Abstract: Light script command encoding for intelligent ambient lighting to enhance video content allows many controlled operating parameters to be specified simultaneously for a plurality of ambient light units. Initialization or setting codes specify luminance, chrominance, and light character, while separable change codes specify changes in the controlled operating parameters. The change code can comprise a functional description of the desired change, including a change type and/or a rate parameter. Using change codes, an ambient light source can fully execute the change through a range of values without further command encoding, reducing required bandwidth. Setting and change codes can be entropy coded and packetized to allow separate communication via two distinct data sources, and storage in subcode or metaspaces.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting device (1) comprising a lighting unit (2) and a user interface (3) for controlling the lighting color and/or intensity of the lighting unit (2). The user interface (3) comprises a physical object (4), which is shaped as a polyhedron, for instance a cube. Orienting the physical object (4), i.e. choosing which side is up, serves to select the color, and rotating the physical object (4) about the side on which it rests serves to change the intensity setting. The user interface (3) generates an output signal, which is the input for a processing unit (9). This processing unit (9) converts this signal into a driving signal suitable for controlling the lighting unit (2).

Abstract: A display table (100) includes a location determination system (310) that determines the location and orientation of each privacy overlay (120) on the display table (100), and controls the display (110) of private information accordingly. Preferably, the overlays (120) are portable sheets, akin to placemats, that can be positioned relatively arbitrarily about the display surface (110).

Abstract: A method and system for transferring information from a base system (110) to a mobile system (120) based on a history of usage of information at the base system (110). Recently used files at the base system (110) are transferred to the mobile system (120), without express user interaction. Select files or directories may be marked as ‘never download’, but absent this designation, any file on the base system (110) is a potential candidate for downloading to a mobile system (120). Rules are established to prioritize (220) download candidates, as well as to determine how much (240) of the candidate information to download. In a preferred embodiment, the downloading occurs on a continuing basis (315-335), so that an explicit download command need not be executed. This downloading is configured to occur in a non-interfering manner with explicit download systems and methods (340-360). Security schemes may also be included to avoid security breaches associated with an automated download.

Abstract: The invention relates to the creation of a localized light, particularly to a light system (12) for creating a localized light illuminating for example clothing hanging on the rail. The light system comprises lighting means (16,17) and lighting control means (18,19) which are adapted to create the localized light (14) responsive to user actions with objects hanging on a rail (10). Thus, a user browsing for example clothing hanging on the rail always has sufficient localized light for watching the clothing even in a situation with dimmed ambient lighting.

Abstract: An interface device (100) for controlling light sources (110) includes a target region (205); and a controller (120) that associates a preset with an illumination region, and controls a light source (110) in the illumination region when an indicator (215) associated with the preset and illumination region is moved into the target region (205). The controller (120) associates the preset with the illumination region when the preset is moved to an area of the interface device (100) associated with the illumination region. The controller (120) is further configured to change light attributes of light emitted from the light source (110) when the indicator (215) is moved across the target region (205), such as providing maximum intensity when the indicator (215) is at the center of the target region (205). The light attributes include intensity, color, hue, saturation, beam direction and/or beam width of the light.

Abstract: A user-friendly interface device (100) for interacting with complex, adjustable lighting systems includes a switch (110, 135) configured to provide control signals; and a controller (155) for controlling the lighting system (175) in response to the control signals. A first control signal is provided to change the mode of the lighting system (175), and a second control signal is provided to change light attributes associated with the mode. The interface device (100) may be handheld or wall-mounted. The controller may be configured for selecting the mode of operation, and for controlling the light within a mode of operation.

Abstract: An association engine for organizing content items in a logical database is provided. First description data including dimension data for a first identified content item in the database is extracted (S1). This process may be repeated for additional available identified content items (S3). Candidate description data is extracted (S5). Then, a set of vector values for each candidate content item may be generated (S11), each vector value representing a degree of similarity between the dimension data for a dimension, for example, metadata, usage history, genre, content type, of the first description data and the corresponding dimension data of the candidate description data. A similar candidate content item from the candidate content items may be selected (S15) based on the degrees of similarity represented by the generated set of vector values, and grouped (S16) with the first content item in the organization of the logical database.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting system (1) with a user interface (3) for controlling the lighting color and/or intensity of a lighting unit (2) determining the lighting conditions in a room. The user interface (3) is based on a system comprising a detection device (4) and transponders (6). Bringing the transponders (6) within the detection device (4) so that they will be detected causes the transponders (6) to send a response signal, which signal controls the lighting color and/or intensity of the lighting unit (2). Each transponder (6) is programmed to control a particular color or a specific light intensity.

