JP6201472B2 - Image projection apparatus and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a technology of a video projection device such as a projector that projects a video.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are image projection apparatuses such as projectors that light a light source lamp and project an image on a screen or the like.

  This type of video projection apparatus includes a video projection apparatus configured to have an input detection activation function. The input detection activation function is a function for activating the video projection device when the video projection device detects an input of a video signal in a standby state.

  The standby state is a state in which energization of the video projection apparatus is performed and a power-on request to turn on the video projection apparatus and video signal detection can be accepted as shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating state transition of the video projection device. The power ON request is received when the power button is pressed in the standby state, for example. The video signal detection is accepted when the video projection device detects the video signal.

  When energization of the video projection apparatus is started in the power OFF state, the video projection apparatus is supplied with power and shifts to a standby state. The power OFF state is a state in which power to the image projection apparatus is cut off and no power is supplied to the image projection apparatus.

  When the video projection apparatus receives a power-on request or video signal detection in the standby state, the video projection apparatus starts up and shifts to the power-on state.

  The power ON state is a state in which a light source lamp is turned on, a fan is operated, and a function of the image projection device (for example, a function for performing image projection) is available. When the image projection apparatus shifts to the power ON state, the light source lamp starts to be turned on or the fan operation is started.

  The video projection device shifts to the standby state when a standby shift request is received in the power ON state. The standby shift request is received when, for example, the power button is pressed in the power ON state.

  When the power supply to the video projection apparatus is cut off in the power-on state or the standby state, the video projection apparatus is not supplied with power and shifts to the power-off state. Examples of the situation where the power supply to the image projection apparatus is interrupted include a case where the AC adapter is removed from the outlet, a case where a power failure or breaker occurs.

  Since the video projection apparatus has an input detection activation function, the video projection apparatus automatically activates and shifts to the power ON state only by detecting the input of the video signal in the standby state. For this reason, it is possible to start the video projection apparatus and shift to the power ON state without performing a user operation such as pressing the power button. For example, a video output device such as a PC is connected to the video projection device. Then, a video signal is input from the video output device to the standby video projection device. Thereby, the video projection apparatus in the standby state is automatically activated upon detecting the video signal, and shifts to the power ON state. As a result, without performing a user operation such as pressing the power button, the video projection apparatus can be switched to the power ON state, the light source lamp can be turned on, and video projection can be started automatically.

  The video projection device having the input detection activation function described above is automatically activated when a video signal is detected, and shifts to a power-on state. For this reason, when the video projection apparatus detects a video signal after the interruption of energization that is not intended by the user, it automatically starts and shifts to a power-on state. Examples of energization interruption that the user does not indicate include power outages and breaker interruptions.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 11A, a power failure or breaker breakage occurs when the video projection device connected to the USB memory for video signal input is in a power-on state or a standby state, and the video projection device is connected to the video projection device. Suppose that the power is cut off. In this case, power is not supplied to the video projection device, and the video projection device shifts to a power-off state as shown in FIG. The USB memory corresponds to a video output device. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a problem situation that occurs in the video projection apparatus.

  Thereafter, energization of the video projection apparatus is started, and the power supply of the video projection apparatus is restored. In this case, power is supplied to the video projection device, and the video projection device shifts to a standby state as shown in FIG. Since the video projection apparatus that has shifted to the standby state is connected to a USB memory that is a video output apparatus, a video signal is input from the USB memory. In this case, the video projection device detects the video signal and automatically starts up, and shifts to the power ON state as shown in FIG. Then, the video projection device turns on the light source lamp and starts projecting the video signal input from the USB memory.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 11, when a video projection device detects a video signal after a power interruption without breakage of a user such as a power failure or breaker breakage occurs, the video projection device automatically starts, It will shift to a power ON state. Then, the video projection device turns on the light source lamp and starts projecting the video signal.

  For this reason, it is necessary to control whether or not to start the video projection device when a video signal is detected after a power interruption or breaker breakage that is not intended by the user occurs.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 08-237559 discloses a video display device that is easy to use such as connection and operability when an external device is connected.

