Systems and methods associated with projecting in response to conformation

• US 8,936,367 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2008
• Issued: 01/20/2015
• 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): Dowling, William C
• Application Number:
  US12/218,268
• Publication Number:
  US 20090310095A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,384 Days
• Field of Search: 353/69, 353/70, 353/121, 353/122, 353/28, 353/79
• US Class Current: 353/79
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• 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 systems and methods that are related to projection.

Claims

1. A method performed with a system, the method comprising:

detecting one or more changes in one or more conformations of one or more projection surfaces, the detecting being performed at least in part with one or more surface sensors associated with the one or more projection surfaces;

receiving one or more signals that include at least information regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, including at least;

receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with accessing one or more lookup tables, the lookup tables containing information for selecting content for projection responsive to the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces; and

projecting in response to the receiving the one or more signals that include at least the information regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces.

2. A system comprising:

circuitry for detecting one or more changes in one or more conformations of one or more projection surfaces, the circuitry for detecting configured to detect the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces at least in part with one or more surface sensors associated with the one or more projection surfaces;

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, including at least;

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with accessing one or more lookup tables, the lookup tables containing information for selecting content for projection responsive to the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces; and

circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

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

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least the 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.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least the information associated with one or more changes in one or more calibration images associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least the information associated with one or more changes in one or more rotational positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

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

8. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

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

9. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least the information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands associated with content.

10. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with accessing one or more databases.

11. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with accessing one or more lookup tables, the lookup tables containing information for selecting content for projection responsive to the one or more changes in one or more shapes or configurations of one or more projections surfaces.

12. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least the information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

13. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least the information associated with content that is to be projected.

14. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least the information associated with selecting one or more projection attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

15. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

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

16. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least the information associated with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

17. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

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

18. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals in response to coordinating one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces with content that is not to be projected.

19. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

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

20. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least 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.

21. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with one or more changes in one or more calibration images associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

22. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with one or more changes in one or more rotational positions associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

23. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least the information associated with content that is to be projected.

24. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

circuitry for projecting at least one of a first content responsive to an indication of a detection of a first person or a second content responsive to an indication of a detection of a second person.

25. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least the information associated with content that is not to be projected.

26. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least the information associated with selecting one or more projection attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

27. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least the information associated with one or more capture capabilities associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

28. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least the information associated with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

29. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations associated with one or more projection surfaces with one or more projection commands.

30. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with 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.

31. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with accessing one or more databases.

32. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with accessing one or more lookup tables.

33. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with 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.

34. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to circuitry for receiving one or more signals 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 system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for projecting in response to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information comprises:

circuitry for projecting in response to circuitry for receiving one or more signals in response to coordinating one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces with content that is not to be projected.

36. The system of claim 2, wherein said circuitry for detecting one or more changes in one or more conformations of one or more projection surfaces, the circuitry for detecting configured to detect the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces at least in part with one or more surface sensors associated with the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for detecting, at least in part with one or more pressure surface sensors associated with the one or more projection surfaces, at least one or more changes in pressure applied to the one or more projection surfaces.

37. The system of claim 2, wherein said circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with accessing one or more lookup tables, the lookup tables containing information for selecting content for projection responsive to the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with accessing one or more lookup tables, the lookup tables containing information for selecting content for projection responsive to the one or more changes in pressure applied to the one or more projection surfaces, the one or more changes in pressure applied to the one or more projection surfaces having been detected at least in part with the one or more pressure surface sensors associated with the one or more projection surfaces.

38. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the circuitry for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with selecting content that is to be projected in response to one or more biometric sensors that detect one or more persons.

39. A system comprising:

means for detecting one or more changes in one or more conformations of one or more projection surfaces, the means for detecting configured to detect the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces at least in part with one or more surface sensors associated with the one or more projection surfaces;

means for receiving one or more signals that include at least information, at least in part via the means for detecting, regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, including at least;

means for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with accessing one or more lookup tables, the lookup tables containing information for selecting content for projection responsive to the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces; and

means for projecting in response to the means for receiving one or more signals that include at least information.

40. A system comprising:

a non-volatile signal-bearing medium bearing;

one or more instructions for detecting one or more changes in one or more conformations of one or more projection surfaces, the one or more instructions for detecting configured to detect the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces at least in part with one or more surface sensors associated with the one or more projection surfaces;

one or more instructions for receiving one or more signals that include at least information regarding the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces, including at least;

one or more instructions for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with accessing one or more lookup tables, the lookup tables containing information for selecting content for projection responsive to the one or more changes in the one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces; and

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

41. A system comprising:

circuitry for detecting one or more changes in one or more conformations of one or more surfaces, the circuitry for detecting configured to detect the one or more changes in one or more conformations of one or more surfaces at least in part with one or more surface sensors associated with the one or more surfaces;

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with accessing one or more lookup tables, the lookup tables containing information for selecting content to present on the one or more surfaces responsive to the one or more changes in one or more conformations of one or more surfaces;

circuitry for controlling presentation of the selected content via emitting light onto one or more surfaces.

42. The system of claim 41, wherein the circuitry for controlling presentation of the selected content via emitting light onto one or more surfaces comprises:

circuitry for projecting the selected content onto one or more projection surfaces.

43. The system of claim 41, wherein at least one of 1) the circuitry for detecting one or more changes in one or more conformations of one or more surfaces, the circuitry for detecting configured to detect the one or more changes in one or more conformations of one or more surfaces at least in part with one or more surface sensors associated with the one or more surfaces or 2) the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with accessing one or more lookup tables, the lookup tables containing information for selecting content to present on the one or more surfaces responsive to the one or more changes in one or more conformations of one or more surfaces comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more changes in pressure applied to one or more surfaces, the circuitry for detecting configured to detect the one or more changes in pressure applied to the one or more surfaces at least in part with one or more pressure surface sensors associated with the one or more surfaces; and

circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include at least information associated with accessing one or more lookup tables, the lookup tables containing information for selecting content to present on the one or more surfaces responsive to the one or more changes in pressure applied to the one or more surfaces.