Systems and methods for projecting in response to position

• US 20090310094A1
• Filed: 07/11/2008
• 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 8,939,586 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 353/121
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/00 Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor devices for changing pictures G03B23/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3179 Video signal processing therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3194 including sensor feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3197 using light modulating optical valves

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that are related to projection.

Claims

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130. A method comprising:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces; and

projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

131. The method of claim 130, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with detecting one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

138. The method of claim 130, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more rotational positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

139. The method of claim 130, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with content that is to be projected.

140. The method of claim 130, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with selecting content that is to be projected.

143. The method of claim 130, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with selecting one or more projection attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

144. The method of claim 130, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

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

145. The method of claim 130, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

146. The method of claim 130, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more projection commands.

148. The method of claim 130, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands associated with content.

152. The method of claim 130, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands to select content for projection.

154. The method of claim 130, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

157. The method of claim 130, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces with content that is to be projected.

159. The method of claim 130, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with detecting one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

166. The method of claim 130, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more rotational positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

167. The method of claim 130, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with content that is to be projected.

168. The method of claim 130, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with selecting content that is to be projected.

171. The method of claim 130, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with selecting one or more projection attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

172. The method of claim 130, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more capture capabilities associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

173. The method of claim 130, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

174. The method of claim 130, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more projection commands.

176. The method of claim 130, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands associated with content.

180. The method of claim 130, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands to select content for projection.

182. The method of claim 130, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

185. The method of claim 130, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces with content that is to be projected.

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187. A system comprising:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces; and

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

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244. A system comprising:

means for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces; and

means for projecting in response to the means for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

245. A system comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing;

one or more instructions for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces; and

one or more instructions for projecting in response to receiving the one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

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