Gesture controlled adaptive projected information handling system input and output devices
First Claim
1. A method for adapting a projected input device in response to gestures, the method comprising:
- projecting a user interface at a projection surface with a second illumination;
projecting an image of an input device at the projection surface in response to an end user gesture, the input device presented with a first illumination and configured to accept end user touches at the projection surface as inputs;
detecting a predetermined gesture by an end user hand movement, the gesture proximate the projected input device, the gesture including touches at the input device as inputs to the input device; and
in response to the detecting, adapting the input device image according to a definition of the predetermined gesture including at least enabling the input device presented with the second illumination, the first illumination subdued relative to the second illumination;
wherein the input device comprises a keyboard that accepts typed inputs and the predetermined gesture comprises typed inputs at the keyboard.
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Abstract
Projected input and output devices adapt to a desktop environment by sensing objects at the desktop environment and altering projected light in response to the sensed objects. For instance, projection of input and output devices is altered to limit illumination against and end user'"'"'s hands or other objects disposed at a projection surface. End user hand positions and motions are detected to provide gesture support for adapting a projection work space, and configurations of projected devices are stored so that an end user can rapidly recreate a projected desktop. A projector scan adjusts to limit traces across inactive portions of the display surface and to increase traces at predetermined areas, such as video windows.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for adapting a projected input device in response to gestures, the method comprising:
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projecting a user interface at a projection surface with a second illumination; projecting an image of an input device at the projection surface in response to an end user gesture, the input device presented with a first illumination and configured to accept end user touches at the projection surface as inputs; detecting a predetermined gesture by an end user hand movement, the gesture proximate the projected input device, the gesture including touches at the input device as inputs to the input device; and in response to the detecting, adapting the input device image according to a definition of the predetermined gesture including at least enabling the input device presented with the second illumination, the first illumination subdued relative to the second illumination; wherein the input device comprises a keyboard that accepts typed inputs and the predetermined gesture comprises typed inputs at the keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system adapting a projected input device in response to gestures, the system comprising:
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a projector operable to present input devices as images projected at a projection surface; an input sensor interfaced with the projector and operable to detect inputs made at the input devices; and a gesture module stored in non-transitory memory and interfaced with the projector and the input sensor, the gesture module operable to adapt a projected input device in response to an end user gesture detected by the input sensor, the gesture module presenting the projected input device with a first illumination in response to the gesture and presenting the projected input device with a second illumination upon detection of an end user input interaction with the projected input device, the first illumination subdued relative to the second illumination; wherein the input device comprises a keyboard, the first gesture comprises hands placed on the projection surface in a typing position, the keyboard is presented against a user interface having the second illumination, and the detection of end user input interaction results in keyboard presentation at the second illumination of the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for presenting a projected keyboard by a projector at a projection surface, the method comprising:
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projecting a user interface at a projection surface with a projector at a second illumination; sensing with a camera an end user placement of hands on the projection surface in a typing configuration; in response to the sensing the end user placement of hands, presenting the projected keyboard on the projection surface with a first illumination, the first illumination subdued relative to the second illumination; sensing with the camera an end user typed input at the keyboard; and in response to sensing the end user typed input at the keyboard, presenting the keyboard with the second illumination.
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