Methods and systems for receiving and transmitting signals associated with projection

• US 20090310035A1
• Filed: 07/28/2008
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Rinaldo, John D. JR., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Wood, Lowell L. JR., Malamud, Mark A., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,641,203 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/744
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3182 Colour adjustment, e.g. white balance, shading or gamut white balance per se H04N9/73; control of amplitude of colour signals H04N9/68; colour control circuits for displays in general G09G5/02, G09G3/2003, G09G3/3607
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3185 Geometric adjustment, e.g. keystone or convergence optical or mechanical adjustment of convergence H04N9/317; using scanning means H04N3/22; optical or mechanical adjustments of projectors not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B21/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3194 including sensor feedback

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to methods and systems that may be configured to facilitate projection.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces; and

transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces.

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46. A system comprising:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces; and

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces.

47. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with detecting one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces.

51. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in light transmission of the one or more projection surfaces.

52. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in illumination associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

53. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in motion associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

54. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in position associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

55. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces.

56. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more marks associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

57. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more marks associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

58. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with content that is to be projected.

61. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include content that is to be projected.

66. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

67. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

68. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more capture capabilities associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

69. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with detecting one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces.

73. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in light transmission of the one or more projection surfaces.

74. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in illumination associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

75. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in motion associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

76. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in position associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

77. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces.

78. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more marks associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

79. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more marks associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

80. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with content that is to be projected.

83. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals that include content that is to be projected.

88. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

89. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

90. The system of claim 46, wherein the circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals that include information associated with one or more capture capabilities associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

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91. A system comprising:

means for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces; and

means for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces.

92. A system comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing;

one or more instructions for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces; and

one or more instructions for transmitting one or more signals that include the information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces.

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