Remote control of projection and camera system
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1. A device comprising:
- a head structure;
a base structure connected to the head structure by an arm mechanism;
a plurality of components housed in one or more of the head structure, the arm mechanism, or the base structure, the plurality of components comprising;
an illumination component to project light into an environment;
a time-of-flight sensor to receive at least a portion of the light from the illumination component scattered by the environment, the time-of-flight sensor configured to determine time-of-flight information associated with one or more objects illuminated by the illumination component;
a processor to determine distance information of the one or more objects relative to the time of flight sensor, the distance information determined based at least in part on the determined time-of-flight information; and
a drive mechanism to receive instructions from the processor, the instructions for causing the drive mechanism to adjust a position of at least one component of the plurality of components housed in the head structure or to adjust a position of the head structure based at least in part on the distance information associated with at least one of the one or more objects.
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Abstract
A device includes a projection and camera system to create an augmented reality environment in which images are projected onto a scene and user movement within the scene is captured. The projection and camera system have a camera to image scattered IR light from the scene and compute time of flight values used in depth mapping of objects in the room. The system also has a projector to project the images onto the scene. The system controls the camera and projector mounted in a moveable head of a lamp with a motor mounted elsewhere in the lamp. In one implementation, the motor is mounted in the base of a table lamp.
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1. A device comprising:
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a head structure; a base structure connected to the head structure by an arm mechanism; a plurality of components housed in one or more of the head structure, the arm mechanism, or the base structure, the plurality of components comprising; an illumination component to project light into an environment; a time-of-flight sensor to receive at least a portion of the light from the illumination component scattered by the environment, the time-of-flight sensor configured to determine time-of-flight information associated with one or more objects illuminated by the illumination component; a processor to determine distance information of the one or more objects relative to the time of flight sensor, the distance information determined based at least in part on the determined time-of-flight information; and a drive mechanism to receive instructions from the processor, the instructions for causing the drive mechanism to adjust a position of at least one component of the plurality of components housed in the head structure or to adjust a position of the head structure based at least in part on the distance information associated with at least one of the one or more objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a first portion and a second portion movably connected to the first portion by a third portion; a projector residing in the first portion; a sensor residing in the first portion; and a drive mechanism residing at least partly in the second portion and configured to adjust at least one of the sensor, the projector, or the first portion. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device comprising:
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a head structure; a base structure connected to the head structure by an arm mechanism; a projector housed in the head structure; an illumination component housed in the head structure to project light into an environment; a time-of-flight sensor housed in the head structure to receive at least a portion of the light from the illumination component scattered by the environment, the time-of-flight sensor configured to determine time-of-flight information associated with one or more objects illuminated by the illumination component; a processor, housed in one of the head structure or the base structure, to determine distance information of the one or more objects relative to the time-of-flight sensor, the distance information determined based at least in part on the determined time-of-flight information; and a drive mechanism, housed in the base structure, to receive instructions from the processor, the instructions for causing the drive mechanism to adjust a position of at least one component of the plurality of components housed in the head structure or to adjust a position of the head structure based at least in part on the distance information associated with at least one of the one or more objects. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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