Projection in response to position

• US 20090310038A1
• Filed: 08/22/2008
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Searete LLC (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.
• Application Number:
  US12/229,534
• Publication Number:
  US 20090310038A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/744
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/00 Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor devices for changing pictures G03B23/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1639 the display being based on projection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3141 Constructional details thereof details not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B21/14
• 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 systems and methods that are related to projection.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces; and

accessing content in response to the information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

31. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

projecting in response to the accessing content.

37. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

49. The method of claim 37, further comprising:

projecting in response to the coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

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61. A system comprising:

circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces; and

circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

62. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

64. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions of one or more fiducials associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

65. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more calibration images associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

69. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more rotational positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

70. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include the information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

71. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more projection attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

72. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more capture capabilities associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

74. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for selecting content in response to the information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

76. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for accessing content in response to the information associated with one or more positions of one or more fiducials associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

77. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for accessing content in response to the information associated with one or more calibration images associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

81. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for accessing content in response to the information associated with one or more rotational positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

82. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for accessing content in response to receiving one or more signals that include the information associated with the one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

85. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for accessing content in response to the information associated with one or more projection attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

86. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for accessing content in response to the information associated with one or more capture capabilities associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

88. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include content.

91. The system of claim 61, further comprising:

circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for accessing content.

92. The system of claim 91, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for accessing content comprises:

circuitry for projecting one or more images.

93. The system of claim 91, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for accessing content comprises:

circuitry for projecting text.

94. The system of claim 91, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for accessing content comprises:

circuitry for projecting broadcast media.

97. The system of claim 61, further comprising:

circuitry for coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

98. The system of claim 97, wherein the circuitry for coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more projection commands.

100. The system of claim 97, wherein the circuitry for coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands associated with content.

104. The system of claim 97, wherein the circuitry for coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands to select the content for projection.

107. The system of claim 97, wherein the circuitry for coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for coordinating one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces with the content that is to be projected.

109. The system of claim 97, further comprising:

circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

110. The system of claim 109, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to the coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more projection commands.

112. The system of claim 109, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to the coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands associated with content.

116. The system of claim 109, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to the coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands to select content for projection.

119. The system of claim 109, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to coordinating one or more recording attributes associated with the the one or more projection surfaces with content that is to be projected.

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121. A system comprising:

means for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces; and

means for accessing content in response to the means for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

122. The system of claim 121, further comprising:

means for projecting in response to the means for accessing content.

123. The system of claim 121, further comprising:

means for coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

124. The system of claim 123, further comprising:

means for projecting in response to the means for coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

125. A system comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing;

one or more instructions for obtaining information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces; and

one or more instructions for accessing content in response to the information related to one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

126. The system of claim 125, further comprising:

one or more instructions for projecting in response to accessing content.

127. The system of claim 125, further comprising:

one or more instructions for coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

128. The system of claim 127, further comprising:

one or more instructions for projecting in response to the coordinating one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

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