Devices and methods for providing a distributed manifestation in an environment
First Claim
1. A projection system for providing a distributed manifestation within an environment, the projection system comprising:
- a data generator for generating a plurality of data sets, each of the data sets comprising spatial coordinate data and state data associated with the spatial coordinate data;
a projector in communication with the data generator for receiving the data sets therefrom, the projector comprising;
a signal generating module for generating a plurality of electromagnetic signals, each one of said electromagnetic signals being representative of the state data from at least one of said data sets; and
a projecting module for projecting each of the electromagnetic signals for receipt at a target location within said environment corresponding to spatial coordinate data associated with state data represented by the electromagnetic signal; and
a plurality of receiving units distributed within the environment, each receiving unit being operable to receive an electromagnetic signal from the projecting module, process the electromagnetic signal and express a state according to state data represented by the electromagnetic signal, the state expressed by each one of the receiving units depending at least in part on the target location at which the one receiving unit resides when the electromagnetic signal is received.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a projection system for providing a distributed manifestation within an environment. The projection system includes a data generator for generating a plurality of data sets of associated state data and spatial coordinate data. The projection system also includes a projector in communication with the data generator for receiving the data sets. The projector is provided with a signal generating module for generating a plurality of electromagnetic signals, and a projecting module for projecting each of the electromagnetic signals towards a target location within the environment. The projection system also includes a plurality of receiving units distributed within the environment, each receiving unit having a receiver for receiving one of the electromagnetic signals when the receiving unit is positioned in the corresponding target location, each receiving unit being adapted to perform a change of state in response to the state data.
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28 Claims
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1. A projection system for providing a distributed manifestation within an environment, the projection system comprising:
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a data generator for generating a plurality of data sets, each of the data sets comprising spatial coordinate data and state data associated with the spatial coordinate data; a projector in communication with the data generator for receiving the data sets therefrom, the projector comprising; a signal generating module for generating a plurality of electromagnetic signals, each one of said electromagnetic signals being representative of the state data from at least one of said data sets; and a projecting module for projecting each of the electromagnetic signals for receipt at a target location within said environment corresponding to spatial coordinate data associated with state data represented by the electromagnetic signal; and a plurality of receiving units distributed within the environment, each receiving unit being operable to receive an electromagnetic signal from the projecting module, process the electromagnetic signal and express a state according to state data represented by the electromagnetic signal, the state expressed by each one of the receiving units depending at least in part on the target location at which the one receiving unit resides when the electromagnetic signal is received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A projector for providing a distributed manifestation within an environment through a plurality of receiving units, each adapted to express a state, positioned at target locations within said environment, the projector comprising:
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a receiver module operable to receive a plurality of data sets comprising spatial coordinate data and state data associated with the spatial coordinate data; a signal generating module operable to generate a plurality of electromagnetic signals and encode each one of said electromagnetic signals with the state data from at least one of said data sets, thereby obtaining encoded electromagnetic signals; and a projecting module operable to project each one of the encoded electromagnetic signals for receipt at a target location within said environment, the target location to which each one of the encoded electromagnetic signals is projected corresponding to the spatial coordinate data associated with the state data encoded within the one electromagnetic signal; wherein each encoded electromagnetic signal, when received by one of the plurality of receiving units at a particular target location, causes the one receiving unit to process the encoded electromagnetic signal and express a state according to the state data encoded in the electromagnetic signal, the state expressed by the one receiving unit depending at least in part on the target location at which the one receiving unit resides when the encoded electromagnetic signal is received. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for providing a distributed manifestation within an environment, the method comprising acts of:
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a) generating a plurality of data sets, each of the data sets comprising spatial coordinate data and state data associated with the spatial coordinate data; b) generating a plurality of electromagnetic signals, each one of said electromagnetic signals being representative of the state data from at least one of said data sets; c) projecting each of the electromagnetic signals for receipt at a target location within said environment corresponding to spatial coordinate data associated with state data represented by the electromagnetic signal; d) at each of a plurality of receiving units distributed at target locations within the environment; i) receiving and processing an electromagnetic signal; and ii) expressing a state according to state data represented by the electromagnetic signal, the state expressed by the receiving unit depending at least in part on the target location at which the receiving unit resides when the electromagnetic signal is received. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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