微投影的技術發展將白熱化

繼Apple在智慧型手機及平板電腦上發起撲天蓋\地的訴訟之後，下一個兵家必爭之地可能是微投影產業。
Apple與Microsoft不約而同的申請了微投影的技術，其他小廠可要嚴陣以待這場專利戰的開打。
根據USPTO的公開資料顯示，Microsoft與Apple在2010.8.分別提出一個微投影技術的專利申請案，Microsoft申請的是：Combined Surface User Interface，它可以透過微投影，創造一個連結兩個不同行動裝置工作區表面，並可經由相機鏡頭捕捉投影區域內使用者動態的一種操作界面。
而Apple所申請的則是：Projected Display Shared Workspaces，可以在不同的投影機之間進行內容共享，而且系統還有鏡頭，可以捕捉使用者的動作，透過手勢可以操作投影機顯示的內容。

20110191690
Title : Combined Surface User Interface
Assignee : Microsoft
Filing Date : 2010.2.3.
Application Date : 2011.8.4.
Abstract :
Techniques for utilizing two or more mobile devices equipped with projectors to generate a combined seamless user interfaces by stitching projection areas generated by the projectors

20110197147
Title : PROJECTED DISPLAY SHARED WORKSPACES
Assignee : APPLE
Filing Date : 2010.2.11.
Application Date : 2011.8.11.
Abstract :
Systems, methods, and devices are provided for creating a shared workspace where images may be shared between projected displays. In one embodiment, electronic devices each may include a projector that produces a projected display and a camera that detects gestures made with respect to the projected displays. The electronic devices may interpret gestures on the projected displays to identify image sharing commands for sharing images between the projected displays. The electronic devices may be connected through a communication link that allows the electronic devices to share image data for producing images on any of the projected displays included within the shared workspace.

Smart的看法
有人說專利是有錢人玩的遊戲，因為不但申請、維護要花錢，打官司更花錢，微投影產業原來就有廠商在發展，現在跑了二個大咖的進來，將來勢必會壓縮到小廠的生存空間，尤其是國內的代工廠，如果不先準備因應，可能也會面臨被告侵權、被收授權金的窘境！