Illuminated viewing assembly, viewing system including the illuminated viewing assembly, and method of viewing therefor

• US 20040226200A1
• Filed: 06/23/2004
• Published: 11/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PAN-View Illuminations, LLC
• Original Assignee: C360 Incorporated
• Inventors: Salley, Neil B.
• Application Number:
  US10/874,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20040226200A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 40/432
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/22 electroluminescent electroluminescent light sources per se H05B33/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/005 forming an image using a quickly moving array of imaging elements, causing the human eye to perceive an image which has a larger resolution than the array, e.g. an image on a cylinder formed by a rotating line of LEDs parallel to the axis of rotation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 345/901 Electronic book with display
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 345/905 Display device with housing structure

Abstract

A viewing assembly, viewing system, and method of use are provided. The viewing assembly and system and method of use provide images that may be viewed from any position orthogonal to, and from a plurality of positions oblique to, the axis on which a substantially planar viewing assembly may be rotated. The assembly and method allow viewers to view images from any position 360 degrees around the viewing assembly.

Claims

1. A display system, comprising:

a viewing assembly to generate a remotely alterable image; and

a rotation mechanism to rotate the viewing assembly about a rotation axis at a speed sufficient to allow observers at multiple locations around the display system to see a substantially uninterrupted display of the image.

4. The display system of claim 1, wherein the viewing assembly generates an image that is alterable in response to an electronic signal.

2. The display system of claim 2, wherein the viewing assembly comprises a blocking member.

3. The display system of claim 2, wherein the viewing assembly further comprises an illumination source.

5. A display system, comprising:

an image surface to display an image;

an illumination source in close proximity to the image surface;

a blocking member disposed on a side of the image surface opposite the illumination source; and

a rotation mechanism;

wherein the rotation mechanism is configured and positioned to rotate the image surface about an axis of rotation.

6. The display system of claim 5, wherein:

the image surface has a width; and

the axis of rotation is displaced from the image surface no more than the width of the image surface.

7. The display system of claim 5, wherein:

the illumination source and the image surface are touching.