Abstract: An electronic meeting tool and method for communicating arbitrary media content from users at a meeting includes a node configuration adapted to operate a display node of a communications network, the display node being coupled to a first display. The node configuration is adapted to receive user selected arbitrary media content and to control display of the user selected arbitrary media content on the first display. A peripheral device adapted to communicate the user selected arbitrary media content via the communications network is a connection unit including a connector adapted to couple to a port of a processing device having a second display, a memory and an operating system, and a transmitter. A program is adapted to obtain user selected arbitrary media content, the program leaving a zero footprint on termination. The user may trigger a transfer of the user selected arbitrary media content to the transmitter.

Abstract: A display device including an array of pixels, each pixel including at least three sub-pixels having a LED device emitting light with a blue color point. The first sub-pixel is designed to emit red light having a first color point, the second sub-pixel is designed to emit green light having a second color point, where the LED device of the third sub-pixel is covered with a third wavelength converting layer designed to emit light having a fourth color point. The fourth color point being such that the combination of light emitted by the LED device not converted by the wavelength converting layer and the light converted by the wavelength converting layer results in light having a third color point, where the first, the second and the third color points define a second color space in which a set color space is included.

Abstract: An electronic meeting tool for communicating arbitrary media content from users at a meeting includes a node configuration operating a display node of a communications network that is coupled to a display. The node configuration receives user selected arbitrary media content and controls display of the user selected arbitrary media content on the display. At least one peripheral device communicates the user selected arbitrary media content via the communications network. The peripheral device is a connection unit including a connector that couples to a port of a processing device having a second display, a memory and an operating system; and a transmitter communicating with the communications network. A program is provided to run on the operating system of the processing device and obtains user selected arbitrary media content, while leaving a zero footprint on termination.

Abstract: A projection screen apparatus and method of making the same. The apparatus has a perimeter frame and a projection screen where the perimeter frame includes an upper frame member, a lower frame member, a left frame member and a right frame member, where at least two of the frame members have a groove or track. The projection screen has fastening edges on at least two opposite sides for fastening the projection screen to the perimeter frame by inserting the fastening edge in the groove or track of a frame member. An auxiliary element is inserted in the groove or track next to a fastening edge, to prevent the fastening edge from exiting the groove.

Abstract: An image modulating system including layers such as a formatter plate (PCB), an electrical connector plate called an interposer, a back cooling block, a front cooling frame and a reflective spatial light modulator. A cooling heat transfer channel is provided to transfer heat between the front cooling frame of the light valve and the back cooling block of the reflective spatial light modulator so as to reduce the thermal gradient between the front and back of the reflective spatial light modulator. The cooling heat transfer channel passes through any intervening layers such as the formatter plate (PCB), and/or the electrical connector plate called the interposer. The cooling heat transfer channel is preferably formed of a heat pipe or a circulating cooling medium.

Abstract: A method for mapping non-uniformities of a portable image sensor having image sensor elements, each image sensor element having a coordinate. The method including the image sensor capturing images of a property from a test pattern using different image sensor elements. The non-uniformity of the image sensor can be mapped by storing the values of the property with the respective image sensor element coordinates in a look-up table.

Abstract: A method for driving a projection system and a projection system including a phase modulator and at least one amplitude modulator. The phase modulator is configured to generate a highlight image incident on the amplitude modulator, the projector system further includes at least one image sensor configured to receive at least a portion of an illumination pattern substantially equivalent to the illumination pattern incident on the amplitude modulator, and the image sensor is being used to provide feedback to the controller of the projection system to improve the highlights projected by the projection system.

Abstract: A system and method for performing color calibration using barcodes with colored subunits. The barcode can be decoded in a conventional way and the colors of the subunits can be used for color calibration.

Abstract: A method, a digital driving circuit and a LED display where images to be displayed in successive frames are converted from an n-bit digital image to a (m+1)-bit digital image, where m<n, by truncating, for each pixel, the (n?m) least significant bits or most significant bits of the n-bit digital image, and encoding in the (m+1) bit an indication. Each pixel of the (m+1)-bit digital image is supplied with a first drive current if the (n?m) least significant bits are truncated, and each pixel of the (m+1)-bit digital image with a second drive current if the (n?m) most significant bits are truncated, where the ratio of the first drive current to the second drive current is such that it results in a brightness ratio of 2{circumflex over (?)}(n?m), and where the indication provides information on the drive current to be used.

Abstract: A method for generating a second virtual object from a first virtual object, the second virtual object being projected on a projection screen, where the first virtual object is determined for a user in a first position, and where the second virtual object is determined for a user in a second position, different from the first known position, the position of the second virtual object being determined by applying the intercept theorem. Once the second virtual object has been determined, the method further includes the step of generating image data for the second virtual object, rendering the second virtual object by projecting the image data on the projection screen.

