Handheld digital drawing and projection device
AssigneeCrayola LLC
InventorsGregory R. Nungester, Carl J. Kamph
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Abstract
A handheld digital drawing and projection device is provided. The device includes a screen for receiving a user input. In embodiments, a stylus tethered to the device provides the user input at the screen. The device further includes a determining component for determining an output corresponding to the received user input. A projector for projecting the determined output onto an external projection surface is also included. In some embodiments, the projector further projects a display environment, which includes one or more projected elements.
Claims17
A handheld digital drawing and projection device comprising:
- a screen for receiving a user input;
- a determining component for determining an output corresponding to the received user input;
- and
- a projector for projecting the determined output onto an external projection surface, wherein the projector further projects a display environment comprising one or more display environment elements that provide context for a user-drawn projection received via the screen and projected simultaneously with the display environment based on the determined output.
A method for projecting an interactive display onto an external projection surface, the method comprising:
- receiving a user input on a screen of a handheld digital drawing and projection device, the handheld digital drawing and projection device comprising:
- a screen for receiving a user input,
- a determining component for determining an output corresponding to the received user input,
- a projector for projecting the determined output onto the external projection surface;
- and
- a speaker;
- at the determining component, determining the output corresponding to the received user input for projection onto the external projection surface;
- at the projector, projecting the determined output onto the external projection surface;
- and
- at the speaker, providing at least one of an audio output selected by the user and an automatically provided audio output corresponding to the determined output for projecting.
A handheld digital drawing and projection device comprising:
- a rear end comprising a rear handle portion and a screen for receiving a user input;
- a front end opposite said rear end, said front end comprising a lens through which an output corresponding to the received user input is projected;
- an intermediate portion positioned between the rear end and the front end and comprising an intermediate handle portion;
- a cartridge slot configured to receive a cartridge;
- a stylus for providing the user input at the screen;
- a tether for tethering the stylus to a body of the handheld digital drawing and projection device;
- a stylus holding compartment configured to hold the stylus;
- a data port for recharging a rechargeable battery of the device wherein the data port is configured to send and receive data at the device;
- a speaker;
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- at least one sensor for detecting a movement, acceleration, and orientation of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.