Methods associated with receiving and transmitting information related to projection

• US 20090310099A1
• Filed: 10/27/2008
• 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 8,267,526 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

Abstract

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

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters;

processing the information associated with one or more projection parameters to generate one or more projection associated instructions; and

transmitting the one or more projection associated instructions.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving information associated with one or more priority parameters.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving information associated with one or more projection surface parameters.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving information associated with one or more venue parameters.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving information associated with projection from one or more projectors that are specifically identified.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving information associated with projection from one or more projectors that are not specifically identified.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving information associated with projection onto one or more projection surfaces that are specifically identified.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving information associated with projection of specified content onto one or more projection surfaces that are specifically identified at one or more specified times.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving information associated with projection onto one or more projection surfaces that are not specifically identified.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving information associated with one or more credentials associated with one or more individuals.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving information associated with the presence of one or more individuals in proximity to an identified space.

25. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include the information associated with one or more projection parameters.

26. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include the information associated with one or more projection parameters through use of one or more multi-user receivers.

28. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving one or more wireless signals.

30. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving one or more text messages.

31. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving one or more voice commands.

33. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving content for projection.

35. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

receiving information associated with accessing content.

41. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving information associated with one or more projection parameters comprises:

accessing information included within one or more internet sites.

44. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing the information associated with one or more projection parameters to generate one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

processing the information associated with one or more projection parameters with one or more central processing units.

45. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing the information associated with one or more projection parameters to generate one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

processing the information associated with one or more priority parameters to generate the one or more projection associated instructions.

47. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing the information associated with one or more projection parameters to generate one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

processing the information associated with one or more projection surface parameters to generate the one or more projection associated instructions.

48. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing the information associated with one or more projection parameters to generate one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

processing the information associated with one or more venue parameters to generate the one or more projection associated instructions.

54. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing the information associated with one or more projection parameters to generate one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

processing the information associated with one or more requests for projection from one or more projectors that are specifically identified to generate the one or more projection associated instructions.

55. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing the information associated with one or more projection parameters to generate one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

processing the information associated with projection from one or more projectors that are not specifically identified to generate the one or more projection associated instructions.

56. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing the information associated with one or more projection parameters to generate one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

processing the information associated with projection onto one or more projection surfaces that are specifically identified to generate the one or more projection associated instructions.

61. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing the information associated with one or more projection parameters to generate one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

processing the information associated with projection of specified content onto one or more projection surfaces that are specifically identified at one or more specified times to generate the one or more projection associated instructions.

62. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing the information associated with one or more projection parameters to generate one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

processing the information associated with projection onto one or more projection surfaces that are not specifically identified to generate the one or more projection associated instructions.

64. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing the information associated with one or more projection parameters to generate one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

processing the information associated with one or more credentials associated with one or more individuals to generate the one or more projection associated instructions.

67. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing the information associated with one or more projection parameters to generate one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

processing the information associated with the presence of one or more individuals in proximity to an identified space to generate the one or more projection associated instructions.

68. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing the information associated with one or more projection parameters to generate one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

processing the information associated with accessing content to generate the one or more projection associated instructions.

71. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing the information associated with one or more projection parameters to generate one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

processing the information associated with accessing one or more internet sites to generate the one or more projection associated instructions.

73. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions to project according to priority.

75. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions to project in response to one or more projection surface parameters that are associated with one or more projection surfaces.

76. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions to project in response to one or more venue parameters.

78. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions to project in response to one or more user parameters.

83. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions to project from two or more projectors that are specifically identified.

85. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions to project onto one or more projection surfaces that are specifically identified.

86. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions to project onto one or more projection surfaces that are not specifically identified.

89. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions to project specified content onto one or more specified projection surfaces at one or more specified times.

91. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions to project in response to one or more credentials associated with one or more individuals.

93. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions to project in response to the presence of one or more individuals in proximity to an identified space.

97. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the one or more projection associated instructions comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions to project in response to accessing one or more internet sites.

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202. A method comprising:

receiving one or more wireless signals that include information associated with a presence of one or more individuals in proximity to an identified space;

processing the one or more signals to generate one or more instructions to project from one or more projectors that are proximate to the one or more individuals; and

transmitting the one or more instructions.

203. A method comprising:

receiving information from one or more individuals that is associated with selecting one or more projectors for projection of content that is selected by the one or more individuals;

processing the information to generate one or more instructions to project the content from the one or more projectors that are selected by the one or more individuals; and

transmitting the one or more instructions.