Theatrical advertising display

• US 20040140999A1
• Filed: 10/31/2003
• Published: 07/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kelly Jean Sullivan, Todd James Gravitt
• Original Assignee: Kelly Jean Sullivan, Todd James Gravitt
• Inventors: Gravitt, Todd James, Sullivan, Kelly Jean
• Granted Patent: US 6,865,830 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/716
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 40/906 Sound

Abstract

An assembly and method for providing audio/visual advertising to supplement standard print advertising is disclosed and described.

Claims

1. A display unit comprising:

(a) a housing for a stationary visual display means

(b) an audio/visual display means

(c) a user controlled activation means

2. The display unit of claim1 wherein said stationary visual display is a poster.

3. The display unit of claim 1 wherein said stationary visual display is a movie poster.

4. The display unit of claim 1 wherein said audio/visual display is provided by a cathode ray tube monitor.

5. The display unit of claim 1 wherein said audio/visual display is provided by a liquid crystal display monitor.

6. The display unit of claim 1 wherein said user controlled activation means is a single switch or button.

7. The display unit of claim 1 wherein the user can view and hear a preview of the event described.

8. The display unit of claim 1 wherein the stationary visual display means and audio/visual display means are incorporated into a single housing.

9. A method of providing audio/visual information for invent comprising the user initiated steps of

(a) approaching a plurality of display units

(b) selecting a unit to view

(c) pressing a single selection means

(d) viewing an audio/visual display of the event selected.

10. The method of claim 9 where said event is a movie.

11. The method of claim 9 where said event is a concert.

12. The method of claim 9 where said event is a special event.