System and method for controlling an electronic display
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1. A system for controlling the transparency of a display case having a door comprising:
- a transparent electronic display positioned within the door;
a controller electrically connected to the electronic display and configured to track the present time, wherein said controller drives the electronic display at various transparency levels according to transparency data;
a network connectivity device in electrical connection with the controller and in communication with a communications network; and
a user interface in communication with the network connectivity device by way of the communications network, wherein said user interface is located remote from the electronic display and is configured to receive user input which is used to generate the transparency data.
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Abstract
A system for controlling the transparency of a display case having a door is disclosed. A transparent electronic display is positioned within the door, a controller is electrically connected to the electronic display and configured to track the present time, a network connectivity device is in electrical connection with the controller and communication with a communications network, and a remotely located user interface receives user input through the communications network. The user input is used to generate the transparency data, which is used by the controller to drive the electronic display at various transparency levels.
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1. A system for controlling the transparency of a display case having a door comprising:
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a transparent electronic display positioned within the door; a controller electrically connected to the electronic display and configured to track the present time, wherein said controller drives the electronic display at various transparency levels according to transparency data; a network connectivity device in electrical connection with the controller and in communication with a communications network; and a user interface in communication with the network connectivity device by way of the communications network, wherein said user interface is located remote from the electronic display and is configured to receive user input which is used to generate the transparency data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling the transparency of a display case having a door comprising the steps of:
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providing a transparent liquid crystal display (LCD) within the door and electrically connected to a controller configured to determine the present time and control the transparency of the LCD according to transparency data, and a remotely located user interface in communication with the controller configured to receive user input comprising; a first backlight reduction level, and a first time range; generating transparency data according to said received user input; determining the present time; determining if the present time is during the first time range; and operating the LCD at a predetermined transparency level according to the transparency data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for controlling the transparency of a display case having a door comprising:
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a normally black transparent liquid crystal display (LCD) positioned within the door; a controller electrically connected to the LCD and configured to drive the LCD according to user input and determine the current time; and a network connectivity device in electrical connection with the controller and in communication with a communications network, wherein said network connectivity device is configured to receive user input from a webpage; wherein said user input comprises a first transparency level the LCD is to be driven at when the current time falls within a first time range corresponding to retail hours and a second transparency level the LCD is to be driven at when the current time falls within a second time range corresponding to after hours. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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