Platform for seamless multi-device interactive digital content
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1. A multimedia information system comprising:
- a first computational device; and
a second computational device, wherein an information content is automatically transferred between said first computational device and said second computational device when said first computational device and said second computational device are collocated.
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Abstract
A multimedia information system includes multiple devices and provides automatic transfer of content between devices when any two of the devices are collocated, i.e., brought within a physical proximity and relative orientation of each other that allows each to detect the other, for example, using infrared data devices. The multimedia, multi-device information system provides a seamless information space between the devices once they are within an appropriate proximity and relative orientation and operates across multiple devices—such as desktop computers, tablet PCs, PDAs and cell phones. Animation of the content transfer provides interactivity and user engagement with the system.
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34 Claims
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1. A multimedia information system comprising:
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a first computational device; and
a second computational device, wherein an information content is automatically transferred between said first computational device and said second computational device when said first computational device and said second computational device are collocated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A multi-device system comprising:
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a first device having a first detector;
a second device having a second detector, wherein;
said second detector detects a first presence and first orientation of said first device; and
said first detector detects a second presence and second orientation of said second device; and
an agent that receives communications from said first detector and said second detector and decides whether or not to transfer between said first device and said second device on a basis that includes said communications from said first detector and said second detector. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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at least two devices each having a networking system;
an embodied mobile agent executing on at least one of the devices, wherein said at least one device comprises;
a global decision system wherein said global decision system;
communicates with an adjacent virtual environment of a collocated device via a networking system of said at least one device;
communicates with the embodied mobile agent; and
causes an animation engine to display a characteristic that reflects a presence and characteristic of the adjacent virtual environment; and
whereinthe agent communicates with the animation engine so that the animation engine display reflects where the agent is and what the agent is doing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A multimedia information system comprising:
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a first computational device; and
a second computational device including;
a detector that detects a presence and orientation of said first computational device;
an embodied mobile agent wherein;
said embodied mobile agent receives information of said presence and orientation of said first computational device;
said embodied mobile agent modifies and communicates an information content; and
said information content is transferred between said second computational device and said first computational device in accordance with a decision made by said embodied mobile agent that includes utilizing said information of said presence and orientation of said first computational device.
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17. A computational system comprising:
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a first computational device;
a virtual character residing on said first computational device; and
a second computational device, wherein;
said virtual character automatically transfers from said first computational device to said second computational device when said second computational device is collocated with said first computational device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for automatic data transfer between computational devices, comprising steps of:
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collocating at least two distinct computational devices;
making an autonomous decision for an interaction to occur between the two collocated computational devices; and
performing the interaction automatically between the two collocated computational devices. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for multi-device computing, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first animation on a first computational device;
bringing a second computational device into a physical collocation with said first computational device;
displaying a second animation on said second computational device, wherein;
said second animation is synchronized with said first animation; and
said second animation is spatially consistent with said first animation. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of creating a continuous graphical space, comprising:
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detecting a proximity and relative orientation between at least two computational devices;
communicating information of said proximity and relative orientation between said at least two computational devices; and
processing said information in each of said at least two computational devices to create said continuous graphical space. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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