Object aware, transformable projection system
First Claim
1. An image projecting device, comprising:
- a hand-held outer housing including at least one adjustable housing object that forms part of the outer housing; and
a projection subsystem, comprising;
a control unit;
a projector coupled to the control unit and positioned to project an image onto at least a portion of at least one housing object of the outer housing;
a sensor coupled to the control unit, wherein the sensor generates a detect signal received by the control unit upon detection of the presence of the housing object within a field of view of the sensor,wherein the control unit modifies the projected image upon receipt of the detect signal.
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Abstract
An interactive image projecting device that projects an image onto a display surface and controls the projected image based upon the detection or identification of the device housing or the remote object. The device has a touch-sensitive, flexible housing that may be transformed into different shapes. The image projecting device includes a projector that generates an image from a control unit. The device includes an illuminating emitter, which illuminates the device body and remote objects, and a light sensor that is operable to detect the position of its housing or remote object. Based upon the sensed housing or remote object, the control unit operates to modify the image projected from the device such that the image from the device can interact with its housing or remote object.
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32 Claims
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1. An image projecting device, comprising:
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a hand-held outer housing including at least one adjustable housing object that forms part of the outer housing; and a projection subsystem, comprising; a control unit; a projector coupled to the control unit and positioned to project an image onto at least a portion of at least one housing object of the outer housing; a sensor coupled to the control unit, wherein the sensor generates a detect signal received by the control unit upon detection of the presence of the housing object within a field of view of the sensor, wherein the control unit modifies the projected image upon receipt of the detect signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An image projecting device, comprising:
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an outer housing including at least one housing object that forms part of the outer housing and is movable and user-configurable; a projection subsystem, comprising; a control unit; an image projector operatively coupled to the control unit to generate an image created by the control unit onto the housing object; and an input device operatively coupled to the control unit to provide a housing condition signal to the control unit, wherein the housing condition signal indicates the current configuration of the housing object of the outer housing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An image projecting device, comprising:
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a configurable outer housing including at least one housing object that forms part of the outer housing and that is movable between at least a first position and a second position, wherein the housing object includes an object identifier; a projection subsystem, comprising; a control unit; an image projector operatively coupled to the control unit, wherein the image projector projects an image created by the control unit onto the at least one housing object; and a sensor positioned to detect the presence of the housing object within a field of view of the sensor, wherein the control unit modifies the image projected by the projector upon the detection of the housing object within the field of view of the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An image projecting device, comprising:
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a configurable outer housing including at least one housing object that forms part of the outer housing and is modifiable between at least a first position and a second position; a projection subsystem comprising; a control unit; an image projector operatively coupled to the control unit, wherein the image projector projects an image onto at least a portion of the housing object of the outer housing; an input device coupled to the control unit to provide a signal to the control unit to indicate the position of the housing object; wherein the control unit modifies the image projected by the image projector based on the signal from the input device such that the image is undistorted on the first position and second position of the housing object of the outer housing. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A method of operating an image projecting device comprising the steps of:
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providing an outer housing having a housing object movable between a first position and a second position; operating an image projector mounted to the image projecting device to generate an image; activating a sensor mounted to the image projecting device, wherein the sensor detects the movement of the housing object of the outer housing between the first and second positions; and modifying the image upon detection of the movement of the housing object of the outer housing. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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Specification