# US 8,540,381 B2 · Systems and methods for receiving information associated with projecting > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,540,381 B2 - Document ID: US8540381B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/217,123 - Filed: 2008-06-30 - Published: 2009-12-17 - Granted: 2013-09-24 - Earliest claimed: 2008-06-17 - Assignees: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC - Applicants: Edward K. Y. Jung; Eric C. Leuthardt; Royce A. Levien; Robert W. Lord; Mark A. Malamud; John D. Rinaldo, Jr.; Lowell L. Wood, Jr. - Inventors: Edward K. Y. Jung; Eric C. Leuthardt; Royce A. Levien; Robert W. Lord; Mark A. Malamud; John D. Rinaldo, Jr.; Lowell L. Wood, Jr. - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8540381B2 ## CPC - H04N 9/3194: {including sensor feedback} - G03B 21/00: Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor (devices for changing pictures G03B23/00) - G06F 3/041: Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means - H04N 9/3141: {Constructional details thereof (details not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B21/14)} - H04N 9/3147: {Multi-projection systems (video walls G06F3/1446)} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that are related to transmitting and receiving information associated with projection. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving, from one or more surface sensors that are disposed on or about one or more projection surfaces, one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more physical features of at least one of the one or more projection surfaces, the one or more changes at least partially resulting from a person physically modifying the one or more physical features of at least one of the one or more projection surfaces, the information included in the received one or more signals being obtained via the one or more surface sensors; selecting one or more portions of content to be projected sufficient to prevent the projection of a specific type of content in response to the receiving of the one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more physical features of the at least one or more projection surfaces; and projecting the selected content. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of at least one of the one or more projection surfaces comprises: receiving one or more signals that include information associated with detecting one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of at least one of the one or more projection surfaces comprises: receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises: receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in motion associated with the one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises: receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises: receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more marks associated with the one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises: receiving one or more signals that include information associated with content that is to be projected. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises: receiving one or more signals that include information associated with obtaining information associated with one or more capture capabilities associated with the one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises: receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting the selected content comprises: projecting the selected content in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with detecting one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting the selected content comprises: projecting the selected content in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises: projecting in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in motion associated with the one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises: projecting in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises: projecting in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more marks associated with the one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises: projecting in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with content that is to be projected. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises: projecting in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with obtaining information associated with one or more capture capabilities associated with the one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises: projecting in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more recording attributes associated with the one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting content in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the at least one of the one or more projection surfaces comprises: selecting one or more wavelengths of light that are projected in response to changes in light absorbency of the at least one or more projection surfaces detected by the one or more surface sensors. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting the selected content comprises: directing one or more portions of one or more projection outputs onto two or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises: projecting one or more projection outputs in response to one or more changes in one or more conformations of one or more projected surfaces. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces comprises: projecting one or more projection outputs that are selected in response to motion associated with the one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises: receiving one or more signals that include information associated with the coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more projection commands. ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises: receiving one or more signals that include information associated with the coordinating one or more changes in motion associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands. ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises: receiving one or more signals that include information associated with the coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands. ### Claim 26 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises: receiving one or more signals that include information associated with the coordinating one or more marks associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands. ### Claim 27 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises: receiving one or more signals that include information associated with the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands to select content for projection. ### Claim 28 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, further comprising: projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises: projecting in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with the coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more projection commands. ### Claim 30 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises: projecting in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with the coordinating one or more changes in motion associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands. ### Claim 31 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises: projecting in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with the coordinating one or more changes in one or more conformations of the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands. ### Claim 32 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises: projecting in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with the coordinating one or more marks associated with the one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands. ### Claim 33 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein the projecting in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands comprises: projecting in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with the coordinating the one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands to select content for projection. ### Claim 34 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein projecting the selected content comprises: projecting one or more portions of the selected