Portable play-space for engaging users
AssigneeAll Things Media, LLC
InventorsRichard Louis Maharaj, Robert John Spierenburg
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Abstract
A portable system is provided for engaging users during play by presenting one or more images provided by a mobile computing device. The system includes a projector configured to visually output the one or more images delivered by the computing device. The system also includes a mount for supporting the projector, and at least one lens that is coupled to the projector. The system further includes a housing having at least a first and second illuminable surface that can receive images projected by the projector. The surfaces can be moved between a collapsed condition and an operative condition.
Claims18
A portable system for engaging users during play by presenting one or more images that are delivered by a mobile computing device having a processor, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and a software application including instructions stored on the storage medium and executable in the processor, the system comprising:
- a projector configured to visually output the one or more images delivered by the processor;
- a mount supporting the projector;
- at least one lens coupled to the projector;
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- a housing including at least first, second, third, and fourth illuminable surfaces that are configured to receive images projected by the projector,
- wherein the illuminable surfaces are configured to be moved between a collapsed condition and an operative condition such that, when in the operative condition, the one or more images are projected onto the surfaces by the projector using the lens, and wherein the first and second surfaces are orthogonal to one another and the third and fourth surfaces are orthogonal to the first and second surfaces when in the operative condition, and wherein the second, third, and fourth surfaces are foldable onto the first surface in the collapsed condition,
- wherein the mount is supported by the housing and, when in the operative condition, is configured to position the projector relative to the first and second surfaces such that the one or more images are projected onto the first and second surfaces with no more than a first prescribed amount of distortion,
- wherein the mount, when in the operative condition, is configured to position the projector relative to the surfaces such that the one or more images are projected onto the first, second, third and fourth surfaces with no more than a prescribed amount of interference (shadow effect), and
- wherein the lens is configured to focus at least one image on the illuminable surfaces when the surfaces are in the operative condition.
A portable system for engaging users during play by presenting one or more images that are delivered by a mobile computing device having a processor, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the system comprising:
- a housing including at least first, second, third, and fourth illuminable surfaces that are configured to display images projected by a projector, wherein the illuminable surfaces are configured to be moved between a collapsed condition and an operative condition such that, when in the operative condition, the one or more images are projected onto the surfaces by the projector, and wherein the first and second surfaces are orthogonal to one another and the third and fourth surfaces are orthogonal to the first and second surfaces when in the operative condition, and wherein the second, third, and fourth surfaces are foldable onto the first surface in the collapsed condition;
- the projector including at least one lens, wherein the projector is operatively connected to the mobile computing device and configured to visually output the one or more images received from the processor, wherein the at least one lens is configured to focus the one or more images on the illuminable surfaces when the surfaces are in the operative condition;
- an audio output device operatively connected to the computing device;
- a mount supported by the housing and that is supporting the projector, wherein, when in the operative condition, the mount is configured to position the projector relative to the surfaces such that the one or more images are projected onto the surfaces with no more than a prescribed amount of interference;
- an electronic media file comprising the one or more images and audio content that is playable using the audio output device;
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- a software application for execution by the mobile computing device and stored on the storage medium, the software application comprising instructions that are executable in the processor including:
- a playback module that configures the processor to select and output one or more images of the electronic media file using the projector and audio content using the audio output device, and configures the processor to pre-distort the one or more images to match the dimensions and configuration of the first, second, third, and fourth illuminable surfaces, whereby the one or more images are projected onto the illuminable surfaces with minimal distortion,
- a user interface module that configures the processor to receive and interpret user inputs from a user using an associated input device and wherein the processor is further configured to deliver one or more new images included in the electronic media file according to the user input;
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- a communication module that configures the processor to communicate with the projector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.