Writing surface with video display

• US 20080231764A1
• Filed: 05/13/2008
• Published: 09/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
• Original Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
• Inventors: Kendall, James W., McCoy, Richard A., Viswanathan, Ameresh, Moes, Christopher S., Knight, John M., Weinkauf, David A.
• Application Number:
  US12/119,583
• Publication Number:
  US 20080231764A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/836
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 23/028 Details
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 23/12 Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 23/126 Water cooler
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2400/06 Refrigerators with a vertical mullion
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2400/361 Interactive visual displays
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2400/40 Refrigerating devices characterised by electrical wiring
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0017 with operator interface units

Abstract

A system of a video display and a writing surface. In one embodiment, the system includes a writing surface, a video display and a service interface for coupling the system to an appliance surface. In another embodiment, the system includes a main body, a video display attached to the main body, and a writing surface on the main body disposed adjacent to and parallel to the video display.

Claims

1-52. -52. (canceled)

53. A system removably mountable to an appliance surface comprising:

a writing surface;

a video display, and

a first service interface for coupling the system to the appliance surface.

54. The system of claim 53, further comprising:

at least one of a power storage device, a service interface for coupling a consumer electronic devices to the system, a microphone, a speaker, and a camera.

55. The system of claim 54, further comprising a second service interface configured for one of coupling the system to a network;

wherein the system is able to communicate at least a portion of the data associated with one of the video display, microphone, speaker, and camera with the a second service interface.

56. The system of claim 53, wherein the video display is a video display functions as at least one of a digital picture frame, a calendar, a messaging device.

57. The system of claim 53, where the writing surface is erasable.

58. The system of claim 57, where the writing surface is a dry erase board.

59. The system of claim 58, where the writing surface is a whiteboard.

60. The system of claim 53, wherein the writing surface is parallel to the video display.

61. The system of claim 53, wherein the writing surface is adjacent to the video display.

62. The system of claim 53, wherein the appliance is a refrigerator.

63. The system of claim 53, further comprising a storage compartment for storing accessories for the system.

64. The system of claim 63, further comprising a storage compartment for storing writing accessories for the writing surface.

65. The system of claim 63 further comprising a storage compartment for storing erasing accessories for the writing surface.

66. The system of claim 53 further comprising a connector component capable of enabling service transfer from the system.

67. The system of claim 66 wherein the connector component comprises an adapter service interface that enables the supply of service through a physical coupling.

68. The system of claim 67 wherein the connector component comprises a plug and socket assembly to enable power delivery.

69. A system comprising:

A main body,

a video display attached to the main body, and

a writing surface on the main body disposed adjacent to and parallel to the video display.

70. The system of claim 69, further comprising at least one of a power storage device, a service interface for coupling a consumer electronic devices to the system, a microphone, a speaker and a camera.

71. The system of claim 69, further comprising a second service interface configured for one of coupling the system to a network;

wherein the system is able to communicate at least a portion of the data associated with one of the video display, microphone, speaker, and camera with the a second service interface.

72. The system of claims 69, wherein the video display is a video display functions as at least one of a digital picture frame, a calendar, a messaging device.

73. The system of claim 69, where the writing surface is erasable.

74. The system of claim 73, where the writing surface is a dry erase board.

75. The system of claim 74, wherein the writing surface is a whiteboard.

76. The system of claim 69, further comprising a storage compartment for storing accessories for the system.

77. The system of claim 76, further comprising a storage compartment for storing at least one of erasing and writing accessories for the writing surface.

78. The system of claim 69 further comprising a connector component capable of enabling service transfer from the system.

79. The system of claim 69 wherein the connector component comprises an adapter service interface that enables the supply of service through a physical coupling.

80. The system of claim 69 wherein the connector component comprises a plug and socket assembly to enable power delivery.

81. A system removably mountable to an appliance surface comprising:

a main body,

a first service interface for coupling the main body to the appliance surface,

a video display attached to the main body,

an erasable writing surface on the main body disposed adjacent to and parallel to the video display, and

a storage compartment for storing writing accessories for the writing surface.

82. The system of claim 81, further comprising a power storage device.

83. The system of claim 81, further comprising a service interface for coupling a consumer electronic devices to the system.

84. The system of claim 81, further comprising:

at least one of a, video display, microphone, speaker, and camera, and

a second service interface configured for one of coupling the system to a network;

wherein the system is able to communicate at least a portion of the data associated with one of the video display, microphone, speaker, and camera with the a second service interface.

85. The system of claims 81, wherein the video display is a video display functions as at least one of a digital picture frame, a calendar, a messaging device.

86. The system of claim 81, where the erasable writing surface is a dry erase board.

87. The system of claim 81, wherein the storage compartment stores at least one of writing and erasing accessories for the writing surface.

88. The system of claim 81 further comprising a connector component capable of enabling service transfer from the system.

89. A system comprising:

a main body,

a video display attached to the main body,

a dry erase board writing surface on the main body disposed adjacent to and parallel to the video display,

a recording device. and

a storage compartment for storing writing accessories for the writing surface.

90. The system of claim 89, wherein the recording device comprises at least one of and a microphone and a camera.

91. The system of claims 89, wherein the video display is a video display functions as a messaging device.

92. The system of claims 89, wherein the messaging device is configured having at least a portion of the functionality of an answering machine.

93. The system of claim 89 further comprising a connector component capable of enabling service transfer from the system.