Systems and methods for projecting in response to position change of a projection surface

• US 8,376,558 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2008
• Issued: 02/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward K. Y., Leuthardt, Eric C., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr., Wood, Lowell L. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): LUU, THANH X
• Application Number:
  US12/217,135
• Publication Number:
  US 20090326681A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,695 Days
• Field of Search: 353/69, 353/70, 353/79, 353/121, 353/122
• US Class Current: 353/122
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/00 Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor devices for changing pictures G03B23/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3141 Constructional details thereof details not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B21/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3147 Multi-projection systems displays in general H04N9/12; video walls G06F3/1446, G09G2300/026
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3194 including sensor feedback

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that are related to projection. For example, in some embodiments, a method includes obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces; coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands; and projecting in response to the information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces. In further embodiments, content for projection is selected in response to the coordinating.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces, the information being obtained at least in part, directly or indirectly, from one or more sensing devices;

coordinating the one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands, the coordinating being performed at least in part with one or more processing devices accessing one or more lookup tables that include correlations of one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands;

projecting in response to the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands, including;

(a) selecting content for projection, wherein the selecting select content for projection includes selecting a first content for projection over at least a second content based at least in part on the one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces and based at least in part on a detection of one or more persons; and

(b) retrieving the content selected for projection from memory.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

detecting one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more fiducials associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more calibration images associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more vertical positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more horizontal positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more rotational positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with content that is to be projected.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

selecting content that is to be projected.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with one or more capture capabilities associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

projecting in response to detecting one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

projecting in response to information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more fiducials associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

projecting in response to information associated with one or more changes in one or more calibration images associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

projecting in response to information associated with one or more changes in one or more vertical positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

projecting in response to information associated with one or more changes in one or more horizontal positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

projecting in response to information associated with one or more changes in one or more rotational positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

projecting in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

projecting in response to the information associated with the content that is to be projected.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

projecting in response to information associated with one or more capture capabilities associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

projecting in response to information associated with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more projection commands.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands associated with content.

25. The method of claim 1, wherein the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

26. The method of claim 1, wherein the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands to select content for projection.

27. The method of claim 1, wherein the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

coordinating one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces with content that is to be projected.

28. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more projection commands.

29. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands associated with content.

30. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

31. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

projecting in response to coordinating one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces with content that is to be projected.

32. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands to select content for projection, the select content for projection includes, with a processing device, selecting a content for projection over at least a second content based at least in part on the one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting with one or more handheld projectors in response to the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more positions associated with at least one of two or more projection surfaces with one or more commands to select content for projection, the select content for projection includes, with a processing device, selecting a content for projection over at least a second content based in part on the one or more changes in one or more positions of at the at least one of two or more projection surfaces and based in part on the detection of one or more persons, wherein the projecting is performed by retrieving the content selected for projection from memory.

33. A system comprising:

circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces, the circuitry for obtaining being configured for obtaining the information at least in part, directly or indirectly, from one or more sensing devices;

circuitry for coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands, the circuitry for coordinating being configured to perform the coordinating at least in part with one or more processing devices accessing one or more lookup tables that include correlations of one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands;

circuitry for projecting that is responsive to the circuitry for coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands, the circuitry for projecting including;

(a) circuitry for selecting content for projection, wherein the circuitry for selecting content for projection is configured to select a first content for projection over at least a second content based at least in part on the one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces and based at least in part on a detection of one or more persons; and

(b) circuitry for retrieving the content selected for projection from memory.

34. The system of claim 33, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

35. The system of claim 33, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more fiducials associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

36. The system of claim 33, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more calibration images associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

37. The system of claim 33, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

38. The system of claim 33, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to detecting one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces.

39. The system of claim 33, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to the information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more fiducials associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

40. The system of claim 33, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to the information associated with one or more changes in one or more calibration images associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

41. The system of claim 33, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to the information associated with one or more capture capabilities associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

42. The system of claim 33, wherein the circuitry for coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more projection commands.

43. The system of claim 33, wherein the circuitry for coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands associated with content.

44. The system of claim 33, wherein the circuitry for coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands to select content for projection.

45. The system of claim 33, wherein the circuitry for coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for coordinating one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces with content that is to be projected.

46. The system of claim 33, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more projection commands.

47. The system of claim 33, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands associated with content.

48. A system comprising:

means for obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces, the means for obtaining being configured for obtaining the information, at least in part, by receiving the information, directly or indirectly, from one or more sensing devices;

means for coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands, the means for coordinating being configured to perform the coordinating at least in part with one or more processing devices accessing one or more lookup tables that include correlations of one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands;

means for projecting that is responsive to the means for coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands, the means for projecting including;

(a) means for selecting content for projection, wherein the means for selecting content for projection is configured to select a first content for projection over at least a second content based at least in part on the one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces and based at least in part on a detection of one or more persons; and

(b) means for retrieving the content selected for projection from memory.

49. A system comprising:

a non-transitory machine-readable medium bearing one or more executable instructions that when executed perform a process;

obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces, the information being obtained at least in part by being received, directly or indirectly, from one or more sensing devices;

coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands, the coordinating being performed at least in part with one or more processing devices accessing one or more lookup tables that include correlations of one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands; and

projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands, including;

(a) selecting content for projection, wherein the selecting content for projection includes selecting a first content for projection over at least a second content based at least in part on the one or more changes in one or more positions of one or more projection surfaces and based at least in part on a detection of one or more persons; and

(b) retrieving the content selected for projection from memory.