TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to an image projection device and an information processing method.

BACKGROUND ART

In a projector which is an image projection device that projects and displays an image on a screen or the like, a failure of equipment and degradation of optical components are more likely to occur in accordance with the usage time and usage environment. Thus, the projector conventionally includes a function of outputting a notification that prompts a user for maintenance every time a predetermined time elapses. In addition, in Patent Literature 1, for example, a measure of turning off the power of a projector1in accordance with the state of the projector1is taken such that devices included in the projector1do not suffer great damage as a result that maintenance is not implemented.

For example, in order to prevent dust intrusion into the projector, the projector is provided with a filter at an air inlet. However, as the usage time of the projector increases, dust adhering to the filter increases. Accordingly, the pressure loss increases, and taking-in of cooling air into the projector is inhibited. In the case where such a state progresses further, the inside of the projector can no longer be cooled sufficiently, and damages to various devices arranged within the projector, in particular, optical devices, are likely to occur to shorten the life. Therefore, the conventional projector projects and displays a message such as “Replace the filter”, for example, on a projection plane to prompt a user for maintenance of the filter.

CITATION LIST

Patent Literature

Patent Literature 1: JP 2003-43577A

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

Technical Problem

However, merely by notifying a message as described above, the user does not notice a specific loss to be caused by not performing maintenance of the filter, and thus, filter replacement cannot be motivated sufficiently.

In addition, in the case of making a notification that prompts the user to implement maintenance of the filter or the like, the notification has conventionally been made uniformly only on the basis of the usage time without depending on the usage environment of the projector. However, the timing when maintenance of the projector is actually required is different depending on the usage environment of the user or the use mode of the projector. Thus, situations where implementation of maintenance is prompted in a projector for which maintenance is not yet necessary, and where it cannot be prompted to implement maintenance although maintenance of the projector has become necessary at an earlier timing occur.

Therefore, the present disclosure proposes an image projection device and an information processing method that are novel and improved and can prompt to implement maintenance at an appropriate timing.

Solution to Problem

According to the present disclosure, there is provided an image projection device including: an analysis unit configured to compute a functional state of one or more devices included in the image projection device on the basis of sensor information acquired from one or more sensors; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not maintenance of the devices is necessary on the basis of the functional state of the devices; and a notification control unit configured to present guidance information that prompts for implementation of maintenance of the devices to a user through a notification unit at a timing when it is determined by the determination unit that maintenance is necessary.

In addition, according to the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing method including: computing, using a processor, a functional state of one or more devices included in an image projection device on the basis of sensor information acquired from one or more sensors; determining, using the processor, whether or not maintenance of the devices is necessary on the basis of the functional state of the devices; and presenting, using the processor, guidance information that prompts for implementation of maintenance of the devices to a user through a notification unit at a timing when it is determined that maintenance is necessary.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

According to the present disclosure as described above, it is possible to prompt to implement maintenance at an appropriate timing. Note that the effects described above are not necessarily limitative. With or in the place of the above effects, there may be achieved any one of the effects described in this specification or other effects that may be grasped from this specification.

