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Sony Ericsson patent application for self adjusting mobile phone projector

By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, February 21st, 2008 at 6:05 PM

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 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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Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...

  • PlayerKill

    You mean Bravia projector.

  • Will Park

    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.

  • Jon

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