Multi-faceted electronic video display structure for organizing and displaying electronic device components

• US 20060028585A1
• Filed: 08/09/2005
• Published: 02/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Edward C. Schulz, Edward W. Schulz
• Original Assignee: Edward C. Schulz, Edward W. Schulz
• Inventors: Schulz, Edward C., Schulz, Edward W.
• Application Number:
  US11/199,650
• Publication Number:
  US 20060028585A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/585
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 15/00 Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/64 Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers furniture aspects of television cabinets A47B81/06

Abstract

A multi-console, multi-display, electronic video storage structure, such as a multi-faceted electronic video display structure, used for arranging, organizing and displaying various electronic devices is provided by the present invention. Illustratively, each structure has an open vertical core structure, from which radiates a multiplicity of congruent arc-segment-shaped storage compartment-units, consisting of an interior concave surface and an exterior convex surface. Each arc-segment-shaped storage compartment-unit may, for example, consists of multiple, vertically-oriented sub-compartments for arranging electronic components and related materials, including an upper series of one or more sub-compartments, one or more interior storage compartments, and a base-level, component storage/access sub-compartment. The mid-level video-display sub-compartment may also include an opening of the exterior convex surface to allow visual access to the electronic video display. The top portion may also include a cover attached at opposing ends of arc-segment-shaped structure. Each of the several base-level, component storage/access sub-compartments may also have a locking cover spanning its exterior convex surface that is hingedly attached to one end of the arc-segment-shaped structure. The interior concave surface of each the various vertically-oriented sub-compartments contain perforations of varying sizes and locations to permit the passage of cabling devices.

Claims

1. A multi-video display system comprising:

a plurality of video display panels to independently display an image, each display panel comprising a display area for displaying the image; and

a housing to contain the plurality of display panels, the housing comprising at least three display panels and circularly oriented for at least one of organizing or retaining one or more electronic devices;

wherein the plurality of display panels are fixedly mounted on the housing.

2. The multi-video display system of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises:

a central shell structure comprising one or more top portions, one or more storage compartments for one or more of the plurality of video display panels, one or more interior storage compartments, and one or more base portions.

3. The multi-video display system of claim 2, wherein the central shell structure further comprises one or more covers hingedly attached to the central shell structure;

wherein one or more of the one or more covers are optionally attached to an opposing end of the central shell structure.

4. The multi-video display system of claim 3, wherein the cover is attached to the central shell structure at a first and second top central location.

5. The multi-video display system of claim 3, wherein the one or more covers is made of one or more opaque materials.

6. The multi-video display system of claim 2, wherein the central shell structure comprises one or more interior storage compartments for one or more of the plurality of video display panels;

wherein the one or more interior storage compartments optionally comprise a locking storage cover hingedly attached to the central shell structure at a first and second top central location.

7. The multi-video display system of claim of claim 6, wherein the locking storage cover is made of one or more opaque materials.

8. The multi-video display system of claim 2, wherein the base portion comprises a smaller surface area than the surface area of the top portion.

9. The multi-video display system of claim 2, wherein the storage compartment is substantially a shape comprising a V-shaped compartment, square-shaped compartment, a pentagon-shaped compartment, a hexagon-shaped compartment, a heptagon-shaped compartment, an octagon-shaped compartment, a oval-shaped compartment, a round-shaped compartment, a serpentine-shaped compartment, or an ellipsoid-shaped compartment.

10. The multi-video display system of claim 1, wherein the housing is substantially a shape comprising a 3 to 256 sided shape.

11. The multi-video display system of claim 10, wherein the shape is substantially a triangle, a square, a pentagon, a hexagon, a heptagon, or an octagon.

12. The multi-video display system of claim 10, wherein the shape comprises two or more sides substantially equal in length.

13. The multi-video display system of claim 10, wherein the shape is substantially an octagon.

14. The multi-video display system of claim 13, wherein the octagon comprises sides substantially equal in length.

15. The multi-video display system of claim 10, wherein at least three sides of the multi-video display system each house at least one video display unit.

16. The multi-video display system of claim 1, wherein the housing is made of one or more opaque materials.

17. The multi-video display system of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises one or more areas made of at least one of wood, a polymer, corrugated cardboard, metal, acrylic, polyethylene, polyurethane, nylon, fiber glass, polypropylene, or plastic, or any combination thereof.

18. The multi-video display system of claim 1 further comprising one or more communication device ports for the display panels to communicate with at least one external or internal device.

19. The multi-video display system of claim 18, wherein the one or more communication device ports comprises a universal serial bus control port or a RS-232 control port.

20. The multi-video display system of claim 1 further comprising one or more video inputs comprising a composite video input, an RGB video input, or an S-video (Y/C) input.

21. The multi-video display system of claim 1 further comprising at least one power unit for providing power to at least one of the display panels or the one or more electronic devices.

22. The multi-video display system of claim 1 further comprising at least one computer keyboard, a computer joystick, a pointer, or a computer mouse.

23. The multi-video display system of claim 1, wherein one or more of the video display panels comprises a cathode ray tube, a television monitor, a light emitting diode display, a liquid crystal display panel, a plasma display panel, or a digital display panel, or a combination thereof.

24. The multi-video display system of claim 1, wherein the one or more of the electronic devices are in communication with at least one of the video display panels.

25. The multi-video display system of claim 24, wherein the electronic device comprises one or more of a control unit or electronic circuitry, wherein the one or more control units or electronic circuitry is capable of at least one of encoding data, sending data, receiving data, processing data, decoding data, or displaying data on at least one of the video display panels.

26. The multi-video display system of claim 25, wherein the one or more control units or electronic circuitry is used in encoding, sending, receiving, processing, decoding, or displaying at least one game comprising Playstation®

2, Xbox®

, Halo®

, or Nintendo Game Cube®

.

27. The multi-video display system of claim 26, where the game is played by at least one player.

28. The multi-video display system of claim 1, wherein the image is substantially identically displayed on at least two of the video display panels.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein one or more of the video display panels comprises a television monitor, a liquid crystal display panel, a plasma display panel, or a digital display panel, or a combination thereof.

31. The method of claim 28, wherein the one or more of the electronic devices are in communication with at least one of the video display panels.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein the electronic device comprises one or more of a control unit or electronic circuitry, wherein the one or more control units or electronic circuitry is capable of at least one of encoding data, sending data, receiving data, processing data, decoding data, or displaying data on at least one of the video display panels.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein the one or more control units or electronic circuitry is used in encoding, sending, receiving, processing, decoding, or displaying at least one game comprising Playstation®

2, Xbox®

, Halo®

, or Nintendo Game Cube®

.

34. The method of claim 32, where the game is played by at least one player.

29. A method of independently displaying one or more video images, the method comprises:

fixedly mounting a plurality of video display panels to independently display an image, each display panel comprising a display area for displaying the image, in a housing to contain the plurality of display panels, the housing comprising at least three display panels and circularly oriented for at least one of organizing or retaining one or more electronic devices.

35. A kit comprising:

a multi-video display system that comprises a plurality of video display panels to independently display an image, each display panel comprising a display area for displaying the image; and

a housing to contain the plurality of display panels, the housing comprising at least three display panels and circularly oriented for at least one of organizing or retaining one or more electronic devices; and

a set of instructions for at least one of using, maintaining, or assembling the multi-video display system;

wherein the plurality of display panels are capable of being fixedly mounted on the housing.