OBJECT AWARE, TRANSFORMABLE PROJECTION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An image projecting device, comprising:
- a hand-held outer housing; and
a projection subsystem, comprising;
a control unit;
a projector coupled to the control unit and positioned to project an image onto at least a portion of the outer housing;
a sensor coupled to the control unit, wherein the sensor generates a detect signal received by the control unit upon the presence of an object or a portion of a person within a field of view of the sensor,wherein the control unit modifies the projected image upon receipt of the detect signal.
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Abstract
An interactive image projecting device that projects an image onto a display surface and controls the projected image based upon the detection or identification of the device housing or the remote object. The device has a touch-sensitive, flexible housing that may be transformed into different shapes. The image projecting device includes a projector that generates an image from a control unit. The device includes an illuminating emitter, which illuminates the device body and remote objects, and a light sensor that is operable to detect the position of its housing or remote object. Based upon the sensed housing or remote object, the control unit operates to modify the image projected from the device such that the image from the device can interact with its housing or remote object.
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32 Claims
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1. An image projecting device, comprising:
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a hand-held outer housing; and a projection subsystem, comprising; a control unit; a projector coupled to the control unit and positioned to project an image onto at least a portion of the outer housing; a sensor coupled to the control unit, wherein the sensor generates a detect signal received by the control unit upon the presence of an object or a portion of a person within a field of view of the sensor, wherein the control unit modifies the projected image upon receipt of the detect signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An image projecting device, comprising:
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a user-modifiable outer housing; a projection subsystem, comprising; a control unit; a projector operatively coupled to the control unit to generate an image created by the control unit; and an input device operatively coupled to the control unit to provide a housing condition signal to the control unit, wherein the housing condition signal indicates the current configuration of the outer housing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An image projecting device, comprising:
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a configurable outer housing that is movable between at least a first position and a second position; a projection subsystem, comprising; a control unit; a projector operatively coupled to the control unit, wherein the projector projects an image created by the control unit; at least one object having an object identifier; and a sensor positioned to detect the presence of the object within a field of view of the sensor, wherein the control unit modifies the image projected by the projector upon the detection of the object within the field of view of the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An image projecting device, comprising:
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a configurable outer housing that is modifiable between at least a first position and a second position; a projection subsystem comprising; a control unit; a projector operatively coupled to the control unit, wherein the projector projects an image onto at least a portion of the outer housing; wherein the control unit modifies the image projected by the projector such that the image is undistorted on the first position and second position of the outer housing. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A method of operating an image projecting device comprising the steps of:
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providing an outer housing movable between a first position and a second position; operating a projector mounted to the image projecting device to generate an image; activating a sensor mounted to the image projecting device, wherein the sensor detects the movement of the outer housing between the first and second positions; and modifying the image upon detection of the movement of the outer housing. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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Specification