  The video display device of Patent Document 1 controls a connection terminal connected to an external device, detection means for detecting a start signal state of the external device, and activation of a power supply circuit of the device and a display signal switching circuit by the detection signal. And control means for controlling the start of the video display device and the switching of the display signal by the power activation of the external device. As a result, it is possible to automatically start up the video display device and enjoy the desired video in an optimal setting state simply by connecting the external device and the video display device and turning on the power.

  The technique of Patent Document 1 enables the video display device to be activated by power activation of the external device. However, in Patent Document 1, no consideration is given to a problem that occurs when a power interruption that is not intended by the user occurs.

  An object of the present disclosure is to prevent the video projection apparatus from automatically starting when an energization interruption unintended by the user occurs.

An image projection apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes:
A video projection device that projects video input from a video output device,
Whether the video input from the video output device after the power supply to the video projection device is cut off is the same as the video input from the video output device before the power supply to the video projection device is cut off Determination means for performing at least one determination of: a first determination for determining whether or not a second determination for determining whether or not the time during which the power supply to the image projection apparatus has been interrupted is within a predetermined time;
When the first determination determines that they are not the same, or when the second determination determines that they are not within a certain time, the video projection device is activated, and the first determination determines that they are the same If it is determined that the time is within a certain time in the second determination, a determination unit that does not start the video projection device ;
It is characterized by having.

  According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent the video projection device from being automatically activated when a power interruption that is not intended by the user occurs.

It is a figure which shows the system configuration example of the video projection system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a video projector. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the main board 11 of the video projection apparatus, and the network board 12. FIG. It is a figure which shows the power-off time and energization start time which are preserve | saved at the memory | storage part. It is a figure which shows the image | video classification, identifier, and signal information preserve | saved at the memory | storage part 21. FIG. It is a 1st figure which shows the processing operation example of a video projector. It is a 2nd figure which shows the example of a processing operation of a video projector. It is a 1st figure which shows the processing operation example of an input detection starting determination. It is a 2nd figure which shows the processing operation example of input detection starting determination. It is a figure which shows the state transition of a video projector. It is a figure for demonstrating the problem condition which generate | occur | produces with an image projection apparatus.

(Outline of Embodiment of Video Projection Device According to One Aspect of Present Disclosure)
First, an overview of an embodiment of a video projection apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a video projection device according to an aspect of the present disclosure.

  The video projection device 100 according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a video projection device that projects a video input from the video output device 200.

  The video projection apparatus 100 according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a determination unit and a determination unit.

  The determination unit performs a determination process for performing at least one of a first determination and a second determination. The first determination is that the video input from the video output device 200 after the power supply to the video projection device 100 is cut off, and the video input from the video output device 200 before the power supply to the video projection device 100 is cut off. , Are the same. In the second determination, it is determined whether or not the time during which the power to the image projection apparatus 100 is cut off is within a certain time.

  The determination means performs a determination process for determining whether to start up the image projection apparatus 100 according to at least one determination result of the first determination and the second determination.

  The video projection device 100 according to an aspect of the present disclosure determines whether to start the video projection device 100 according to at least one determination result of the first determination and the second determination. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the video projection device 100 from being automatically activated when an energization interruption unintended by the user occurs. Hereinafter, an image projection device 100 according to an aspect of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following embodiments, a video projection system having the video projection device 100 and the video output device 200 will be described as an example.

<Configuration example of video projection system>
First, a system configuration example of a video projection system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration example of a video projection system.

  The video projection system of the present embodiment includes a video projection device 100 and a video output device 200.

  The video output device 200 is a device that outputs a video signal to the video projection device 100. Examples of the video output device 200 include devices such as a personal computer and a video camera. In addition, a Tongle-type small device such as a USB memory may be used. Any device can be used as the video output device 200 as long as it can output a video signal to the video projection device 100.

  The video projection device 100 is a device that projects the video signal input from the video output device 200 onto a screen or the like. Examples of the video projection device 100 include a device such as a projector.

