GB2379781A - Optical display - Google Patents

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GB2379781A
GB2379781A GB0122337A GB0122337A GB2379781A GB 2379781 A GB2379781 A GB 2379781A GB 0122337 A GB0122337 A GB 0122337A GB 0122337 A GB0122337 A GB 0122337A GB 2379781 A GB2379781 A GB 2379781A
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David Alan Edgar
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DENOVO DESIGN Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08C—TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
    • G08C19/00—Electric signal transmission systems
    • G08C19/36—Electric signal transmission systems using optical means to covert the input signal
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/048—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
    • G06F3/0484—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
    • G06F3/04847—Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/025—Systems for the transmission of digital non-picture data, e.g. of text during the active part of a television frame
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/08—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/431—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
    • H04N21/4312—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/485—End-user interface for client configuration
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/44—Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards

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Abstract

One or more "active icons" 2 are displayed in addition to one or more visual software controls 3. These "active icons" are then decoded by an Optical Data Receiver, located in close proximity to the "active icons". Having decoded the data, the Receiver then manually, automatically, or by interactive means from any remote computer, controls any hardware device.

Description

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OPTICAL TRANSMITTER (COMPUTER PROGRAM) This invention relates to a computer software program which transmits a unique encrypted or none encrypted optical data source, the programme can be incorporated into any Internet website or can be transmitted via a television signal, the program is operated by way of a hardware device, otherwise known as a Optical Data Receiver, the likes of which is subject to a similar patent application. Utilising a computer "mouse", "roller ball" or any other similar screen control device, the optical software program has the ability to encode and then control any type of hardware device (with it's own power source).
To control the hardware device, the Optical Data Receiver is placed upon any computer monitor or television screen by way of a releasable suction pad or pads, it then converts encoded optical data into electrical signals which then drive a hardware device (s) either manually, automatically and/or by "interactive"means with respect to any other remote computer.
The optical software program displays one or more active icons upon a computer monitor or television screen, when the Optical Data Receiver is placed in close proximity to the active icon (s), the optical data is decoded and then ultimately control"on screen"the hardware device (s), either independently or simultaneously and/or by"interactive"means with respect to any other remote computer.
The object of this invention is to easily and simply control any hardware device, (with it's own power source) either manually, automatically and/or by "interactive"means with respect any other remote computer, in particular from any Internet site, television signal, video or DVD medium which transmits the unique optical date source via the software program, the likes of which is received by a Optical Data Receiver (this being subject to a similar patent application) thus, for Internet site owners, this invention in conjunction with the Optical Data Receiver, creates a large commercial opportunity of "on line" advertising in addition to other commercial opportunities within the visual video and DVD markets.
The software programme has been written to be"user friendiy"and can easiiy be incorporated into any software package designed for web site creation and television programs, furthermore can be incorporated and/or superimposed onto videotape and DVD and MINI discs.
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A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing in which: FIGURE 1 shows a typical computer monitor or television screen [1], displayed upon the screen is an"active icon" [2] in addition "sliders" [3] are displayed and would provide manual control of the"active icon".
As shown in figure 1, the"active icon" [2] which could be any in number and appear in any format, represents the optical binary data and can be in any form, pattern or sequence so as to encode or encrypt the said stream of optical data.

Claims (4)

  1. CLAIMS 1. An optical data software program comprising of one or more"active icons" [2] in addition to "on screen" "sliders" [3] and other software control devices, all of which are displayed upon a computer monitor or television screen. When a suitable Optical data Receiver (this being subject to a similar patent application) is placed in close proximity to the"active icons" the optical data that is transferred, control, manually, automatically and ! or by"interactive"means from any remote computer, any hardware device (with it's own power source).
  2. 2. An optical data software program as claimed in Claim 1 can easily and quickly be incorporated and encoded into any Internet website program, television signal, videotape or DVD disc, thereby providing manual or automatic control for any hardware device (with it's own power source). In particular can provide an automatic control of any hardware device whilst the said television signal ! program, videotape, DVD or MINI disks are run or played.
  3. 3. An optical data software program as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2 permits the manual or automatic control of any hardware device (with it's own power source) by way of "on screen" control features, in particular by way of a"computer mouse","roller ball"or any other device, including "interactive"means from a remote computer.
  4. 4. An optical data receiver substantially as herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
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GB2282944A (en) * 1993-09-30 1995-04-19 Intel Corp Remote display of objects and cursor movement in a conferencing system
US5652849A (en) * 1995-03-16 1997-07-29 Regents Of The University Of Michigan Apparatus and method for remote control using a visual information stream
WO1998000973A1 (en) * 1996-07-01 1998-01-08 Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. Video delivery system and method which displays a slider bar on t he subscriber video screen for indexing into a video stream
GB2320405A (en) * 1996-12-13 1998-06-17 Ibm System, method and pointing device for remote operation of data processing apparatus

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2282944A (en) * 1993-09-30 1995-04-19 Intel Corp Remote display of objects and cursor movement in a conferencing system
US5652849A (en) * 1995-03-16 1997-07-29 Regents Of The University Of Michigan Apparatus and method for remote control using a visual information stream
WO1998000973A1 (en) * 1996-07-01 1998-01-08 Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. Video delivery system and method which displays a slider bar on t he subscriber video screen for indexing into a video stream
GB2320405A (en) * 1996-12-13 1998-06-17 Ibm System, method and pointing device for remote operation of data processing apparatus

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