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Sony Ericsson patent application for self adjusting mobile phone projector

By Will Park on Thursday, February 21st, 2008 at 6:05 PM PST In Announcements, Financial, Motorola, Partnerships, RIM (Research in Motion)

Sony Ericsson files patent application for self-adjusting pico projector mobile phone projectorWe’ve yet to see the pico-projector (that is, projectors embedded within mobile phones) even break into mobile phone reality, and Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE) is already thinking about a future filled with mobile phone projectors. By the time mobile phone projectors hit the mainstream (perhaps by 2010), Sony Ericsson plans to have the patents to back a self-adjusting pico-projector.

The USPTO patent application from Sony Ericsson outlines a method by which the projected image from a mobile phone’s pico-projector would be analyzed by the handset’s camera. Based on the image-analysis, the projected image could be adjusted for color, brightness, and focus - ensuring that your mobile phone’s projector will always be beaming an optimal picture.

So, once mobile phone projectors hit the market for reals, we can expect Sony Ericsson to roll-out handsets with the sharpest projected picture. Think “CyberShot projector” - now that would be cool.

For now, we’ll just settle for any pico-projector to hit production.

[Via: Cellpassion]

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4 Comments on “Sony Ericsson patent application for self adjusting mobile phone projector”

  1. News reader says:

    Is this supposed to be smiling face?

  2. PlayerKill says:

    You mean Bravia projector.

  3. Will Park says:

    Actually, Bravia would be reserved for high-end TV/projectors. I would think a pico-projector would complement the high-end cameraphone. Not to mention that a high-end camera module would make color/focus/brightness adjustments more accurate.

    Think about it. You take a cool video or picture with your CyberShot handset and then beam it onto your car’s roof for your friends to see. That would be cool.

  4. Jon says:

    not even that…imagine using it viewing divx videos, or making powwerpoint presentations from the phone, etc

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