  The video projection system of the present embodiment outputs a desired video signal from the video output device 200 to the video projection device 100. The video projection device 100 projects a desired video signal input from the video output device 200. In the video projection system of the present embodiment, the connection configuration between the video output device 200 and the video projection device 100 is not particularly limited, and any connection configuration can be applied.

<Configuration Example of Video Projection Device 100>
Next, a configuration example of the video projector 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the video projector 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the main board 11 and the network board 12 included in the video projector 100.

  The video projection apparatus 100 of this embodiment includes an optical unit 1, a light source lamp 2, a lamp control unit 3, a temperature sensor 4, an acceleration sensor 5, a display unit 6, an operation panel 7, a remote control receiving unit 8, a power supply 9, a fan 10, A main board 11 and a network board 12 are included.

  The optical unit 1 projects a video signal on a screen or the like.

  The light source lamp 2 emits light. The optical unit 1 projects a video signal on a screen or the like based on the light emitted from the light source lamp 2.

  The lamp control unit 3 controls the light source lamp 2.

  The temperature sensor 4 detects the temperature.

  The acceleration sensor 5 detects acceleration.

  The display unit 6 displays various information.

  The operation panel 7 inputs various information for operating the video projection device 100. The user operates the operation panel 7 to input various information.

  The remote control receiving unit 8 receives a remote control signal output from the remote control and inputs information corresponding to the remote control signal. The remote controller is an apparatus used when controlling the video projection apparatus 100. The user operates the remote controller and outputs a desired remote control signal corresponding to the user operation from the remote controller.

  The power source 9 is a power source that supplies power to the video projection device 100.

  The fan 10 cools the video projection device 100.

  The main board 11 is a main board that controls the video projector 100. The main board 11 includes a system control unit 20, a storage unit 21, a real time clock 22, an optical control unit 23, a video signal processing unit 24, and a power supply control unit 25.

  The system control unit 20 controls each part of the main board 11. As shown in FIG. 3, the system control unit 20 has a main control means 40, an input detection activation judgment means 41, a main body key / remote control means 42, a projection means 43, a signal judgment means 44, and a main board communication means 45. Configure.

  The main control means 40 controls the system control unit 20.

  The input detection activation determination unit 41 determines whether or not to perform input detection activation. The input detection activation means that the image projection apparatus 100 is activated. When it is determined that the input detection is activated, the video projection device 100 is activated, and the video projection device 100 is shifted from the standby state to the power-on state. If it is determined that the input detection is not activated, the image projection device 100 is not activated, and the image projection device 100 is left in a standby state.

  The main body key / remote control unit 42 receives information from the operation panel 7 or the remote control receiver 8.

  The projection unit 43 controls the optical control unit 23 and the lamp control unit 3 to project a video signal.

  The signal determination unit 44 determines a video signal.

  The main board communication unit 45 communicates with the network board 12.

  The storage unit 21 stores various information. The storage unit 21 stores the power-off time and the energization start time shown in FIG. 4 in association with each other. The power-off time is the time when the power supply to the image projection apparatus 100 is cut off. The energization start time is a time at which energization to the video projection device 100 is started.

  The storage unit 21 stores the video type, the identifier, and the signal information illustrated in FIG. 5 in association with each other. The video type, identifier, and signal information shown in FIG. 5 are information for specifying a video signal to be projected by the video projector 100.

  The video type is information for specifying the video type of the video signal. For example, it is specified whether the video signal is a signal received from a USB memory, a signal received from a computer, or a signal received from a video. The video type can be specified by the type of the input terminal to which the video signal is input.

  The identifier is information for specifying the video output device 200 that has output the video signal to the video projection device 100. For example, when the video signal is a USB signal, the USB signal is received from the USB memory, so the identifier is a serial number. When the video signal is a network signal, the network signal is received from the video output device 200 connected to the video projection device 100 via the network, and therefore the identifier is the IP address of the video output device 200.

