Projection Color Adjustment for Non-White Surfaces

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional projection devices have a single projection mode that cannot be adjusted according to different environments, leading to poor projection effects when projecting onto walls with non-white colors, such as light blue or light yellow, or wallpaper patterns.

Innovation Solution

An information processing method and electronic device that collect image information of the projection plane, acquire color information, generate a color adjusting template, and perform color adjustments on projection images to match the projection plane's color, thereby improving the projection effect by minimizing the difference between the original and projected image colors.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a single projection mode is used, then the device complexity is low, but the adaptability to different projection environments is poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to different projection environmentsVSAvoidprojection mode complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The projection device dynamically adjusts projection parameters including color temperature, saturation, and brightness based on real-time detection of the projection plane's characteristics. The system transitions from a static single-mode projection to a dynamic multi-mode projection that adapts to different environments such as white walls, colored walls, and patterned surfaces.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes projection parameters such as color temperature, saturation, and brightness levels according to the detected projection plane characteristics. By adjusting these parameters, the device can optimize projection quality for different background colors and patterns without requiring multiple physical projection modes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Manufacturing precision

If projection images are not adjusted according to projection plane color, then the processing simplicity is high, but the projection effect is poor on non-white surfaces

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprojection color accuracyVSAvoidimage processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system incorporates a feedback mechanism where the projection plane is detected first, then the detected color information is fed back to adjust the projection images. This closed-loop process ensures that projection color accuracy is optimized based on actual plane characteristics while managing processing complexity through automated detection and adjustment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary detection of the projection plane's color and pattern characteristics before projecting the actual content. This preliminary action allows the system to pre-adjust projection parameters and generate optimized projection images in advance, improving color accuracy without adding significant processing complexity during the actual projection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Manufacturing precision

If color adjustment template is applied, then the projection color matching is improved, but the processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecolor matching precisionVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The color adjustment template is generated in advance based on the detected projection plane characteristics, before the actual projection occurs. This preliminary generation of the adjustment template allows for faster processing during projection, as the system only needs to apply the pre-computed template rather than calculating adjustments in real-time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies color adjustment selectively to the extent necessary to achieve acceptable color matching, rather than applying maximum adjustment in all cases. By using partial action based on the detected plane characteristics, the system balances color matching precision with processing time requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS9432645B2Information processing method and electronic device
Publication Date: 2016.08.30 LENOVO (BEIJING) LTD
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AI summary

An information processing method and an electronic device are provided. First image information of the first projection plane is collected by an image collection unit at a first time; a set of color information of the first projection plane in the first image information which indicates color of the first projection plane is acquired; a first color adjusting template is generated based on the set of color information of the first projection plane, and the first color adjusting template includes a set of second color information; color adjustment is performed on each of M projection images after the first time in the electronic device based on the first color adjusting template, to generate M second projection images; the second projection image is then projected onto the first projection plane.