METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING DIGITAL DATA
First Claim
1. Apparatus for displaying digital content to a viewer, the apparatus comprising:
- a rotary display, the rotary display comprising;
a motor having a motor shaft;
at least one support arm mounted to the motor shaft and extending radially outboard from the motor shaft;
at least one array of light-emitting elements mounted to the outboard end of the at least one support arm;
a wireless antenna mounted to the motor shaft; and
a controller mounted to the motor shaft for controlling operation of the at least one array of light-emitting elements, the controller being connected to the wireless antenna for receiving digital content received by the wireless antenna from a remote source and pushing that digital content to the at least one array of light-emitting elements in an appropriate sequence and at an appropriate rate so as to present a fixed image to a viewer using the “
persistence of vision”
phenomenon associated with the human eye.
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Abstract
A rotary display device comprising one or more vertical arrays of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are rotated and energized at a controlled rate so as to project a 360 degree floating image. The displayed images are viewable from all angles (i.e., 360 degrees). The LEDs and associated control electronics are rotated at a desired speed, e.g., between about 720 and about 3600 revolutions per minute, by an AC or DC motor. Display content is either pre-loaded to the rotary display or transferred to the rotary display during device operation via a cellular telephone, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc. connection. The electrical power for the system, including the LED array and the control electronics, is provided via a contact-less rotary transformer that functions independently of the rotation speed.
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39 Claims
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1. Apparatus for displaying digital content to a viewer, the apparatus comprising:
a rotary display, the rotary display comprising; a motor having a motor shaft; at least one support arm mounted to the motor shaft and extending radially outboard from the motor shaft; at least one array of light-emitting elements mounted to the outboard end of the at least one support arm; a wireless antenna mounted to the motor shaft; and a controller mounted to the motor shaft for controlling operation of the at least one array of light-emitting elements, the controller being connected to the wireless antenna for receiving digital content received by the wireless antenna from a remote source and pushing that digital content to the at least one array of light-emitting elements in an appropriate sequence and at an appropriate rate so as to present a fixed image to a viewer using the “
persistence of vision”
phenomenon associated with the human eye.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for displaying digital content to a viewer, the method comprising:
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providing a rotary display, the rotary display comprising; a motor having a motor shaft; at least one support arm mounted to the motor shaft and extending radially outboard from the motor shaft; a least one array of light-emitting elements mounted to the outboard end of the at least one support arm; a wireless antenna mounted to the motor shaft; and a controller mounted to the motor shaft for controlling operation of the at least one array of light-emitting elements, the controller being connected to the wireless antenna for receiving digital content received by the wireless antenna from a remote source and pushing that digital content to the at least one array of light-emitting elements in an appropriate sequence and at an appropriate rate so as to present a fixed image to a viewer using the “
persistence of vision”
phenomenon associated with the human eye;wirelessly transmitting digital content from a remote source to the controller via the wireless antenna; and pushing the digital content from the controller to the at least one array of light-emitting elements in an appropriate sequence and at an appropriate rate so as to present a fixed image to a viewer using the “
persistence of vision”
phenomenon associated with the human eye. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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