Abstract: A system (800), apparatus (700) and method (600) are provided to visualize attributes associated with a mobile or stationary user device (100) and a list of contacts (105) contacted via a mobile or stationary contact device, the attributes being stored in an on board persistent memory (606) and presented to the user on a screen of the device in an intuitive manner. More specifically, at least the location, and in an alternative embodiment the orientation, relative to the user of the device, of the various contacts in the contact list is represented visually using (among others) an icon, icon size, and icon color, on the screen of the user device (100).

Abstract: A controlling device for controlling lighting parameters is connected to a number of lamps and includes a controlling member which is placed on a contact surface by a user. Lighting parameters of each lamp are determined based on the position of the controlling member on the contact surface. This enables the user to control the lighting parameters simply by controlling the position of the controlling member.

Abstract: A color identifying display system having alighting surface (111, 211, 501, 611) having an alterable apparent surface color, a color capture device (105, 205, 317, 507, 603) to capture a color of an object (109, 203, 305, 503) placed within a detection area, and a processor (113). The lighting surface (111, 211, 501, 611) and the color capture device (105, 205, 317, 507, 603) are coupled to the processor (113).

Abstract: An electronic diary that receives diary annotations, derives metadata from the diary annotations, and stores the diary annotations and the derived metadata. The electronic diary may provide user feedback in response to receiving the diary annotations. The electronic diary may render a previously stored diary annotation based on a correlation with the received diary annotation.

Abstract: An image display including a touch-sensitive display, that creates tactile sensation and movement of an object (3-2) along its surface is provided. Actuators including conductive rods (4-111, 4-112) attached together may be used, such that each rod of the actuator (4-11) may increase or decrease in size when current is applied to that rod to cause the actuator to bend toward a specified direction. Also, an image display that includes ball bearings (1-10) whose rotation is controlled by driving magnets (1-21, 1-22) to cause an object to move is provided. Further, air holes (3-11) tilted in various directions to control object movement by air pressure may be provided. Moreover, rods (3-10) may be moved up or down as activated by driving magnets (2-20). The actuators, rods, ball bearing assemblies, or holes may provide touch sensitivity for the image display.

Abstract: The present invention relates to Assistant Software Modules (ASMs) providing services to users of e.g. a mobile phone. The ASMs are becoming learned (or skilled) by the user modifying the behaviour of the ASMs. Adding rules to a configuration file of the ASM preferably performs the modifications, but the modification may also be implemented as a neural network being trained. The invention relates in particular to management of the ASM, which management comprising uploading an ASM from a user who has modified the functionality of the ASM and downloading the ASM to a new user The uploading, downloading and terms for acquiring an ASM is regulated by rules prescribed by a manager of the ASMs.

Abstract: A user interface provides a representation of content items that are selected based on a duration of time of a selection action of the content items if the duration of time of the selection action exceeds a given time interval. An association between a plurality of content items may be used to determine the growth of the selection indication including at least one of a rate of growth, a shape of growth, and the time interval prior to growth of the selection indication. A system may sense at least one of a proximity of a content items to a selected content item and an association between content items, and grows the selection indication at a rate and/or shape and/or other representation that is determined by the proximity and/or association.

Abstract: A scanning display apparatus (10) is described. The apparatus (10) includes a display (70) operable: (I) to receive driver signals and generate corresponding visual information for presentation on the display (70); and (ii) to sense radiation received at the display (70) and generating corresponding sensing signals corresponding to a region proximate to the display. The apparatus (10) also includes computer hardware (80) coupled to the display (70) for generating the one or more driver signals for the display (70) and for receiving the one or more sensing signals from the display (70), the computer hardware (80) being operable to provide an interactive user interface (ULI) at the display (70). The display (70) comprises an array of pixel devices (150), each such device (150) integrally being operable to emit radiation therefrom or transmit radiation therethrough, and also to sense radiation incident thereupon. Preferably, the pixel devices (150) are implemented in polyLEDs and/or LCD/TFT technologies.

Abstract: The invention relates to the on-line analysis of meta-data that is received together with a video signal. This analysis results in an adaptation of the lighting surrounding the presentation device (110). One or more characteristics of the meta-data are filtered out and translated into lighting settings of one or more light elements (102, 104, 106, 108), which in turn can contain one or more light sources.

Abstract: A method of enabling interaction between a portable device (201) operated by a user and another device (202) comprising detecting that a distance between the portable device (201) and the other device (202) is suitable for the interaction, suggesting to the user that a virtual link can be established between the portable device (201) and the other device (202) for allowing the interaction, and upon receiving confirmation from the user, establishing the virtual link.

Abstract: The behavior of a consumer electronics system is modeled by a plurality of dynamically changing system elements, such as, system states or variables. Preferably, the system is voice controlled. Instead of representing all system elements, like times-span and whether or not a command has been recognized, individually to the user, one appearance is chosen which represents actual values of a plurality of the system elements. The appearance is chosen from a plurality of different visual and/or auditive appearances of one object. Preferably, the object is an anthropomorphic character. The chosen appearance is presented to the user.