Apparatus, methods and computer readable storage mediums for providing a user interface
View Patent ↗Apparatus including a support configured to support a portable device; and a display coupled to the support and configured to receive and display a projected image, the projected image being generated by the portable device.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a support configured to support a portable device;
a display coupled to the support and configured to receive and display a projected image, the projected image being projected by the portable device,
wherein the support comprises one or more optical components configured to at least partially direct the projected image from the portable device to the display, the one or more optical components comprising one or more lenses; and
a user input device configured to provide a signal, indicative of one or more user inputs, to the portable device to control the portable device, wherein the user input device comprises:
a substrate of the display; and
an electromagnetic radiation source configured to provide electromagnetic radiation to the substrate, the electromagnetic radiation being substantially totally internally reflected within the substrate;
wherein the signal provided to the portable device comprises electromagnetic radiation scattered from one or more portions of the display contacted by the user.
2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display is configured to receive the projected image from a projector of the portable device.
3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the support is configured to position the portable device at one or more predetermined positions relative to the display.
4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a projector configured to receive an image from the portable device and to project the image to the display.
5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the projected image displayed on the display provides a graphical user interface; and wherein the user input device is a touch screen portion of the display and the signal is indicative of one or more user inputs to the graphical user interface displayed on the display.
6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the support further comprises charging circuitry configured to provide electrical energy to the portable device.
7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an audio output device configured to receive audio data from the portable device and provide sound waves using the audio data.
8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising one or more hinges for coupling the display and the support.
9. A user interface accessory for a portable device comprising an apparatus as claimed in claim 1 .
10. A method comprising:
providing a support configured to support a portable device;
coupling a display to the support, the display being configured to receive and display a projected image, the projected image being projected by the portable device;
wherein the support comprises one or more optical components configured to at least partially direct the projected image from the portable device to the display, the one or more optical components comprising one or more lenses; and
providing a user input device configured to provide a signal, indicative of one or more user inputs, to the portable device to control the portable device, wherein the user input device comprises a substrate of the display and an electromagnetic radiation source configured to provide electromagnetic radiation to the substrate, the electromagnetic radiation being substantially totally internally reflected within the substrate and wherein the signal provided to the portable device comprises electromagnetic radiation scattered from one or more portions of the display contacted by the user.
11. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the display is configured to receive the projected image from a projector of the portable device.
12. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the support is configured to position the portable device at one or more predetermined positions relative to the display.
13. The method as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising providing a projector configured to receive an image from the portable device and to project the image to the display.
14. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the projected image displayed on the display provides a graphical user interface and wherein the user input device is a touch screen portion of the display and the signal is indicative of one or more user inputs to the display.
15. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the support further comprises charging circuitry configured to provide electrical energy to the portable device.
16. The method as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising providing an audio output device configured to receive audio data from the portable device and provide sound waves using the audio data.
17. The method as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising providing one or more hinges for coupling the display and the support.
18. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:
receiving an image from a portable device at an apparatus comprising:
a support configured to support the portable device,
a display coupled to the support and configured to receive and display a projected image, the projected image being projected by the portable device,
a projector configured to receive an image from the portable device and to project the image to the display,
wherein the support comprises one or more optical components configured to at least partially direct the projected image from the portable device to the display, the one or more optical components comprising one or more lenses, and
a user input device configured to provide a signal, indicative of one or more user inputs, to the portable device to control the portable device, wherein the user input device comprises a substrate of the display and an electromagnetic radiation source configured to provide electromagnetic radiation to the substrate, the electromagnetic radiation being substantially totally internally reflected within the substrate and wherein the signal provided to the portable device comprises electromagnetic radiation scattered from one or more portions of the display contacted by the user; and
projecting the received image from the projector to the display.
19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium, as claimed in claim 18 , encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:
providing electrical energy to the portable device via charging circuitry of the support.
20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as claimed in claim 18 , encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform;
receiving audio data from the portable device and controlling an audio output device to provide sound waves using the audio data.
21. A device comprising:
a display configured to received image data comprising an image and configured to display the image;
a projector configured to receive the image data comprising the image and configured to project the image onto a display coupled to a support apparatus, via one or more optical components of the support apparatus, the one or more optical components comprising one or more lenses, wherein the projector is configured to project an image having a graphical user interface; and
a sensor configured to receive a signal indicative of one or more user inputs to the graphical user interface on a touch screen portion of the display coupled to the support apparatus, wherein the sensor is configured to received a signal having electromagnetic radiation scattered from one or more portions of the display contacted by a user;
wherein the device is configured to be supported by the support apparatus.
22. The device as claimed in claim 21 , further configured to provide audio data to the support apparatus and wherein the device is a portable device.