WO2005050948A1 - Device for displaying information in an ambient manner - Google Patents

Device for displaying information in an ambient manner Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2005050948A1
WO2005050948A1 PCT/FR2004/050596 FR2004050596W WO2005050948A1 WO 2005050948 A1 WO2005050948 A1 WO 2005050948A1 FR 2004050596 W FR2004050596 W FR 2004050596W WO 2005050948 A1 WO2005050948 A1 WO 2005050948A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
information
ambient
terminals
server
computer equipment
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/FR2004/050596
Other languages
French (fr)
Inventor
Olivier Mevel
Rafi Haladjian
Christophe Rebours
Mickaël SALAUN
Sylvain Huet
Original Assignee
Violet
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Violet filed Critical Violet
Publication of WO2005050948A1 publication Critical patent/WO2005050948A1/en

Links

Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L9/00—Cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
    • H04L9/40—Network security protocols

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to the field of presentation of information in an ambient manner.
  • said ambient manner of presenting information designates a display which is generally non-textual.
  • the present invention relates more particularly to a system for presenting information in an ambient form, allowing this information to be perceived almost unconsciously in everyday life.
  • the prior art already knows a device and a method for displaying information. electronic in an ambient form described in the American patent application US 2003/0076369 and the international application WO 03/026252.
  • the requests considered describe a system consisting of presentation objects, a means of configuring said objects by means of configuration rules, a centralized server receiving said configuration rules and various types of information from remote sources. .
  • Said server comprises units for translating and encoding the information received and means for concatenating and scheduling in packets the data thus obtained.
  • the data is then transmitted to said remote objects by wireless communication means, said objects displaying the data by means of data representation in a non-textual manner (lights, gauges, shapes, sounds, etc.).
  • the device considered centralizes data processing operations at a server level.
  • the object of the invention is to optimize the format of the data in order to improve the time and the costs of transmission of the server. to distant objects. Said optimization lies in the formatting of the data according to the use made of the bandwidth required for the transfer.
  • the technique used is similar to broadcasting. Data intended for different recipients is processed and concatenated into a single data packet, then this packet is widely distributed to all recipients.
  • the prior art has the drawback of centralizing the reception and processing of information at the level of a server.
  • the presentation terminals are reduced to simple serving objects, slaves of the server.
  • the present invention intends to remedy the drawbacks of the prior art by integrating a means of processing data at the level of the terminals and means of receiving information directly at the level of said terminals.
  • the terminals therefore receive autonomy from the server.
  • the invention offers the advantage of richer interactivity as well as great modularity.
  • the various devices are capable of being autonomous, even when they are disconnected from their server.
  • the present invention is of the type described above and it is remarkable, in its broadest sense, in that it comprises at least one terminal for presenting information communicating with computer equipment receiving signals from at least a source providing ambient variables, and in that the computer equipment comprises a control law server receiving personalization parameters and delivering a digital function to at least part of said ambient terminals, and in that said terminals ambient include an integrated processing unit delivering a control signal from the information presentation means as a function of said digital function provided by the control law server on the one hand, and data representative of the variables on the other hand on the other hand.
  • said computer equipment also comprises an information server receiving the signals coming from the ambient sources and delivering digital ambient data to said terminals.
  • said information server comprises a means of filtering the signals coming from the ambient sources.
  • said terminals include means for communicating directly with ambient sensors.
  • said terminals incorporate at least one room sensor.
  • said terminals include means for communicating with one another.
  • said information presentation means provide a source of light.
  • said light source is of color, shape, pulsation, and variable intensity.
  • said presentation of information is carried out sequentially.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a diagram of a mode making the device
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a diagram of an embodiment of the presentation part.
  • the invention relates to a system for presenting information in an ambient manner.
  • the system comprises two distant parts from each other, a so-called server part 1 and a so-called presentation part 2, which are connected together by means of communication 3, such as a wireless network (WiFi, GSM, GPRS , Pager, Current carriers, UMTS, 802.11 ...), radio connections ...
  • WiFi WiFi, GSM, GPRS , Pager, Current carriers, UMTS, 802.11
  • the server part 1 consists of a control law server 4 receiving personalized parameters 5 used to configure the presentation part 2, d 'an event handler 6 and an information server 7 receiving variables from different sources.
  • the control law server 4 makes it possible to configure the presentation part 2 via agents 8 which are transmitted via the communication means 3 to said presentation part 2.
  • the configuration of the terminals 14 is carried out by the through a device of the type connected to a network such as an Internet browser, a telephone, a PDA, etc.
  • the event manager 6 receives from outside the system or from devices implementing the present invention, events 9 (reception of SMS messages, email, etc.) and is responsible for transmitting them via the communication means 3 to the devices.
  • the information server 7 performs a filtering of the information received 10, for example by average, ratios, course of graphs ...
  • the relevant information is stored before being transmitted to the presentation part 2 via the means of communication 3.
  • the sources of information 11 group together sources external to the system, such as websites relating, for example, to the stock market or meteorology, and sources belonging to the presentation part.
  • the presentation part 2 is composed of at least one terminal 14 receiving information from the server part 1 by network connection means 16, as well as from information sources such as remote sensors 12 or integrated into said terminal 14 or from the from other terminals 14.
  • Said sensors 12 can be sound, temperature, hygrometric receivers, etc. which perceive and transmit ambient data 13 located around said sensor to the terminal 14.
  • the information received by the terminal 14 undergoes processing 18 before being transmitted to a presentation means 15 in the form of a signal 17.
  • the presentation is therefore carried out as a function of the signal 18 received which depends on the configuration function 8 sent by the control law server 4 and on the information transmitted by the various sources.
  • the presentation of the information takes place visually and in particular in a luminous manner, for example diodes (LEDs) or liquid crystals.
  • LEDs diodes
  • a sound presentation, a change of form or a generation of odor can be envisaged.
  • the information values can be represented by the light intensity or by the pulse frequency.
  • Two constraints are present in the implementation of ambient information presentation: the first relates to the way in which one can convey several information and the second relates to the way in which one recognizes the type of information which is being represented.
  • the invention responds to these two constraints as follows: the user selects a color for each type of information and this information is expressed in this color using as frequency the frequency, the intensity, the pulsation, the phase. .. This process also makes it possible to discern certain messages by the simple fact that they are multicolored.

