Motorola Corporation

Microvision, Inc.

Motorola Mobility LLC

Qd Vision, Inc.

Aerostatic Engines, LLC

George Thomas Valliath

Kevin W Jelley

Robert Benjamin Akins

Alan G Chen

Zili Li

P Selvan Viswanathan

Jon Lindsay Schindler

Jari Honkanen

Mark A Tarlton

Zane Arthur Coleman

Mark J Johnson

Dmitriy Yavid

Terrance N Taylor

Mark O Freeman

Marc Kenneth Chason

Jeffrey S King

Margaret K Brown

Andrew Frederick Skipor

Tomasz L Klosowiak

Robert James Jackson

Bin Xue

Krishna Kalyanasundaram

Magdi A Mohamed

Matthieu Saracco

David R Nash

Eric Rolse Buhrke

Roeland Collet

William M Beckenbaugh

Dongxue Wang

Dmitry Voloschenko

William F Hoffman

Lori Vaughn

Pankaj B Desai

Gerardo M Mari-Roca

Sridhar Madhavan

A scanning display system includes two detectors for rangefinding. Round trip times-of-flight are measured for reflections of laser pulses received at the detectors. A proportional correction factor is determined based at least in part on the geometry of the scanning display system. The proportional correction factor is applied to the measured times-of-flight to create estimates of more accurate times-of-flight.

Scanned beam display with multiple detector rangefinding

Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, an information handling system comprises a scanning system to scan one or more component wavelength beams into a combined multi-component beam in a first field of view, and a redirecting system to redirect one or more of the component wavelength beams into a second field of view. A first subset of the one or more component wavelength beams is projected in the first field of view and a second subset of the one or more component wavelength beams is projected in the second field of view. The first subset may project a visible image in the first field of view, and user is capable of providing an input to control the information handling system via interaction with the second subset in the second field of view.

Optical steering of component wavelengths of a multi-wavelength beam to enable interactivity

In one aspect, a device comprises a means for generating an aerostatic force exclusive of a buoyancy force acting on the device, wherein the aerostatic force acting on the device is a significant portion of a total force acting on the device due to the aerostatic force exclusive of a buoyancy force, a reaction force, and a buoyancy force. In another aspect, a device includes a cavity with a first internal pressure of a first fluid, and a plurality of conduits extending from the cavity to an environment outside of the device with a second pressure different from the first pressure, wherein fluid flows through the plurality of conduits, and an aerostatic force exclusive of a buoyancy force acting on the device is greater than a reaction force acting on the device due to the fluid flow or is a substantial portion of the total force acting on the device.

Aerostatic force transducer

An imaging system () includes a housing (). A control circuit () disposed within the housing (). A projector () is disposed within the housing () and is operable with the control circuit (). The projector () is configured to create images () with an image cone (). A gesture recognition device () is disposed within the housing () and is operable with the control circuit (). The gesture recognition device () is configured to detect gestures () in a gesture recognition cone (). The projector () and the gesture recognition device () can be arranged within the housing () such that the image cone () and the gesture recognition cone () exit the housing () without overlap.

Scanned image projection system with gesture control input

An apparatus determines a cursor position in an illumination field of a projector. An obstruction is detected in the illumination field. The cursor position is determined as the point on the obstruction furthest from where the obstruction crosses a border of the illumination field. A distance to the point on the obstruction is determined and compared to a distance to a point not on the obstruction. Gestures are recognized as a function of movement of the obstruction and the determined distances.

Interactive projection with gesture recognition

A portable electronic device () having a self illuminating display () that reduces both the thickness of known displays and processing steps in the fabrication thereof is provided. The portable electronic device () includes an electrowetting display () having a plurality of transparent layers defining a cavity (). A combination of a first fluid () and a second fluid () are positioned in the cavity. First circuitry () is configured to be coupled to a first voltage source () for selectively repositioning the second fluid () in relation to the first fluid (). A plurality of quantum dots () is positioned within the second fluid (), and a light source () is disposed contiguous to the plurality of layers. Second circuitry () is configured to be coupled to a second voltage source () for selectively causing the light source () to emit photons to strike the plurality of quantum dots (). Additional similar stacks of layers () may be added to provide a color display.

Portable electronic device having an electro wetting display illuminated by quantum dots

An apparatus, system and method for telepresence communications in an environment of a virtual location between two or more participants at multiple locations. First perspective data descriptive of the perspective of the virtual location environment experienced by a first participant at a first location and feature data extracted and/or otherwise captured from a second participant at a second location are processed to generate a first virtual representation of the second participant in the virtual environment from the perspective of the first participant. Likewise, second perspective data descriptive of the perspective of the virtual location environment experienced by the second participant and feature data extracted and/or otherwise captured from features of the first participant are processed to generate a second virtual representation of the first participant in the virtual environment from the perspective of the second participant. The first and second virtual representations are rendered and then displayed to the first and second participants, respectively. The first and second virtual representations are updated and redisplayed to the participants upon a change in one or more of the perspective data and feature data from which they are generated. The apparatus, system and method are scalable to two or more participants.

