US 11,729,361 B2
Projection apparatus
Akira Sano, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/210,288.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-065890 (JP), filed on Apr. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0314539 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. H04N 9/31 (2006.01); G03B 21/14 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 9/3185 (2013.01) [G03B 21/142 (2013.01); H04N 9/3188 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A projection apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory having instructions that, when executed by the processor, performs function as:
an acquisition unit configured to acquire a characteristic value of each of partial regions of an input image;
a determination unit configured to determine target regions for which a graphic is displayed, out of the partial regions, based on the acquired characteristic values and a predetermined condition; and
a control unit configured to control so that the graphic is displayed in the target regions of the input image,
wherein the determination unit determines the target regions so that a user is not able to visually recognize the graphic.