Katahira, Matsumoto, JP;
Katsuhiro Matsuyama, Asahi-mura, JP;
Haruyoshi Yamada, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A projector which modulates light emitted from a light source and projects the light, the projector including: an image acquiring unit for acquiring an image from an image source; a modulating unit for modulating the light emitted from the light sources, based on the image acquired by the image acquiring unit; a light adjustment mechanism for reducing an amount of light incident on the modulating unit from the light source; and a light adjustment control unit for performing light adjustment control by the light adjustment mechanism, based on the image acquired by the image acquiring unit; wherein the light adjustment control unit stops execution of the light adjustment control when at least one of an operating state of the projector and a state of the image acquired by the image acquiring unit meets a predetermined condition.