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Samsung patents projector that takes control of connected devices

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

Samsung has filed a patent for a projector that automatically decides which device in a setup should act as the main controller. It does this by checking the state and performance of any connected external devices, then sending specific operating instructions to them if the projector wins the priority check.

Why it mattersThis could simplify how home theater systems or office setups manage multiple screens and speakers without manual configuration.

In the filing’s own words

A projection device includes: a communication interface; a projector configured to project content; a memory storing at least one instruction; and at least one processor operatively connected to the projector, the communication interface, and the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the projection device to: based on at least one external device being connected to the projection device through the communication interface, identify a priority among the projection device and the at least one external device based on information regarding a state and performance of the at least one external device, and transmit, to the at least one external device through the communication interface, data corresponding to operation parameters for the at least one external device for an interworking operation with the projection device based on the projection device being identified as a main device based on the priority.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A projection device comprising: a communication interface; a projector configured to project content; memory storing at least one instruction; and at least one processor operatively connected to the projector, the communication interface, and the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the projection device to: based on at least one external device being connected to the projection device through the communication interface, identify a priority among the projection device and the at least one external device based on information regarding a state and performance of the at least one external device, and transmit, to the at least one external device through the communication interface, data corresponding to operation parameters for the at least one external device for an interworking operation with the projection device based on the projection device being identified as a main device based on the priority.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
PROJECTOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
Publication number
US20260322955A1
Application number
19694191
Filed
Jun 1, 2026
Published
Oct 15, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
16

Classified under

H04N 9/3147 Electricity & electronicsG06F 3/011 Physics & computingH04N 9/3155 Electricity & electronicsH04S 3/008 Electricity & electronicsH04S 7/303 Electricity & electronicsH04S 2400/01 Electricity & electronics
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