  The signal information is information obtained by analyzing the video signal. Examples of signal information include resolution and synchronization frequency.

  The real time clock 22 measures the current time.

  The optical control unit 23 controls the optical unit 1.

  The video signal processing unit 24 processes the video signal input to the video projection device 100.

  The power supply control unit 25 controls the power supply 9.

  The network board 12 includes a network system control unit 30, a storage unit 31, a network I / F unit 32, and a USB I / F unit 33.

  The network system control unit 30 controls each part of the network board 12. As shown in FIG. 3, the network system control unit 30 includes a network board communication unit 50, a network control unit 51, and a USB control unit 52.

  The network board communication unit 50 communicates with the main board 11.

  The network control unit 51 transmits and receives network signals via the network I / F unit 32.

  The USB control unit 52 detects a USB signal via the USB I / F unit 33.

  The storage unit 31 stores various information.

  The network I / F unit 32 transmits and receives network signals. The network signal is a signal transmitted and received between the video projection device 100 and the video output device 200 via a network.

  The USB I / F unit 33 receives a USB signal. The USB signal is a signal output from the video output device 200 connected to the video projection device 100 via the USB I / F unit 33. The video output device 200 in this case corresponds to a USB memory.

<Example of Processing Operation of Video Projection Apparatus 100>
Next, an example of processing operation of the video projector 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 are diagrams illustrating an example of processing operation of the video projection apparatus 100. FIG. 6 and 7 illustrate processing operation examples when a USB memory is connected as the video output device 200 to the video projection device 100. The video projection apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment transitions to any one of the power-off state, the standby state, and the power-on state by performing the processing operations shown in FIGS.

  When the video projection apparatus 100 is in the power-on state, as shown in FIG. 6, the real-time clock 22 notifies the main control means 40 of time information of the current time every predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) (step S1). .

  The main control means 40 updates the power-off time shown in FIG. 4 stored in the storage unit 21 based on the time information notified from the real-time clock 22 (step S2). Thereby, even when the energization of the video projector 100 is suddenly interrupted, the time when the energization is interrupted can be grasped by referring to the power-off time stored in the storage unit 21. However, since the power-off time stored in the storage unit 21 is updated every certain time, an error within a certain time occurs.

  When a USB memory is connected to the USB I / F unit 33, the USB control means 52 detects a USB signal (step S3). The USB signal is a video signal output from the USB memory. The USB control unit 52 reads the identifier of the USB memory. Since the USB memory has a serial number (Device ID), the USB control means 52 reads the serial number as an identifier.

  When the USB control unit 52 detects the USB signal, the USB control unit 52 transmits the USB signal to the network board communication unit 50 (step S4). In this case, the USB control unit 52 transmits the identifier together with the USB signal. The network board communication unit 50 transmits a USB signal to the main board communication unit 45 (step S5). The main board communication unit 45 transmits a USB signal to the main control unit 40 (step S6).

  When the video projection apparatus 100 receives a USB signal while the power is on, the main control unit 40 performs signal determination of the USB signal by the signal determination unit 44 and acquires signal information of the USB signal (step S7). The signal determination unit 44 determines, for example, the resolution of the USB signal based on the USB signal. Also, the synchronization frequency is determined. The main control means 40 acquires the resolution and synchronization frequency determined by the signal determination means 44 as signal information. The signal determination performed by the signal determination unit 44 can be performed based on a video signal such as a USB signal as long as it is a determination that can identify what video signal the video signal is. It is. Examples of signal determination performed by the signal determination unit 44 include a method of determining information of a video signal displayed on a menu screen of a normal projector. Thereby, it is possible to specify what kind of video signal the video signal is based on the signal information of the signal determination result performed by the signal determination unit 44.

  The main control unit 40 stores the signal information determined by the signal determination unit 44 in the storage unit 21. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the main control means 40 associates and stores the video type, identifier, and signal information in the storage unit 21 (step S8). Thereby, the information of the video signal for starting projection by the video projection device 100 can be stored in the storage unit 21 and managed.

