Projection in response to conformation

• US 20090310097A1
• Filed: 08/22/2008
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Rinaldo, John D. JR., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Wood, Lowell L. JR., Malamud, Mark A., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,857,999 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 353/121
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/00 Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor devices for changing pictures G03B23/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3179 Video signal processing therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3194 including sensor feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3197 using light modulating optical valves

Abstract

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

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces; and

accessing content in response to the information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces.

31. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

projecting in response to the accessing content.

37. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

coordinating one or more conformations associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

49. The method of claim 37, further comprising:

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

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61. A system comprising:

circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces; and

circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces.

62. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more conformations associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

64. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations of one or more fiducials associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

65. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more calibration images associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

69. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more rotational positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

70. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include the information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces.

71. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more projection attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

72. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more capture capabilities associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

74. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for selecting content in response to the information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces.

76. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for accessing content in response to the information associated with one or more conformations of one or more fiducials associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

77. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

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

81. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for accessing content in response to the information associated with one or more rotational positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

82. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for accessing content in response to receiving one or more signals that include the information associated with one or more conformations associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

85. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for accessing content in response to the information associated with one or more projection attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

86. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

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

88. The system of claim 61, wherein the circuitry for accessing content in response to the circuitry for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include the content.

91. The system of claim 61, further comprising:

circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for accessing content.

92. The system of claim 91, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for accessing content comprises:

circuitry for projecting one or more images.

93. The system of claim 91, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for accessing content comprises:

circuitry for projecting text.

94. The system of claim 91, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for accessing content comprises:

circuitry for projecting broadcast media.

97. The system of claim 61, further comprising:

circuitry for coordinating one or more conformations associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

98. The system of claim 97, wherein the circuitry for coordinating one or more conformations associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for coordinating one or more conformations associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more projection commands.

100. The system of claim 97, wherein the circuitry for coordinating one or more conformations associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for coordinating one or more conformations associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands associated with the content.

104. The system of claim 97, wherein the circuitry for coordinating one or more conformations associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for coordinating one or more conformations associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands to select the content for projection.

109. The system of claim 97, further comprising:

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

110. The system of claim 109, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for coordinating one or more conformations associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

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

112. The system of claim 109, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for coordinating one or more conformations associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

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

116. The system of claim 109, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for coordinating one or more conformations associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

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

119. The system of claim 109, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for coordinating one or more conformations associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises:

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

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107. The system of claim 97, wherein the circuitry for coordinating one or more conformations associated with the 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 the content that is to be projected. 108. (canceled)

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121. A system comprising:

means for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces; and

means for accessing content in response to the means for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces.

122. The system of claim 121, further comprising:

means for projecting in response to the means for accessing content.

123. The system of claim 121, further comprising:

means for coordinating one or more conformations associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

124. The system of claim 123, further comprising:

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

125. A system comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing;

one or more instructions for obtaining information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces; and

one or more instructions for accessing content in response to the information related to one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces.

126. The system of claim 125, further comprising:

one or more instructions for projecting in response to accessing content.

127. The system of claim 125, further comprising:

one or more instructions for coordinating one or more conformations associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands.

128. The system of claim 127, further comprising:

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

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