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 and to display or 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.
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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 and to display or 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 (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 adapted to perform a change of state and positioned at target locations within said environment, the distributed manifestation being provided via projection, to the plurality of receiving units, of a plurality of data sets comprising spatial coordinate data and state data associated with the spatial coordinate data, the projector comprising:
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a signal generating module for generating a plurality of electromagnetic signals and encoding 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 for projecting each one of the encoded electromagnetic signals for receipt at a target location within said environment, the target location 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 display or express a state according to the state data encoded in the electromagnetic signal as a result of the one receiving unit being located at the particular target location 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) providing a plurality of receiving units for distribution at target locations within the environment; and e) at each receiving unit; i) receiving an electromagnetic signal; and ii) displaying or expressing 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 (26, 27, 28)
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