  When the video projection apparatus 100 receives a USB signal while the power is on, the main control unit 40 transmits the USB signal to the projection unit 43 and starts video projection (step S9). In this case, the projection unit 43 controls the optical control unit 23 to start projecting the USB signal (step S10).

  Thus, when the video projection apparatus 100 receives a USB signal that is a video signal from the USB memory that is the video output apparatus 200 while the video projection apparatus 100 is powered on, the video projection apparatus 100 projects the USB signal.

  When the video projector 100 is in the power-on state and the user operates the operation panel 7 or the remote control to make a standby shift request, the main body key / remote control control unit 42 accepts the standby shift request (step S20). When the main unit key / remote control unit 42 receives the standby transfer request, the main unit key / remote control unit 42 transmits a standby transfer request to the main control unit 40 (step S21). Note that it is also possible to send a standby shift request to the main control means 40 when the image projection apparatus 100 does not start image projection even after a predetermined time elapses by a timer function instead of a user operation.

  When the main control unit 40 receives the standby shift request, the main control unit 40 transmits the standby shift request to the network board communication unit 50 via the main board communication unit 45 (steps S22 and S23). When the network board communication unit 50 receives the standby transfer request, the network board communication unit 50 performs standby transfer processing on the network control unit 51 and the USB control unit 52, and shifts the network board 12 to the standby state (steps S24 and S25). Further, the main control means 40 performs standby shift processing and shifts the main board 11 to the standby state (step S26).

  As a result, the video projection device 100 shifts from the power ON state to the standby state.

  When the image projection apparatus 100 is in the standby state, the real time clock 22 notifies the main control means 40 of time information of the current time every predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) (step S30). The main control means 40 updates the power-off time stored in the storage unit 21 based on the time information notified from the real-time clock 22 (step S21). Thereby, even when the image projection apparatus 100 is in the standby state, the power-off time is updated at regular intervals as in the case of the power-on state.

  If power to the video projection device 100 is cut off when the video projection device 100 is in a power-on state or a standby state, the video projection device 100 shifts to a power-off state.

  When energization of the video projection device 100 is started when the video projection device 100 is in a power OFF state, the video projection device 100 shifts to a standby state.

  When energization of the video projection device 100 is started, as shown in FIG. 7, the power supply control unit 25 notifies the main control means 40 of the start of standby processing (step S40).

  When the main control unit 40 receives the start of the standby process, the main control unit 40 performs a start process necessary for setting the video projector 100 in the standby state (step S41). Examples of the start processing include processing such as task generation.

  The main control means 40 notifies the network board communication means 50 of the start of standby processing via the main board communication means 45 (steps S42 and S43). When the network board communication unit 50 accepts the start of standby processing, the network board communication unit 50 performs an operation for entering the standby state on the network control unit 51 and the USB control unit 52, and shifts the network board 12 to the standby state (steps S44 and S45). ).

  Further, the main control unit 40 reads information necessary for operating the video projection device 100 from the storage unit 21, and shifts the main board 11 to the standby state (step S46). Examples of information read from the storage unit 21 include information set on a menu screen of a normal projector.

  Further, the main control unit 40 acquires time information of the current time from the real-time clock 22 (step S47), and stores the acquired time information of the current time in the storage unit 21 as the energization start time (step S48). Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, the power-off time and the energization start time can be associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 21.

  The USB control means 52 detects the USB signal of the USB memory connected to the USB I / F unit 33 because it has shifted to the standby state in step S45 (step S49). The USB control unit 52 reads the identifier of the USB memory.

  The USB control unit 52 transmits a USB signal to the network board communication unit 50 (step S50). In this case, the identifier is also transmitted together with the USB signal. The network board communication unit 50 transmits the USB signal to the main control unit 40 via the main board communication unit 45 (steps S51 and S52).

  When the video projection apparatus 100 receives a USB signal in the standby state, the main control unit 40 determines whether or not the input detection activation determination unit 41 activates input detection (step S53).

