Projection system for translucent displays and methods of operating thereof
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorDarren Carl McIntosh
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Abstract
A system is provided. The system includes a translucent display positioned such that a first face is a display face and that a second face is a projection face and at least one projector configured to project an image on the second face of the translucent display. The image is displayed on the first face. The system also includes at least one sensor configured to transmit a signal when triggered and a projector controller in communication with the at least one projector and the at least one sensor. The projector controller is programmed to receive a signal from the at least one sensor and instruct the at least one projector to project at least one image on the translucent display in response to the signal from the at least one sensor.
Claims32
A system comprising:
- a translucent display positioned such that a first face is a display face and that a second face is a projection face, wherein the translucent display is a solid, rigid material, and wherein the translucent display includes a sink;
- a projector configured to project an image on the second face of the translucent display, wherein the image is displayed on the first face;
- at least one sensor configured to transmit a signal when triggered;
- and
- a projector controller in communication with the projector and the at least one sensor, wherein the projector controller is programmed to:
- receive a signal from the at least one sensor;
- and
- instruct the projector to project at least one image on the translucent display in response to the signal from the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one image appears in the sink.
A method for operating a projector system, where the method is implemented by a computing device comprising a processor in communication with at least one memory device, the method comprising:
- receiving a signal from a sensor;
- determining a projection sequence to activate in response to the signal from the sensor;
- determining a translucent display and a corresponding projector to display the projection sequence in response to the signal from the sensor, wherein the translucent display is a solid, rigid material, and wherein the translucent display includes a sink;
- and
- transmitting instructions to a projector to project the projection sequence onto a projection face of the translucent display, such that the projection sequence is displayed on a display face of the translucent display, wherein the projection face is an opposite side of the translucent display from the display face of the translucent display, wherein the projection sequence appears in the sink.
A system comprising:
- a translucent display positioned such that a first face is a display face and that a second face is a projection face, wherein the translucent display is a solid, rigid material, and wherein the translucent display includes a splash back area;
- a projector configured to project an image on the second face of the translucent display, wherein the image is displayed on the first face;
- and
- a projector controller in communication with the projector, wherein the projector controller is programmed to:
- receive a signal to display at least one image;
- and
- instruct the projector to project the at least one image on the translucent display in response to the signal.
A method for operating a projector system, where the method is implemented by a computing device comprising a processor in communication with at least one memory device, the method comprising:
- receiving a signal from a sensor;
- determining a projection sequence to activate in response to the signal from the sensor;
- determining a translucent display and a corresponding projector to display the projection sequence in response to the signal from the sensor, wherein the translucent display is a solid, rigid material, and wherein the translucent display includes a splash back area;
- and
- transmitting instructions to a projector to project the projection sequence onto a projection face of the translucent display, such that the projection sequence is displayed on a display face of the translucent display, wherein the projection face is an opposite side of the translucent display from the display face of the translucent display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.