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for displaying information in an ambient manner. The inventive system comprises at least one information display terminal (14) which communicates with a piece of computer equipment that receives signals from at least one source supplying ambience variables. The aforementioned computer equipment comprises an information server (7) which stores and filters the data, an event manager (6), and a control law server (4) which receives customisation parameters (5) and which supplies a numeric function to at least one part of the ambience terminals (14), said terminals comprising an integrated processing unit which delivers an information display means control signal. The information is preferably displayed by means of light as a function of colour or pulse frequency.

Description

DISPOSITIF DE PRÉSENTATION D'INFORMATIONS DE MANIÈRE AMBIANTE AMBIENT INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE
La présente invention se rapporte au domaine de la présentation d'information de manière ambiante. Dans la présente demande ladite manière ambiante de présentation d'information désigne un affichage généralement non-textuel . La présente invention se rapporte plus particulièrement à un système de présentation d'informations sous une forme ambiante, permettant à ces informations d'être perçue quasi inconsciemment dans le quotidien L'art antérieur connaît déjà un dispositif et un procédé d'affichage d'informations électroniques dans une forme ambiante décrits dans la demande de brevet américain US 2003/0076369 et la demande internationale WO 03/026252. Les demandes considérées décrivent un système constitué d'objets de présentation, d'un moyen de paramétrer lesdits objets par l'intermédiaire de règles de configuration, d'un serveur centralisé recevant lesdites règles de configurations et divers types d' informations depuis des sources distantes. Ledit serveur comprend des unités de traduction et d' encodage des informations reçues et des moyens de concaténation et d' ordonnancement en paquets des données ainsi obtenues. Les données sont ensuite transmises aux dits objets distants par des moyens de communication sans fil, lesdits objets affichant les données par l'intermédiaire de moyen de représentation des données de manière non-textuelle (lumières, jauges, formes, sons...) . Le dispositif considéré centralise les opérations de traitement des données au niveau d'un serveur. Le but de l'invention est d'optimiser le format des données afin d'améliorer le temps et les coûts de transmission du serveur vers les objets distants. Ladite optimisation réside dans le formatage des données en fonction de l'utilisation faite de la bande passante requise pour le transfert. La technique utilisée s'apparente au broadcasting. Des données destinées à différents destinataires sont traitées et concaténées en un seul paquet de données puis ce paquet est diffusé largement à tous les destinataires . Chaque destinataire reçoit l'ensemble des données, mais utilise uniquement celles qui le concernent. L'art antérieur présente l'inconvénient de centraliser la réception et le traitement des informations au niveau d'un serveur. Les terminaux de présentation se réduisent à de simples objets servants, esclaves du serveur. La présente invention entend remédier aux inconvénients de l'art antérieur en intégrant un moyen de traitement des données au niveau des terminaux et des moyens de réception des informations directement au niveau desdits terminaux. Les terminaux reçoivent donc une autonomie par rapport au serveur. L'invention offre l'avantage d'une interactivité plus riche ainsi que d'une grande modularité. De plus, les différents dispositifs sont capables d'être autonomes, même lorsqu'ils sont déconnectés de leur serveur. La présente invention est du type décrit ci-dessus et elle est remarquable, dans son acception la plus large, en ce qu' elle comporte au moins un terminal de présentation d'informations communiquant avec un équipement informatique recevant des signaux provenant d'au moins une source fournissant des variables d'ambiance, et en ce que l'équipement informatique comprend un serveur de loi de commande recevant des paramètres de personnalisation et délivrant une fonction numérique à une partie au moins desdits terminaux d'ambiance, et en ce que lesdits terminaux d'ambiance comportent une unité de traitement intégrée délivrant un signal de commande du moyen de présentation d'information en fonction d'une part de ladite fonction numérique fournie par le serveur de loi de commande, et d'autre part des données représentatives des variables d'ambiance