Mote presentation affecting

• US 20070046498A1
• Filed: 11/30/2005
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alarm.com Inc. (Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Malamud, Mark, Lord, Robert, Levien, Royce, Rinaldo, John, K.Y. Jung, Edward
• Granted Patent: US 8,306,638 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/853.100
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/22 Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/30 in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell controlling light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. electro-optical or magneto-optical cell, G02F1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/35 being liquid crystals G09F9/302 takes precedence; liquid crystal materials C09K19/00; liquid crystal panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell per se G02F1/13
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

One aspect of this disclosure relates to locating at least one position of at least one mote device; and affecting at least one presentation based at least in part on the at least one position of the at least one mote device. Another aspect of this disclosure relates to sensing at least one position of an item at least partially using at least one mote device; and affecting at least one indication of the at least one position at least partially using the at least one mote device based at least in part on the sensing the at least one position of the item. Yet another aspect of this disclosure relates to causing the at least one mobile mote device to displace itself; and affecting at least one presentation with the at least one mobile mote device based at least in part on the causing at least one mobile mote device to displace itself.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

locating at least one position of at least one mote device; and

affecting at least one presentation based at least in part on the at least one position of the at least one mote device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the locating at least one position of at least one mote device comprises:

locating the at least one position of the at least one mote device with respect to at least one other device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the locating at least one position of at least one mote device comprises:

locating the at least one position of the at least one mote device with respect to at least one other mote device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the locating at least one position of at least one mote device comprises:

locating the at least one position of the at least one mote device with respect to at least one other computer/controller device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the locating at least one position of at least one mote device comprises:

locating the at least one position of the at least one mote device with respect to at least one other locating device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the locating at least one position of at least one mote device comprises:

locating the at least one position of the at least one mote device with respect to at least one absolute spatial location.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the locating at least one position of at least one mote device comprises:

locating the at least one position of the at least one mote device with respect to at least one structure.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the locating at least one position of at least one mote device comprises:

locating the at least one position of the at least one mote device with respect to at least one landmark.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the locating at least one position of at least one mote device comprises:

locating an at least one absolute position of the at least one mote device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the locating at least one position of at least one mote device comprises:

locating an at least one relative position of the at least one mote device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the affecting at least one presentation based at least in part on the at least one position of the at least one mote device comprises:

affecting the at least one presentation to a person based at least in part on the at least one position of the at least one mote device.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the affecting at least one presentation based at least in part on the at least one position of the at least one mote device comprises:

affecting the at least one presentation to an organism based at least in part on the at least one position of the at least one mote device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the affecting at least one presentation based at least in part on the at least one position of the at least one mote device comprises:

affecting the at least one presentation to an inanimate object based at least in part on the at least one position of the at least one mote device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the affecting at least one presentation based at least in part on the at least one position of the at least one mote device comprises:

producing a pattern using multiple ones of the at least one mote device.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the affecting at least one presentation based at least in part on the at least one position of the at least one mote device comprises:

producing a temporally variable pattern using multiple ones of the at least one mote device.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the affecting at least one presentation based at least in part on the at least one position of the at least one mote device comprises:

sequencing multiple ones of the at least one mote device.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one mote device includes a plurality of mote devices that have non-uniform distribution.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one mote device includes a plurality of mote devices that have non-uniform operative capabilities.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one mote device can determine their location with respect to a type of enumerated property or feature.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one mote device can determine their location with respect to a type of enumerated property or feature, wherein the at least one mote device is informed about the type of enumerated property or feature.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one mote device can determine their location with respect to a type of enumerated property or feature, wherein the at least one mote device determines the type of enumerated property or feature.

22. A method, comprising:

determining at least one position of an item at least partially using at least one mote device; and

affecting at least one presentation of the at least one position at least partially using the at least one mote device based at least in part on the determining the at least one position of the item.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the determining at least one position of an item at least partially using at least one mote device comprises:

determining the at least one position of some type of enumerated property or feature of the item at least partially using the at least one mote device.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the determining at least one position of an item at least partially using at least one mote device comprises:

transmitting at least one transmitted position request signal from the at least one mote device; and

receiving the at least one position at the at least one mote device at least partially in response to the transmitting the at least one transmitted position request signal.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein the affecting at least one presentation of the at least one position comprises:

affecting a temporally static pattern of the at least one position at least partially using the at least one mote device.

26. The method of claim 22, wherein the affecting at least one presentation of the at least one position comprises:

affecting a temporally variable pattern of the at least one position at least partially using the at least one mote device.

27. A method, comprising:

causing the at least one mobile mote device to displace itself; and

affecting at least one presentation with the at least one mobile mote device based at least in part on the causing at least one mobile mote device to displace itself.

28. An apparatus, comprising:

locating portion operable to locate at least one position of at least one mote device; and

presentation affecting portion operable to affect at least one presentation based at least in part on the locating portion operable to locate the at least one position of the at least one mote device.

29. An apparatus, comprising:

locating portion configurable to determine at least one position of an item at least partially using at least one mote device; and

presentation affecting portion configurable to affect at least one presentation of the at least one position at least partially in response to the locating portion configurable to determine the at least one position of the item at least partially using the at least one mote device.

30. An apparatus, comprising:

a movable mote device configurable to displace itself; and

the movable mote device configurable to affect at least one presentation based at least in part on the movable mote device configurable to displace itself.

31. An apparatus, comprising:

locating means for locating at least one position of at least one mote device; and

presentation affecting means for affecting at least one presentation based at least in part on the locating means for locating the at least one position of the at least one mote device.

32. An apparatus, comprising:

locating means for determining at least one position of an item at least partially using at least one mote device; and

presentation affecting means for affecting at least one presentation of the at least one position at least partially in response to the locating means for determining the at least one position of the item at least partially using the at least one mote device.