Emissive surfaces and workspaces method and apparatus

A content sharing system for sharing information for use with a first emissive surface within a space wherein the first emissive surface includes a first emissive surface area, the system comprising:

• a first portable user interface device including a first device display screen, a first transmitter and a first device processor, the first device processor programmed to provide a first interface via the first device display screen useable to view and share content, the first portable user interface device moveable within a space to different locations and different orientations;
• a first sensor arrangement for sensing location and orientation of the first user interface device within the space relative to the first emissive surface area;
• and
• the first device processor in communication with the first sensor arrangement and programmed to perform the steps of:
• (i) facilitating access to and presentation of content on the device display screen;
• (ii) determining the location and orientation of the first user interface device relative to the at least a first emissive surface area;
• and
• (iii) presenting at least a first sharing field on the device display screen that is associated with the first emissive surface area, the step of presenting the first sharing field including presenting the first sharing field at a location on the device display screen that is aligned with the first emissive surface area, the processor altering the location of the first sharing field as the interface device is moved within the space to maintain first sharing field and first emissive surface area alignment;
• wherein the at least a first sharing field includes a rectangular icon that is aligned with the first emissive surface area wherein, while content is shared on the first emissive surface area, a thumbnail image of the shared content is presented within the sharing field that is aligned with the first emissive surface area.

A content sharing system for sharing information for use with a first emissive surface within a space wherein the first emissive surface includes a first emissive surface area, the system comprising:

• a first portable user interface device including a first device display screen, a first transmitter and a first device processor, the first device processor programmed to provide a first interface via the first device display screen useable to view and share content, the first portable user interface device moveable within a space to different locations;
• a first sensor arrangement for sensing location of the first user interface device within the space relative to the first emissive surface area;
• and
• the first device processor in communication with the first sensor arrangement and programmed to perform the steps of:
• (i) facilitating access to and presentation of content on the device display screen;
• (ii) determining the location of the first user interface device relative to the at least a first emissive surface area;
• and
• (iii) presenting at least a first sharing field on the device display screen that is associated with the first emissive surface area, the step of presenting the first sharing field including presenting the first sharing field at a location on the device display screen that corresponds to the location of the interface device as the interface device is moved within the space;
• wherein the at least a first sharing field includes a rectangular icon that is aligned with the first emissive surface area wherein, while content is shared on the first emissive surface area, a thumbnail image of the shared content is presented within the sharing field that is aligned with the first emissive surface area.