Traffic display with viewing distance control
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- at least one motion sensor;
a directional viewing sign including a display viewable from a range of angles;
a privacy filter coupled to the directional viewing sign, wherein the privacy filter limits the viewing angles from which the display is viewable at a predetermined range of vertical viewing angles relative to the display; and
memory communicatively connected to the directional viewing sign, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;
determining, based at least in part on receiving data from the at least one motion sensor, speeds of one or more vehicles within the predetermined range of vertical viewing angles relative to the display;
outputting for display on the directional viewing sign and based at least in part on the speeds of the one or more vehicles being less than a threshold speed, first image data; and
outputting for display on the directional viewing sign and based at least in part on the speeds of the one or more vehicles being greater than the threshold speed, second image data, the second image data being different than the first image data.
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Abstract
A sign displays moving, still, or blank images. In one aspect the sign is mounted over a roadway for viewing by occupants of vehicular traffic and pedestrians. In another aspect the sign is mounted on a vehicle. An associated sensor senses the motion of traffic in the vicinity of the sign. When traffic moves at less than a predetermined speed, the sign displays moving or changing information. At greater speeds the display on the sign is either still or blank, so as to avoid distracting nearby drivers. An electronic system provides various aspects that augment sign operation such as GPS, reception of signage information for use in particular locations, advertiser billing information based on sign usage, and collection and reporting of demographics that aid advertisers in maximizing their impact.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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at least one motion sensor; a directional viewing sign including a display viewable from a range of angles; a privacy filter coupled to the directional viewing sign, wherein the privacy filter limits the viewing angles from which the display is viewable at a predetermined range of vertical viewing angles relative to the display; and memory communicatively connected to the directional viewing sign, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; determining, based at least in part on receiving data from the at least one motion sensor, speeds of one or more vehicles within the predetermined range of vertical viewing angles relative to the display; outputting for display on the directional viewing sign and based at least in part on the speeds of the one or more vehicles being less than a threshold speed, first image data; and outputting for display on the directional viewing sign and based at least in part on the speeds of the one or more vehicles being greater than the threshold speed, second image data, the second image data being different than the first image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; a directional viewing sign including; a display; and a privacy filter coupled to the directional viewing sign, wherein the privacy filter limits viewing of the display such that a portion of the display is viewable within a first range of distances and less than the portion of the display is viewable within a second range of distances; at least one motion sensor to detect speeds of one or more vehicles within the first range of distances from the directional viewing sign; and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; transmitting to the directional viewing sign and based at least in part on speeds of the one or more vehicles being less than a threshold speed, a first image; and transmitting to the directional viewing sign and based at least in part on the speeds of the one or more vehicles being greater than the threshold speed, a second image, the second image being different than the first image. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a display viewable from a predetermined range of distances; one or more processors; one or more motion sensors arranged so as to limit detection of speeds of one or more vehicles to within the predetermined range of distances of the display; and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; receiving, via the one or more motion sensors, the speeds of the one or more vehicles within the predetermined range of distances of the display; receiving, from one or more remote computing devices, first image data; receiving, from the one or more remote computing devices, second image data, the second image data being different than the first image data; and based at least in part on the speeds of the one or more vehicles relative to a threshold speed, at least one of; sending, to the display, the first image data for display;
orsending, to the display, the second image data for display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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