Reducing heat generated during projection of visual content

An electronic device comprising:

• a memory comprising calibration data;
• a projection device having at least one light emitter that projects a visual content based on the calibration data;
• at least one temperature sensor that measures a temperature of the at least one light emitter;
• and
• a processor that:
• determines whether the temperature exceeds a temperature threshold above which heat generated by one or more of light emitters and other components of electronic device may cause damage to, or shortening of an expected operational life of, at least one of the light emitter, the projection device, and the other components of the electronic device;
• and
• in response to determining the temperature exceeds the temperature threshold:
• calculates at least one adjustment that reduces a level of heat generated by the at least one light emitter during projection of the visual content, wherein the at least one adjustment overrides at least one portion of the calibration data;
• applies the at least one adjustment to the at least one light emitter;
• and
• modulates the at least one light emitter to project the visual content in accordance with the at least one adjustment and the calibration data.

A computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable storage device;
• and
• program code on the computer readable storage device that, when executed by a processor associated with an electronic device, enables the electronic device to provide the functionality of:
• determining a temperature of at least one light emitter of a projection device, wherein the at least one light emitter projects a visual content based on calibration data;
• determining, by a processor, whether the temperature exceeds a temperature threshold above which heat generated by one or more of light emitters and other components of electronic device may cause damage to, or shortening of an expected operational life of, at least one of the light emitter, the projection device, and the other components of the electronic device;
• and
• in response to determining the temperature exceeds the temperature threshold:
• calculating, by the processor, at least one adjustment that reduces a level of heat generated by the at least one light emitter during projection of the visual content, wherein the at least one adjustment overrides at least one portion of the calibration data;
• applying the at least one adjustment to the at least one light emitter;
• and
• modulating the at least one light emitter to project the visual content in accordance with the at least one adjustment and the calibration data.