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.
Claims30
A computing device, comprising:
- an enclosure arranged to support a display on a front of the enclosure;
- a projector adjustment ring integrated into a portion of a perimeter of the enclosure, the projector adjustment ring comprising a circular shape defining a circular opening;
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- a projector module disposed at least partially within the circular opening and adjustably coupled to the projector adjustment ring, the projector module arranged for dual-axis rotation within the projector adjustment ring.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a touch sensitive display;
- a processor circuit;
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- a memory unit communicatively coupled to the processor circuit, the memory unit arranged to store a projector management module operative on the processor circuit, the projector management module operative to control one or more parameters of a projector module adjustably coupled to a projector adjustment ring integrated as part of an enclosure of the apparatus, the projector adjustment ring comprising a circular shape defining a circular opening, the projector module disposed at least partially within the circular opening and arranged for dual-axis rotation within the projector adjustment ring.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- displaying a first set of graphical user interface elements on a display of a computing device;
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- projecting a second set of graphical user interface elements on a surface external to the computing device using a projector module integrated as part of the computing device, the projector module adjustably coupled to a projector adjustment ring, the projector adjustment ring comprising a circular shape defining a circular opening and integrated into a portion of a perimeter of the computing device, the projector module arranged for dual-axis rotation within the projector adjustment ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.