content sufficient to prevent the projection of a specific type of content in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more physical features of one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 35 (depends on 34) The method of claim 34, wherein projecting one or more portions of the selected content sufficient to prevent the projection of a specific type of content in response to the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more physical features of one or more projection surfaces, comprises: projecting light to adjust the intensity of the light projected in response to changes in physical features of the at least one or more projection surfaces included in the received information. ### Claim 36 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces, the information included in the received one or more signals being obtained via one or more sensors disposed about the one or more projection surfaces comprises: receiving one or more signals that include information regarding a proximity of one or more persons to one or more projection surfaces, the information regarding the proximity of the one or more persons being obtained via one or more sensors disposed about the one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 37 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein physically modifying the one or more physical features of at least one or more projection surfaces includes folding the one or more projection surfaces along a diagonal. ### Claim 38 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising determining from the signals a class of the person. ### Claim 39 (depends on 38) The method of claim 38 wherein the class is determined based on a relative age of person. ### Claim 40 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein selecting one or more portions of content to be projected sufficient to prevent the projection of a specific type of content comprises: selecting first portions of the content to be projected sufficient to prevent the projection of the specific type of content in response to determining the person is a member of a first class of persons, and selecting the first and a second portion of the content to be projected in response to determining the person is a member of a second class of persons. ### Claim 41 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein selecting one or more portions of content to be projected sufficient to prevent the projection of a specific type of content comprises: selecting first portions of the content to be projected sufficient to prevent the projection of the specific type of content in response to determining the person is a member of a first class of persons, and selecting the first and a second portion of the content to be projected in response to determining the person is a member of a second class of persons. ### Claim 42 A system comprising: circuitry to receive one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces including physical attributes of the one or more projection surfaces, the information included in the received one or more signals having been obtained via one or more sensors disposed about the one or more projection surfaces; and circuitry to project light that is responsive to the circuitry to receive one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces, the circuitry to project light to adjust the intensity or wavelength of the light projected in response to the received one or more signals that include information associated with changes in the one or more features of the at least one or more projection surfaces including the physical attributes of the one or more projection surfaces. ### Claim 43 (depends on 42) The system of claim 42, further comprising: circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands. ### Claim 44 (depends on 43) The system of claim 43, further comprising: circuitry for projecting that is responsive to the circuitry for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands. ### Claim 45 A system comprising: means for sensing, the means for sensing to be disposed on or about one or more projection surfaces, the means for sensing to include at least one of magnetic sensing means, pressure sensing means, range sensing means, or surface strain sensing means, the means for sensing detecting changes in features of the one or more projection surfaces; means for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of at least one of the one or more projection surfaces, the information included in the received one or more signals having been obtained via the one or more sensing means, the information included in the one or more signals including detected changes in features of the one or more projection surfaces; means for projecting content onto the at least one of the one or more projection surfaces, the means for projecting responsive to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of the at least one of the one or more projection surfaces, the means for projecting including means for selecting one or more portions of content to be projected sufficient to prevent the projection of a specific type of content in response to the received changes in features of the one or more projection surfaces included in the information included in the received one or more signals. ### Claim 46 (depends on 45) The system of claim 45, further comprising: means for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands. ### Claim 47 (depends on 46) The system of claim 46, further comprising: means for projecting in response to the means for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands. ### Claim 48 A system comprising: a non-transitory signal-bearing medium bearing one or more executable, instructions that when executed perform a process that includes: sensing with one or more surface sensors, the surface sensors to be disposed on or about one or more projection surfaces, the one or more surface sensors to include at least one of a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, a motion sensor, a range sensor, or a strain surface sensor, sensing including detecting changes in one or more features of the at least one or more projection surfaces; receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of at least one of the one or more projection surfaces, the information included in the received one or more signals having been obtained via the one or more surface sensors, the information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of at least one of the one or more projection surfaces included in the one or more signals; and projecting content onto the projection surface in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with one or more changes in one or more features of at least one of the one or more projection surfaces, projecting content includes selecting the content in response to receiving the detected features of the one or more projection surfaces included in the information included in the one or more signals. ### Claim 49 (depends on 48) The system of claim 48, further comprising: one or more instructions for receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands. ### Claim 50 (depends on 49) The system of claim 49, further comprising: one or more instructions for projecting in response to receiving one or more signals that include information associated with coordinating one or more changes in one or more features of one or more projection surfaces with one or more commands. ### Claim 51 (depends on 48) The system of claim 48, wherein sensing includes detecting changes in one or more features of the at least one or more projection surfaces by a person, wherein the instructions that when executed perform a process that includes determining from the signals a class of the person, and wherein projecting content includes selecting the content in response to receiving the detected features of the one or more projection surfaces included in the information included in the one or more signals comprises: projecting a first content in response to determining the person is a member of a first class of persons; and projecting a second content in response to determining the person is a member of a second class of persons.