Context Adaptable Projected Information Handling System Input Environment
First Claim
1. An information handling system comprising:
- processing components operable to cooperate to process information;
a projector interfaced with the processing components and operable to present the information as images at a projection surface, the images including plural types of input devices and plural types of output devices;
memory storing plural applications, the applications operable to execute on the processing components and interact with at least some of the input devices and output devices; and
a projector manager operable to execute on one or more of the processing components and interfaced with the projector, the projector manager automatically commanding projection of selected of the plural types of input devices and output devices based upon one or more of the plural applications activated by an end user.
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Abstract
Projected input and output devices adapt to a desktop environment by sensing objects at the desktop environment and altering projected light in response to the sensed objects. For instance, projection of input and output devices is altered to limit illumination against and end user'"'"'s hands or other objects disposed at a projection surface. End user hand positions and motions are detected to provide gesture support for adapting a projection work space, and configurations of projected devices are stored so that an end user can rapidly recreate a projected desktop. A projector scan adjusts to limit traces across inactive portions of the display surface and to increase traces at predetermined areas, such as video windows.
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20 Claims
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1. An information handling system comprising:
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processing components operable to cooperate to process information; a projector interfaced with the processing components and operable to present the information as images at a projection surface, the images including plural types of input devices and plural types of output devices; memory storing plural applications, the applications operable to execute on the processing components and interact with at least some of the input devices and output devices; and a projector manager operable to execute on one or more of the processing components and interfaced with the projector, the projector manager automatically commanding projection of selected of the plural types of input devices and output devices based upon one or more of the plural applications activated by an end user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18)
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9. A method for a context adaptable projected input device, the method comprising:
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executing one or more applications at a processor; projecting one or more input devices at a projection surface with a projector, the one or more input devices having a predetermined configuration selected from plural configurations based at least in part on the applications executing at the processor; saving the predetermined configuration in memory accessible by the processor; detecting at a subsequent time execution of the one or more applications at a processor; and in response to detecting, automatically projecting the predetermined configuration of input devices. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for a context adaptable projected input and output devices, the method comprising:
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projecting input and output devices at a projection surface; adapting the input and output devices in response to one or more end user inputs; storing the adapted input and output devices as configuration information associated with the end user; and retrieving the configuration information to project the adapted input and output devices in response to a predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (17, 19, 20)
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Specification