US 11,988,948 B2
Personal projection system for travel environments and methods of operating thereof
Darren Carl McIntosh, Mukilteo, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/724,950.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/193,470, filed on May 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0382135 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. G03B 21/14 (2006.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC G03B 21/142 (2013.01) [B64D 11/0015 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A projection unit comprising:
at least one projector configured to project an image onto one or more display surfaces;
at least one sensor configured to indicate a current position of the one or more display surfaces; and
a projector controller in communication with the at least one projector and the at least one sensor, wherein the projector controller is programmed to:
receive a signal from the at least one sensor indicating a current position of a display surface;
adjust at least one image to project based on the current position of the display surface;
instruct the at least one projector to project the adjusted at least one image onto the display surface based on the current position of the display surface;
receive a second signal from the at least one sensor indicating that the display surface has moved to a second position; and
instruct the at least one projector to adjust projection of the at least one image based on the second position of the display surface.