Patent ID: 7612324

Claim:
A distributed display apparatus comprising: a plurality of active fiducials, each with a fiducial position, each fiducial comprising: a sensor; a data processing element attached with the sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to receive sensor data and provide the sensor data to the data processing element, whereby the data processing element processes the sensor data, outputting processed data; and a transmitter connected with the data processing element, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the processed data from the active fiducial to a receiving unit; the receiving unit comprising: a first receiver for receiving the processed data transmitted from the plurality of active fiducials; and an augmented view device that is co-located with the first receiver, the augmented view device having a display with a field-of-view configured such that the processed data received from the plurality of active fiducials is overlaid on the display in correspondence with each fiducial position within the field-of-view.