Apparatus and method for indicating at least one property related to an object

An apparatus for determining and indicating at least one property related to an object, the apparatus comprising:

• a detector that is configured to generate detection data or receive input data for the at least one property related to the object and generate a detection signal including the detection data and/or the input data;
• a lighting unit including at least one light source, the lighting unit being configured to receive a light control signal, generate a light having a light property determined based on the detection signal and project the light to illuminate and/or surround at least a portion of the object to display the at least one property related to the object;
• a memory unit that comprises software code for data acquisition and lighting control;
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• a processing unit that is operatively coupled to the detector, the lighting unit and the memory unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to execute the software code to first receive and analyze the detection signal for determining the at least one property related to the object and secondly generate and send the light control signal having the light property to the light unit.

An apparatus for determining and indicating at least one property related for each object of a plurality of objects, the apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of object holders for holding the plurality of objects;
• a detector that is configured to generate detection data or receive input data for the at least one property related to each of the objects and generate a detection signal including the detection data and/or the input data for each of the objects;
• a lighting unit that comprises a power distribution switching circuitry and a plurality of light sources, the power distribution and switching circuitry being coupled to the plurality of light sources to configure the plurality of light sources to be addressable to a corresponding object holder, receive one of a plurality of light control signals, and generate and project a light to illuminate and/or surround at least a portion of one of the objects to display the at least one property related to the corresponding object where the light has a light property determined based on the detection signal for the corresponding object and encoded in the light control signal;
• a memory unit that comprises software code for data acquisition and lighting control;
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• a processing unit that is operatively coupled to the detector, the lighting unit and the memory unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to execute the software code to instruct the detector to perform detection and generate the detection signal for each of the objects, receive and analyze the detection signal for determining the at least one property related to each object and generate and send the light control signal having the light property to the lighting unit.