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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2011
Gary D. Cudak, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Christopher J. Hardee, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Randall C. Humes, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Heather C. Miller, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Gary D. Cudak, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Christopher J. Hardee, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Randall C. Humes, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Heather C. Miller, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for managing projection areas on a surface. A search module is configured to search for one or more markers defining one or more projection areas on a surface. An area module is configured to select a usable projection area from the one or more projection areas on the surface. A boundary module is configured to determine a boundary for the usable projection area. A constraint module is configured to constrain a projection from a projector onto the surface within the boundary of the usable projection area in response to the boundary module determining the boundary of the usable projection area.