DYNAMIC PROJECTED USER INTERFACE
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1. A device comprising:
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a keypad comprising a plurality of keys disposed on at least a portion of the keypad;
a waveguide comprising an image portion having a first surface forming a first boundary and a second surface forming a second boundary, the first and second surfaces of the image portion converging along the projection path from the projector and each of the plurality of keys having a first key surface facing the image portion and a second key surface opposite the first key surface, the first and second surfaces of the image portion being configured to direct first rays of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the projector onto the first key surface of a first key at a first portion of the image portion and configured to direct second rays of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the projector by internal reflection through the first portion of the image portion and onto the first key surface of a second key at a second portion of the image portion;
a projection controller, configured to receive instructions from a computing device and to provide one or more display images via the projector onto one or more display surfaces, the one or more display surfaces comprising the second key surface of one or more of the plurality of keys, wherein the display images are indicative of a first set of input controls when the computing device is in a first operating context, and a second set of input controls when the computing device is in a second operating context; and
an imaging sensor, configured to optically detect physical contacts between an object and the one or more display surfaces.
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Abstract
A dynamic projected user interface device is disclosed, that includes a projector, a projection controller, and an imaging sensor. The projection controller is configured to receive instructions from a computing device, and to provide display images via the projector onto display surfaces. The display images are indicative of a first set of input controls when the computing device is in a first operating context, and a second set of input controls when the computing device is in a second operating context. The imaging sensor is configured to optically detect physical contacts with the one or more display surfaces.
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1. A device comprising:
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a projector; a keypad comprising a plurality of keys disposed on at least a portion of the keypad; a waveguide comprising an image portion having a first surface forming a first boundary and a second surface forming a second boundary, the first and second surfaces of the image portion converging along the projection path from the projector and each of the plurality of keys having a first key surface facing the image portion and a second key surface opposite the first key surface, the first and second surfaces of the image portion being configured to direct first rays of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the projector onto the first key surface of a first key at a first portion of the image portion and configured to direct second rays of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the projector by internal reflection through the first portion of the image portion and onto the first key surface of a second key at a second portion of the image portion; a projection controller, configured to receive instructions from a computing device and to provide one or more display images via the projector onto one or more display surfaces, the one or more display surfaces comprising the second key surface of one or more of the plurality of keys, wherein the display images are indicative of a first set of input controls when the computing device is in a first operating context, and a second set of input controls when the computing device is in a second operating context; and an imaging sensor, configured to optically detect physical contacts between an object and the one or more display surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device comprising:
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a keypad, comprising one or more displaceable keys; an imaging sensor configured for entering input to a computing system; a substantially flat, tapered waveguide disposed between the keypad and the imaging sensor, the waveguide configured to enable the imaging sensor to detect physical displacement of the one or more keys by imaging at least a portion of the one or more keys; and a projector operatively connected to an output interface of the computing system, the projector being configured for dynamically generating images as a function of output from the computing system, and projecting the dynamically generated images through the waveguide and onto the one or more keys. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A device comprising:
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a projector; a keypad comprising a plurality of keys disposed on at least a portion of the keypad and including at least first and second keys arranged in a direction of a projection path from the projector; a waveguide comprising an image portion having a first surface forming a first boundary of the image portion and a second surface that is spaced apart from the first surface and forms a second boundary of the image portion, each of the plurality of keys having a first key surface facing the image portion and a second key surface opposite the first key surface, the first and second surfaces of the image portion being configured to direct rays of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the projector onto the first key surface of each of the first and second keys; a projection controller, configured to receive instructions from a computing device and to provide one or more display images via the projector onto one or more display surfaces, the one or more display surfaces comprising the second key surface of one or more of the plurality of keys; and an imaging sensor, configured to optically detect physical contacts between an object and the one or more display surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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