GENERATING A MESSAGE TO BE TRANSMITTED

• US 20110102352A1
• Filed: 05/04/2009
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Dadlani Mahtani, Pavankumar M., Van Herk, Robert
• Application Number:
  US12/991,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20110102352A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages

Abstract

An apparatus for transmitting an emotion or action to a remote party is described, which is implemented as a photo-frame. Radio frequency identifier tags (200) each represent an emotion/action. When a tag is held near or placed on a photo, the respective action or emotion is identified based on the tags identifier and the destination is identified based on the location (112) of the tag on the photo-frame, which provides the network address to which the emotion/action should be transmitted.

Claims

1. Apparatus (100) for generating a message to be transmitted comprising:

a detector (120) for detecting one of a plurality of areas (112) on a surface of the apparatus, that is touched by an object (200), where the object is closest to or where the object is pointed to, and for detecting one of a plurality of inputs of a further type, and

a generator (130,140) for generating the message to be transmitted based on the detected area and the detected input of the further type.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the message destination corresponds to the detected area and the message content corresponds to the detected input of the further type.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the object has an identifier and wherein the input of the further type is an identifier of the object.

4. Apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the object is a tangible radio-frequency identification tag and the detector comprises a radio frequency identification detection grid for detecting the area and the identifier.

5. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the detector comprises:

a plurality of touch sensors (122) for detecting the area;

or

at least a light sensor and/or camera and/or microphone for detecting a gesture, movement or sound of the object.

6. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the message destination corresponds to the detected input of the further type and the message content corresponds to the detected area.

7. Apparatus (100) for displaying a received message comprising:

a determiner (160) for determining the sender of the message and the content of the message,

a retriever (130) for retrieving a display area (112) and a display effect corresponding to the message sender and the message content, and

a display (110) for displaying the retrieved effect at the retrieved area.

8. Method for generating a message to be transmitted comprising the following steps:

detecting (410) one of a plurality of areas on a surface of the apparatus, that is touched by an object, where the object is closest to or where the object is pointed to, and detecting (430) one of a plurality of inputs of a further type, and

generating (420,440,450) the message to be transmitted based on the detected area and the detected input of the further type.

10. A computer program comprising computer program code means adapted to perform the steps of claim 8, when said program is run on a computer.

9. Method for displaying a received message comprising the steps of:

determining the sender of the message and the content of the message,

retrieving a display area and a display effect corresponding to the message sender and the message content, and

displaying the retrieved effect at the retrieved area.