System and method for projecting information from a wireless device

• US 8,285,256 B2
• Filed: 07/28/2008
• Issued: 10/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gupta, Shekhar, Roberts, Mike A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Afshar, Kamran
• Assistant Examiner(s): Iqbal, Khawar
• Application Number:
  US12/180,899
• Publication Number:
  US 20100022220A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,534 Days
• Field of Search: 455/421.1, 455/556.1, 455/566, 455/412.2, 348/552, 353/36, 353/15, 353/70, 353/122
• US Class Current: 455/412.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel

Abstract

A system and method for projecting information from a wireless messaging device. User preferences are received for projecting the information. An event is detected. Information regarding the event is projected onto a surface in response to detecting the event.

Claims

1. A method for projecting information from a wireless messaging device, the method comprising:

receiving user preferences for projecting the information;

detecting an event, the event is enabled to be a calendar item, an alarm, a syndicated feed, a battery reaching a threshold, and a received communication; and

automatically projecting the information regarding the event onto a surface according to the user preferences in response to detecting the event;

determining which of one of a pair of projectors on opposite sides of the wireless messaging device is suitable for projecting the information;

locating an acceptable surface proximate the wireless messaging device; and

projecting the information onto the acceptable surface from one of the pair of projectors that is available.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a user configures the information to be displayed by one of the pair of projectors projecting the information of the wireless messaging device, wherein the user preferences include at least an orientation of the information, size of the information when projected, color of the information, and wherein the orientation specifies an x and y axis for the information.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user preferences include an intensity of the information projected based on a type of the event.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user preferences indicate an alert type that is played by the wireless messaging device in response to detecting to accompany the projection of the event.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information is caller identification information of the received communication.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the syndicated feed is selected by a user, and wherein the syndicated feed is retrieved from one or more servers.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the calendar item is retrieved from an electronic calendar and projected in response to reaching a time or time period associated with the calendar item.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the automatically projection further comprises:

rotating one of the pair of projectors of the wireless messaging device to an orientation specified by the user preferences, wherein the orientation specifies an x and y axis for the information; and

projecting the information on a pre-established surface.

9. A wireless device configured for projection compromising:

a user interface configured to receive user preferences for projecting information;

display logic configured to determine that an event is occurring and the information associated with the event, the event is enabled to be a calendar item, an alarm, a syndicated feed, a battery reaching a threshold, and a received communication; and

a projector in communication with the display logic configured to automatically project the information onto a surface proximate the wireless device in response to detecting the event and according to the user preferences, wherein the projector further comprises a pair of projectors on opposites sides of the wireless device, and wherein the display logic determines which one of the pair of projectors is available to display the information on the surface based on the positioning of the wireless device.

10. The wireless device according to claim 9, wherein the user preferences establish event requirements that must be met in order for the projector to be activated, wherein the user preferences include at least an orientation of the information, size of the information when projected, and color of the information, and wherein the orientation specifies an x and y axis for the information.

11. The wireless device according to claim 9, further comprising:

a transceiver in communication with the display logic, wherein the display logic receives caller identification information from the transceiver, and wherein the caller identification information is projected in response to the event being the received communication.

12. The wireless device according to claim 10, wherein one of the pair of projector pivots to project the information according to the orientation of the wireless device.

13. The wireless device according to claim 9, wherein the projector is a laser display configured to determine the location of a nearest surface, wherein the laser display displays the information on the nearest surface.

14. A wireless messaging device configured for projection comprising:

a processor for executing a set of instructions; and

a memory for storing the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions are configured to;

receive user preferences for projecting the information;

detect an event, the event is enabled to be a calendar item, an alarm, a syndicated feed, a battery reaching a threshold, and a received communication;

determine a projector of a pair of projectors on opposite sides of the wireless messaging device available for projecting the information;

locating a surface proximate the wireless messaging device; and

automatically project the information regarding the event from one of the pair of projectors that is available onto the surface according to the user preferences.

15. The wireless device according to claim 14, wherein the user preferences are received through a graphical display of the wireless device, and wherein the user preferences including at least an orientation of the information, size of the information when projected, and color of the information, wherein the orientation specifies an x and y axis for the information.

16. The wireless device according to claim 15, wherein the information is displayed in the orientation readable by a user by the projector utilizing one or more light emitting diodes or lasers.

17. The projector according to claim 16, wherein the surface is the nearest surface to the wireless device, wherein the orientation of the information is rotated periodically during the time the information is displayed.

18. The wireless device according to claim 14, wherein the set of instructions further uploads the event and the information from a calendar program.