Patent ID: 9743052
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A projector that projects an image, the projector comprising: a pixel count storage section that stores first display pixel count information representing a count of pixels displayed by the projector; a communication section that sends a projection request command requesting another projector connected to the projector to project a test image, and receives second display pixel count information representing a count of pixels displayed by the other projector from the other projector; an imaging section that captures an image of the test image projected by the other projector in response to the projection request command; a layout recognition section that recognizes a relative layout relationship between the projector and the other projector based on the image captured by the imaging section; a layout information creation section that creates layout information representing the relative layout relationship based on the relative layout relationship; and a total display pixel count calculation section that calculates total display pixel count information representing a count of pixels displayed in an entire image formed by the projector and the other projector based on the first display pixel count information, the second display pixel count information, and the layout information.