Systems and methods for receiving information associated with projecting

• US 8,540,381 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2008
• Issued: 09/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• 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:
  US12/217,123
• Publication Number:
  US 20090310089A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,912 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 transmitting and receiving information associated with projection.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, from one or more surface sensors that are disposed on or about one or more projection surfaces, one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more physical features of at least one of the one or more projection surfaces, the one or more changes at least partially resulting from a person physically modifying the one or more physical features of at least one of the one or more projection surfaces, the information included in the received one or more signals being obtained via the one or more surface sensors;

selecting one or more portions of content to be projected sufficient to prevent the projection of a specific type of content in response to the receiving of the one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more physical features of the at least one or more projection surfaces; and

projecting the selected content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of at least one of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with detecting one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of at least one of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

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

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

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

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more marks associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with content that is to be projected.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with obtaining information associated with one or more capture capabilities associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting the selected content comprises:

projecting the selected content in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with detecting one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting the selected content comprises:

projecting the selected content in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

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

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

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

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

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

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with content that is to be projected.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with obtaining information associated with one or more capture capabilities associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

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

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting content in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the at least one of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

selecting one or more wavelengths of light that are projected in response to changes in light absorbency of the at least one or more projection surfaces detected by the one or more surface sensors.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting the selected content comprises:

directing one or more portions of one or more projection outputs onto two or more projection surfaces.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting one or more projection outputs in response to one or more changes in one or more conformations of one or more projected surfaces.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting one or more projection outputs that are selected in response to motion associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

22. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with the coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more projection commands.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

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

25. The method of claim 22, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with the coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

26. The method of claim 22, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with the coordinating one or more marks associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

27. The method of claim 22, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands to select content for projection.

28. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of 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 the coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more projection commands.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of 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 the coordinating one or more changes in motion associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

31. The method of claim 28, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of 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 the coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

32. The method of claim 28, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of 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 the coordinating one or more marks associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

33. The method of claim 28, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of 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 the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands to select content for projection.

34. The method of claim 1, wherein projecting the selected content comprises:

projecting one or more portions of the selected content sufficient to prevent the projection of a specific type of content in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more physical features of one or more projection surfaces.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein projecting one or more portions of the selected content sufficient to prevent the projection of a specific type of content in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more physical features of one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

projecting light to adjust the intensity of the light projected in response to changes in physical features of the at least one or more projection surfaces included in the received information.

36. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces, the information included in the received one or more signals being obtained via one or more sensors disposed about the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

receiving one or more signals that include information regarding a proximity of one or more persons to one or more projection surfaces, the information regarding the proximity of the one or more persons being obtained via one or more sensors disposed about the one or more projection surfaces.

37. The method of claim 1 wherein physically modifying the one or more physical features of at least one or more projection surfaces includes folding the one or more projection surfaces along a diagonal.

38. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining from the signals a class of the person.

39. The method of claim 38 wherein the class is determined based on a relative age of person.

40. The method of claim 1 wherein selecting one or more portions of content to be projected sufficient to prevent the projection of a specific type of content comprises:

selecting first portions of the content to be projected sufficient to prevent the projection of the specific type of content in response to determining the person is a member of a first class of persons, and selecting the first and a second portion of the content to be projected in response to determining the person is a member of a second class of persons.

41. The method of claim 1 wherein selecting one or more portions of content to be projected sufficient to prevent the projection of a specific type of content comprises:

selecting first portions of the content to be projected sufficient to prevent the projection of the specific type of content in response to determining the person is a member of a first class of persons, and selecting the first and a second portion of the content to be projected in response to determining the person is a member of a second class of persons.

42. A system comprising:

circuitry to receive one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces including physical attributes of the one or more projection surfaces, the information included in the received one or more signals having been obtained via one or more sensors disposed about the one or more projection surfaces; and

circuitry to project light that is responsive to the circuitry to receive one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces, the circuitry to project light to adjust the intensity or wavelength of the light projected in response to the received one or more signals that include information associated with changes in the one or more features of the at least one or more projection surfaces including the physical attributes of the one or more projection surfaces.

43. The system of claim 42, further comprising:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

44. The system of claim 43, further comprising:

circuitry for projecting that is responsive to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

45. A system comprising:

means for sensing, the means for sensing to be disposed on or about one or more projection surfaces, the means for sensing to include at least one of magnetic sensing means, pressure sensing means, range sensing means, or surface strain sensing means, the means for sensing detecting changes in features of the one or more projection surfaces;

means for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of at least one of the one or more projection surfaces, the information included in the received one or more signals having been obtained via the one or more sensing means, the information included in the one or more signals including detected changes in features of the one or more projection surfaces;

means for projecting content onto the at least one of the one or more projection surfaces, the means for projecting responsive to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the at least one of the one or more projection surfaces, the means for projecting including means for selecting one or more portions of content to be projected sufficient to prevent the projection of a specific type of content in response to the received changes in features of the one or more projection surfaces included in the information included in the received one or more signals.

46. The system of claim 45, further comprising:

means for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

47. The system of claim 46, further comprising:

means for projecting in response to the means for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

48. A system comprising:

a non-transitory signal-bearing medium bearing one or more executable, instructions that when executed perform a process that includes;

sensing with one or more surface sensors, the surface sensors to be disposed on or about one or more projection surfaces, the one or more surface sensors to include at least one of a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, a motion sensor, a range sensor, or a strain surface sensor, sensing including detecting changes in one or more features of the at least one or more projection surfaces;

receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of at least one of the one or more projection surfaces, the information included in the received one or more signals having been obtained via the one or more surface sensors, the information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of at least one of the one or more projection surfaces included in the one or more signals; and

projecting content onto the projection surface in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of at least one of the one or more projection surfaces, projecting content includes selecting the content in response to receiving the detected features of the one or more projection surfaces included in the information included in the one or more signals.

49. The system of claim 48, further comprising:

one or more instructions for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

50. The system of claim 49, further comprising:

one or more instructions for projecting in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

51. The system of claim 48, wherein sensing includes detecting changes in one or more features of the at least one or more projection surfaces by a person, wherein the instructions that when executed perform a process that includes determining from the signals a class of the person, and wherein projecting content includes selecting the content in response to receiving the detected features of the one or more projection surfaces included in the information included in the one or more signals comprises:

projecting a first content in response to determining the person is a member of a first class of persons; and

projecting a second content in response to determining the person is a member of a second class of persons.