  The input detection activation determination unit 41 performs signal determination of the USB signal by the signal determination unit 44 and acquires signal information of the USB signal (step S54). Thereby, the information of the video signal received after the energization is cut off can be acquired. Further, the input detection activation determination unit 41 reads information on the video signal stored in the storage unit 21 before the power interruption (step S55). Examples of the video signal information before power-off include the video type, identifier, and signal information stored in the storage unit 21.

  The input detection activation determination unit 41 compares the information of the video signal after the power interruption performed by the signal determination unit 44 with the information of the video signal before the power interruption read from the storage unit 21. Then, it is determined whether or not both the video signal after the energization interruption and the video signal before the energization interruption are the same video signal.

  When both the video signal after the power-off and the video signal before the power-off are the same video signal, the input detection activation determination unit 41 reads the power-off time and the power-on start time from the storage unit 21. (Step S56). Based on the power-off time and the energization disclosure time read from the storage unit 21, the input detection activation determination unit 41 calculates the time during which the energization of the video projection device 100 is interrupted (step S57). Then, the input detection activation determination unit 41 determines whether or not the time during which the energization is interrupted is within a certain time. When the input detection activation determination unit 41 determines that the input detection activation determination unit 41 is within a predetermined time, the main control unit 40 ends the process and leaves the video projection device 100 in the standby state. On the other hand, when the input detection activation determination unit 41 determines that the input detection activation determination unit 41 is not within a predetermined time, the main control unit 40 starts activation processing of the video projection device 100 (step S60), and shifts the video projection device 100 to the power ON state. To do.

  When the image projection apparatus 100 shifts from the standby state to the power-on state, the light source lamp 2 is turned on or the fan 10 is started to operate. Further, the processing of steps S1 to S10 shown in FIG. 6 is performed. As a result, the video projection device 100 starts projecting the video signal when detecting a video signal such as a USB signal.

  Further, when the image projection apparatus 100 remains in the standby state, the processes of steps S30 to S31 shown in FIG. 6 are performed. When the video projector 100 is in a standby state and the USB control unit 52 detects a USB signal, the processes of steps S49 to S57 are performed.

<Processing example of input detection activation determination>
Next, with reference to FIG. 8, an example of processing operations in steps S53 to S57 and S60 shown in FIG. 7 will be described in detail. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing operation for input detection activation determination.

  When the video projection apparatus 100 receives a video signal in the standby state, the main control unit 40 determines whether or not the input detection activation determination unit 41 activates the input detection (step A1).

  The input detection activation determination unit 41 determines the video signal detected after the power supply is cut off by the signal determination unit 44, and acquires the video type, identifier, and signal information of the video signal detected after the power supply is cut off (step A2). The input detection activation determination unit 41 reads out the video type, identifier, and signal information of the video signal detected before the energization is cut off from the storage unit 21 (step A3). Then, the input detection activation determination unit 41 compares the information of the video signal after the power interruption performed by the signal determination unit 44 with the information of the video signal before the power interruption read from the storage unit 21. Then, it is determined whether or not the video signal after the energization interruption and the video signal before the energization interruption are the same video signal (step A4).

  For example, comparing at least one of the video type, identifier, and signal information of the video signal after de-energization with the video type, identifier, and signal information of the video signal before de-energization, and the video signal after de-energization, It is determined whether or not both video signals before energization are the same video signal. In this case, when both video types are the same, the information obtained from the video signal of that video type is the same, so the identifiers and signal information of both are compared. Since the identifier is unique information, when both identifiers are the same, it can be determined that the video signal after power-off and the video signal before power-off are the same video signal. On the other hand, when both identifiers are different, it can be determined that the video signal after the power-off is not the same as the video signal before the power-off. When both identifiers cannot be compared, the signal information of both is compared. Note that the synchronization frequency included in the signal information is obtained by analyzing the video signal by the signal determination unit 44. However, since the analysis by the signal determination unit 44 includes an error, it is the same every time even if the video signal is the same. Not a value. For this reason, when comparing the synchronization frequencies included in the signal information, it is necessary to consider the error. For example, if the difference between the synchronization frequency of the video signal after power-off and the synchronization frequency of the video signal before power-off is within a predetermined error range, the video signals are determined to be the same. If the difference is not within a predetermined error range, the video signal is determined to be different.

