Regional Sharpness Mapping for Projector Focus Identification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional focus identification methods for projectors are inaccurate as they calculate optimal sharpness for the entire picture, failing to reflect regional sharpness variations, making it difficult for remote maintainers to assess focus quality effectively.

Innovation Solution

A focus identification method that divides the captured picture into regions, calculates sharpness values for each region, and displays them on the projection picture, enabling remote maintainers to easily identify focus quality and recognize changes post-maintenance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the entire captured picture is used to calculate optimal sharpness, then the calculation process is simple, but the focus identification accuracy is insufficient due to regional sharpness variations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefocus identification accuracyVSAvoidsharpness calculation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The captured picture is divided into multiple image regions, and sharpness values are calculated separately for each region. This segmentation approach enables accurate identification of regional focus quality differences while maintaining a systematic calculation process that is manageable and efficient.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different image regions are evaluated independently for their own sharpness characteristics. This allows the system to identify and report focus quality specific to each region, providing localized accuracy information that reflects the actual optical uniformity variations across the projection picture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Measurement precision

If regional sharpness values are calculated and displayed, then the focus quality identification becomes accurate, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefocus quality identification accuracyVSAvoidremote maintenance ease
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Sharpness values are displayed on the projection picture using visual indicators such as color coding or numerical overlays. This visual presentation method enables remote maintainers to quickly and easily identify focus quality issues across different regions without requiring complex data interpretation, thus maintaining operational simplicity while achieving accurate focus identification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

3Loss of information

If multiple sharpness values are calculated for different regions, then the focus quality assessment becomes comprehensive, but the data processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefocus quality information completenessVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The picture is divided into multiple image regions with sharpness calculated for each region. This segmentation provides comprehensive focus quality information across the entire projection picture, ensuring no regional variations are missed while maintaining efficient processing through structured regional analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12126945B2Focus identification method and focus identification system thereof
Publication Date: 2024.10.22 CORETRONIC CORPORATION
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AI summary

A focus identification method adaptable for a focus identification system is provided. The focus identification method includes: capturing a projection picture to generate a captured picture; dividing the captured picture into a plurality of image regions; calculating a plurality of sharpness values corresponding to the plurality of image regions respectively according to image data of the plurality of image regions; and displaying the plurality of sharpness values on the projection picture corresponding to the plurality of image regions respectively the to generate a first focus identification picture. Moreover, the disclosure further discloses a focus identification system applying the focus identification method. The focus identification method and the focus identification system using the same in the disclosure may improve the remote maintenance efficiency.