US 12,216,847 B2
Virtual peripherals for mobile devices
Elsie de la Garza Villarreal, Nampa, ID (US); Claudia A Delaney, Garden City, ID (US); Madison E. Wale, Boise, ID (US); and Bhumika Chhabra, Boise, ID (US)
Filed by Lodestar Licensing Group LLC, Evanston, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/376,338.
Application 18/376,338 is a continuation of application No. 17/571,385, filed on Jan. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,782,533.
Application 17/571,385 is a continuation of application No. 16/879,723, filed on May 20, 2020, granted, now 11,221,690, issued on Jan. 11, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0028143 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/038 (2013.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/038 (2013.01) [H04M 1/0272 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
generating a first image to display;
generating a peripheral device image of a keyboard, a mouse pad, or both;
coupling a routing component of a mobile device with a projecting component of the mobile device, wherein the routing component is configured to route the first image and the peripheral device image to the projecting component, and wherein the projecting component is configured to project the first image and the peripheral device image to an external surface and an input surface, respectively, and wherein the external surface and the input surface are outside of the mobile device;
transmitting the first image and the peripheral device image to the projecting component through the routing component, after coupling the routing component with the projecting component;
projecting the first image to the external surface via the projecting component;
displaying the peripheral device image to the input surface using the projecting component or a second projecting component of the mobile device;
determining a first relative position of an input device of a user of the mobile device, with respect to the peripheral device image displayed on the input surface; and
receiving an input from the user based, at least in part, on determining the first relative position of the input device.