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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Tao Ma, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/31 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); G03B 21/00 (2006.01); G03B 21/10 (2006.01); G03B 21/14 (2006.01); G03B 21/28 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/3152 (2013.01); B25J 11/0015 (2013.01); G03B 21/00 (2013.01); G03B 21/10 (2013.01); G03B 21/145 (2013.01); G03B 21/28 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/0304 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); H04N 9/3141 (2013.01); H04N 9/3147 (2013.01); H04N 9/3185 (2013.01); H04N 9/3194 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-modal display device is presented. The display device has a shell having an internal projection screen and an opening, a projector emitting a projection beam from inside the shell. There is an optical guide adjusting a position of the projector to aim the projection beam at either the internal projection screen or the opening. A processor coupled to the optical guide may select a display position, wherein different display positions are associated with different display area sizes. The method includes determining a distance between a projector and a user, and automatically selecting a display mode based on the distance.