Methods and systems for receiving and transmitting signals between server and projector apparatuses

• US 8,641,203 B2
• Filed: 07/28/2008
• Issued: 02/04/2014
• 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, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr., Wood, Lowell L. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Luu, Thanh
• Assistant Examiner(s): Naphas, Renee
• Application Number:
  US12/220,906
• Publication Number:
  US 20090310035A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,017 Days
• Field of Search: 353/69, 353/70, 353/79
• US Class Current: 353/69
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3182 Colour adjustment, e.g. white balance, shading or gamut white balance per se H04N9/73; control of amplitude of colour signals H04N9/68; colour control circuits for displays in general G09G5/02, G09G3/2003, G09G3/3607
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3185 Geometric adjustment, e.g. keystone or convergence optical or mechanical adjustment of convergence H04N9/317; using scanning means H04N3/22; optical or mechanical adjustments of projectors not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B21/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3194 including sensor feedback

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to methods and systems that may be configured to facilitate projection. For example, in some embodiments, a system includes circuitry for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, signals associated with changes in features of one or more projection surfaces, the signals to include information that at least a first projection surface is configured to facilitate capture of content that is projected onto the at least the first projection surface and is further configured to facilitate at least one of printing the captured content, saving the captured content to memory, or transmitting the captured content over one or more networks; circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, signals associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces, the one or more signals including information that at least one projection surface of the one or more projection surfaces is configured to facilitate capture of content that is projected onto the at least one projection surface and is further configured to facilitate at least one of printing the captured content, saving the captured content to one or more memories, or transmitting the captured content over one or more networks; and

transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces, the transmitting including at least;

transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces.

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

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

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

receiving one or more signals associated with selecting content that is not to be projected.

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

circuitry for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, from one or more surface transmitters that are associated with one or more projection surfaces, one or more signals that include information regarding one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces.

5. A system comprising:

circuitry for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces, the one or more signals to include information that at least one projection surface of the one or more projection surfaces is configured to facilitate capture of content that is projected onto the at least one projection surface and is further configured to facilitate at least one of printing the captured content, saving the captured content to one or more memories, or transmitting the captured content over one or more networks;

circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces, the circuitry for transmitting including at least;

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with detecting one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in light transmission of the one or more projection surfaces.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in illumination associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in motion associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

10. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in position associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

11. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

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

12. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more marks associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

13. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more marks associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

14. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with content that is to be projected.

15. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include content that is to be projected.

16. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

17. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals associated with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

18. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises:

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

19. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with detecting one or more changes in the one or more features of one or more projection surfaces.

20. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in light transmission of the one or more projection surfaces.

21. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in illumination associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

22. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in motion associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

23. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in position associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

24. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more marks associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

25. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more marks associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

26. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with content that is to be projected.

27. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals that include content that is to be projected.

28. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

29. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals that instruct at least one of the one or more projector apparatuses to project content, that is to be saved into memory, onto at least the first or a second projection surface, of the one or more projection surfaces, the first and/or the second projection surface being configured to facilitate recording projected content into memory.

30. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals that instruct at least one of the one or more projector apparatuses to project content, that is to be printed, onto at least the first or a second projection surface, of the one or more projection surfaces, the first and/or the second projection surface being configured to facilitate printing of the projected content.

31. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for wirelessly transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses at one or more first locations to one or more projector apparatuses for projection at one or more second locations, one or more signals that include information regarding one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces.

32. The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals that instruct at least one of the one or more projector apparatuses to project content, that is to be transmitted over one or more networks, onto at least the first or a second projection surface, of the one or more projection surfaces, the first and/or the second projection surface being configured to facilitate transmission of the projected content over one or more networks.

33. A system comprising:

means for receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces, the one or more signals to include information that at least one projection surface of the one or more projection surfaces is configured to facilitate capture of content that is projected onto the at least one projection surface and is further configured to facilitate at least one of printing the captured content, saving the captured content to one or more memories, or transmitting the captured content over one or more networks; and

means for transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces, the means for transmitting including at least;

means for transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces.

34. A system comprising:

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

receiving, at one or more server apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces, the one or more signals including information that at least one projection surface of the one or more projection surfaces is configured to facilitate capture of content that is projected onto the at least one projection surface and is further configured to facilitate at least one of printing the captured content, saving the captured content to one or more memories, or transmitting the captured content over one or more networks; and

transmitting, from the one or more server apparatuses to one or more projector apparatuses, one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the one or more projection surfaces, the transmitting including at least transmitting one or more signals associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces.