Methods and systems for coordinated use of two or more user responsive projectors

• US 8,733,952 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2009
• Issued: 05/27/2014
• 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, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr., Wood, Lowell L. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): LUU, THANH X
• Application Number:
  US12/380,595
• Publication Number:
  US 20090310104A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,915 Days
• Field of Search: 353/79, 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: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that are related to coordinated projection from two or more projectors.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

circuitry for receiving, from one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, one or more requests for projection, the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices being configured for sending the one or more requests for projection from one or more users, the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices including one or more sensors configured to detect and one or more user interfaces that are configured to respond to at least one of;

a) an application of a pressure by the one or more users to a tactile interface on a touchscreen of the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, or b) one or more gestures by the one or more users applied to the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, the one or more gestures to include at least one of an acceleration, a negative acceleration, or a squeeze;

circuitry for processing the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from two or more user responsive projectors, the one or more requests for projection including information associated with one or more physical characteristics obtained using the one or more sensors included with the wireless communication device and that are related to a specific user to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection, in accordance with the one or more physical characteristics that are related to the specific user, from the two or more user responsive projectors; and

circuitry for projecting in response to the one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors, at least a first of the two or more user responsive projectors configured to project a first content and at least a second of the two or more user responsive projectors configured to project a second content, the first content to be different from the second content.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving, from one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, one or more requests for projection, the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices being configured for sending the one or more requests for projection from one or more users, the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices including one or more sensors configured to detect and one or more user interfaces that are configured to respond to at least one of:

a) an application of a pressure by the one or more users to a tactile interface on a touchscreen of the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, or b) one or more gestures by the one or more users applied to the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, the one or more gestures to include at least one of an acceleration, a negative acceleration, a shock, or a squeeze comprises;

circuitry for receiving one or more signals, from one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, that include the one or more requests for projection.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more requests for projection comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more requests for projection in accordance with one or more individualized user parameters.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more requests for projection comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more requests that include information associated with designated content.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving, from one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, one or more requests for projection, the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices being configured for sending the one or more requests for projection from one or more users, the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices including one or more sensors configured to detect and one or more user interfaces that are configured to respond to at least one of:

a) an application of a pressure by the one or more users to a tactile interface on a touchscreen of the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, or b) one or more gestures by the one or more users applied to the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, the one or more gestures to include at least one of an acceleration, a negative acceleration, a shock, or a squeeze comprises;

circuitry for receiving via a telecommunications network, from one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, one or more requests for projection that include information associated with one or more physical characteristics that are related to a specific user detected using a sensor coupled with the wireless communications device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more requests for projection comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more requests that include information associated with one or more membership parameters that are related to a specific user.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more requests for projection comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more requests that include information associated with one or more status parameters that are related to a specific user.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more requests for projection comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more requests that include information associated with one or more privilege parameters that are related to a specific user.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more requests for projection comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more requests that include information associated with one or more fees related to projection requested by a specific user.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more requests for projection comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more requests that include information associated with one or more contextualized user parameters.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more requests for projection comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more requests that include information associated with one or more contextualized projection parameters.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more requests for projection comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more requests that include information associated with one or more financial transactions.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for processing one or more signals that include the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for processing one or more requests related to projection in accordance with one or more individualized user parameters to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with the one or more individualized user parameters from the two or more user responsive projectors.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for processing one or more requests that include information associated with designated content to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection of the designated content from the two or more user responsive projectors.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for processing one or more requests that include information associated with one or more membership parameters that are related to a specific user to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with the one or more membership parameters that are related to the specific user from the two or more user responsive projectors.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for processing one or more requests that include information associated with one or more status parameters that are related to a specific user to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with the one or more status parameters that are related to the specific user from the two or more user responsive projectors.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for processing one or more requests that include information associated with one or more privilege parameters that are related to a specific user to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with the one or more privilege parameters that are related to the specific user from the two or more user responsive projectors.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for processing one or more requests that include information associated with one or more fees related to projection requested by a specific user to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with the one or more fees related to projection requested by the specific user from the two or more user responsive projectors.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for processing one or more requests that include information associated with one or more contextualized user parameters to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with the one or more contextualized user parameters from the two or more user responsive projectors.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for processing one or more requests that include information associated with one or more contextualized projection parameters to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with the one or more contextualized projection parameters from the two or more user responsive projectors.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for processing one or more requests that include information associated with one or more financial transactions to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with the one or more financial transactions from the two or more user responsive projectors.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with one or more individualized user parameters from the two or more user responsive projectors.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to one or more instructions for coordinated projection of designated content from the two or more user responsive projectors.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with one or more membership parameters that are related to a specific user from the two or more user responsive projectors.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with one or more status parameters that are related to a specific user from the two or more user responsive projectors.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with one or more privilege parameters that are related to a specific user from the two or more user responsive projectors.

28. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with one or more fees related to projection requested by a specific user from the two or more user responsive projectors.

29. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with one or more contextualized user parameters from the two or more user responsive projectors.

30. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with one or more contextualized projection parameters from the two or more user responsive projectors.

31. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with one or more financial transactions from the two or more user responsive projectors.

32. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors detect biometric characteristics of a user, and wherein the circuitry for receiving is configured to receive from the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices the one or more requests for projection including sensed biometric characteristics of one or more users, and wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors projects the first content and the second content based on the received sensed biometric characteristics.

33. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices are configured to send the one or more requests for projection from the one or more users via a telecommunications network.

34. A system comprising:

circuitry for receiving, from one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, one or more requests for projection, the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices being configured for sending the one or more requests for projection from one or more users, the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices including one or more sensors configured to detect and one or more user interfaces that are configured to respond to at least one of;

a) an application of a pressure by the one or more users to a tactile interface on a touchscreen of the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, or

b) one or more gestures by the one or more users applied to the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, the one or more gestures to include at least one of an acceleration, a negative acceleration, or a squeeze;

circuitry for processing the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from two or more user responsive projectors; and

circuitry for projecting in response to the one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors, at least a first of the two or more user responsive projectors configured to project a first content and at least a second of the two or more user responsive projectors configured to project a second content, the first content to be different from the second content, wherein the circuitry for processing the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from two or more user responsive projectors comprises;

circuitry for processing one or more requests for projection that include information associated with one or more physical characteristics obtained using the one or more sensors included with the wireless communication device and that are related to a specific user to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with the one or more physical characteristics that are related to the specific user from the two or more user responsive projectors, the one or more physical characteristics to include at least weight.

35. A system comprising:

circuitry for receiving, from one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, one or more requests for projection, the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices being configured for sending the one or more requests for projection from one or more users, the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices including one or more sensors configured to detect and one or more user interfaces that are configured to respond to at least one of;

a) an application of a pressure by the one or more users to a tactile interface on a touchscreen of the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, or

b) one or more gestures by the one or more users applied to the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, the one or more gestures to include at least one of an acceleration, a negative acceleration, or a squeeze;

circuitry for processing the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from two or more user responsive projectors; and

circuitry for projecting in response to the one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors, at least a first of the two or more user responsive projectors configured to project a first content and at least a second of the two or more user responsive projectors configured to project a second content, the first content to be different from the second content, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors comprises;

circuitry for projecting in response to one or more instructions for coordinated projection in accordance with one or more physical characteristics that are related to a specific user from the two or more user responsive projectors, the one or more physical characteristics obtained using the one or more sensors included with the wireless communications device, the one or more physical characteristics to include at least weight.

36. A system comprising:

means for receiving, from one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, one or more requests for projection, the one or more wireless communications devices including one or more sensors and being configured for sending the one or more requests for projection from one or more users, the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices including one or more user interfaces that are configured to respond to one or more gestures, the one or more gestures to include at least one of;

a squeeze, a positive acceleration or a negative acceleration;

means for processing the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from two or more user responsive projectors, the one or more requests for projection including information associated with one or more physical characteristics obtained using the one or more sensors included with the one or more wireless communication devices and that are related to a specific user to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection, in accordance with the one or more physical characteristics that are related to the specific user, from the two or more user responsive projectors; and

means for projecting in response to the one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors, at least a first of the two or more user responsive projectors configured to project a first content and at least a second of the two or more user responsive projectors configured to project a second content, the first content to be different from the second content.

37. A system comprising:

a non-transitory signal-bearing medium bearing;

one or more directions for receiving, from one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, one or more requests for projection, the one or more wireless communications devices being configured for sending the one or more requests for projection from one or more users, the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices including one or more sensors configured to detect and one or more user interfaces that are configured to respond to at least one of;

a) an application of a pressure by the one or more users to a tactile interface on a touchscreen of the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, or b) one or more gestures applied to the one or more wireless mobile user communications devices, the one or more gestures including at least one of an acceleration, a negative acceleration, or a squeeze;

one or more directions for processing the one or more requests for projection to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection from two or more user responsive projectors, the one or more requests for projection including information associated with one or more physical characteristics obtained using the one or more sensors included with the wireless communication device and that are related to a specific user to attain one or more instructions for coordinated projection, in accordance with the one or more physical characteristics that are related to the specific user, from the two or more user responsive projectors; and

one or more directions for projecting in response to the one or more instructions for coordinated projection from the two or more user responsive projectors, at least a first of the two or more user responsive projectors configured to project a first content and at least a second of the two or more user responsive projectors configured to project a second content, the first content to be different from the second content.