Devices and methods for providing a distributed manifestation in an environment
First Claim
1. An apparatus for creating a distributed manifestation within an environment, the apparatus comprising:
- a signal transmission component configured to transmit a beam comprising electromagnetic signals to receiving units within the environment;
a position modification component, operatively coupled to the signal transmission component, configured to modify a position of the signal transmission component during operation so that the signal transmission component switches between transmitting a beam toward receiving units at one location and transmitting a beam toward receiving units at another location; and
at least one optics component, operatively coupled to the signal emission component, configured to alter at least one characteristic of the beam;
wherein the electromagnetic signals which the signal transmission component is configured to transmit, when received by one or more receiving units at a particular location within the environment, cause the receiving unit(s) to express a state as a result of the receiving unit(s) being at the particular location when the electromagnetic signals are 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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31 Claims
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1. An apparatus for creating a distributed manifestation within an environment, the apparatus comprising:
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a signal transmission component configured to transmit a beam comprising electromagnetic signals to receiving units within the environment; a position modification component, operatively coupled to the signal transmission component, configured to modify a position of the signal transmission component during operation so that the signal transmission component switches between transmitting a beam toward receiving units at one location and transmitting a beam toward receiving units at another location; and at least one optics component, operatively coupled to the signal emission component, configured to alter at least one characteristic of the beam; wherein the electromagnetic signals which the signal transmission component is configured to transmit, when received by one or more receiving units at a particular location within the environment, cause the receiving unit(s) to express a state as a result of the receiving unit(s) being at the particular location when the electromagnetic signals are received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of receiving units; and a transmitter unit configured to transmit data to the plurality of receiving units, the data comprising state information associated with each of a plurality of locations; wherein each one of the plurality of receiving units is configured to receive the data at a particular location of the plurality of locations, to process the data, and to express a state in accordance with the state information that is associated with the particular location, as a result of the one receiving unit being at the particular location when the data is received. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for providing a distributed manifestation within an environment, comprising:
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a data generator configured to generate 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, configured to receive the data sets therefrom, the projector comprising; a signal generating module configured to generate 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 configured to project 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 mobile receiving units distributed within the environment, each receiving unit being mechanically and electrically autonomous from each other receiving unit, each receiving unit being operable to receive an electromagnetic signal from the projecting module and to express a state according to state data represented by the electromagnetic signal as a result of the receiving unit being located at a particular target location when the electromagnetic signal is received. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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