Devices related to projection input surfaces

• US 20100066689A1
• Filed: 07/02/2009
• Published: 03/18/2010
• 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:
  US12/459,580
• Publication Number:
  US 20100066689A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/033 Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user , e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25866 Management of end-user data customer care in data networks H04L41/5077
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4122 additional display device, e.g. video projector digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42202 environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4786 e-mailing message switching systems, e.g. electronic mail systems H04L51/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3147 Multi-projection systems displays in general H04N9/12; video walls G06F3/1446, G09G2300/026

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods that are related to a projection input surface. For example, in some implementations, a device includes one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from one or more projectors; and one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input from the one or more projection input surfaces.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from one or more projectors; and

one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input from the one or more projection input surfaces.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from one or more projectors comprise:

two or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from the one or more projectors.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from one or more projectors comprise:

one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive one or more projected images.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from one or more projectors comprise:

one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive one or more predetermined projected images.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from one or more projectors comprise:

one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input in accordance with at least one user instruction.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from one or more projectors comprise:

one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input in accordance with at least one financial transaction.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from one or more projectors comprise:

one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input that are associated with at least one structure or device.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from one or more projectors comprise:

one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input that are associated with at least one of a tablet, a handheld device, a vehicle, a table, a wall, a desk, or a writing surface.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from one or more projectors comprise:

one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input in association with audio content.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from one or more projectors comprise:

one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input via at least one of electronic or wireless communication.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from one or more projectors comprise:

one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input in accordance with at least one user attribute.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from one or more projectors comprise:

one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input in accordance with at least one user attribute selected from at least one of a history, a setting, a proximity determination, a sensor, a security parameter, a membership parameter, an account parameter, a status parameter, a group parameter, an ownership parameter, a role parameter, a capability parameter, a rights parameter, a service parameter, an activity parameter, a privilege parameter, a familial characteristic, a physical characteristic, an individualized parameter, or a contextualized parameter.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from one or more projectors comprise:

one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input relating to user-specified content.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from one or more projectors comprise:

one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input related to user-specified content that includes at least one of a legal content, an educational content, a healthcare content, a business content, or a personal content.

15. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input from one or more projectors comprise:

one or more projection input surfaces configured to receive projection input that includes projected video input.

16. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input from the one or more projection input surfaces comprise:

one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input from the one or more projection input surfaces in accordance with at least one financial transaction.

17. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input from the one or more projection input surfaces comprise:

one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input from the one or more projection input surfaces in association with audio content.

18. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input from the one or more projection input surfaces comprise:

one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input from two or more projection input surfaces.

19. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input from the one or more projection input surfaces comprise:

one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input in accordance with at least one user attribute.

20. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input from the one or more projection input surfaces comprise:

one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input in accordance with at least one user attribute selected from at least one of a history, a setting, a proximity determination, a sensor, a security parameter, a membership parameter, an account parameter, a status parameter, a group parameter, an ownership parameter, a role parameter, a capability parameter, a rights parameter, a service parameter, an activity parameter, a privilege parameter, a familial characteristic, a physical characteristic, an individualized parameter, or a contextualized parameter.

21. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input from the one or more projection input surfaces comprise:

one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input in accordance with at least one user instruction.

22. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input from the one or more projection input surfaces comprise:

one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input in accordance with at least one physical user instruction or at least one electronic user instruction.

23. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input from the one or more projection input surfaces comprise:

one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input using at least one of full imaging, optical scanning, or mechanical scanning.

24. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input from the one or more projection input surfaces comprise:

one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture one or more portions of one or more projected video images.

25. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input from the one or more projection input surfaces comprise:

one or more projection input capture modules configured to capture the projection input related to at least one user-specified content.

26. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate one or more portions of the projection input.

27. The device of claim 26, wherein the one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate one or more portions of the projection input comprise:

one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate the one or more portions of the projection input in association with audio content.

28. The device of claim 26, wherein the one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate one or more portions of the projection input comprise:

one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate the one or more portions of the projection input in accordance with one or more user instructions, one or more user attributes, or one or more financial transactions.

29. The device of claim 26, wherein the one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate one or more portions of the projection input comprise:

one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate the one or more portions of the projection input in accordance with one or more physical user instructions or one or more electronic user instructions.

30. The device of claim 26, wherein the one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate one or more portions of the projection input comprise:

one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate the one or more portions of the projection input using electronic communication.

31. The device of claim 26, wherein the one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate one or more portions of the projection input comprise:

one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate the one or more portions of the projection input using wireless communication.

32. The device of claim 26, wherein the one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate one or more portions of the projection input comprise:

one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate the one or more portions of the projection input to one or more memory, one or more hardware devices, one or more software applications, one or more user devices, one or more printers, one or more monitor displays, or one or more projectors.

33. The device of claim 26, wherein the one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate one or more portions of the projection input comprise:

one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate the one or more portions of the projection input to two or more locations.

34. The device of claim 26, wherein the one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate one or more portions of the projection input comprise:

one or more projection surface control units configured to communicate the one or more portions of the projection input to two or more locations that include at least one of a memory, a hardware device, a software application, a user device, a printer, a monitor display, or a projector.