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US 2004/0104934 A1Published application
Device and a method for creating an environment for a creature
OwnerJan G. Fager, Klas Jacobsoninventors
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A device for creating a milieu for a creature in a real environment to the creature, the milieu comprising both at least one part of the real environment and at least one fictitious phenomenon, the properties of said milieu experienced by the creature depending on the position and/or orientation of the creature, or a part thereof, relative to the real environment. The device comprises a member for generating stimuli, said stimulation generating member including a transducer arranged to determine its position and/or orientation relative to the real environment by receiving incident optical signals from signal sources in the real environment and recording the relative incident directions of the received signals in relation to the transducer, and a means by which the creature and the transducer are connected so that the relative positions and/or orientations of the creature and the transducer are arranged to be within a limited interval, for generating the stimuli by means of information about the position and/or orientation of the transducer and about the real environment, and a unit for transferring the generated stimuli to the creature to thereby realize said milieu for the creature.
A device for creating a milieu for a creature in a real environment to the creature, the milieu comprising both at least one part of the real environment and at least one fictitious phenomenon, the properties of said milieu experienced by the creature depending on the position and/or orientation of the creature, or a part thereof, relative to the real environment, characterized in that it comprises a member for generating stimuli, said stimulation generating member including a transducer arranged to determine its position and/or orientation relative to the real environment by receiving incident optical signals from signal sources in the real environment and record the relative incident directions of the received signals in relation to the transducer, and a means by which the creature and the transducer are connected so that the relative positions and/or orientations of the creature and the transducer are arranged to be within a limited interval, for generating the stimuli by means of information about the position and/or orientation of the transducer and about the real environment, and a unit for transferring the generated stimuli to the creature to thereby realize said milieu for the creature.
A device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the transferring unit includes a means for transferring the stimuli via the auditory organs of the creature.
A device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the transferring unit includes a means for transferring the stimuli via the tactile organs of the creature.
A device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the transferring unit includes a means for transferring the stimuli via the olfactory organ of the creature.
A device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the transferring unit includes a means for transferring the stimuli via the gustatory organs of the creature.
A device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that it comprises a means for obtaining information from the real environment by recording or measuring one or more properties which the real environment has in one or more positions and/or directions.
A device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the transducer is arranged to repeatedly determine its position and/or orientation relative to the real environment when the transducer and the real environment are moved relative to each other.
A device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the transducer is arranged to be freely movable by the creature and mechanically unguided by the real environment in an arbitrary co-ordinate system when the transducer and the real environment are moved relative to each other.
A device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that it comprises a component portable by the creature for transferring signals to the stimulation generating member and thereby control the function thereof.
A device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that said at least one fictitious phenomenon is designed to follow specially defined physical laws.
A device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the transducer is arranged to determine its position and/or orientation with respect to at least two degrees of freedom relative to the real environment.
A device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the transducer is arranged to determine its position and/or orientation with respect to at least three degrees of freedom relative to the real environment.
A device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the transducer is arranged to determine its position and/or orientation with respect to at least four degrees of freedom relative to the real environment.
A device according to any preceding claim, characterized In that it is connected to a local and/or global network such as Internet.
An arrangement comprising two or more devices connected to a network for creating a milieu to a creature in a real environment to the creature by means of respective device, said milieu comprising both at least one part of said real environment and at least one fictitious phenomenon, said properties of said milieu experienced by the creature depending on the position and/or orientation of the creature, or a part thereof, relative to said real environment, characterized in that the respective device comprises a member for generating stimuli, said stimulation generating member including a transducer arranged to determine its position and/or orientation relative to the real environment by receiving incident optical signals from signal sources in the real environment and recording the relative incident directions of the received signals in relation to the transducer, and a means by which the creature and the transducer are connected so that the relative positions and/or orientations of the creature and the transducer are arranged to be within a limited interval, for creating the stimuli by means of information about the position and/or orientation of the transducer and about the real environment, and a unit for transferring generated stimuli to the creature to thereby realize said milieu for the creature, and that the arrangement includes a means for establishing a smallest common milieu realized to the creatures, on the basis of the milieus generated, in which respective creature may effect the properties experienced by the creatures.
A method for creating a milieu for a creature in a real environment to the creature, the milieu comprising both at least one part of the real environment and at least one fictitious phenomenon, the properties of said milieu experienced by the creature depending on the position and/or orientation of the creature, or a part thereof, relative to the real environment, characterized in that it comprises that the creature is provided with a member for generating stimuli, said stimulation generating member including a transducer which is connected to the creature so that the relative positions and/or orientations of the creature and the transducer are arranged to be within a limited interval, and the transducer determines its position and/or orientation relative to the real environment by receiving incident optical signals from signal sources in the real environment and recording the relative incident directions of the signals received, and that the stimuli are generated by means of information about the position and/or orientation of the transducer and about the real environment, and that the generated stimuli are transferred to the creature to thereby realize said milieu for the creature.
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