Ambient telephone communication system, a movement member, method, and computer readable medium therefor
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsJorge Peregrin Emparanza, Aki Sakari Harma, Pavankumar Murli Dadlani Mahtani
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Abstract
An ambient telecommunication system includes at least one transmitter and a corresponding receiver for transmitting and receiving an electronically or digitally encoded information signal between two or more conversing parties. The system further includes a movement member configured to perform a movement or assume a certain physical posture, based on the result of content analysis of the information signal.
Claims20
An ambient telecommunication system comprising:
- a plurality of transmitters;
- and
- a plurality of receivers corresponding to the plurality of transmitters, the plurality of transmitters and the plurality of receivers being configured for transmitting and receiving an electronically or digitally encoded information signal between two or more conversing parties;
- at least one movement member being configured to perform a movement or assume a certain physical posture, based on content of the information signal;
- and
- a controlling unit configured to select a transmitter and a corresponding receiver from among the plurality of transmitters and the plurality of receivers for communication with a user,
- wherein the selected transmitter and the selected corresponding receiver are closest to the user.
A movement member comprising;
- a transmitter and a corresponding receiver for transmitting and receiving an electronically or digitally encoded information signal between two or more conversing parties;
- a processor configured to perform content analysis of the information signal;
- and
- a light emitting unit configured to emit light having different colors and/or intensities based on the content analysis of the information signal,
- wherein the processor is further configured to control the movement member to perform a movement or assuming a posture, based on the content analysis of the information signal.
A method for operating an ambient telecommunication system for transmitting and receiving an information signal between a user and a caller, the method comprising the acts of:
- selecting by a processor a transmitter and a corresponding receiver, among a plurality of transmitters and corresponding plurality of receivers;
- transmitting and receiving an electronically or digitally encoded information signal from the transmitter and the receiver;
- performing content analysis of the information signal;
- and
- activating a movement member to assume a certain physical posture based on the content analysis of the information signal,
- wherein the selecting act selects a transmitter and a corresponding receiver that are closest to the user.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for processing by a computer, the computer program comprising:
- a code segment for selecting a transmitter and a corresponding receiver, among a plurality of transmitters and corresponding plurality of receivers;
- a code segment for transmitting and receiving an electronically or digitally encoded information signal from the transmitter and the receiver;
- a code segment for performing content analysis of the information signal;
- and
- a code segment for activating a movement member to assume a certain physical posture based on the content of the information signal,
- wherein the selecting act selects a transmitter and a corresponding receiver that are closest to a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.