Electronic information display apparatus

• US 20060017699A1
• Filed: 07/20/2005
• Published: 01/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael Wood Brown
• Original Assignee: Michael Wood Brown
• Inventors: Brown, Michael Wood
• Application Number:
  US11/187,353
• Publication Number:
  US 20060017699A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/232 Orthographic correction, e.g. spell checking or vowelisation

Abstract

An electronic information display apparatus specifically configured for use in a motor vehicle comprises a self-contained visual display unit and a self-contained information processing unit. The self-contained visual display unit includes a wireless receiver device configured for receiving display information data signals and at least one suction device enabling the visual display unit to be attached to a support surface. The self-contained information processing unit includes spell checking instructions accessible from a memory device of the self-contained information processing unit and a plurality of motor vehicle specific information display data selections accessible from the memory device of the self-contained information processing unit. The spell checking instructions are configured for checking spelling of display information inputted into the self-contained information processing unit. The wireless transmitter device is configured for transmitting display information data signals for reception by the wireless receiver device.

Claims

1. An electronic information display apparatus, comprising:

a visual display unit including a wireless receiver device configured for receiving display information data signals; and

an information processing unit including a wireless transmitter device configured for transmitting display information data signals for reception by the wireless receiver device; and

spell checking instructions configured for checking spelling of display information data inputted into the information processing unit.

2. The electronic information display apparatus of claim 1 wherein the spell checking instructions are accessible from a memory device of at least one of the information processing unit and the visual display unit.

3. The electronic information display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

instructions configured for precluding said display information data signals from being transmitted for reception by the wireless receiver device until error in display information data has been at least one of corrected and overridden, wherein said instructions are accessible from memory of at least one the information processing unit and the visual display unit.

4. The electronic information display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

instructions for displaying a plurality of pre-defined information display data selections, wherein said instructions are accessible from memory of at least one the information processing unit and the visual display unit.

5. The electronic information display apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

the information processing unit further comprises a visual display and a keyboard;

the visual display and a keyboard are interconnected with the wireless transmitter device and the memory device of the information processing unit for enabling interaction therebetween;

the keyboard is interconnected in a manner enabling display information data to be manually entered therethrough; and

the visual display is interconnected in a manner enabling said display information data to be displayed thereon.

6. The electronic information display apparatus of claim 5, further comprising:

instructions configured for precluding said display information data signals from being transmitted for reception by the wireless receiver device until error in display information data has been at least one of corrected and overridden; and

instructions for displaying a plurality of pre-defined information display data selections.

7. The electronic information display apparatus of claim 6 wherein:

the information processing unit further comprises a visual display unit housing, wherein the wireless receiver device, the visual display device, the memory device and the data processing device are mounted within the visual display unit housing; and

the visual display unit further comprises at least one suction device attached to the visual display unit housing and configured for enabling the visual display unit to be attached to a support surface.

8. The electronic information display apparatus of claim 7 wherein:

the visual display device of the visual display unit is viewable through a front face of the visual display unit housing; and

said at least one suction device is attached to the visual display unit housing in a manner enabling the visual display unit to be attached to the support surface with the front face of the visual display unit housing substantially facing the support surface.

9. An electronic information display apparatus, comprising:

a visual display unit including a wireless receiver device, a visual display device, a data processing device, a memory device and a visual display unit housing, wherein the wireless receiver device, the visual display device, the memory device and the data processing device are interconnected for enabling interaction therebetween and are mounted within the visual display unit housing and wherein the wireless receiver device is configured for receiving display information data signals; and

an information processing unit including a wireless transmitter device, a visual display device, a data processing device, a memory device and an information processing unit housing, wherein the wireless transmitter device, the visual display device, the memory device and the data processing device are interconnected for enabling interaction therebetween and are mounted within the information processing unit housing, wherein the wireless transmitter device is configured for transmitting display information data signals for reception by the wireless receiver device.

10. The electronic information display apparatus of claim 9 wherein the information processing unit further comprises:

instructions configured for precluding said display information data signals from being transmitted for reception by the wireless receiver device until error in display information data has been at least one of corrected and overridden.

11. The electronic information display apparatus of claim 9 wherein the information processing unit further comprises:

a plurality of pre-defined information display data selections accessible from the memory device of the information processing unit.

12. The electronic information display apparatus of claim 9 wherein the information processing unit further comprises:

instructions configured for precluding said display information data signals from being transmitted for reception by the wireless receiver device until error in display information data has been at least one of corrected and overridden; and

a plurality of pre-defined information display data selections accessible from the memory device of the information processing unit.

13. The electronic information display apparatus of claim 12 wherein the visual display unit further comprises:

at least one suction device attached to the visual display unit housing and configured for enabling the visual display unit to be attached to a support surface.

14. The electronic information display apparatus of claim 13 wherein:

the visual display device of the visual display unit is viewable through a front face of the visual display unit housing; and

said at least one suction device is attached to the visual display unit housing in a manner enabling the visual display unit to be attached to the support surface with the front face of the visual display unit housing substantially facing the support surface.

15. An electronic information display apparatus specifically configured for use in a motor vehicle, comprising:

a self-contained visual display unit including a wireless receiver device configured for receiving display information data signals and at least one suction device enabling the visual display unit to be attached to a support surface; and

a self-contained information processing unit including spell checking instructions accessible from a memory device of the self-contained information processing unit and a plurality of motor vehicle specific information display data selections accessible from the memory device of the self-contained information processing unit, wherein said spell checking instructions are configured for checking spelling of display information data inputted into the self-contained information processing unit and wherein the wireless transmitter device is configured for transmitting display information data signals for reception by the wireless receiver device.

16. The electronic information display apparatus of claim 15 wherein:

the self-contained information processing unit further comprises a visual display and a keyboard;

the visual display and a keyboard are interconnected with the wireless transmitter device and the memory device of the self-contained information processing unit for enabling interaction therebetween;

the keyboard is interconnected in a manner enabling display information data to be manually entered therethrough; and

the visual display is interconnected in a manner enabling said display information data to be displayed thereon.

17. The electronic information display apparatus of claim 16 wherein:

the self-contained information processing unit further comprises a visual display unit housing, wherein the wireless receiver device, the visual display device, the memory device and the data processing device are mounted within the visual display unit housing; and

the self-contained visual display unit further comprises at least one suction device attached to the visual display unit housing and configured for enabling the visual display unit to be attached to a support surface.

18. The electronic information display apparatus of claim 17 wherein:

the visual display device of the self-contained visual display unit is viewable through a front face of the visual display unit housing; and

said at least one suction device is attached to the visual display unit housing in a manner enabling the self-contained visual display unit to be attached to the support surface with the front face of the visual display unit housing substantially facing the support surface.