  As described above, the input detection activation determination unit 41 compares at least one of the video type, identifier, and signal information of the video signal after the power supply is cut off with the video type, identifier, and signal information of the video signal before the power supply is cut off. To do. As a result, it is possible to determine whether or not both the video signal after the power-off and the video signal before the power-off are the same video signal.

  If the input detection activation determination unit 41 determines that the video signal after the power supply interruption and the video signal before the power supply interruption are the same (step A4 / Yes), the input detection activation determination unit 41 determines that the power supply cutoff time, The start time is read from the storage unit 21 (step A5). The input detection activation determination unit 41 calculates the time during which the energization is interrupted based on the power-off time and the energization disclosure time read from the storage unit 21 (step A6). The time during which the energization has been interrupted can be obtained by calculating the time from the power-off time to the energization disclosure time.

  The input detection activation determination means 41 determines whether or not the time during which the energization calculated in step A6 is interrupted is within a certain time (step A7). The predetermined time is preset in the video projector 100. The fixed time can be arbitrarily set by the user.

  When the input detection activation determination unit 41 determines that the time is within a certain time (step A7 / Yes), the main control unit 40 ends the process (End) and leaves the video projector 100 in the standby state.

  On the other hand, when the input detection activation determination unit 41 determines that it is not within the predetermined time (step A7 / No), the main control unit 40 starts the activation process of the video projection device 100 (step A8), and the video projection device 100. Is switched to the power ON state.

  Further, when the input detection activation determination unit 41 determines that the video signal after power-off is not the same as the video signal before power-off (step A4 / No), the main control unit 40 determines that the video projection device 100 Start processing is started (step A8). When the startup process of the video projection device 100 is started, the video projection device 100 shifts to a power-on state.

<Operation / Effect of Video Projection Apparatus 100 of Present Embodiment>
When the video projection apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment detects a video signal after power-off (step A1), whether the video signal after power-off and the video signal before power-off are the same. It is determined whether or not (step A4). If both video signals are the same video signal (step A4 / Yes), it is determined whether or not the time during which the power to the video projector 100 is cut off is within a certain time (step A7). When the energization has been cut off within a certain time (step A7 / Yes), the video projection device 100 is left in the standby state without performing the startup process of the video projection device 100. When both video signals are different video signals (Step A4 / No), or when the energization is not interrupted within a certain time (Step A7 / No), the startup processing of the video projector 100 is performed. (Step A8), and the video projector 100 is shifted to the power ON state. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the video projection device 100 from being automatically activated when an energization interruption unintended by the user occurs.

  When the video projection apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment determines whether to start the video projection apparatus 100 only by determining whether the video signals are the same, the same video signal is projected on another day or the like. Even when the image is to be projected by the apparatus 100, the image projection apparatus 100 cannot be activated. In many cases, the interruption of energization not interrupted by the user due to a power failure or breaker break is short in the time during which the energization is interrupted. For this reason, when both video signals are the same video signal (step A4 / Yes), it is determined whether or not the time during which the power to the video projector 100 is cut off is within a certain time (step A7). If the time during which the energization has been cut off is not within a certain time (step A7 / No), the video projection device 100 is activated (step A8), and the video projection device 100 is shifted to the power ON state. As a result, the video projection device 100 can be activated even when the video projection device 100 wants to project the same video signal on another day or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the video projection device 100 described above first performs the processing of steps A2 to A4 that is the video signal determination processing, and step A5 that is the determination processing of the time during which the energization is cut off. The processing of A7 will be performed later. However, as shown in FIG. 9, the processing of steps A5 to A7 that is the determination processing of the time during which the energization is interrupted is performed first, and the processing of steps A2 to A4 that is the determination processing of the video signal is performed later. Is possible.