Abstract: A method or system for displaying of specific types of image on a tiled display system based on addressable display technologies, e.g. pixelated displays especially fixed format pixelated displays where specific images are generated on a plurality of display tiles, positioned adjacent each other to form a large display panel or device. The method or system includes specific pixelated image information displayed on the tiled display device from which artefacts such as seams can be reduced in visibility.

Abstract: A system and method for connecting a processing device to a functional device connected to or in a base unit of a communications network, the base unit having a transmitter and the processing device having a memory, a display and an operating system. A first peripheral device is adapted to be coupled to the processing device via a generic communications protocol, the first peripheral device having a receiver and at least one fixed or configurable endpoint of the functional device exposed on the first peripheral device. The base unit and the first peripheral device is adapted to transmit and receive data respectively over the communications network from the functional device to the processing device via the at least one fixed or configurable endpoint using the generic communications protocol for communication between the processing device and the first peripheral device.

Abstract: A method, device and system for providing user-centric connections to a location including digital collaboration tools, as well as software for carrying out the method. The method including a network device having a beacon system for proximity detection and a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). A confirmed BYOD proximity can be used to initiate the setup of a data channel between the network device and the BYOD, and further join the BYOD to a UC (Unified Communications systems and tools) session.

Abstract: A method and system for identifying a sensor node located closest to the origin of an audio signal. There can be at least three sensor nodes connected to a computational node, and each sensor node includes an audio directional sensor and a device for providing a reference direction. The sensor nodes can receive the audio signal and each audio directional sensor can provide an angle of propagation of the audio signal relative to the reference direction. The angular mean of the measured angles of propagation from all sensor nodes is calculated and the sensor node providing the angle which is closest to the angular mean is defined as the sensor node being closest to the origin of the audio signal.

Abstract: A light projection system for generating an image with three primary colors, each primary color being respectively defined by a first, second and third wavebands. The system includes a first blue laser source emitting a first beam in a fourth waveband, the first blue laser source having a first laser driver, a second blue laser source emitting a second beam having a central wavelength and a fifth waveband, the second blue laser source having a second laser driver, a substrate having a wavelength conversion element for emitting light at a plurality of wavelengths after absorption of a light beam at an excitation wavelength within a fifth waveband of the second blue laser source and a beam combiner for combining the combined first beam and the converted beam, which combination results in a white beam. Dichroic losses can be reduced by using a green phosphor together with red laser assistance.

Abstract: A reflective display device and a method of making or operating the display device, where the reflective display device includes a spatial reflective light valve, at least one light emitting element being positioned in front of the spatial reflective light valve and light shaping device to direct the light generated by the at least one light emitting element in defined directions with respect to the spatial reflective light valve. This makes use of the fact that the contrast improves and the diffuse reflection component of the reflective display increases when the illumination direction gets closer to the perpendicular direction but rays close to the perpendicular direction need to be reduced in intensity or better still avoided to reduce the specular component. This can use illumination directions close to the perpendicular direction while preventing or reducing specular reflection within a range of incident angles.

Abstract: A method, device and system for providing user-centric connections to a location comprising digital collaboration tools, as well as software for carrying out the method. The method comprising a network device having a beacon system for proximity detection and a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). A confirmed BYOD proximity can be used to initiate the setup of a data channel between the network device and the BYOD, and further join the BYOD to a UC (Unified Communications systems and tools) session.

Abstract: An electronic meeting tool and method for recording a meeting. The method includes the steps of coupling a display node to at least one base node of at least one communications network, displaying data transmitted to the at least one base node from processing devices coupled to the at least one communications network on the display node during a meeting; and recording and storing digitally the data transmitted during the meeting and written on the whiteboard to provide a record of the meeting.

Abstract: A system and method for sharing electronic data between participants of a phone conference, such as an online presentation, without a need to exchange passwords to link two devices together for data transfer nor go through a login procedure to access the data resource. To achieve this, the participants use a device or software application that samples the audio of the phone conversation and creates a stream of audio fingerprints. The streams of fingerprints are sent to a matching service on the internet. This matching service finds the fingerprints that correspond to the same conversation among the streams of simultaneous users. Once a match is found with a high enough confidence level, the matching service exchanges identifiers such as public IP addresses and sends those back to the fingerprinting units. When instructed by the user, the units can then proceed to setup a secure data connection.

Abstract: A system and method for projecting images including an illumination light beam (emitted by a source) and a collimated light beam (emitted by a laser source). The two light beams being combined into one light via a microlens array combined with a pinhole matrix located in the focal plane of the microlens array. The collimated beam is transmitted through this array and the base beam is reflected therefrom.