Motion responsive devices and systems

• US 20100002204A1
• Filed: 06/30/2008
• Published: 01/07/2010
• 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 8,403,501 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 353/122
• 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 motion responsive devices and systems that may be configured for projection.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions; and

one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprise:

one or more projector control units that are operably associated with the one or more sensors.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprise:

one or more projector control units that are operably associated with one or more gyroscopic sensors.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprise:

one or more projector control units that are operably associated with the one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more specific persons.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprise:

one or more projector control units that are operably associated with one or more cameras.

16. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprise:

one or more projector control units that are operably associated with one or more cameras that are configured to detect one or more projected calibration images.

20. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprise:

one or more projector control units that are configured to respond to the one or more substantially defined motions.

29. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprise:

one or more projector control units that are operably associated with one or more interface modules.

33. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprise:

one or more projector control units that are operably associated with the one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces.

34. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprise:

one or more projector control units that are operably associated with one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more changes in one or more conformations of one or more projection surfaces.

38. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces comprise:

one or more image-stabilized projectors that are operably associated with the one or more sensors.

43. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces comprise:

one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to one or more infrared sensors.

48. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces comprise:

one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to one or more gyroscopic sensors.

52. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces comprise:

one or more projectors that are configured to project one or more calibration images.

54. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces comprise:

one or more image-stabilized projectors that are operably associated with one or more cameras that are configured to detect one or more calibration images.

62. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces comprise:

one or more image-stabilized projectors that are operably associated with the one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces.

63. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces comprise:

one or more image-stabilized projectors that are operably associated with the one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more changes in one or more conformations of one or more projection surfaces.

64. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more housings.

65. The device of claim 64, wherein the one or more housings comprise:

one or more housings that are configured as a handheld device.

66. The device of claim 64, wherein the one or more housings comprise:

one or more mountable housings.

138. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces comprise:

one or more image-stabilized projectors that are operably associated with one or more user interfaces.

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70. A system comprising:

circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions; and

circuitry for operating one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces.

72. The system of claim 70, wherein the circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprises:

circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are operably associated with the one or more sensors.

76. The system of claim 70, wherein the circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprises:

circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are operably associated with one or more silicon gyroscopes.

81. The system of claim 70, wherein the circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprises:

circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are operably associated with the one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more specific persons.

82. The system of claim 70, wherein the circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprises:

circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are operably associated with one or more cameras.

83. The system of claim 70, wherein the circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprises:

circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are operably associated with one or more cameras that are configured to detect one or more calibration images.

89. The system of claim 70, wherein the circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprises:

circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are configured to respond to the one or more substantially defined motions.

102. The system of claim 70, wherein the circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprises:

circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are operably associated with the one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces.

103. The system of claim 70, wherein the circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions comprises:

circuitry for operating one or more projector control units that are operably associated with the one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces.

107. The system of claim 70, wherein the circuitry for operating one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for operating one or more image-stabilized projectors that are operably associated with the one or more sensors.

117. The system of claim 70, wherein the circuitry for operating one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for operating one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to one or more gyroscopic sensors.

122. The system of claim 70, wherein the circuitry for operating one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for operating one or more image-stabilized projectors that are operably associated with one or more cameras.

131. The system of claim 70, wherein the circuitry for operating one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for operating one or more image-stabilized projectors that are operably associated with the one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces.

132. The system of claim 70, wherein the circuitry for operating one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for operating one or more image-stabilized projectors that are operably associated with the one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces.

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133. A system comprising:

means for operating one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions; and

means for operating one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces.

134. A system comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing;

one or more instructions for operating one or more projector control units that are configurable to respond to one or more substantially defined motions; and

one or more instructions for operating one or more image-stabilized projectors that are responsive to the one or more projector control units and that are responsive to one or more sensors that are configured to detect one or more features associated with one or more projection surfaces.

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