Smart digital modules and smart digital wall surfaces combining the same, and context aware interactive multimedia system using the same and operation method thereof
First Claim
1. A smart digital module intended to work with one or more similar modules for sensing and output of information, comprising:
- a sensor unit for sensing ambient states and changes of states;
an actuator unit for outputting various categories of information in correspondence to the ambient states and changes of states;
a display for displaying visual information; and
a computer for processing signals output by the sensor and displaying corresponding actuation information to the actuator and the display, wherein the computers in a group of smart digital modules coordinate their observations and reactions in such a way that they change states of information output by the actuators and visualized by the displays according to the detected user'"'"'s location and states sensed by the sensors.
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Abstract
Disclosed are smart digital modules, a smart digital wall combining the smart digital modules, a context-aware interactive multimedia system, and an operating method thereof. The smart digital wall includes local coordinators for controlling the smart digital modules, and a coordination process for controlling the smart digital modules. The smart digital modules sense ambient states and changes of states and independently display corresponding actuations. The coordination process is connected to the smart digital modules via radio communication, and combines smart digital modules to control collective operations of the smart digital modules.
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62 Claims
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1. A smart digital module intended to work with one or more similar modules for sensing and output of information, comprising:
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a sensor unit for sensing ambient states and changes of states;
an actuator unit for outputting various categories of information in correspondence to the ambient states and changes of states;
a display for displaying visual information; and
a computer for processing signals output by the sensor and displaying corresponding actuation information to the actuator and the display, wherein the computers in a group of smart digital modules coordinate their observations and reactions in such a way that they change states of information output by the actuators and visualized by the displays according to the detected user'"'"'s location and states sensed by the sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A smart digital wall for sensing and output of information, comprising:
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at least two smart digital modules for sensing ambient states and changes of states and respectively displaying corresponding actuations; and
a coordination process either in a centralized fashion or in a peer-to-peer fashion for combining the smart digital modules and controlling a collective operation of the combined smart digital modules via wired or wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A context-aware video chat system based on a user'"'"'s location, comprising:
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at least two smart digital modules for respectively measuring a distance to the user, receiving the user'"'"'s video and audio, and outputting the other party'"'"'s video and audio; and
a coordination process for connecting one or more smart digital modules to the other party'"'"'s video chat system through a wired/wireless communications network, wherein the coordination process controls a number of the smart digital modules for forming a screen on which the other party'"'"'s images are reproduced according to the user'"'"'s location measured by the smart digital modules. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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43. A context-aware video chat system based on a user'"'"'s location, comprising:
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at least two smart digital modules for respectively measuring a distance to the user, receiving the user'"'"'s video and audio, and outputting the other party'"'"'s video and audio; and
a coordination process for connecting one or more smart digital modules to the other party'"'"'s video chat system through a wired/wireless communications network, wherein the coordination process changes the smart digital module on which the other party'"'"'s images are reproduced according to the user'"'"'s movement measured by the smart digital modules. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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54. A context-aware video chat method based on a user'"'"'s location in a context-aware video chat system including at least two smart digital modules for measuring the distance to the user, respectively receiving the user'"'"'s video and audio, and respectively outputting the other party'"'"'s video and audio, and a coordination process connecting one or more smart digital modules to the other party'"'"'s video chat system via a wired/wireless communications network, the method comprising:
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(a) controlling the smart digital module reproducing the other party'"'"'s video to measure the distance to the user;
(b) controlling the coordination process to compare the distance measured in (a) with a predetermined distance; and
(c) controlling the coordination process to control the volume of the other party'"'"'s reproduced speech and the screen size occupied by the other party displayed through the smart digital modules according to the comparison result. - View Dependent Claims (55)
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56. A context-aware video chat method based on a user'"'"'s location in a context-aware video chat system including at least two smart digital modules for measuring the distance to the user, respectively receiving the user'"'"'s video and audio, and respectively outputting the other party'"'"'s video and audio, and a coordination process connecting one or more smart digital modules to the other party'"'"'s video chat system via a wired/wireless network, the method comprising:
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(a) controlling the smart digital module reproducing the other party'"'"'s video to periodically measure the distance to the user in a specific order;
(b) controlling the coordination process to determine the video-chatting user'"'"'s movement based on the distance measured in (a); and
(c) controlling the coordination process to determine a smart digital module on which the other party'"'"'s video is reproduced according to the determination result. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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