d'autre part. Avantageusement, ledit équipement informatique comporte en outre un serveur d'information recevant les signaux provenant des sources d'ambiance et délivrant des données d'ambiance numériques aux dits terminaux. De plus, ledit serveur d'information comprend un moyen de filtrage des signaux provenant des sources d'ambiance. Avantageusement, lesdits terminaux comporte des moyens pour communiquer directement avec des capteurs d'ambiance. De préférence, lesdits terminaux intègrent au moins un capteur d'ambiance. De plus, lesdits terminaux comportent des moyens de communiquer entre eux. Selon un mode particulier de réalisation, lesdits moyens de présentation d'information fournissent une source d'ambiance lumineuse. De préférence, ladite source d'ambiance lumineuse est de couleur, de forme, de pulsation, d'intensité variables. De plus, ladite présentation d'informations s'effectue séquentiellement. Procédé de présentation d'informations fonctions de variables d'ambiance, consistant à commander au moins un terminal par un équipement informatique recevant des signaux provenant de capteurs d'ambiance, caractérisé en ce que les états du terminal d'ambiance en fonction des signaux d'ambiance appartiennent à des classes distinctes correspondant chacune à une famille de signaux et associée chacune à un mode de couleur. On comprendra mieux l'invention à l'aide de la description, faite ci-après à titre purement explicatif, d'un mode de réalisation de l'invention, en référence aux figures annexées : la figure 1 illustre un schéma d'un mode de réalisation du dispositif ; et la figure 2 illustre un schéma d'un mode de réalisation de la partie de présentation. L'invention se rapporte à un système de présentation d'informations de manière ambiante. Le système comprend deux parties distantes l'une de l'autre, une partie dite serveur 1 et une partie dite de présentation 2, qui sont reliées entre elles par des moyens de communication 3, tel un réseau sans fil (WiFi, GSM, GPRS, Pager, Courants porteurs, UMTS, 802.11...), des connexions hertziennes... La partie serveur 1 se compose d'un serveur de loi de commande 4 recevant des paramètres personnalisés 5 servant à configurer la partie de présentation 2, d'un gestionnaire d'événements 6 et d'un serveur d'information 7 recevant des variables provenant de différentes sources . Le serveur de loi de commande 4 permet de paramétrer la partie de présentation 2 par l'intermédiaire d'agents 8 qui sont transmis via les moyens de communication 3 à ladite partie de présentation 2. La configuration des terminaux 14 s'effectue par l'intermédiaire d'un dispositif du type connecté à un réseau tel un navigateur Internet, un téléphone, d'un PDA... Le gestionnaire d'événements 6 reçoit de l'extérieur du système ou de dispositifs mettant en œuvre la présente invention, des événements 9 (réception de messages SMS, email...) et se charge de les transmettre via les moyens de communication 3 aux dispositifs . Le serveur d' informations 7 effectue un filtrage des informations reçues 10, par exemple par moyenne, ratios, parcours de graphes... Les informations pertinentes sont stockées avant d'être transmises à la partie de présentation 2 par l'intermédiaire des moyens de communication 3. Les sources d'informations 11 regroupent des sources extérieures au système, tels des sites Internet concernant, par exemple, la bourse ou la météorologie, et des sources appartenant à la partie de présentation. La partie de présentation 2 se compose d' au moins un terminal 14 recevant des informations de la partie serveur 1 par des moyens de connexion réseau 16, ainsi que de sources d'informations comme des capteurs 12 distants ou intégrés audit terminal 14 ou de la part d'autres terminaux 14. Lesdits capteurs 12 peuvent être des récepteurs sonores, de température, hygrométriques, etc. qui perçoivent et transmettent des données d'ambiance 13 localisées autour dudit capteur au terminal 14. Les informations reçues par le terminal 14 subissent un traitement 18 avant d'être transmises à un moyen de présentation 15 sous la forme d'un signal 17. La présentation s'effectue donc en fonction du signal 18 reçu qui dépend de la fonction de paramétrage 8 envoyée par le serveur de loi de commande 4 et des informations transmises par les différentes sources. La présentation des informations s'opère de façon visuelle et en particulier de façon lumineuse, par exemple des diodes (DEL) ou des cristaux liquides. Une présentation sonore, un changement de forme ou une génération d'odeur peuvent être envisagés. Les valeurs des informations peuvent être représentées par l'intensité lumineuse ou par la