Multimedia communication and display device

• US 10,356,356 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2013
• Issued: 07/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CUTE Circuit LLC
• Original Assignee: CUTE Circuit LLC
• Inventors: Rosella, Francesca, Genz, Ryan T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hansell, Jr., Richard A
• Application Number:
  US14/045,181
• Publication Number:
  US 20140098206A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,112 Days
• Field of Search: 348 61, 381 74
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/026 Advertising carried by a person, e.g. carried on the shoulders
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4122 additional display device, e.g. video projector digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41415 involving a public display, viewable by several users in a public space outside their home, e.g. movie theatre, information kiosk
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/64 Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers furniture aspects of television cabinets A47B81/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/66 Transforming electric information into light information scanning details H04N3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/023 Transducers incorporated in garment, rucksacks or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/00 Circuits for transducers , loudspeakers or microphones

Abstract

A garment having audio-video display capabilities, has a garment body bearing a a video display device. The display device is preferably mounted to a surface of the garment body whereby it cannot be seen unless activated. An audio reproduction device is also mounted to the garment body. Both the video and audio display/reproduction devices are controlled by a microprocessor system likewise mounted to the garment body. The processor system is capable of receiving video and audio data and control signals from a remote source, such as a smartphone, over a wireless communications system, such a Bluetooth system. In addition, the garment may itself have a camera and microphone to allow the wearer to record audio-visual material and display it on the garment system.

Claims

1. A washable garment having audio-video display capabilities, comprising:

a main garment body having front and rear fabric surfaces;

a video display device comprising a water-resistant LED matrix positioned upon a flexible printed circuit board film behind the rear fabric surface of the garment body by a mesh fabric light diffuser between the LED matrix and the rear fabric surface, the garment body serving as a viewable screen for the video display device, the LED matrix having a plurality of sections each comprising multicolor LED devices and a microprocessor for controlling the LED devices;

a receiver for receiving wireless video and audio command signals from a remote source;

a processor system removably mounted upon the garment and coupled to the receiver and to the video display device and the audio reproduction device for processing the received command signals and generating display signals for the video display and audio reproduction devices, the construction of the video display device not adversely affecting the washability of the garment with the video display device being mounted thereto.

2. The garment of claim 1, wherein the LED matrix comprises 32 sections, each comprising 32 multicolor LED devices;

the LED devices and the microprocessor mounted to a two layer polyimide circuit board film.

3. The garment of claim 1 wherein the receiver is a Bluetooth receiver.

4. The garment of claim 3 further comprising a remote Bluetooth-enabled device for generating and wirelessly transmitting the command signals to the receiver.

5. The garment of claim 1 wherein the processor system is removably located in a pocket of the garment remote from the LED matrix positioned behind and mounted to the garment body.

6. The garment of claim 5 wherein the processor system is mounted upon a circuit board, the circuit board further including at least one of a video camera, a microphone and an accelerometer coupled to the processor system, the garment body having an aperture for a lens of the camera, the circuit board being positioned within the pocket whereby the camera lens is aligned with the aperture, the processor allowing respective outputs from the video camera and microphone to be presented by the video display and audio reproduction devices.

7. The garment of claim 5 wherein the pocket is accessible from the exterior of the garment through a slot formed in the garment body.

8. The garment of claim 6 wherein the processor system is further removably coupled to at least one of a microphone and an earphone by a jack mounted to the circuit board, the garment body having a second aperture aligned with the jack for plug connection thereto from an exterior of the garment.

9. The garment of claim 1 further comprising at least one audio reproduction device mounted to a surface of the garment body.