Video projection device for mobile device having a first projection surface integral with a surface of the mobile device
First Claim
1. A mobile device, comprising:
- a processor;
a memory storing components executable by the processor;
a projection assembly including a projector, a lens, a movable minor, and a first projection surface integral with a surface of the mobile device, wherein the components include a projection component and a control component, the projection component determining one or more projection parameters and causing the projector to project an image onto the movable minor, dependent at least in part upon the projection parameters, the control component causing the projector and the lens to focus the image onto the first projection surface, the control component further causing the movable mirror to reflect the image as a first projected image onto the first projection surface; and
a projection surface shutter associated with the first projection surface, the projection surface shutter being operable to pass the first projected image and block the first projected image from the first projection surface.
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Abstract
A mobile device such as a robot includes a processor, a memory that stores components executable by the processor, and a projection assembly. The projection assembly includes a projector, a lens, a movable mirror, and a first projection surface integral with a surface of the mobile device. The components include a projection component and a control component. The projection component determines the projection parameters, and projects the image onto the movable mirror, dependent upon the projection parameters. The control component causes the projector and the lens to focus the image onto the first projection surface, and further causes the movable mirror to reflect the image onto the first projection surface.
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8 Claims
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
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a processor; a memory storing components executable by the processor; a projection assembly including a projector, a lens, a movable minor, and a first projection surface integral with a surface of the mobile device, wherein the components include a projection component and a control component, the projection component determining one or more projection parameters and causing the projector to project an image onto the movable minor, dependent at least in part upon the projection parameters, the control component causing the projector and the lens to focus the image onto the first projection surface, the control component further causing the movable mirror to reflect the image as a first projected image onto the first projection surface; and a projection surface shutter associated with the first projection surface, the projection surface shutter being operable to pass the first projected image and block the first projected image from the first projection surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of projecting an image via an image projection system, the method comprising:
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providing the image to be projected and projection parameters to a projector; configuring the projection system to project the images upon a target projection surface; and projecting the image onto the target projection surface dependent at least in part upon the projection parameters, wherein the projecting the image step comprises determining the characteristics of the target projection surface and adjusting the projection parameters dependent at least in part upon the determined characteristics of the target projection surface to thereby compensate for an anticipated distortion of the projected image arising at least in part from the determined characteristics of the target projection surface, wherein determining the characteristics of the target projection surface comprises sensing with one or more sensors the characteristics of the target projection surface, wherein the projecting step further comprises projecting the image from an interior of a robot onto a first projection surface, the first projection surface being integral with, and configured to match at least one of a shape, contour, texture and color of, an outer surface of the robot, the first projection surface being further configured to conceal an interior of the robot and the projection assembly regardless of whether the image is being projected onto the first projection surface.
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