fréquence de pulsation. Deux contraintes sont présentes dans la mise en œuvre de présentation d'informations ambiante : la première concerne la façon dont on peut véhiculer plusieurs informations et la seconde concerne la façon dont on reconnaît le type d' information qui est en train d' être représenté. L'invention répond à ces deux contraintes de la manière suivante : l'utilisateur sélectionne une couleur pour chaque type d' information et cette information est exprimée dans cette couleur en utilisant comme variable la fréquence, l'intensité, la pulsation, la phase... Ce procédé permet également de discerner certains messages par le simple fait qu'ils sont multicolores.The present invention relates to the field of presentation of information in an ambient manner. In the present application, said ambient manner of presenting information designates a display which is generally non-textual. The present invention relates more particularly to a system for presenting information in an ambient form, allowing this information to be perceived almost unconsciously in everyday life. The prior art already knows a device and a method for displaying information. electronic in an ambient form described in the American patent application US 2003/0076369 and the international application WO 03/026252. The requests considered describe a system consisting of presentation objects, a means of configuring said objects by means of configuration rules, a centralized server receiving said configuration rules and various types of information from remote sources. . Said server comprises units for translating and encoding the information received and means for concatenating and scheduling in packets the data thus obtained. The data is then transmitted to said remote objects by wireless communication means, said objects displaying the data by means of data representation in a non-textual manner (lights, gauges, shapes, sounds, etc.). The device considered centralizes data processing operations at a server level. The object of the invention is to optimize the format of the data in order to improve the time and the costs of transmission of the server. to distant objects. Said optimization lies in the formatting of the data according to the use made of the bandwidth required for the transfer. The technique used is similar to broadcasting. Data intended for different recipients is processed and concatenated into a single data packet, then this packet is widely distributed to all recipients. Each recipient receives all of the data, but uses only that which concerns them. The prior art has the drawback of centralizing the reception and processing of information at the level of a server. The presentation terminals are reduced to simple serving objects, slaves of the server. The present invention intends to remedy the drawbacks of the prior art by integrating a means of processing data at the level of the terminals and means of receiving information directly at the level of said terminals. The terminals therefore receive autonomy from the server. The invention offers the advantage of richer interactivity as well as great modularity. In addition, the various devices are capable of being autonomous, even when they are disconnected from their server. The present invention is of the type described above and it is remarkable, in its broadest sense, in that it comprises at least one terminal for presenting information communicating with computer equipment receiving signals from at least a source providing ambient variables, and in that the computer equipment comprises a control law server receiving personalization parameters and delivering a digital function to at least part of said ambient terminals, and in that said terminals ambient include an integrated processing unit delivering a control signal from the information presentation means as a function of said digital function provided by the control law server on the one hand, and data representative of the variables on the other hand on the other hand. Advantageously, said computer equipment also comprises an information server receiving the signals coming from the ambient sources and delivering digital ambient data to said terminals. In addition, said information server comprises a means of filtering the signals coming from the ambient sources. Advantageously, said terminals include means for communicating directly with ambient sensors. Preferably, said terminals incorporate at least one room sensor. In addition, said terminals include means for communicating with one another. According to a particular embodiment, said information presentation means provide a source of