Variable signing system and method thereof

• US 20070024640A1
• Filed: 09/29/2006
• Published: 02/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mark Fossan
• Original Assignee: Mark Fossan
• Inventors: Fossan, Mark
• Application Number:
  US11/541,331
• Publication Number:
  US 20070024640A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address

Abstract

A variable signing system and method thereof are provided. The variable signing system includes a variable sign including a first display for displaying commercial information and a second display for displaying non-commercial information; and at least one server for providing at least the non-commercial information to the variable sign.

Claims

1. A method for displaying information, the method comprising:

providing a first display panel for displaying commercial information;

providing a second display panel coupled to the first display panel for dynamically displaying non-commercial information;

receiving from at least one commercial source the commercial information, the at least one commercial source having access to the first display panel;

displaying the commercial information on the first display panel;

receiving from at least one non-commercial source the non-commercial information, the at least one non-commercial source having access to the first and second display panels; and

displaying the non-commercial information on the second display panel.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one non-commercial source is a municipality, the method further comprising funding the installation of the first and second display panels by the at least one commercial source.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising installing the second display panel remotely from the first display panel.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising selecting a location of the second display panel by the at least one non-commercial source.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the non-commercial information is an Amber Alert message, a traffic warning or a public service message.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the first and second display panels comprise an outdoor advertising structure, the method further comprising:

submitting for approval of the outdoor advertising structure to a municipality.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising installing the second display panel remotely from the first display panel.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising selecting a location of the second display panel by the municipality.

9. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

collecting traffic information at the second display panel; and

transmitting the collected information to the at least one non-commercial source.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising displaying the collected information on the second display panel.