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Samsung patents projector that adjusts position based on light levels

Samsung describes a device that uses sensors to measure ambient light and the brightness of a projected image. It calculates the best spot to project the image by comparing these brightness values, then moves the projection to that optimal position.

Why it mattersThis could help projectors automatically find the clearest spot on a wall or screen, reducing the need for manual adjustments in varying lighting conditions.

In the filing’s own words

An electronic apparatus includes a sensor, memory storing instructions, a projector configured to output light to a projection surface, and at least one processor, where the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic apparatus to identify a first projection position according to an environmental illuminance value based on first data obtained through the sensor and a first brightness value of the projection surface, obtain a second brightness value corresponding to a brightness of a projection image output through the projector at the first projection position, obtain a third brightness value corresponding to a brightness of a projection area based on second data obtained through the sensor while the projection image is being output, and control the projector such that the projection image is output at a second projection position that is determined based on the second and third brightness values.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising: a sensor; memory storing instructions; a projector configured to output light to a projection surface; and at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic apparatus to: identify a first projection position according to an environmental illuminance value based on first data obtained through the sensor and a first brightness value of the projection surface, obtain a second brightness value corresponding to a brightness of a projection image output through the projector at the first projection position, obtain a third brightness value corresponding to a brightness of a projection area based on second data obtained through the sensor while the projection image is being output, and control the projector such that the projection image is output at a second projection position that is determined based on the second brightness value and the third brightness value.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
Publication number
US20260281289A1
Application number
19678943
Filed
May 15, 2026
Published
Sep 17, 2026
Inventors
1
Claims
20

Classified under

H04N 9/3182 Electricity & electronicsH04N 9/3173 Electricity & electronicsH04N 9/3194 Electricity & electronics
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