light. Preferably, said light source is of color, shape, pulsation, and variable intensity. In addition, said presentation of information is carried out sequentially. Method for presenting functions of room variables information, consisting in controlling at least one terminal by computer equipment receiving signals from room sensors, characterized in that the states of the room terminal as a function of the signals d ambiance belong to distinct classes each corresponding to a family of signals and each associated with a color mode. The invention will be better understood with the aid of the description, given below for purely explanatory purposes, of an embodiment of the invention, with reference to the appended figures: FIG. 1 illustrates a diagram of a mode making the device; and FIG. 2 illustrates a diagram of an embodiment of the presentation part. The invention relates to a system for presenting information in an ambient manner. The system comprises two distant parts from each other, a so-called server part 1 and a so-called presentation part 2, which are connected together by means of communication 3, such as a wireless network (WiFi, GSM, GPRS , Pager, Current carriers, UMTS, 802.11 ...), radio connections ... The server part 1 consists of a control law server 4 receiving personalized parameters 5 used to configure the presentation part 2, d 'an event handler 6 and an information server 7 receiving variables from different sources. The control law server 4 makes it possible to configure the presentation part 2 via agents 8 which are transmitted via the communication means 3 to said presentation part 2. The configuration of the terminals 14 is carried out by the through a device of the type connected to a network such as an Internet browser, a telephone, a PDA, etc. The event manager 6 receives from outside the system or from devices implementing the present invention, events 9 (reception of SMS messages, email, etc.) and is responsible for transmitting them via the communication means 3 to the devices. The information server 7 performs a filtering of the information received 10, for example by average, ratios, course of graphs ... The relevant information is stored before being transmitted to the presentation part 2 via the means of communication 3. The sources of information 11 group together sources external to the system, such as websites relating, for example, to the stock market or meteorology, and sources belonging to the presentation part. The presentation part 2 is composed of at least one terminal 14 receiving information from the server part 1 by network connection means 16, as well as from information sources such as remote sensors 12 or integrated into said terminal 14 or from the from other terminals 14. Said sensors 12 can be sound, temperature, hygrometric receivers, etc. which perceive and transmit ambient data 13 located around said sensor to the terminal 14. The information received by the terminal 14 undergoes processing 18 before being transmitted to a presentation means 15 in the form of a signal 17. The presentation is therefore carried out as a function of the signal 18 received which depends on the configuration function 8 sent by the control law server 4 and on the information transmitted by the various sources. The presentation of the information takes place visually and in particular in a luminous manner, for example diodes (LEDs) or liquid crystals. A sound presentation, a change of form or a generation of odor can be envisaged. The information values can be represented by the light intensity or by the pulse frequency. Two constraints are present in the implementation of ambient information presentation: the first relates to the way in which one can convey several information and the second relates to the way in which one recognizes the type of information which is being represented. The invention responds to these two constraints as follows: the user selects a color for each type of information and this information is expressed in this color using as frequency the frequency, the intensity, the pulsation, the phase. .. This process also makes it possible to discern certain messages by the simple fact that they are multicolored.
L' invention est décrite dans ce qui précède à titre d'exemple. Il est entendu que l'homme du métier est à même de réaliser différentes variantes de l'invention sans pour autant sortir du cadre du brevet. The invention is described in the foregoing by way of example. It is understood that a person skilled in the art is able to carry out different variants of the invention without going beyond the scope of the patent.

