Wireless earpiece with a projector

1 . A method of projecting content onto a surface using a wireless earpiece, the method comprising:

using a processor of the wireless earpiece to determine the content to display onto the surface;

using at least one sensor of the wireless earpiece to sense at least one characteristic associated with the surface;

formatting, by the processor of the wireless earpiece, the content in accordance with the at least one characteristic associated with the surface; and

projecting the content onto the surface using a projector of the wireless earpiece.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the content is determined in accordance with a selection provided by a user of the wireless earpiece.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the content is automatically performed in accordance with user preferences.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one characteristic is selected from a set comprising a distance between the wireless earpiece and the surface, a shape associated with the surface, and a contour associated with the surface.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless earpiece comprises a set of wireless earpieces and the projector of each earpiece is forward facing.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising determining a mode of operation associated with the set of wireless earpieces, wherein the mode of operation is a set comprising a normal mode of operation, a shared mode of operation, and a flashlight mode.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein in the shared mode of operation the content is projected stereoscopically onto the surface by the set of wireless earpieces.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein in the shared mode of operation at least one wireless earpiece of the set of wireless earpieces determines a second surface to display the content, determines at least one characteristic associated with the second surface, formats the content in accordance with the at least one characteristic associated with the second surface, and projects the content onto the second surface using a second projector associated with the at least one wireless earpiece.

9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein in the shared mode of operation at least one wireless earpiece of the set of wireless earpieces determines a second surface to display the content, determines additional content to display on the second surface, determines at least one characteristic associated with the second surface, formats the additional content in accordance with the at least one characteristic associated with the second surface, and projects the additional content onto the second surface using a second projector associated with the at least one wireless earpiece.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising orienting the projector in response to a movement by a user.

11 . A wireless earpiece comprising:

an earpiece housing;

a processor disposed within the earpiece housing;

at least one sensor operatively connected to the processor; and

a projector operatively connected to the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to determine content to be displayed in accordance with a user preference and at least one characteristic associated with a surface using data measured by the at least one sensor; and

wherein the projector is configured to project the content onto the surface in accordance with the at least one characteristic associated with the surface.

12 . The wireless earpiece of claim 11 , wherein the at least one sensor includes a radar sensor and the data comprises the position of at least one object sensed by the radar sensor and at least one characteristic associated with the at least one object.

13 . The wireless earpiece of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to use the data to select the surface from the at least one object sensed by the radar sensor to project the content.

14 . The wireless earpiece of claim 11 , wherein the at least one characteristic is selected from a set comprising a distance between the wireless earpiece and the surface, a shape associated with the surface, and a contour associated with the surface.

15 . The wireless earpiece of claim 11 , wherein the projector is positioned on the earpiece housing to project the content in a forward direction when the wireless earpiece is worn by a user.

16 . The wireless earpiece of claim 11 , wherein the projector is disposed within the earpiece housing and enclosed by a substantially transparent material.

17 . The wireless earpiece of claim 11 , wherein the projector comprises an actuator configured to orient the projector toward the surface and wherein the projector protrudes from the earpiece housing.

18 . The wireless earpiece of claim 17 , wherein the projector is oriented in accordance with a factor selected from a set comprising a projection angle, an intensity, a focus point, a zoom factor, a skew factor, and reflection from the surface.

19 . The wireless earpiece of claim 11 , further comprising a second projector positioned on the earpiece housing to project the content in a backward direction when the wireless earpiece is worn by a user.

20 . The wireless earpiece of claim 11 , wherein the projector comprises a laser positioned to emit the content at a microelectromechanical mirror for projecting the content onto the surface.