LOCATION DETECTION SYSTEM

• US 20120098802A1
• Filed: 10/24/2011
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm technologies international, ltd. (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cambridge Silicon Radio Limited (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Inventors: Woon Feather, Clive Douglas
• Application Number:
  US13/279,456
• Publication Number:
  US 20120098802A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/204
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 3/14 Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction aerial arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern H01Q3/00; combinations of different interacting aerial units for giving a desired directional characteristic H01Q21/29; aerials or aerial systems providing at least two radiation patterns H01Q25/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4112 having fewer capabilities than the client, e.g. thin client having less processing power or no tuning capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/422 Input-only peripherals , i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS] input devices also receiving signals from specially adapted client devices H04N21/4104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4518 involving characteristics of one or more peripherals, e.g. peripheral type, software version, amount of memory available or display capabilities

Abstract

A directional display system includes a directional display device for displaying first visual content in a first direction, wherein the first direction is variable; and a processing system configured to establish a wireless link with a first wireless device positioned with a viewer for the first visual content, determine the direction of the first wireless device relative to the display device utilising the wireless link, and control the display device such that the first direction is defined at least in part by the direction of the first wireless device.

Claims

1. A directional display system, comprising

a directional display device for displaying first visual content in a first direction, wherein the first direction is variable;

and

a processing system configured to;

establish a wireless link with a first wireless device positioned with a viewer for the first visual content,

determine the direction of the first wireless device relative to the display device utilising the first wireless link, and

control the display device such that the first direction is defined at least in part by the direction of the first wireless device.

2. A system according to claim 1, further comprising the wireless device, wherein a wireless link is established between the processing system and the wireless device.

3. A system according to claim 2, wherein the wireless device is an audio output device, and audio information is transmitted from the processing system to the wireless device.

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein the display device also displays second visual content in a second direction, and the processing system is configured to establish a wireless link with a second wireless device positioned with a viewer for the second visual content, determine the direction of the second wireless device relative to the display device, and control the display device such that the second direction is defined at least in part by the direction of the second wireless device.

5. A system according to claim 1, wherein the processing system is configured to adjust the first and/or second direction depending on the position of the respective wireless device on respective viewer.

6. A system according to claim 1 wherein the first and/or second wireless device comprises two wireless devices, each wireless device establishing a communications link with the processing system, wherein each communications link is utilised to establish the first and/or second direction.

7. A system according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the wireless links is a Bluetooth link.

8. A system according to claim 1 wherein the processing system comprises a plurality of antennas, each connected to a single signal receive chain.

9. A system according to claim 1 wherein the processing system is configured to establish a first further wireless link with the first wireless device, and wherein the first and first further wireless links are utilised to determine the direction of the first wireless device.

10. A system according to claim 1 wherein the processing system is configured to establish a second further wireless link with the second wireless device, and wherein the second and second further wireless links are utilised to determine the direction of the second wireless device.

11. A system according to claim 1 wherein the wireless links are also utilised to determine the distance between the display and the viewer.

18. A method according to any of claims 11 further comprising the step of establishing a first further wireless link between the processing system and the first wireless device, and wherein the first and first further wireless links are utilised to determine the direction of the first wireless device.

19. A method according to any of claims 11 further comprising the step of establishing a second further wireless link between the processing system and the second wireless device, and wherein the second and second further wireless links are utilised to determine the direction of the second wireless device.

20. A system according to any of claims 11 wherein the wireless links are also utilised to determine the distance between the display and the viewer.

12. A method of controlling a directional display system, comprising the steps of:

establishing a first wireless link between a processing system associated with the display and a first wireless device positioned with a first viewer for the display;

establishing the direction of the first wireless device relative to the display utilising the first wireless link; and

directing first visual content displayed by the display for the first viewer in a direction based at least in part on the direction of the first wireless device.

13. A method according to claim 12, wherein the first wireless device is an audio output device, and further comprising the step of transmitting audio information to the first wireless device for output to the user, wherein the audio information is related to the visual content displayed for the first viewer.

14. A method according to claim 12, further comprising the steps of:

establishing a second wireless link between the processing system and a second wireless device positioned with a second viewer for the display;

establishing the direction of the second wireless device relative to the display utilising the second wireless link; and

directing second visual content displayed by the display for the second viewer in a direction based at least in part on the direction of the second wireless device.

15. A method according to any of claims 12, wherein the direction of the first and/or second visual content is adjusted depending on the position of the relative wireless device on the relative viewer.

16. A method according to any of claims 12, wherein the first and/or second wireless device comprises two wireless devices, and further comprising the step of establishing a communications link between the processing system and each wireless device, wherein each communications link is utilised to establish the first and/or second direction.

17. A method according to any of claims 12, wherein the processing system comprises a plurality of antennas, each connected to a single signal receive chain.