Projector and method for controlling the same
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasaki FUJIOKA
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Abstract
A projector calculates an input-output characteristic for converting a tone value of an input image so as to perform display in a given projectable luminance range in a display absolute luminance range of an input signal, in accordance with the brightness of the projection surface. An output signal is generated from the input signal and projected, based on the calculated input-output characteristic. With the disclosed projector, image data having an input luminance range that is different from the output luminance range can be appropriately displayed.
Claims12
A projector comprising:
- a first obtaining unit configured to obtain information that defines a relationship between a tone value and an absolute luminance value of image data to be projected;
- a second obtaining unit configured to obtain a maximum luminance on a projection surface that is achieved by the projector;
- a generation unit configured to generate a tone-conversion characteristic based on the information and the maximum luminance;
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- an application unit configured to apply the tone-conversion characteristic to the image data and supply the image data to projection unit,
- wherein the generation unit generates the tone-conversion characteristic such that a relationship between the tone value of the image data after the tone-conversion characteristic has been applied thereto and a luminance on the projection surface satisfies the relationship between the tone value and the absolute luminance value obtained by the first obtaining unit in at least part of a tone value range.
A method for controlling a projector, the method comprising:
- obtaining information that defines a relationship between a tone value and an absolute luminance value of image data to be projected;
- obtaining a maximum luminance on a projection surface that is achieved by the projector;
- generating a tone-conversion characteristic based on the information and the maximum luminance;
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- applying the tone-conversion characteristic to the image data and supplying the image data to projection unit,
- wherein, during the generating, the tone-conversion characteristic is generated such that a relationship between the tone value of the image data after the tone-conversion characteristic has been applied thereto and a luminance on the projection surface satisfies the relationship between the tone value and the absolute luminance value obtained during the obtaining in at least part of a tone value range.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a program for causing a computer provided in a projector to function as:
- a first obtaining unit configured to obtain information that defines a relationship between a tone value and an absolute luminance value of image data to be projected;
- a second obtaining unit configured to obtain a maximum luminance on a projection surface that is achieved by the projector;
- a generation unit configured to generate a tone-conversion characteristic based on the information and the maximum luminance;
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- a application unit configured to apply the tone-conversion characteristic to the image data and supply the image data to a projection unit,
- wherein the generation unit generates the tone-conversion characteristic such that a relationship between the tone value of the image data after the tone-conversion characteristic has been applied thereto and a luminance on the projection surface satisfies the relationship between the tone value and the absolute luminance value obtained by the first obtaining unit in at least part of a tone value range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.