Claims

REVENDICATIONS
1 - Système de présentation d'informations de manière ambiante comportant au moins un terminal de présentation d'informations (14) communiquant avec un équipement informatique recevant des signaux provenant d'au moins une source fournissant des variables d'ambiance, l'équipement informatique comprenant un serveur de loi de commande (4) recevant des paramètres de personnalisation (5) et délivrant une fonction numérique à une partie au moins desdits terminaux d'ambiance (14), caractérisé en ce que lesdits terminaux d'ambiance (14) comportent une unité de traitement (18) intégrée délivrant un signal (17) de commande du moyen de présentation d'information (15) en fonction d'une part de ladite fonction numérique fournie par le serveur de loi de commande (4), et d'autre part des données représentatives des variables d'ambiance d'autre part. 2 - Système selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit équipement informatique comporte en outre un serveur d'information (7) recevant les signaux provenant des sources d'ambiance (10) et délivrant des données d'ambiance numériques aux dits terminaux.1 - Ambient information presentation system comprising at least one information presentation terminal (14) communicating with a computer equipment receiving signals from at least one source providing environment variables, the computer equipment comprising a control law server (4) receiving personalization parameters (5) and delivering a digital function to at least part of said room terminals (14), characterized in that said room terminals (14) comprise an integrated processing unit (18) delivering a signal (17) for controlling the information presentation means (15) as a function of a portion of said digital function provided by the control law server (4), and d on the other hand, data representative of the environmental variables on the other hand. 2 - System according to claim 1, characterized in that said computer equipment further comprises an information server (7) receiving the signals from ambient sources (10) and delivering digital ambient data to said terminals.
3 - Système selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit serveur d'information (7) comprend un moyen de filtrage des signaux provenant des sources d'ambiance. 4 - Système selon la revendication 1 ou 2 r caractérisé en ce que lesdits terminaux (14) comportent des moyens pour communiquer directement avec des capteurs d'ambiance (12) . 5 - Système selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que lesdits terminaux (14) intègrent au moins un capteur d'ambiance (12) .3 - System according to claim 2, characterized in that said information server (7) comprises means for filtering the signals from the ambient sources. 4 - System according to claim 1 or 2 r characterized in that said terminals (14) comprise means for communicating directly with ambient sensors (12). 5 - System according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said terminals (14) integrate at least one room sensor (12).
6 - Système selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que lesdits terminaux (14) comportent des moyens de communiquer entre eux. 7 Système selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de présentation d'information (15) fournissent une source d'ambiance lumineuse. 8 Système selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que ladite source d'ambiance lumineuse est de couleur, de forme, de pulsation, d'intensité variables.6 - System according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said terminals (14) comprise means for communicating with each other. 7 System according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said information presentation means (15) provide a source of light. 8 System according to claim 7, characterized in that said light source is of color, shape, pulsation, variable intensity.
9 - Système selon la revendication 7 ou 8, caractérisé en ce que ladite présentation d'informations s'effectue séquentiellement.9 - System according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that said presentation of information is carried out sequentially.
10 - Procédé de présentation d'informations sous forme ambiante, consistant à commander au moins un terminal (14) par un équipement informatique recevant des signaux, caractérisé en ce que les états du terminal d'ambiance (14) utilise pour chaque type d' information une couleur donnée et que l'information est exprimée par le changement d'intensité, de pulsation ou de phase de ladite couleur. 10 - Method for presenting information in ambient form, consisting in controlling at least one terminal (14) by computer equipment receiving signals, characterized in that the states of the ambient terminal (14) use for each type of information a given color and that the information is expressed by the change in intensity, pulsation or phase of said color.
PCT/FR2004/050596 2003-11-18 2004-11-18 Device for displaying information in an ambient manner WO2005050948A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR0350847A FR2862461B1 (en) 2003-11-18 2003-11-18 AMBIENT INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE
FR0350847 2003-11-18

