Methods and apparatus for displaying transmitted data
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1. Apparatus for displaying information transmitted from a remote location comprising, in combination:
- a transmitter for broadcasting an information bearing data signal to each of a plurality of receiving locations, and a a display device located at each of said receiving locations for displaying a representation of said information bearing signal at each of said locations simultaneously, said display device comprising;
a receiver for detecting said information bearing signal broadcast by said transmitter to produce a received data signal, signal processing means coupled to said receiver for converting said received data signal into a plurality of control signals, and a mosaic of separately controlled non-uniform visual elements connected to receive said control signals from said signal processing means, the appearance of each of said visual elements being controlled by one of said control signals.
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Abstract
A reflective LCD, electronic ink or electrophoretic display panel presents a five day weather forecast representative of weather forecast data transmitted to the display location via a commercial paging service from a remote server. The server obtains forecast data from a commercial weather service, reformats selected data into compressed encoded data for efficient transmission in data packets simulcast to remote display devices via the paging network.
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1. Apparatus for displaying information transmitted from a remote location comprising, in combination:
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a transmitter for broadcasting an information bearing data signal to each of a plurality of receiving locations, and a a display device located at each of said receiving locations for displaying a representation of said information bearing signal at each of said locations simultaneously, said display device comprising;
a receiver for detecting said information bearing signal broadcast by said transmitter to produce a received data signal, signal processing means coupled to said receiver for converting said received data signal into a plurality of control signals, and a mosaic of separately controlled non-uniform visual elements connected to receive said control signals from said signal processing means, the appearance of each of said visual elements being controlled by one of said control signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22)
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- 18. Apparatus for displaying information transmitted from a remote location as set forth in claim 18 wherein said information bearing data signal conveys a weather forecast for a particular geographic location.
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