System for displaying an image

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9565394-B2
Application number	US-201214375809-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 24, 2012
Priority date	Apr 24, 2012
Publication date	Feb 7, 2017
Grant date	Feb 7, 2017

Abstract

A system and a method for displaying an image are disclosed herein. The system includes a surface on which the image is displayed and a display rendering device to display the image on the surface. The system also includes a capture device to detect the surface, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that cause the processor to: determine dimensions of the surface, determine a first orientation of the surface, convert the image to display on the surface based on the determined dimensions of the surface and the determined first orientation of the surface, detect repositioning of the surface to a second orientation, determine the second orientation of the surface, and convert the image to display on the surface based on the determined dimensions of the surface and the determined second orientation of the surface relative to the capture device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for displaying an image, comprising:
a surface on which the image is displayed;
an additional surface on which the image is displayed;
a display rendering device to display the image on the surface and on the additional surface;
a capture device to detect the surface and the additional surface;
a processor coupled to the capture device and the display rendering device; and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine dimensions of the surface and the additional surface detected by the capture device,
determine a first orientation in space of the surface relative to the capture device and a third orientation in space of the additional surface relative to the capture device,
convert the image to display on the surface via the display rendering device based on the determined dimensions of the surface and the determined first orientation of the surface relative to the capture device,
convert the image to display on the additional surface via the display rendering device based on the determined dimensions of the additional surface and the determined third orientation of the additional surface relative to the capture device,
detect repositioning of the surface to a second orientation relative to the capture device,
determine the second orientation in space of the surface relative to the capture device, and
convert the image to display on the surface via the display rendering device based on the determined dimensions of the surface and the determined second orientation of the surface relative to the capture device.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of fiducials adjacent the surface that are utilized by the capture device to detect the surface.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a working environment; and
a camera to record objects within a portion of the working environment, wherein the camera is coupled to the surface and movable with the surface.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium includes additional instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: detect repositioning of the additional surface to a fourth orientation relative to the capture device,
determine the fourth orientation in space of the surface relative to the capture device, and
convert the image to display on the surface via the display rendering device based on the determined dimensions of the surface and the determined fourth orientation of the surface relative to the capture device.

5. A method of displaying an image on a surface and on an additional surface located in a working environment, comprising:
determining dimensions of the surface and the additional surface;
determining a first orientation in space of the surface relative to the working environment and a third orientation in space of the additional surface relative to the working environment;
converting the image to display on the surface based on the determined dimensions of the surface and the determined first orientation of the surface relative to the working environment;
converting the image to display on the additional surface based on the determined dimensions of the additional surface and the determined third orientation of the additional surface relative to the working environment;
detecting repositioning of the surface to a different location in the working environment;
determining a second orientation in space of the surface in the different location relative to the working environment; and
converting the image to display on the surface based on the determined dimensions of the surface and the determined second orientation in space of the surface in the different location relative to the working environment.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
calibrating coordinates of to capture device used in determining the dimensions of the surface and the first orientation in space of the surface relative to the working environment to coordinates of a display rendering device that displays the image on the surface; and
determining coordinates of corners of the surface in the calibrated coordinates of the capture device.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein converting the image to display on the surface based on the determined dimensions of the surface and the determined first orientation in space of the surface relative to the working environment includes:
transforming the corner coordinates of the surface to the coordinates of the display rendering device, and
transforming, the capture device coordinates to the coordinates of the display rendering device.

8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
detecting repositioning of the additional surface to a fourth orientation relative to the working environment;
determining the fourth orientation in space of the additional surface relative to the working environment; and
converting the image to display on the additional surface based on the determined dimensions of the additional surface and the determined fourth orientation in space of the additional surface in the different location in the working environment.

9. The method of claim 5 , further comprising recording objects within a portion of the working environment.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor of a system fix displaying an image on a surface and on an additional surface in a working environment, cause the processor to:
determine dimensions of the surface and the additional surface in the working environment;
determine a first orientation in space of the surface relative to the working environment and a third orientation in space of the additional surface relative to the working environment;
convert the image to display on the surface based on the determined dimensions of the surface and the determined first orientation of the surface relative to the working environment;
convert the image to display on the additional surface based on the determined dimensions of the additional surface and the determined third orientation of the additional surface relative to the working environment;
detect repositioning of the surface to a different location in the working environment;
determine a second orientation in space of the surface in the different location relative to the working environment; and
convert the image to display on the surface based on the determined dimensions of the surface and the determined second orientation in space of the surface in the different location relative to the working environment.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
calibrate coordinates of a capture device of the system used in determining the dimensions of the surface and the first orientation in space of the surface relative to the working environment to coordinates of a display rendering device that displays the image on the surface; and
determine coordinates of corners of the surface in the calibrated coordinates of the capture device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
detect repositioning of the additional surface to a fourth orientation relative to the working environment;
determine the fourth orientation in space of the additional surface relative to the working environment; and
convert the image to display on the additional surfa

Assignees

• Mayne Geoffrey C
• Short David Bradley
• Weinstein Daniel
• Riedler Dan
• Hewlett Packard Development Co Lp

Inventors

• Mayne Geoffrey C
• Short David Bradley
• Weinstein Daniel
• Riedler Dan

Classifications

• H04N7/147

  Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals (selecting H04Q) · CPC title

• H04N7/142

  Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display · CPC title

• H04N5/2628

  Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation · CPC title

• H04N7/15 Primary

  Conference systems · CPC title

• G09G3/001

  using specific devices not provided for in groups G09G3/02 - G09G3/36, e.g. using an intermediate record carrier such as a film slide; Projection systems; Display of non-alphanumerical information, solely or in combination with alphanumerical information, e.g. digital display on projected diapositive as background (slide projectors per se G03B23/00 = 42 HP) · CPC title