Systems and methods for projecting in response to position

• US 20090326681A1
• Filed: 06/30/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• 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, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Wood, Lowell L. JR., Malamud, Mark A., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,376,558 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/59
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/00 Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor devices for changing pictures G03B23/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• 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 9/3147 Multi-projection systems displays in general H04N9/12; video walls G06F3/1446, G09G2300/026
• 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 associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces; and

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

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

detecting one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more fiducials associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more calibration images associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more vertical positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more horizontal positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more rotational positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining 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 positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with content that is to be projected.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

selecting content that is to be projected.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with one or more capture capabilities associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to detecting one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the 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 information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more fiducials associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the 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 information associated with one or more changes in one or more calibration images associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the 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 information associated with one or more changes in one or more vertical positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the 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 information associated with one or more changes in one or more horizontal positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the 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 information associated with one or more changes in one or more rotational positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

25. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

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

26. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the 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 information associated with content that is to be projected.

31. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the 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 information associated with one or more capture capabilities associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

32. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the 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 information associated with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

33. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more projection commands.

36. The method of claim 33, wherein the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

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.

42. The method of claim 33, wherein the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

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.

43. The method of claim 33, wherein the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands to select content for projection.

45. The method of claim 33, wherein the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

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

47. The method of claim 33, further comprising:

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

48. The method of claim 47, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

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

50. The method of claim 47, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

projecting in response to the 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.

56. The method of claim 47, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

projecting in response to the 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.

57. The method of claim 47, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

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

59. The method of claim 47, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

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

3. (canceled)

6. (canceled)

13-15. -15. (canceled)

21. (canceled)

27-30. -30. (canceled)

35. (canceled)

37-41. -41. (canceled)

44. (canceled)

46. (canceled)

49. (canceled)

51-55. -55. (canceled)

58. (canceled)

60. (canceled)

61. A system comprising:

circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces; and

circuitry for projecting that is responsive to the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

94. The system of claim 61, further comprising:

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

108. The system of claim 94, further comprising:

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

62-93. -93. (canceled)

95-107. -107. (canceled)

109-121. -121. (canceled)

122. A system comprising:

means for obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces; and

means for projecting that is responsive to the means for obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

123. The system of claim 122, further comprising:

means for coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with 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 changes in one or more positions associated with 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 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 the information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

126. The system of claim 125, further comprising:

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

127. The system of claim 126, further comprising:

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

128-130. -130. (canceled)