Interactive displaying system

• US 20060218583A1
• Filed: 03/24/2006
• Published: 09/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Trappeniers, Lieven Leopold Albertine, Hemmeryckx-Deleersnijder, Bart Karel, Vanparijs, Frieda, Van Der Meerssche, Bart Frank Juliaan, Baekeland, Rony Alfons Maria, Dacquin, Hendrik Eugene Irene Nicolas
• Application Number:
  US11/387,734
• Publication Number:
  US 20060218583A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/252 Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26616 for merging a unicast channel into a multicast channel, e.g. in a VOD application, when a client served by unicast channel catches up a multicast channel to save bandwidth data multicast over packet-switching network H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47205 for manipulating displayed content, e.g. interacting with MPEG-4 objects, editing locally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/0122 the input and the output signals having different aspect ratios

Abstract

Interactive displaying systems (10) comprise first means (11) for composing different images (16-16′″) and generating a composition (17) of the different images (16-16′″) and second means (12-12′″) for receiving the composition (17) and displaying the composition (17) and in response to an interaction (18) selecting at least one image (16-16′″) from the composition (17) and generating a selection signal defining the selected image (16-16′″) and are provided with third means (13) for collecting selection signals from different viewers (144-147) and processing the selection signals from the different viewers (144-147) and fourth means (14) for in response to the processing of the collected selection signals controlling the first means (11) for amending the composition (17). This interactive displaying system (10) allows a plurality of viewers (144-147) to watch the composition (17) and to amend this composition (17). The amending of the composition (17) comprises re-shaping, re-sizing, re-moving, re-accentuating and deleting images (16-16′″). The processing of the selection signals comprises categorizing selection signals, comparing selection signals with each other or with threshold values and weighting selection signals.

Claims

1. Interactive displaying system (10) comprising

first means (11) for composing different images (16-16′

″

) and generating a composition (17) of the different images (16-16′

″

),

second means (12-12′

″

) for receiving the composition (17) of the different images (16-16′

″

) and displaying the composition (17) and in response to an interaction (18) selecting at least one image (16-16′

″

) from the composition (17) and generating at least one selection signal defining the at least one selected image (16-16′

″

),

characterized in that the interactive displaying system (10) further comprises

third means (13) for collecting selection signals from different viewers and processing the selection signals from the different viewers, and

fourth means (14) for in response to the processing of the collected selection signals controlling the first means (11) for amending the composition (17).

2. Interactive displaying system (10) as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the amending of the composition comprises at least one amendment of at least five amendments, the at least five amendments comprising re-shaping an image, re-sizing an image, re-moving an image, re-accentuating an image and deleting an image.

3. Interactive displaying system (10) as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the processing of the selection signals comprises at least one process of at least four processes, the at least four processes comprising categorizing selection signals, comparing selection signals with each other, comparing selection signals with threshold values and weighting selection signals.

4. Interactive displaying system (10) as defined in claim 1, characterized in that

the first means (11) comprise a first receiver (21) for receiving image signals representing the different images (16-16′

″

) and receiving a control signal and a first generator (22) for in response to the control signal generating a composition signal representing the composition (17) of the different images (16-16′

″

) and a first transmitter (23) for transmitting the composition signal to the second means (12-12′

″

),

the second means (12-12′

″

) comprise a second receiver (31) for receiving the composition signal and a display (32) for displaying the composition signal and a detector (33) for detecting the interaction (18) and a second generator (34) for generating the selection signal and a second transmitter (35) for transmitting the selection signal to the third means (13),

the third means (13) comprise a third receiver (41) for receiving the selection signals from the different viewers and a processor (42) for processing the selection signals and a third generator (43) for generating a result signal and a third transmitter (44) for transmitting the result signal to the fourth means (14), and

the fourth means (14) comprise a fourth receiver (51) for receiving the result signal and a fourth generator (52) for generating the control signal and a fourth transmitter (53) for transmitting the control signal to the first means (11) for amending the composition (17).

5. Interactive displaying system (10) as defined in claim 4, characterized in that the first and third and fourth receivers (21,41,51) and the first and third and fourth generators (22,43,52) and the first and third and fourth transmitters (23,44,53) and the processor (42) comprise provider equipment and the second receiver (31) and the display (32) and the detector (33) and the second generator (34) and the second transmitter (35) comprise viewer equipment.

6. Interactive displaying system (10) as defined in claim 4, characterized in that the first and and second and third and fourth receivers (21,31,41,51) and the first and second and third and fourth generators (22,34,43,52) and the display (32) and the detector (33) and the first and second and third and fourth transmitters (23,35,44,53) and the processor (42) comprise provider equipment.

7. Interactive displaying system (10) as defined in claim 4, characterized in that the interactive displaying system (10) further comprises

fifth means (15) for reproducing sound (19) per selected image, which fifth means (15) comprise a fifth receiver (61) for receiving a sound signal representing the sound (19) per selected image and a loudspeaker (62) for generating the sound (19).

8. Interactive displaying system (10) as defined in claim 7, characterized in that the fifth receiver (61) and the loudspeaker (62) comprise viewer equipment.

9. Interactive displaying system (10) as defined in claim 7, characterized in that the fifth receiver (61) and the loudspeaker (62) comprise provider equipment.

10. First means (11) for use in an interactive displaying system (10) as defined claim 1, the first means (11) comprising a first receiver (21) for receiving image signals representing the different images (16-16′

″

) and receiving a control signal and a first generator (22) for in response to the control signal generating a composition signal representing the composition (17) of the different images (16-16′

″

) and a first transmitter (23) for transmitting the composition signal to the second means (12-12′

″

), the control signal being generated by the fourth means (14) in response to a result signal, the result signal being generated by the third means (13) in response to having processed selection signals from different viewers.

11. Second means (12-12′

″

) for use in an interactive displaying system (10) as defined claim 1, the second means (12-12′

″

) comprising a second receiver (31) for receiving the composition signal and a display (32) for displaying the composition signal and a detector (33) for detecting the interaction (18) and a second generator (34) for generating the selection signal and a second transmitter (35) for transmitting the selection signal to the third means (13), the composition signal being generated by the first means (11) in response to a control signal, the control signal being generated by the fourth means (14) in response to a result signal, the result signal being generated by the third means (13) in response to having processed selection signals from different viewers.

12. Third means (13) for use in an interactive displaying system (10) as defined claim 1, the third means (13) comprising a third receiver (41) for receiving the selection signals from the different viewers and a processor (42) for processing the selection signals and a third generator (43) for generating a result signal and a third transmitter (44) for transmitting the result signal to the fourth means (14).

13. Fourth means (14) for use in an interactive displaying system (10) as defined claim 1, the fourth means (14) comprising a fourth receiver (51) for receiving the result signal and a fourth generator (52) for generating the control signal and a fourth transmitter (53) for transmitting the control signal to the first means (11) for amending the composition (17).

14. Interactive displaying method comprising the steps of

composing different images (16-16′

″

) and generating a composition (17) of the different images (16-16′

″

),

receiving the composition (17) of the different images (16-16′

″

) and displaying the composition (17) and in response to an interaction (18) selecting at least one image (16-16′

″

) from the composition (17) and generating at least one selection signal defining the at least one selected image (16-16′

″

),

characterized in that the interactive displaying method further comprises the steps of

collecting selection signals from different viewers and processing the selection signals from the different viewers, and

in response to the processing of the collected selection signals controlling the step of composing different images for amending the composition (17).