Methods associated with projection system billing

• US 20090313151A1
• Filed: 10/30/2008
• 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:
  US12/291,023
• Publication Number:
  US 20090313151A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• 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 9/3194 including sensor feedback

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that are associated with billing one or more fees that are related to projection.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors; and

billing one or more accounts in response to the one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

receiving one or more requests related to projection onto one or more user selected projection surfaces.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

receiving one or more requests related to projection from one or more user selected projectors.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

receiving one or more requests related to projection from one or more user selected projectors onto one or more user selected projection surfaces.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

receiving one or more requests related to projection at one or more user locations.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

receiving one or more requests related to projection of user selected content.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

receiving one or more requests related to projection of user selected content at one or more user selected locations.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

receiving one or more requests related to projection of user selected content onto one or more user selected projection surfaces.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

receiving one or more requests related to projection of user selected content onto one or more user selected projection surfaces with one or more user selected projectors.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

receiving one or more requests related to receiving content from one or more users.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

receiving one or more requests related to receiving content from one or more users for projection by one or more user selected projectors.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

receiving one or more requests related to accessing content for one or more users.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

receiving one or more requests related to accessing content for projection by one or more user selected projectors.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

receiving one or more requests related to projection by the one or more user-directed projectors at one or more user selected times.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the billing one or more accounts in response to the one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

billing one or more fees to one or more prepaid accounts.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the billing one or more accounts in response to the one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

billing one or more fees to one or more credit card accounts.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the billing one or more accounts in response to the one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

billing one or more fees to one or more telephone associated accounts.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the billing one or more accounts in response to the one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

billing one or more fees to one or more wireless associated accounts.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the billing one or more accounts in response to the one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

billing one or more fees to one or more bank accounts.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the billing one or more accounts in response to the one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

withdrawing one or more fees from the one or more accounts.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the billing one or more accounts in response to the one or more requests related to use of one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

crediting one or more fees to the one or more accounts.

22. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting one or more instructions related to the one or more requests related to use of the one or more user-directed projectors.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting one or more instructions related to the one or more requests related to use of the one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions related to projection from one or more user selected projectors.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting one or more instructions related to the one or more requests related to use of the one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions related to projection onto one or more user selected projection surfaces.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting one or more instructions related to the one or more requests related to use of the one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions related to projection from two or more user selected projectors.

26. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting one or more instructions related to the one or more requests related to use of the one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions related to projection from one or more user selected projectors onto one or more user selected projection surfaces.

27. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting one or more instructions related to the one or more requests related to use of the one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions related to projection at one or more user locations.

28. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting one or more instructions related to the one or more requests related to use of the one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions related to projection of user selected content.

29. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting one or more instructions related to the one or more requests related to use of the one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions related to projection of user selected content at one or more user selected locations.

30. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting one or more instructions related to the one or more requests related to use of the one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions related to projection of user selected content onto one or more user selected projection surfaces.

31. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting one or more instructions related to the one or more requests related to use of the one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions related to projection of user selected content onto one or more user selected projection surfaces with one or more user selected projectors.

32. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting one or more instructions related to the one or more requests related to use of the one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions related to content received from one or more users.

33. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting one or more instructions related to the one or more requests related to use of the one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions related to content received from one or more users for projection by one or more user selected projectors.

34. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting one or more instructions related to the one or more requests related to use of the one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions related to accessing content for one or more users.

35. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting one or more instructions related to the one or more requests related to use of the one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions related to accessing content for projection by one or more user selected projectors.

36. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting one or more instructions related to the one or more requests related to use of the one or more user-directed projectors comprises:

transmitting the one or more instructions related to projection by the one or more user-directed projectors at one or more user selected times.

37-79. -79. (canceled)

80. A method comprising:

receiving one or more requests related to projection of user selected content onto one or more user selected projection surfaces with one or more user selected projectors; and

billing one or more fees to one or more prepaid accounts in response to the one or more requests related to projection of user selected content onto one or more user selected projection surfaces with one or more user selected projectors.

81. The method of claim 80, further comprising:

transmitting one or more instructions related to projection of user selected content onto one or more user selected projection surfaces with one or more user selected projectors.

82. A method comprising:

receiving one or more requests related to projection onto one or more user selected projection surfaces; and

billing one or more fees to one or more credit card accounts in response to the one or more requests related to projection onto one or more user selected projection surfaces.

83. The method of claim 82, further comprising:

transmitting one or more instructions related to projection onto one or more user selected projection surfaces.