Interactive 3D Sensing and Projection System for Dynamic Environment Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current projector systems for image projection on surfaces lack interactive and dynamic control, failing to adapt to changes in the environment or user input effectively, leading to limited engagement and functionality in applications such as gaming, training, and monitoring.
Innovation Solution
An interactive sensing and imaging system that combines a three-dimensional sensor, projector, input interface, and controller to create a dynamic projection field that responds to changes in a modifiable medium, allowing real-time adjustments based on user input and environmental changes, enabling interactive and immersive experiences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional projector system is used for image projection, then the projection function is provided, but the system lacks interactive control and cannot adapt to environmental changes or user input
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple previously separate systems (projector, 3D sensor, input interface, and controller) into an integrated interactive sensing and imaging system. The controller coordinates all components to work together, allowing the projector to respond to both environmental changes detected by the sensor and user input received through the interface, thereby achieving adaptability without requiring completely separate systems for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by using the three-dimensional sensor to continuously monitor the modifiable medium and environment, then feeding this information back to the controller which adjusts the projection accordingly. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables the system to adapt to environmental changes and maintain accurate projections on surfaces that may move or change shape.
2Ease of operation
If manual input control is used for projector operation, then the system is simple to operate, but user engagement and interactivity are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates self-service capabilities through automatic focus adjustment and surface tracking. The three-dimensional sensor continuously monitors the modifiable medium's position and shape, and the controller automatically adjusts projection parameters without requiring manual intervention. This maintains ease of operation while dramatically increasing interactivity, as the system serves itself by adapting to environmental changes autonomously.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from static manual control to dynamic automated control. The projector dynamically adjusts its operation based on real-time data from the sensor and input interface, allowing the system to be both easy to operate (requiring only simple user input) and highly interactive (responding dynamically to both user actions and environmental changes).
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AI summary
An apparatus may include a base configured to be connected to a light socket, a projector supported by the base to project a projection field and a three-dimensional sensor supported by the base to output a three-dimensional field measurement of the projection field.