Enabled device and a method of operating a set of devices
A markup language enabled device ( 17 ) comprises storage means ( 21 ) storing data, the data for enabling augmentation of an experience by providing extra functionality to a movie or a game for example. The device ( 17 ) further comprises transmitting means ( 23 ) for transmitting the data, receiving means ( 25 ) for receiving a real-world description in the form of an instruction set of a markup language and adjusting means ( 27 ) for adjusting one or more parameters of the device according to the description.
1. A markup language enabled device included within an environment of physical objects, said device comprising:
storage means storing data, said data for enabling augmentation of an experience in a real-world environment;
transmitting means for transmitting said augmentation data;
receiving means for receiving a real-world description in the form of an instruction set of a markup language, wherein the markup language includes a representation of the real world environment and said physical objects within the environment, their relationship to the user, and each other, and
adjusting means for adjusting one or more parameters of the device according to said description, wherein the device is caused to be represented as a physical object within the environment.
2. A device according to claim 1 , wherein said device is arranged to provide extra functionality to an audio/video stream in response to the received instruction set.
3. A device according to claim 2 , wherein said audio/video stream comprises a movie.
4. A device according to claim 1 wherein said device is arranged to provide extra functionality to a game in response to the received instruction set.
5. A device according to claim 1 , wherein a parameter is sound output.
6. A device according to claim 1 , wherein a parameter is light output.
7. A device according to claim 1 , wherein a parameter is an odor output.
8. A device according to claim 1 , wherein a parameter is haptic output.
9. A device according to claim 1 , wherein the device has animatronic functionality.
10. A device according to claim 1 , wherein said data comprises a computer-readable program.
11. A device according to claim 1 , wherein said data comprises an instruction set of a markup language.
12. A device according to claim 1 , wherein said data comprises a URL.
13. A method of operating a set of devices for providing a real-world experience comprising:
receiving at a markup language enabled device,
description in the form of an instruction set of a markup language, wherein the markup language includes a representation of the physical objects within said environment, their relationship to the user, and each other; and
adjusting parameters of said device by transmitting augmentation data of said experience, wherein the device is further caused to be represented as an object within the environment.
14. A method according to claim 13 , and further comprising distributing said description amongst the set of markup language enabled devices.
15. A method according to claim 13 , and further comprising reading said description at a local server.