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I agree with everything you said about patents and this is completely off topic, but have you ever actually tried projecting onto a whiteboard with a projector?
by noonespecial 14y ago
I agree with everything you said about patents and this is completely off topic, but have you ever actually tried projecting onto a whiteboard with a projector? We had the bright idea of using the whiteboard in a conference room as a screen as well but the glare off the board's shiny surface made everything unreadable.
As for patents: This bit by Don Lancaster (from 1990!) seems to be the definitive work on how startups should relate to patents. It definitely changed my mind as to how I proceeded in my own ventures.
http://www.tinaja.com/glib/casagpat.pdf http://www.tinaja.com/glib/casagpat.pdf
- Schwolop 14y agoWe have tried a few times (before this company was established) and yes, it can be crap. However, we've got a few ideas on how to fix this such as matte overlays, light filters, anti-speckle laser projectors, etc. We're very early stage so I can't tell you whether any of those will work at all, but I'm confident we can solve the technical problems - it's the business side I'm finding hard!
- noonespecial 14y agoGood luck then. Sound like an exciting project. Oh and; Whiteboards are white. You don't have to re-project the white part. (Didn't see that in your list. Sprang to mind)
- Schwolop 14y agoWell yes and no actually. Projectors can't produce black (absence of colour) so they typically do so by increasing the contrast with respect to surrounding areas (that, and you turn the lights off). So to draw black text, you need to shine white around it. But yes, in general you're right. If we draw text in blue for example, we should be able to get away with this. Again, more testing required... :-)