Modifiable display marker

• US 20070048084A1
• Filed: 12/30/2005
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alarm.com Inc. (Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward, Malamud, Mark, Lord, Robert, Levien, Royce, Rinaldo, John
• Granted Patent: US 7,708,493 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 404/9
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/22 Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/30 in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell controlling light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. electro-optical or magneto-optical cell, G02F1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/35 being liquid crystals G09F9/302 takes precedence; liquid crystal materials C09K19/00; liquid crystal panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell per se G02F1/13
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

One aspect of the disclosure involves modifying a display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element. Another aspect of the disclosure involves modifying an effective positioning of at least one display marker relative to a supporting structure

Claims

1. A method comprising:

modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying the at least one display marker at least partially based on at least one roadway condition.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying the at least one display marker at least partially to compensate for a wide vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying the at least one display marker based at least in part on a regular roadway operation.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying the at least one display marker to provide for a high-occupancy vehicle lane.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying the at least one display marker to reduce wear on a roadway.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying the at least one display marker to indicate an emergency and/or enforcement situation.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying the at least one display marker to indicate that a user of a roadway is operating a vehicle or acting in an undesired manner.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying the at least one display marker to indicate a hazard.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying the at least one display marker to indicate an automobile breakdown.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying a position of the at least one display marker to provide a change of at least one lane of a roadway.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying a position of the at least one display marker to provide a change of a width of at least one lane of a roadway.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying a dimension of the at least one display marker.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying a position of the at least one display marker to provide a change of a position of the at least one display marker.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying a position of the at least one display marker to provide a change of a position of at least one lane of a roadway.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying the at least one display marker based at least in part on an individual vehicle condition.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

dynamically modifying the at least one display marker.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

gradually modifying the at least one display marker.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

dynamically modifying the at least one positional display element.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

gradually modifying the at least one positional display element.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying the at least one display marker at least partially situated on a roadway at least partially formed from at least one of a group including dirt, gravel, grass, paved, and/or concrete.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying the at least one display marker at least partially by actuating the at least one positional display element that is from a group including LCD-based, LED-based, positional display element(s)-based, bio-luminescent-based, and/or nano-structure-based.

23. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

at least partially embedding the at least one positional display element in a roadway.

24. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

at least partially incorporating into a roadbed material the at least one positional display element in a roadway.

25. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

at least partially laying the at least one positional display element upon a roadway.

26. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying positional information corresponding to modifying the at least one display marker within a vehicle.

27. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying the at least one display marker to act at least in part as an advertisement.

28. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying the at least one display marker to at least in part provide information to a driver of a vehicle following a roadway.

29. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying the at least one display marker at least partially by image processing the at least one positional display element.

30. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying the at least one display marker at least partially by affecting a presentation caused by the at least one positional display element.

31. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying at least one roadway display marker at least partially by the actuating the at least one positional display element.

32. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying at least one waterway display marker at least partially by the actuating the at least one positional display element.

33. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying at least one display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element comprises:

modifying at least one airway display marker at least partially by the actuating the at least one positional display element.

34. A method, comprising:

modifying an effective position of at least one display marker relative to a supporting structure.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the modifying an effective position of at least one display marker relative to a supporting structure comprises:

modifying the effective position of at least one roadway display marker relative to a roadway.

36. The method of claim 34, wherein the modifying an effective position of at least one display marker relative to a supporting structure comprises:

modifying the effective position of at least one waterway display marker relative to a waterway.

37. The method of claim 34, wherein the modifying an effective position of at least one display marker relative to a supporting structure comprises:

modifying the effective position of at least one airway display marker relative to an airway.

38. The method of claim 34, wherein the modifying an effective position of at least one display marker relative to a supporting structure comprises:

affecting a presentation.

39. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one roadway display marker configurable to be modified relative to a roadway at least partially by an at least one positional display element.

40. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one waterway display marker configurable to be modified relative to a waterway at least partially by an at least one positional display element.

41. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one airway display marker configurable to be modified relative to an airway at least partially by an at least one positional display element.

42. (canceled)

43. (canceled)

44. (canceled)

45. A method comprising:

sensing a parameter relating to a boundary to travel of a vehicle, a route for travel by the vehicle, or a limit to travel by the vehicle using at least one display marker; and

guiding or alerting the vehicle at least partially using the parameter sensed by the at least one display marker.

46. A method comprising:

sensing at a location external to a vehicle a parameter relating to the vehicle using at least one display marker; and

guiding the vehicle at least partially using the parameter sensed by the at least one display marker.

47. A method comprising:

positioning at least one positional display element that can be used to display at least an image portion; and

displaying the at least the image portion with the at least one positional display element based at least in part on the positioning the at least one positional display element that can be used to display the at least the image portion.

48. A method comprising:

providing a display image utilizing a plurality of positional display elements that are arranged in a non-uniform configuration.

49. A method comprising:

limiting directing of at least a portion of an image with respect to a first region that is within a field of view for a display; and

excluding directing of at least a portion of the image with respect to a second region that is also within the field of view for the display.

50. (canceled)