DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT

• US 20090059175A1
• Filed: 08/30/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Big Space Ltd. (Campus Investments Plc)
• Original Assignee: The Big Space Ltd. (Campus Investments Plc)
• Inventors: Le Quesne, Robert, Lockard, Richard
• Application Number:
  US11/847,570
• Publication Number:
  US 20090059175A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 353/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/042 by opto-electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0433 in which the acoustic waves are either generated by a movable member and propagated within a surface layer or propagated within a surface layer and captured by a movable member
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A display arrangement having a user-facing side, the display arrangement comprising a display device and a data reader device for reading data from a data carrier associated with an item, including item identification data. The display arrangement has a database interface for accessing a database, which stores content data in correspondence with item identification data. The display device is responsive to item identification data being read by the data reader device from a data carrier to display content data on the user-facing side. The user-facing side includes a mirror, and a user sees both a reflection from the mirror and the displayed image when the user is in front of the user-facing side.

Claims

1. A display arrangement having a user-facing side which, in use, faces a user, the display arrangement comprising:

a display device; and

a data reader device for reading data from a data carrier associated with an item, said data including item identification data,

wherein said display arrangement has a database interface for accessing a database, said database storing content data in correspondence with item identification data for a plurality of items,

said display device being responsive to item identification data being read by said data reader device from a data carrier to display content data on said user-facing side,

wherein said user-facing side includes a mirror, and

wherein a user sees both a reflection from said mirror and said displayed image when the user is in front of said user-facing side.

2. A display arrangement according to claim 1, said mirror comprising a partly-transmissive mirror.

3. A display arrangement according to claim 2, said mirror having a rear side and said display device being arranged to display an image towards said rear side, the image being visible through said partly-transmissive mirror.

4. A display arrangement according to claim 1, said data reader device comprising a radio frequency data reader device.

5. A display arrangement according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of items, wherein a different said data carrier is attached to each of said plurality of items.

6. A display arrangement according to claim 5, said data carriers each comprising an RFID tag.

7. A display arrangement according to claim 5, said items being clothing items.

8. A display arrangement according to claim 7, said mirror having a height of at least 150 cm.

9. A display arrangement according to claim 1, said mirror being touch-sensitive, wherein when said display device displays an image which is visible on said user-facing side of said display arrangement, said display device is responsive to a user input on said touch-sensitive mirror.

10. A display arrangement according to claim 1, said display arrangement being coupled to at least one wireless handheld device, said display arrangement being responsive to item identification data being read by said data reader device from a data carrier to transmit data to said at least one wireless handheld device.

11. A display arrangement according to claim 10, said display arrangement being responsive to a user input, in addition to data read by said data reader device from a data carrier, to transmit data to said wireless handheld device.

12. A display arrangement having a user-facing side which, in use, faces a user, the display arrangement comprising:

a plurality of data carriers;

a plurality of items, wherein a different said data carrier is attached to each of said plurality of items;

a display device; and

a data reader device for reading data from a data carrier attached to an item, said data including item identification data,

wherein said display arrangement has a database interface for accessing a database, said database storing content data in correspondence with item identification data for a plurality of items,

said display device being responsive to item identification data being read by said data reader device from a data carrier to display content data on said user-facing side,

wherein said user-facing side includes a mirror, said mirror comprising a partly-transmissive mirror, said mirror having a rear side and said display device being arranged to display an image towards said rear side, the image being visible through said partly-transmissive mirror, and

wherein a user sees both a reflection from said mirror and said displayed image when the user is in front of said user-facing side.

13. A display arrangement according to claim 12, said data carriers each comprising an RFID tag.

14. A display arrangement according to claim 12, said items being clothing items.

15. A display arrangement according to claim 14, said mirror having a height of at least 150 cm.