Mobile communications terminal and method therefor

• US 20070229650A1
• Filed: 03/30/2006
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: McKay, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/392,927
• Publication Number:
  US 20070229650A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1636 Sensing arrangement for detection of a tap gesture on the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0272 for a projector or beamer module assembly constructional features of projectors per se G03B21/00; constructional details of projectors using electronic spatial light modulators per se H04N9/31
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/31 Projection devices for colour picture display , e.g. using electronic spatial light modulators [ESLM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3173 wherein the projection device is specially adapted for enhanced portability

Abstract

A mobile communications terminal (201) for optical projecting of a media content (202) comprises means (203), which are arranged for receiving (401) an incoming communication having the media content (202), a light emitting projector (204), which is arranged to present (402) an image (205) of the media content (202) onto an object (206) and, means (207) for detecting (403) predetermined motions of the object (206), which detection of motions is used for controlling a plurality of operations of the mobile communication terminal (201).

Claims

1. A method (400) for optical projection of a media content with a mobile communication terminal (101) comprising the steps of:

(401) receiving an incoming communication (103) having a media content (202);

(402) activating a light emitting projector (204) to present an image (205) of said media content (202) from said mobile communication terminal (200) onto an object (206); and

(403) detecting predetermined motions of said object for controlling a plurality of operations of said mobile communication terminal.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said method further comprises a step of detecting (404)an object.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein said detecting comprises a first tapping of said object.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of operations comprise opening and/or closing items of media content, accessing previous or next item of media content in a list or stack of items, deleting an item of media content, scrolling through the content of an item of media content, answering an incoming voice call, take an action on an item selected from a list of items, call the sender of SMS or ending said projection.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein said incoming communication comprises a message, such as an SMS or MMS.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein said incoming communication comprises a voice call.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said media content comprises text, image, video or any combinations thereof.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein said media content comprises a user ID.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein said method further comprises a step of (205) moving said object away from said projector along a projected cone of light until a preferred size of said image is obtained.

10. A method according to claim 1, wherein said method further comprises a step of (206) moving said object back to said device and/or a step of (207) detecting a second tap to end projection of said image.

11. A method according to claim 1, wherein said object comprises a hand of a user of said device.

12. A mobile communication terminal (201) for optical projecting of a media content (202) comprising:

means (203) for receiving an incoming communication having said media content (202);

a light emitting projector (204) arranged to present an image (205) of said media content (202) onto an object (206); and

means (207) for detecting predetermined motions of said object (206) for controlling a plurality of operations of said mobile communication terminal (201).

13. A mobile communication terminal (201) according to claim 12 further comprising means (208) for detecting said object (206).

14. A mobile communication terminal (201) according to claim 13, wherein said detecting comprises a first tap with said object (206).

15. A mobile communication terminal (201) according to claim 12, wherein said means (207) for detecting predetermined motions comprises an image detecting device such as a camera.

16. A mobile communication terminal according to claim 12, wherein said light emitting projector is a laser.