GENERATING A MESSAGE TO BE TRANSMITTED
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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, anda generator (130,140) for generating the message to be transmitted based on the detected area and the detected input of the further type.
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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.
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1. Apparatus (100) for generating a message to be transmitted comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Apparatus (100) for displaying a received message comprising:
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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.
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8. Method for generating a message to be transmitted comprising the following steps:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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9. Method for displaying a received message comprising the steps of:
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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.
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