WEARABLE PROJECTOR FOR PORTABLE DISPLAY

• US 20140176417A1
• Filed: 12/21/2012
• Published: 06/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Young, Ian A., Swan, Johanna M., Sankman, Robert L., Radosavljevic, Marko
• Application Number:
  US13/724,741
• Publication Number:
  US 20140176417A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1639 the display being based on projection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0425 using a single imaging device like a video camera for tracking the absolute position of a single or a plurality of objects with respect to an imaged reference surface, e.g. video camera imaging a display or a projection screen, a table or a wall surface, on which a computer generated image is displayed or projected tracking a projected light spot to determine a position on a display surface G06F3/0386
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/002 to project the image of a two-dimensional display, such as an array of light emitting or modulating elements or a CRT
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3173 wherein the projection device is specially adapted for enhanced portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3185 Geometric adjustment, e.g. keystone or convergence optical or mechanical adjustment of convergence H04N9/317; using scanning means H04N3/22; optical or mechanical adjustments of projectors not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B21/14

Abstract

Described herein are technologies related to a wearable projector to project images, information, multimedia, etc. in a portable display. More particularly, the wearable projector includes a system on chip (SOC) microprocessor that is configured to project the images, information, multimedia, etc. to different types of portable display such as, flexible transparent plastic, glass, paper, and the like.

Claims

1. A wearable projector device comprising:

a transceiver component that is configured to receive signals;

an image sensor that is configured to detect a display size of a portable display;

a beam projector that is configured to transmit light within the detected size of the portable display to create an image of the received signal; and

a server component configured to control the transmission of light based upon the detected size of the portable display, wherein the server component dynamically adjusts operation of the wearable projector device based upon interruption of the transmitted light at the portable display.

2. The wearable projector device as recited in claim 1, wherein the transceiver component receives the signal through a network, a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) signal, a Bluetooth™

signal, a cellular signal, or a near field communications (NFC) signal.

3. The wearable projector device as recited in claim 1, wherein the signal includes information and/or multimedia.

4. The wearable projector device as recited in claim 1, wherein the image sensor generates infra-red signals to detect interruption of the transmitted light, the interruption includes changes in infra-red signal reflections due to physical movements within the detected display size of the portable display.

5. The wearable projector device as recited in claim 1, wherein multiple image sensors are employed to provide dual image sensors parallaxing.

6. The wearable projector device as recited in claim 1, wherein the portable display includes a screen of a wireless device.

7. The wearable projector device as recited in claim 1, wherein the beam projector is configured to transmit light within the detected size of the portable display that includes a plastic flexible display with array of concave dimples.

8. The wearable projector device as recited in claim 1, wherein the server component performs wireless communications with a wireless device through the transceiver component.

9. The wearable projector device as recited in claim 1 further comprising a photovoltaic cells to generate power in the wearable projector, wherein the photovoltaic cells includes solar cells or chargeable cells that are used when the wearable projector device is turned off

10. A system comprising:

a wireless device;

a portable display; and

a wearable projector configured to establish wireless communication with the wireless device, the wearable projector comprising;

a transceiver component that is configured to receive multimedia signal from the wireless device;

an image sensor that is configured to detect a display size of the portable display;

a beam projector that is configured to transmit light within the detected size of the portable display to create an image of the received multimedia signal;

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a server component configured as system on chip (SOC) microprocessor to control operations of the wearable projector based upon interruption of transmitted light at the portable display or based upon the detected size of the portable display.

11. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein the wireless device is configured to transmit the multimedia signal to the wearable projector.

12. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein the wearable projector receives the multimedia signal from the wireless device through a network, a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) signal, a Bluetooth™

signal, a cellular signal, or a near field communications (NFC) signal.

13. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein the image sensor generates infra-red signals to detect interruption of the transmitted light, the interruption includes changes in infra-red signal reflections due to physical pointing of a human hand or finger within the detected display size of the portable display.

14. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein multiple image sensors are employed to provide dual image sensors parallaxing.

15. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein the portable display includes a screen of the wireless device, a flexible transparent plastic or glass, or a piece of paper.

16. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein the beam projector is configured to transmit light within the detected size of the portable display that includes a plastic flexible display with array of concave dimples.

17. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein the server component performs wireless communications with the wireless device through the transceiver component.

18. The system as recited in claim 10 further comprising a photovoltaic cells to generate power in the wearable projector, wherein the photovoltaic cells includes solar cells or chargeable cells that are used when the wearable projector device is turned off

19. A method of implementing a wireless wearable projector, the method comprising:

receiving a signal;

detecting a display size of a portable display;

transmitting light within an area defined by the detected size of the portable display, the transmitted light is configured to create an image of the received signal;

detecting an interruption in the transmitted light; and

performing a configured operation based upon the detected interruption, wherein the interruption includes changes in infra-red signal reflections due to physical pointing of a human hand or finger within the detected display size of the portable display.

20. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the receiving of the signal utilizes a network, a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) signal, a Bluetooth™

signal, a cellular signal, or a near field communications (NFC) signal.

21. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the signal includes information and/or multimedia.

22. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the detecting of the display size employs multiple image sensors to provide dual image sensors parallaxing.

23. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the performing of a configured operation includes focus adjustment of the transmitted light to the portable display, or stopping of operation in the wireless wearable projector.