Sony Ericsson patent application for self adjusting mobile phone projector
Posted by Will on Thursday, February 21st, 2008 at 6:05 pm under Financial, RIM, Partnerships, Motorola, Announcements
We’ve yet to see the pico-projector (that is, projectors embedded within mobile phones) even break into mobile phone reality, and Sony Ericsson 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]
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:00 am
Is this supposed to be smiling face?
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:57 am
You mean Bravia projector.
February 22nd, 2008 at 5:36 am
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.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:30 am
not even that…imagine using it viewing divx videos, or making powwerpoint presentations from the phone, etc