Wind-powered display
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for operating a wind-powered display comprising:
- obtaining a content item to be displayed on a wind-powered display panel, the wind-powered display panel including a plurality of embedded turbines that each has a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs);
receiving rotational information for each of the plurality of embedded turbines;
determining an illumination pattern for the plurality of LEDs based on the rotational information;
selectively activating one or more of the plurality of LEDs based on the illumination pattern to cause the content item to be displayed on the wind-powered display.
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Abstract
A wind-powered display and method and computer program products for operating the same are provided. Aspects include obtaining a content item to be displayed on a wind-powered display panel, the wind-powered display panel including a plurality of embedded turbines that each has a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs). Aspects also include receiving rotational information for each of the plurality of embedded turbines and determining an illumination pattern for the plurality of LEDs based on the rotational information. Aspects further include selectively activating one or more of the plurality of LEDs based on the illumination pattern to cause the content item to be displayed on the wind-powered display.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for operating a wind-powered display comprising:
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obtaining a content item to be displayed on a wind-powered display panel, the wind-powered display panel including a plurality of embedded turbines that each has a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs); receiving rotational information for each of the plurality of embedded turbines; determining an illumination pattern for the plurality of LEDs based on the rotational information; selectively activating one or more of the plurality of LEDs based on the illumination pattern to cause the content item to be displayed on the wind-powered display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wind-powered display comprising:
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a processing system; a battery; and a wind-powered display panel in communication with the processing system, the wind-powered display panel comprising; a plurality of embedded turbines that each have a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) deposed thereon; a fixed array of LEDs; a plurality of electromagnetic devices each coupled to one of the plurality of embedded turbines, the plurality of electromagnetic devices configured to generate energy based on a rotation of the plurality of embedded turbines; and a plurality of sensors each coupled to one of the plurality of embedded turbines. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith the program instructions executable by a computer processor to cause the computer processor to perform a method comprising:
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obtaining a content item to be displayed on a wind-powered display panel, the wind-powered display panel including a plurality of embedded turbines that each has a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs); receiving rotational information for each of the plurality of embedded turbines; determining an illumination pattern for the plurality of LEDs based on the rotational information; selectively activating one or more of the plurality of LEDs based on the illumination pattern to cause the content item to be displayed on the wind-powered display panel. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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