Emissive surfaces and workspaces method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A conferencing arrangement for sharing information within a conference space, the arrangement comprising:
- a common presentation surface positioned within the conference space, the common presentation surface including a presentation surface area;
a common presentation surface driver;
a system processor linked to the driver, the system processor receiving information content and presenting the information content via the common presentation surface; and
a portable first user interface device including a first device display screen, a transmitter and a first device processor, the first device processor programmed to provide a first interface via the first device display screen useable to view content and to enter a command to replicate content presented on the first device display on the common presentation surface, the first device processor capable of identifying a direction of a swiping action on the first interface as a command to replicate the content;
wherein, upon identifying that the direction of a swiping action on the first interface is in the direction of the common presentation surface, the arrangement creates a sharing space on the presentation surface area and replicates the content from the device display within the sharing space;
the arrangement further including at least a second user interface device including a second device display screen, a second transmitter and a second device processor, the second device processor programmed to provide a second interface via the second device display screen useable to view content and to enter a command to replicate content presented on the second device display on the common presentation surface, the second device processor capable of identifying a direction of a swiping action on the second interface as a command to replicate the content from the second display screen; and
wherein, while content is replicated from one of the interface devices within a first sharing space on the common presentation surface and content from the other of the interface devices is not replicated within a sharing space on the common presentation surface, upon identifying that the direction of a swiping action on the other of the interface devices is in the direction of the common presentation surface, the arrangement creates a second sharing space on the presentation surface area and replicates the content from the device display on the other of the interface devices within the second sharing space.
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Abstract
A conferencing arrangement for sharing information within a conference space, the arrangement comprising a common presentation surface including a presentation surface area, a common presentation surface driver, a system processor linked to the driver and receiving and presenting the information content via the common presentation surface and a portable user interface device including a device display screen and a device processor, the device processor programmed to provide an interface via the device display screen useable to view content and to enter a command to replicate content presented on the device display on the common presentation surface, the device processor capable of identifying a direction of a swiping action on the interface as a command to replicate the content, wherein, upon identifying that the direction of a swiping action on the interface is in the direction of the common presentation surface, the arrangement creates a sharing space on the presentation surface area and replicates the content from the device display within the sharing space.
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51 Claims
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1. A conferencing arrangement for sharing information within a conference space, the arrangement comprising:
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a common presentation surface positioned within the conference space, the common presentation surface including a presentation surface area; a common presentation surface driver; a system processor linked to the driver, the system processor receiving information content and presenting the information content via the common presentation surface; and a portable first user interface device including a first device display screen, a transmitter and a first device processor, the first device processor programmed to provide a first interface via the first device display screen useable to view content and to enter a command to replicate content presented on the first device display on the common presentation surface, the first device processor capable of identifying a direction of a swiping action on the first interface as a command to replicate the content; wherein, upon identifying that the direction of a swiping action on the first interface is in the direction of the common presentation surface, the arrangement creates a sharing space on the presentation surface area and replicates the content from the device display within the sharing space; the arrangement further including at least a second user interface device including a second device display screen, a second transmitter and a second device processor, the second device processor programmed to provide a second interface via the second device display screen useable to view content and to enter a command to replicate content presented on the second device display on the common presentation surface, the second device processor capable of identifying a direction of a swiping action on the second interface as a command to replicate the content from the second display screen; and wherein, while content is replicated from one of the interface devices within a first sharing space on the common presentation surface and content from the other of the interface devices is not replicated within a sharing space on the common presentation surface, upon identifying that the direction of a swiping action on the other of the interface devices is in the direction of the common presentation surface, the arrangement creates a second sharing space on the presentation surface area and replicates the content from the device display on the other of the interface devices within the second sharing space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A conferencing arrangement for sharing information within a conference space, the arrangement comprising:
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a plurality of common presentation surfaces positioned about a conference space, each common presentation surface including a presentation surface area; a common presentation surface driver; a system processor linked to the driver, the system processor receiving information content and presenting the information content via the common presentation surfaces ; and a first portable user interface device including a first device display screen, a first transmitter and a first device processor, the first device processor programmed to provide a first interface via the first device display screen useable to view content and to enter a command to replicate content presented on the first device display on any one of the common presentation surfaces, the first device processor capable of identifying a direction of a swiping action on the first interface as a command to replicate the content; wherein, upon identifying that the direction of a swiping action on the first interface is in the direction of a specific one of the common presentation surfaces, an arrangement processor creates a sharing space on the presentation surface area of the common presentation surface located in the direction of the swipe action and replicates the content from the device display within the sharing space; and wherein, the arrangement processor tracks first interface device location and orientation within the conference space and determines that a swipe action on the first device display screen is directed toward one of the common presentation surfaces based on the direction of the swipe action on the screen as well as the first interface device position and orientation relative to the common presentation surface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A conferencing arrangement for sharing information within a conference space, the arrangement comprising:
