IP Library Granted Patent US 8,253,744
Granted Patent B2
US 8,253,744 · App. 12/442,424 · Granted Aug 28, 2012

System for virtually drawing on a physical surface

Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
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Patent No.
US 8,253,744
App. No.
12/442,424
Granted
Aug 28, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The system ( 13, 15 ) for virtually drawing on a physical surface of the invention comprises electronic circuitry, wherein the electronic circuitry is operative to detect movements of a physical object over the physical surface and project a drawing ( 11 ) corresponding to the movements on the physical surface. The computer program product of the invention enables a programmable device to function as the system of the invention.

Claims (14)

1. A system for virtually drawing on a physical surface, comprising:

electronic circuitry, the electronic circuitry being operative to:

detect, via an input, movements of a physical object over the physical surface, wherein the physical object comprises a wireless digital paint brush with LED's, wherein responsive to the wireless digital paint brush being picked up, the LED's of the wireless digital paint brush glow;

select a color for projecting in response to the wireless digital paint brush being dipped into a wireless digital paint bucket having LED's of a given color and the LED's of the wireless digital paint brush being configured to glow in the given color of the LED's of the wireless digital paint bucket; and

project, via a projector operatively coupled with the wireless digital paint bucket, a virtual drawing on the physical surface, wherein the virtual drawing comprises shapes and colors corresponding to (i) movements of the wireless digital paint brush on the physical surface and (ii) a color of the wireless digital paint brush LED's at the time of respective movements.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising the wireless digital paint bucket, the wireless digital paint bucket further for holding the physical object.

3. The system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the wireless digital paint bucket further comprises the projector for projecting the virtual drawing on the physical surface.

4. The system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the projector comprises a laser projector.

5. The system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the wireless digital paint bucket still further comprises a plurality of sensors for detecting a stirring gesture being performed with the physical object in the wireless digital paint bucket, wherein the electronic circuitry is further operative, in response to the stirring gesture, to select a color and to use that color during projecting of the virtual drawing corresponding to movements performed after the color has been selected.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

means for determining a position of the physical surface on which the virtual drawing is currently being projected; and

a memory for storing and retrieving the virtual drawing associated with said position.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electronic circuitry is operative to animate the virtual drawing.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodied with a computer program comprising instructions executable by a programmable device for enabling the programmable device to function as the system of claim 1 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2016
From: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
To: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
Reel/Frame 040060/0009 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 22, 2016
From: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
To: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Reel/Frame 039428/0606 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2010
From: MACURA, MARKO; MARZANO, THOMAS; MAMA, KYRIAKOS
To: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
Reel/Frame 023988/0272 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 06121615 · Oct 2, 2006 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100149191A1 · Jun 17, 2010