Patent ID: 7177079

Claim:
A system for comforting a person within a room, said system comprising: a canopy structure for extending away from a ceiling and above the person, said canopy structure having a lower outer surface for facing a room floor, said lower outer surface including at least one light diffusion section that is shaped to diffuse light away from said canopy structure and into the room, said at least one light diffusion section of said lower outer surface being curved upward from a location spaced inwardly from a boundary of said lower outer surface to a first end of said canopy structure; wherein the curved configuration is formed by a single radius of curvature having an end at the location spaced from an edge of the lower outer surface; wherein the location has the greatest vertical distance measured from the first end than the rest of the lower outer surface; a lighting system including at least one lighting source is positioned within said canopy structure, said at least one lighting source being capable of projecting light in a direction away from said canopy structure for illuminating a room; an image display screen extending along a portion of said canopy structure; and an image source for providing images on said image display screen so that the images can be viewed by the person.