Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

U.S. Philips Corporation

Paul Denis McGroary

Christoph Dobrusskin

Jan P C Van Der Voet

Jacoba J Van Dorssen

Roger P Swales

Alex Wee Kar Tan

Lorna Goulden

Philip Phelan

Joanna Martina Cornelia Van Gestel

Fiona Rees

A screen-based host with processing and I/O facilities interacts with distributed items that are arranged for storing and exchanging digital information with the host. In particular, under proximity conditions and initially without user interaction, the items exchange accordingly with the host, but without requiring formatted berth facilities of the host. The various items through associated self-identifying evoke specific iconizing by the host for signaling to the user an associated service field. The host allows a user person to activate data processing operations with respect to the service field. During proximity conditions, the items keep abreast of host-generated results relevant to a corresponding service field. The host allows free styling of the items with respect to the item's physical shape.

Multimedia method and system for interaction between a screen-based host and various distributed and free-styled information containing items, and an information containing item for use with such system

Projection systems are known to display images of all kind. The invention proposes to use of a ceiling of a room, for example the bedroom can be used to display all kind of images. Further the invention makes the projection system very much user-interactive.

Projection system

A screen-based host with processing and I/O facilities interacts with distributed items that are arranged for storing and exchanging digital information with the host. In particular, under proximity conditions and initially without user interaction, the items exchange accordingly with the host without requiring formatted berth facilities of the host. The various items through associated self-identifying evoke specific iconizing by the host for signaling to the user an associated service field. The host allows a user person to activate data processing operations with respect to the service field. During proximity conditions, the items keep abreast of host-generated results relevant to a corresponding service field. The host allows free styling of the items with respect to the item's physical shape.

MULTIMEDIA METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERACTION BETWEEN A SCREEN-BASED HOST AND VARIOUS DISTRIBUTED AND FREE-STYLED INFORMATION CONTAINING ITEMS, AND AN INFORMATION CONTAINING ITEM FOR USE WITH SUCH SYSTEM

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Paul Denis McGroary