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a plurality of common presentation surfaces positioned about a conference space, each common presentation surface including a presentation surface area; a common presentation surface driver; a system processor linked to the driver, the system processor receiving information content and presenting the information content via the common presentation surface; and a plurality of portable user interface devices, each interface device including a device display screen, a transmitter and a device processor, each device processor programmed to provide an interface via the device display screen useable to view content and to enter a command to replicate content presented on the device display on any one of the common presentation surfaces, each device processor capable of identifying a direction of a swiping action on the an associated interface as a command to replicate the content; wherein, upon identifying that the direction of a swiping action on one of the interfaces is in the direction of a specific one of the common presentation surfaces, an arrangement processor creates a sharing space on the presentation surface area of the common presentation surface located in the direction of the swipe action and replicates the content from the device display including the interface on which the swipe action occurred within the sharing space; and wherein content from each of at least first and second user interface devices can be replicated simultaneously within different sharing fields on at least one of the common presentation surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A conferencing arrangement for sharing information within a conference space, the arrangement comprising:
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a plurality of common presentation surfaces positioned about a conference space, each common presentation surface including a presentation surface area; a common presentation surface driver; a system processor linked to the driver, the system processor receiving information content and presenting the information content via the common presentation surfaces; and a plurality of portable user interface devices, each interface device including a device display screen, a transmitter and a device processor, each device processor programmed to provide an interface via the device display screen useable to view content and to enter a command to replicate content presented on the device display on any one of the common presentation surfaces, each device processor capable of identifying a direction of a swiping action on the an associated interface as a command to replicate the content; wherein, upon identifying that the direction of a swiping action on one of the interfaces is in the direction of a specific one of the common presentation surfaces, an arrangement processor creates a sharing space on the presentation surface area of the common presentation surface located in the direction of the swipe action and replicates the content from the device display including the interface on which the swipe action occurred within the sharing space; and wherein each of the device processors presents a separate content field icon for each instance of replicated content on any of the common presentation surfaces.
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49. A conferencing arrangement for sharing information within a conference space, the arrangement comprising:
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a plurality of common presentation surfaces positioned about a conference space, each common presentation surface including a presentation surface area; a common presentation surface driver; a system processor linked to the driver, the system processor receiving information content and presenting the information content via the common presentation surfaces ; and a first portable user interface device including a first device display screen, a first transmitter and a first device processor, the first device processor programmed to run at least a first an application program to generate content on the first device display screen and to provide a first interface via the first device display screen useable to enter a command to replicate the content generated by the application program and presented on the first device display on any one of the common presentation surfaces, the first device processor capable of identifying a direction of a swiping action on the first interface as a command to replicate the content; wherein, upon identifying that the direction of a swiping action on the first interface is in the direction of a specific one of the common presentation surfaces, an arrangement processor creates a sharing space on the presentation surface area of the common presentation surface located in the direction of the swipe action and replicates the content the content generated by the application program from the device display within the sharing space, wherein, as the content generated by the application program changes, the replicated content changes.
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50. A conferencing arrangement for sharing information within a conference space, the arrangement comprising:
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a plurality of common presentation surfaces positioned about a conference space, each common presentation surface including a presentation surface area; a common presentation surface driver; a system processor linked to the driver, the system processor receiving information content and presenting the information content via the common presentation surfaces ; and a first portable user interface device including a first device display screen, a first transmitter and a first device processor, the first device processor programmed to provide a first interface via the first device display screen useable to view content and to enter a command to replicate content presented on the first device display on any one of the common presentation surfaces, the first device processor capable of identifying a direction of a swiping action on the first interface as a command to present the content on at least one of the common presentation surfaces; wherein, upon identifying that the direction of a swiping action on the first interface is in the direction of a specific one of the common presentation surfaces, an arrangement processor creates a sharing space on the presentation surface area of the common presentation surface located in the direction of the swipe action and presents the content from the device display within the sharing space.
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51. A conferencing arrangement for sharing information within a conference space, the arrangement comprising:
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a plurality of common presentation surfaces positioned about a conference space, each common presentation surface including a presentation surface area; a common presentation surface driver; a system processor linked to the driver, the system processor receiving information content and presenting the information content via the common presentation surfaces ; and a first portable user interface device including a first device display screen, a first transmitter and a first device processor, the first device processor programmed to provide a first interface via the first device display screen useable to view content and to enter a command to replicate content presented on the first device display on any one of the common presentation surfaces, the first device processor capable of identifying a direction of a swiping action on the first interface as a command to replicate the content; wherein, upon identifying that the direction of a first swiping action on the first interface is in the direction of a specific one of the common presentation surfaces, an arrangement processor creates a first sharing space on the presentation surface area of the common presentation surface located in the direction of the first swiping action and replicates the content from the device display within the first sharing space so that the same content is simultaneously presented on the first device display and within the first sharing space; and wherein, upon identifying that the direction of a second swiping action on the first interface is in the direction of a second one of the common presentation surfaces, an arrangement processor creates a second sharing space on the presentation surface area of the second common presentation surface located in the direction of the second swiping action and replicates the content from the device display within the second sharing space so that the same content is simultaneously presented on the first device display and within each of the first and second sharing spaces.
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