System and method for projecting sub-frames onto a surface
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1. A display system comprising:
- a housing including a plurality of bays;
a plurality of removable projector modules configured to project images onto a surface, each projector module configured to be inserted into and removed from one of the bays; and
a controller coupled to the bays for sensing when projector modules are inserted into or removed from the bays.
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Abstract
A display system includes a housing including a plurality of bays. The system includes a plurality of removable projector modules configured to project images onto a surface. Each projector module is configured to be inserted into and removed from one of the bays. The system includes a controller coupled to the bays for sensing when projector modules are inserted into or removed from the bays.
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1. A display system comprising:
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a housing including a plurality of bays; a plurality of removable projector modules configured to project images onto a surface, each projector module configured to be inserted into and removed from one of the bays; and a controller coupled to the bays for sensing when projector modules are inserted into or removed from the bays. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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7. The display system of 1, and further comprising:
at least one removable camera module configured to be inserted into and removed from one of the bays.
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15. A method of displaying an image with a display system, the method comprising:
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receiving image data for the image; generating a first sub-frame and a second sub-frame corresponding to the image data; projecting the first sub-frame with a first projector onto a target surface; projecting the second sub-frame with a second projector onto the target surface, wherein the first and the second sub-frames at least partially overlap on the target surface; automatically detecting a change in available resources of the display system; and automatically modifying operation of the first projector in response to detection of removal or failure of the second projector, thereby continuing normal operation of the display system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A display system for displaying an image, the system comprising:
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a buffer adapted to receive image data for the image; a controller configured to define a plurality of sub-frames corresponding to the image data; a plurality of projection devices adapted to project the plurality of sub-frames onto a target surface in an overlapping manner; and wherein the controller is configured to automatically sense a change in available resources of the display system, and automatically modify operation of a first one of the projection devices in response to detection of removal or failure of a second one of the projection devices, thereby compensating for the removal or failure of the second projection device.
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27. A control system for generating low-resolution sub-frames for simultaneous projection by a system of projectors onto a viewing surface at spatially offset positions to generate the appearance of a high-resolution image, the control system comprising:
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means for receiving a first high-resolution image; means for generating a plurality of low-resolution sub-frames based on the first high-resolution image; means for automatically detecting a failure of a projector in the system of projectors; and means for causing at least one of the projectors to switch between a single color mode for projecting a single color at a time and a multiple color mode for projecting multiple colors at a time when a failure of a projector is detected.
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28. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of generating low-resolution sub-frames for simultaneous projection by a projector system onto a viewing surface at spatially offset positions to generate the appearance of a high-resolution image, comprising:
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receiving image data for the image; generating a plurality of sub-frames corresponding to the image data; sensing a change in status of the projector system, including whether a projector has been added to or removed from the projector system; and automatically causing a change in operation of a first projector in the projector system upon sensing removal of a second projector from the projector system, thereby compensating for the removal of the second projector. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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