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2005050948A1 true WO2005050948A1 (en) 2005-06-02

Family

ID=34508767

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/FR2004/050596 WO2005050948A1 (en) 2003-11-18 2004-11-18 Device for displaying information in an ambient manner

Country Status (2)

Country Link
FR (1) FR2862461B1 (en)
WO (1) WO2005050948A1 (en)

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8864589B2 (en) 2009-10-27 2014-10-21 Activision Publishing, Inc. Video game with representative physical object related content
US9180378B2 (en) 2011-05-17 2015-11-10 Activision Publishing, Inc. Conditional access to areas in a video game
US9289691B2 (en) 2011-12-22 2016-03-22 Activision Publishing, Inc. Interactive video game with visual lighting effects
US9381430B2 (en) 2011-05-17 2016-07-05 Activision Publishing, Inc. Interactive video game using game-related physical objects for conducting gameplay
US10238977B2 (en) 2011-05-17 2019-03-26 Activision Publishing, Inc. Collection of marketing information developed during video game play
US10315119B2 (en) 2011-05-17 2019-06-11 Activision Publishing, Inc. Video game with concurrent processing of game-related physical objects

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6061570A (en) * 1997-02-24 2000-05-09 At & T Corp Unified message announcing
WO2003026252A2 (en) * 2001-09-19 2003-03-27 Ambient Devices Inc. System and method for presentation of remote information in ambient form

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6061570A (en) * 1997-02-24 2000-05-09 At & T Corp Unified message announcing
WO2003026252A2 (en) * 2001-09-19 2003-03-27 Ambient Devices Inc. System and method for presentation of remote information in ambient form
US20030076369A1 (en) * 2001-09-19 2003-04-24 Resner Benjamin I. System and method for presentation of remote information in ambient form

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
BARNABY, J. FEDER: "Glass That Glows and Gives Stock Information", THE NEW YORK TIMES, 10 June 2003 (2003-06-10), pages 1 - 2, XP002287110, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/10/technology/10AMBI.html?ei=5007&en=b57f1c8a3356e06d&ex=1370664000&partner=USERLAND&pagewanted=print&position=> [retrieved on 20040705] *

Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8864589B2 (en) 2009-10-27 2014-10-21 Activision Publishing, Inc. Video game with representative physical object related content
US9180378B2 (en) 2011-05-17 2015-11-10 Activision Publishing, Inc. Conditional access to areas in a video game
US9381430B2 (en) 2011-05-17 2016-07-05 Activision Publishing, Inc. Interactive video game using game-related physical objects for conducting gameplay
US9808721B2 (en) 2011-05-17 2017-11-07 Activision Publishing, Inc. Conditional access to areas in a video game
US10238977B2 (en) 2011-05-17 2019-03-26 Activision Publishing, Inc. Collection of marketing information developed during video game play
US10315119B2 (en) 2011-05-17 2019-06-11 Activision Publishing, Inc. Video game with concurrent processing of game-related physical objects
US9289691B2 (en) 2011-12-22 2016-03-22 Activision Publishing, Inc. Interactive video game with visual lighting effects
US9381439B2 (en) 2011-12-22 2016-07-05 Activision Publishing, Inc. Interactive video game with visual lighting effects
US9393492B2 (en) 2011-12-22 2016-07-19 Activision Publishing, Inc. Interactive video game with visual lighting effects
US9403096B2 (en) 2011-12-22 2016-08-02 Activision Publishing, Inc. Interactive video game with visual lighting effects
US9474961B2 (en) 2011-12-22 2016-10-25 Activision Publishing, Inc. Interactive video game with visual lighting effects

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
FR2862461A1 (en) 2005-05-20
FR2862461B1 (en) 2007-01-26

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP1003092B1 (en) Installation for remote control of price displays in a shop
EP3105998B1 (en) Portable electric lamp provided with a wireless communication system
US20100085279A1 (en) Interactive display bracelet
CA2353161A1 (en) User interface and method for viewing short messages on a wireless device
JP2003043970A5 (en)
FR2852769A1 (en) Multimedia data e.g. image data, sharing method, involves receiving multimedia data request with occurrence data, searching stored images for matching occurrence data, and transmitting multimedia data to receiver when match is found
BR0013240A (en) Methods and systems using delayed filtration to provide personalized drinks on demand
EP1247589A1 (en) System and method for accessing information and/or data available on the Internet
EP2887162B1 (en) Notification rendering device, and method for controlling same
EP1143394A3 (en) Geographically specific signal communications receiver
EP1670250A3 (en) Mobile communication device and system supporting media flow control
US6799035B1 (en) Apparatus and process for sending a wireless directional signal containing personal information
CN101120510A (en) Wireless microphone system
EP2312452A2 (en) Communication protocol on a one-wire bus
WO2005050948A1 (en) Device for displaying information in an ambient manner
FR2670594A1 (en) PORTABLE CARD FOR RECEIVING PERSONAL MESSAGES.
CN104519083A (en) Dynamic desktop subject implementation method, terminal and server
US20090119002A1 (en) Terminal For Satellite Navigation System
WO2005006751A2 (en) Method for displaying personal information in an interactive television programme
WO2003027830A1 (en) Digital image transmission unit, the methods used in one such unit, a digital image transmission device and a digital image display device
EP3255939B1 (en) Management of synchronisation with a beacon
CA2319028A1 (en) Device and method for detecting the presence of an operating cellular telephone of the gsm type or any other mobile unit
EP2202942B1 (en) Group monitoring method
BE1016520A6 (en) Geographical location method of a mobile phone.
FR3112885A1 (en) Information system for a visually impaired user and associated method

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AK Designated states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AE AG AL AM AT AU AZ BA BB BG BR BW BY BZ CA CH CN CO CR CU CZ DE DK DM DZ EC EE EG ES FI GB GD GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG KP KR KZ LC LK LR LS LT LU LV MA MD MG MK MN MW MX MZ NA NI NO NZ OM PG PH PL PT RO RU SC SD SE SG SK SL SY TJ TM TN TR TT TZ UA UG US UZ VC VN YU ZA ZM ZW

AL Designated countries for regional patents

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): BW GH GM KE LS MW MZ NA SD SL SZ TZ UG ZM ZW AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GQ GW ML MR NE SN TD TG

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application
NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

WWW Wipo information: withdrawn in national office

Country of ref document: DE

32PN Ep: public notification in the ep bulletin as address of the adressee cannot be established

Free format text: CONSTATATION DE LA PERTE D UN DROITCONFOMEMENT A LA REGLE 69(1) CBE (OEB FORM 1205A DATEE 26.07.2006)

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase