Computing device, apparatus and system for display and integrated projection
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsSameer Sharma, Kun Hung Liang, Cheng Tsung Lin
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Abstract
Embodiments of an apparatus and system are described for a hybrid computing device. Some embodiments may comprise a computing device having an enclosure arranged to support a display on a front of the enclosure, a projector adjustment ring integrated into a portion of the perimeter of the enclosure, and a projector module adjustably coupled to the projector adjustment ring. In various embodiments, the projector module may be arranged for dual-axis rotation within the projector adjustment ring. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Claims26
A computing device, comprising:
- an enclosure arranged to support a display on a front of the enclosure;
- a projector module integrated into a portion the enclosure, the projector module comprising:
- a projector arranged to project an image at an adjustable location;
- and a projector adjustment ring to adjust the adjustable location along at least one axis;
- a detector;
- a processor disposed in the enclosure;
- and
- memory disposed in the enclosure, the memory coupled to the processor and comprising instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
- send a first control signal to cause the projector to project the image;
- and
- receive a second control signal from the detector comprising an indication of an interaction with the projected image.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- projecting a first image via a projector, the projector at least partially embedded in an enclosure of a computing device comprising a display, the first image to compliment a second image displayed on the display, the projector integrated into a projector module at least partially disposed in the enclosure and arranged to project the first image at an adjustable location, the projector module comprising a projector adjustment ring to adjust the adjustable location along at least one axis;
- and
- detecting an interaction with the projected first image in response to signals received from a detector coupled to the computing device.
At least one machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor of a device comprising an enclosure housing a display and a projector module at least partially embedded in the enclosure, the projector module comprising a projector arranged to project images to an adjustable location and a projector adjustment ring to adjust the adjustable location along at least one axis, the instructions to cause the processor to:
- project, via the projector, a first image, the first image to compliment a second image displayed on the display;
- and
- detect an interaction with the projected first image in response to signals received from a detector coupled to the computing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.