Method system and apparatus for telepresence communications utilizing video avatars

A projector assembly includes a multi-pixel frame projector that sequentially projects each pixel making up a frame to a viewing surface, a movement detector coupled to the projector to detect a physical movement of the projector, and a movement compensator coupled to the projector, the movement compensator operable to transmit a correction signal to the projector, the correction signal capable of causing the projector to compensate for the detected movement.

Image stabilization in a laser-scanning based projector

A liquid crystal device comprises a cholesteric liquid crystal material interposed between a transparent front plate and a back plate. The cholesteric liquid crystal material is switchable between a transparent state and a reflective state in response to an electric field applied in a first direction. In the reflective state the material reflects light characterized by a first wavelength when no electric field is applied. Electrodes are provided for applying an electric field lied to the cholesteric liquid crystal material in the reflective state in a second direction distinct from the first direction. In this manner the cholesteric liquid crystal material is altered to cause the material to reflect light characterized by a second wavelength different from the first wavelength. A display device may thus be produced having pixels capable of a wide range of colors, thereby achieving a multicolored image for the display.

Liquid crystal device having variable reflected wavelength

The present invention provides a compact color illumination device () for emitting collimated light. The illumination device comprises a reflector cup (), a blazed diffraction grating () formed on the inner surface of the reflector cup, and a plurality of light emitting sources () positioned linearly in a focal plane of the reflector cup. Each light emitting source emits a different color of light that is incident on the blazed diffraction grating. The light emitted by the light emitting sources is reflected by the blazed diffraction grating, wherein the reflected light is collimated.

Compact color illumination device

An apparatus, system and method for telepresence communications at a virtual location between two or more participants at multiple locations (). First perspective data descriptive of the perspective of the virtual location environment experienced by a first participant at a first location and feature data extracted from features of a second participant at a second location () are processed to generate a first virtual representation of the second participant in the virtual environment from the perspective of the first participant (). Likewise, second perspective data descriptive of the perspective of the virtual location environment experienced by the second participant and feature data extracted from features of the first participant () are processed to generate a second virtual representation of the first participant in the virtual environment from the perspective of the second participant (). The first and second virtual representations are rendered and then displayed to the first and second participants, respectively (). The first and second virtual representations are updated and redisplayed to the participants upon a change in one or more of the perspective data and extracted feature data from which they are generated (). The apparatus, system and method are scalable to two or more participants.

Method, system and apparatus for telepresence communications

A head-up display includes an image source, such as a laser scanner, a means for diffusing light and a transparent element that can include a holographic element. The laser scanner emits a visible light for generating an image. The means for diffusing light receives the visible light from the laser scanner to project the image thereon, and preferably apply gain thereto. The transparent element produces a virtual or a real image of the image from the means for diffusing light. In a vehicle, the head-up display is configured to reflect the image into the vehicle to provide a virtual image ahead of a driver.

Head-up display

A dual mode display () includes a monochrome reflective direct view display () and a full color virtual display () located behind the monochrome reflective direct view display. The monochrome reflective direct view display includes a display panel () having a first pixel arrangement and a narrowband reflector () located behind the display panel. The virtual display has a second pixel arrangement, wherein each pixel emits light in one of three primary color bands through the monochrome reflective direct view display, and wherein the light emitted by each pixel, in combination with light emitted by other pixels of the virtual display, generates a full color virtual image from the dual mode display. In one embodiment the virtual display is a virtual high information content display and the three primary color bands () do not overlap a first color band of the narrowband reflector ().

Dual mode display

A first language to second language translator () converts text comprising a message in a first language into text representing that message in a second language. A text to speech transducer () then synthesizes an audiblized version of the text in the second language. An animated display driver () creates a corresponding display () of an image () that includes a mouth () that moves appropriately and synchronously with respect to the audiblized second language. In other embodiments, other facial features can be animated as well. Such animation can be random and unrelated to the appearance of the original speaker. Or, such animation can accurately represent at least some alterations to facial features of the original speaker while speaking. In some embodiments, the facial features can be altered by correlating specific detected alterations with specific corresponding substantive content in the original message and the translated text.

Method and apparatus for providing an animated display with translated speech

A multi-color, solid-state lighting device includes a stack of two or more panels, each panel having an array of light emitting semiconductor components formed thereon. To form the light emitting components, high quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials can be grown overlying a monocrystalline layer of silicon formed on a low cost substrate, such as glass. The growth of the monocrystalline materials is accomplished by forming a compliant substrate for growing the monocrystalline materials. An accommodating buffer layer comprises a layer of monocrystalline oxide spaced apart from a silicon by an amorphous interface layer of silicon oxide. The amorphous interface layer dissipates strain and permits the growth of a high quality monocrystalline oxide accommodating buffer layer.

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