Systems and methods for projecting in response to conformation

• US 8,608,321 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2008
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• 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:
  US12/217,117
• Publication Number:
  US 20090310093A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,996 Days
• Field of Search: 353/69, 353/71, 353/79, 353/70, 353/121, 353/122
• US Class Current: 353/121
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/00 Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor devices for changing pictures G03B23/00

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that are related to projection.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

automatically receiving information, at least in part with one or more processing devices of one or more projector control circuits, from one or more surface transmitters, the received information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with at least one projection surface of two or more separate projection surfaces resulting from a physical movement of one portion of the at least one projection surface relative to another portion of two or more separate projection surfaces, the at least one projection surface including at least one of the one or more surface transmitters;

at least partly with the one or more processing devices of the one or more projector control circuits, coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with the at least one projection surface of the two or more separate projection surfaces resulting from the physical movement with one or more commands to two or more projectors to project onto the two or more projection surfaces; and

projecting with the two or more projectors onto the two or more projection surfaces in response to the one or more commands to the two or more projectors to project onto the two or more projection surfaces.

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

detecting one or more changes in one or more conformations 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 conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations 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 conformations 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 conformations 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 conformations 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 conformations 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 conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

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

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

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

projecting in response to the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations 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 information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the obtaining 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 information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the obtaining 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 information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the obtaining 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 information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the obtaining 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 information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

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

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

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

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

projecting in response to the 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 information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the 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 conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations 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 conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations 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 conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands to select content for projection.

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

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

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

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

28. The method of claim 1, wherein the coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations 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.

29. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

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

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations 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 conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more projection commands.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations 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 conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands associated with content.

32. The method of claim 29, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations 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 conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

33. The method of claim 29, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations 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 conformations of the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands to select content for projection.

34. The method of claim 29, wherein the projecting in response to the coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations 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.

35. The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

projecting in response to the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more cameras.

36. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces, wherein the one or more changes in one or more conformations include at least a change from a first position of a first portion of a projection surface of the one or more projection surfaces, to a second position of the first portion of the projection surface, the change being relative to a third position of a second portion of the projection surface comprises:

obtaining the information with a receiver from a transmitter that is associated with the one or more projection surfaces, the obtained information including data related to a position of the one or more projection surfaces relative to a position of a projector, the one or more projection surfaces including a portable projection surface;

obtaining data indicating the presence of a person relative to the one or more projection surfaces; and

wherein the projector is a portable projector and wherein the information is obtained via the receiver while the projector is being transported.

37. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein physical movement of the one portion of the at least one projection surface includes movement of magnetic ink associated with the at least one projection surface.

38. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more surface transmitters transmit the information in response to sensors disposed adjacent the projection surface detecting one or more changes in physical movement of one or more fiducials associated with the at least one projection surface.

39. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one projection surface includes:

a magnetic material, a fluorescent material, a quantum dot, or an radio-frequency tag.

40. A system comprising:

circuitry for automatically receiving information from one or more surface transmitters, the received information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with at least one projection surface of two or more separate projection surfaces resulting from a movement of one portion of the at least one projection surface relative to another portion of the at least one projection surface, the at least one projection surface to include at least one of the one or more surface transmitters disposed adjacent the at least one projection surface;

circuitry for coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with the at least one projection surface of the two or more separate projection surfaces with one or more commands to two or more projectors to project onto the two or more projection surfaces; and

circuitry for projecting with the two or more projectors onto the two or more projection surfaces responsive to the one or more commands to the two or more projectors to project onto the two or more projection surfaces.

41. The system of claim 40, further comprising:

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

42. A system comprising:

means for automatically receiving information from one or more surface transmitters, the received information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with at least one projection surface of two or more separate projection surfaces resulting from a movement of one portion of the at least one projection surface relative to another portion of at least one of a) the two or more separate projection surfaces or b) the at least one projection surface, the at least one projection surface to include at least one of the one or more surface transmitters;

means for coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with the at least one projection surface of the two or more separate projection surfaces resulting from the movement with one or more commands to two or more projectors to project onto the two or more projection surfaces; and

means for projecting with the two or more projectors onto two or more projection surfaces responsive to the one or more commands to the two or more projectors to project onto the two or more projection surfaces.

43. The system of claim 42, further comprising:

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

44. A system comprising:

a nontransitory signal-bearing machine-readable medium bearing one or more executable instructions that when executed cause the system to perform a process that includes;

automatically receiving information, at least in part with one or more processing devices of one or more projector control circuits, from one or more surface transmitters, the received information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with at least one projection surface of two or more separate projection surfaces resulting from a movement of one portion of the at least one projection surface relative to another portion of the two or more separate projection surfaces, the at least one projection surface including at least one of the one or more surface transmitters disposed adjacent the at least one projection surface;

at least partly with the one or more processing devices of the one or more projector control circuits, coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with the at least one projection surface of the two or more separate projection surfaces resulting from the movement with one or more commands to two or more projectors to project onto the two or more projection surfaces; and

projecting with the two or more projectors onto the two or more projection surfaces in response to the one or more commands to the two or more projectors to project onto the two or more projection surfaces.

45. The system of claim 44, further comprising:

one or more instructions for projecting in response to coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.