  That is, the video projection apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment performs at least one determination process of a video signal determination process and a determination process of the time during which the energization is interrupted. And it is also possible to determine whether or not to start up the video projector 100 according to the determination result of at least one determination process.

  6 and 7 have been described by taking the USB signal as an example of the video signal. For this reason, an example in which the USB control unit 52 detects a USB signal via the USB I / F unit 33 is shown. When the video signal is a video signal, the main control means 40 detects the video signal via the video signal processing unit 24.

  The above-described embodiment is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment alone, and various modifications are made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Implementation is possible.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the video projection device 100 and the video output device 200 are connected on a one-to-one basis has been described as an example. However, a configuration in which the video projection device 100 and the video output device 200 are connected in a many-to-many manner is also possible.

  Further, the control operation in the video projection apparatus 100 of the present embodiment described above can be executed using hardware, software, or a combined configuration of both.

  When executing processing using software, it is possible to install and execute a program in which a processing sequence is recorded in a memory in a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware. Alternatively, it can be installed in a memory in a general-purpose computer capable of executing various processes and executed.

  For example, the program can be recorded in advance on a hard disk or ROM (Read Only Memory) as a recording medium. Alternatively, the program can be stored (recorded) temporarily or permanently in a removable recording medium. Such a removable recording medium can be provided as so-called package software. Examples of the removable recording medium include various recording media such as a magnetic disk and a semiconductor memory.

  The program is installed in the computer from the removable recording medium as described above. In addition, it is wirelessly transferred from the download site to the computer. In addition, it is transferred to a computer via a network by wire.

  In addition, the video projection device 100 according to the present embodiment is not only executed in time series according to the processing operation described in the above embodiment, but also in parallel with the processing capability of the device that executes the processing, or as necessary. Alternatively, it can be constructed to execute individually.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Video projector 200 Video output device 11 Main board 12 Network board 20 System control unit 21 Storage part 22 Real time clock 23 Optical control unit 24 Video signal processing unit 25 Power supply control unit 30 Network system control unit 31 Storage part 32 Network I / F Unit 33 USB I / F unit 40 Main control means 41 Input detection activation judgment means 42 Main body key / remote control means 43 Projection means 44 Signal judgment means 45 Main board communication means 50 Network board communication means 51 Network control means 52 USB control means

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-237559

Claims (4)

A video projection device that projects video input from a video output device,
Whether the video input from the video output device after the power supply to the video projection device is cut off is the same as the video input from the video output device before the power supply to the video projection device is cut off Determination means for performing at least one determination of: a first determination for determining whether or not a second determination for determining whether or not the time during which the power supply to the image projection apparatus has been interrupted is within a predetermined time;
When the first determination determines that they are not the same, or when the second determination determines that they are not within a certain time, the video projection device is activated, and the first determination determines that they are the same If it is determined that the time is within a certain time in the second determination, a determination unit that does not start the video projection device ;
A video projection device characterized by comprising:   2. The determination unit according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit performs at least one of the first determination and the second determination when a video is input from the video output device. Video projection device. The video projection device
A power-off state in which no power is supplied to the image projection device;
Energization of the video projection device is performed, and a standby state ready to start the video projection device,
Transition to any of the power ON state where the video projection device is activated,
The determination unit performs at least one of the first determination and the second determination when a video is input from the video output device in the standby state. Item 3. The image projection device according to Item 2. A program to be executed by a computer of a video projection device that projects video input from a video output device,
Whether the video input from the video output device after the power supply to the video projection device is cut off is the same as the video input from the video output device before the power supply to the video projection device is cut off A determination process for performing at least one of a first determination for determining whether or not a second determination for determining whether or not the time during which the power to the image projection apparatus is interrupted is within a certain time period, and
When the first determination determines that they are not the same, or when the second determination determines that they are not within a certain time, the video projection device is activated, and the first determination determines that they are the same When the second determination determines that the time is within a predetermined time , the program causes the computer to execute a determination process that does not activate the video projection device .

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