US5568279A
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Remote interactive projector
Assignee: Polycom LLC
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Filing: 1995-06-05
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Granted: 1996-10-22
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Expires: 2015-06-05
Abstract
Abstract The projector of the present invention provides a means for interactively displaying and annotating a document image at two separate locations. The projector consists of an image plate having an array of picture elements for displaying the image; a projection mechanism for projecting the image displayed by the image plate onto a projection screen; and a digitizer having a coordinate input array which corresponds to the array of picture elements of the image plate, wherein the image displayed by the image plate changes in response to coordinate inputs to the digitizer. A method for interactively annotating an image communicated between a remote and local image includes the procedure of simultaneously transmitting to the remote projector, annotations made to an image in the local projector.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian L. Hinman
- 👤 Jeffrey C. Rodman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:03
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; H04M; H04M11/00; H04M11/08; H04M11/085; H04N1/387; H04N1/3871; H04N1/42; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3273; H04N2201/3278
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A remote interactive projector comprising: a CCD camera adapted for recording an image of a document; illumination means for illumination of said document to obtain a sufficiently bright image recorded by the camera; a motherboard having a memory, said motherboard being connected to the CCD camera for receiving the recorded image and storing the image in the memory; an image plate connected to the camera motherboard for receiving the recorded image from the memory and displaying the recorded image; a digitizer coupled to the image plate enabling annotation of the recorded image; and projection means coupled to the image plate for projecting the recorded image onto a projection screen.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A remote interactive projector comprising: a CCD camera adapted for recording an image of a document; illumination means for illumination of said document to obtain a sufficiently bright image recorded by the camera; a motherboard having a memory, said motherboard being connected to the CCD camera for receiving the recorded image and storing the image in the memory; an image plate connected to the camera motherboard for receiving the recorded image from the memory and displaying the recorded image; a digitizer coupled to the image plate enabling annotation of the recorded image; and projection means coupled to the image plate for projecting the recorded image onto a projection screen.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The projector in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a modem for transmitting the annotated image to a remotely located modem.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The projector in accordance with claim 1, wherein the digitizer is transparent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The projector in accordance with claim 1, wherein the projector means further comprises a projection path originating from the image plate and terminating at the projection screen for containing the projected image.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The projector in accordance with claim 4, wherein the digitizer is located within the projection path.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The projector in accordance with claim 4 further comprising beam splitting means located within the projection path for diverting part of the projected image away from the projection path and onto a secondary path.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The projector in accordance with claim 6, wherein the digitizer located within the secondary path.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The projector means in accordance with claim 7, wherein the digitizer comprises a reflective surface enabling the image carried along the secondary path to be viewed from the surface of the digitizer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The projector in accordance with claim 4, wherein the projection means further comprises a projection lens collinearly disposed along the projection path for aligning and focussing the projected image on the screen.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The projector in accordance with claim 1, wherein the digitizer comprises a flat transparent digitizer having a top surface across which the coordinate input array is disposed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The projector in accordance with claim 10, wherein the digitizing means is sensitive to the position of a pointing means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The projector in accordance with claim 1, wherein the projector further comprises a processor for receiving, manipulating and transmitting digital image data between the image means and the digitizing means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
The projector in accordance with claim 1, further comprising communication means connected to the image means and the digitizing means for communicating image data to and from remote communication devices.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
133 words
A method for interactively displaying and annotating a stored digital image of a document between a local projector and a remote projector, said digital image being stored in the memory of a motherboard in the local projector wherein the method comprises the steps of: establishing a communication link between the remote and local projectors; transmitting the stored digital image from the local projector to the remote projector; receiving and storing the digital image by the remote projector which was transmitted by the local projector; annotating the stored digital image by the remote projector; displaying the annotated image by the remote projector while simultaneously transmitting the annotations back to the local projector for annotation of the stored digital image in the local projector; and displaying the annotated stored digital image in the local projector.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
133 words
A method for interactively displaying and annotating a stored digital image of a document between a local projector and a remote projector, said digital image being stored in the memory of a motherboard in the local projector wherein the method comprises the steps of: establishing a communication link between the remote and local projectors; transmitting the stored digital image from the local projector to the remote projector; receiving and storing the digital image by the remote projector which was transmitted by the local projector; annotating the stored digital image by the remote projector; displaying the annotated image by the remote projector while simultaneously transmitting the annotations back to the local projector for annotation of the stored digital image in the local projector; and displaying the annotated stored digital image in the local projector.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method according to claim 14 for interactively displaying and annotating a stored digital image of a document, further comprising; a first step of illuminating the document to obtain a sufficiently bright image; and a second step of digitally photographing the document by a CCD camera connected to the motherboard in the local projector to produce a stored digital image in the memory.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 14 further comprising additional communication devices linked to the local and remote projectors for interactively communicating with the local and remote projectors.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 14 wherein the local and remote projectors each comprise a digitizer, wherein the steps of annotating the stored digital image are performed by entering data using the digitizer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method according to claim 14 wherein the local and remote projectors each comprise an image plate consisting of an array of picture elements, wherein the steps of displaying the stored digital images are performed by activating image plate picture elements corresponding to the stored digital image.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 14 wherein either of the local and remote projectors is replaced by a general purpose computer.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
132 words
A method for interactively displaying and annotating a stored digital image of a document between a local projector and a remote projector, said digital image being stored in the memory of a motherboard in the local projector, wherein the method comprises the steps: establishing a communication link between the remote and local projectors; transmitting the stored digital image from the local projector to the remote projector; receiving and storing the digital image by the remote projector which was transmitted by the local projector; annotating the stored digital image by the local projector; displaying the annotated image by the local projector while simultaneously transmitting the annotations back to the remote projector for annotation of the stored digital image in the remote projector; and displaying the annotated stored digital image in the local projector.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
132 words
A method for interactively displaying and annotating a stored digital image of a document between a local projector and a remote projector, said digital image being stored in the memory of a motherboard in the local projector, wherein the method comprises the steps: establishing a communication link between the remote and local projectors; transmitting the stored digital image from the local projector to the remote projector; receiving and storing the digital image by the remote projector which was transmitted by the local projector; annotating the stored digital image by the local projector; displaying the annotated image by the local projector while simultaneously transmitting the annotations back to the remote projector for annotation of the stored digital image in the remote projector; and displaying the annotated stored digital image in the local projector.
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