WEATHER-RESISTANT DISPLAY
First Claim
1. An outdoor weather-resistant display comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity;
an air-inlet disposed through the housing into the cavity;
an air-outlet disposed through the housing out of the cavity;
a liquid crystal panel disposed within the cavity;
a fan positioned to move air from outside the housing, through the air-inlet, into the cavity, across the liquid crystal panel, and out of the cavity through the air-outlet to outside the housing; and
a thermostat having a temperature sensor within the cavity, wherein the temperature sensor provides temperature readings within the cavity to the thermostat, the thermostat is in communication with the fan, and the thermostat controls operation of the fan based on the temperature readings in order to regulate temperature within the cavity.
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Abstract
An outdoor weather-resistant display may include a housing, an air-inlet, an air-outlet, a liquid crystal panel, a fan, and a thermostat. The air-inlet may be disposed through the housing into a cavity. The air-outlet may be disposed through the housing out of the cavity. The fan may be positioned to move air from outside the housing, through the air-inlet, into the cavity, across the liquid crystal panel, and out of the cavity through the air-outlet to outside the housing. The thermostat may have a temperature sensor within the cavity which provides temperature readings. The thermostat may control operation of the fan based on the temperature readings in order to regulate temperature within the cavity. The outdoor weather-resistant display may have further components to allow the display to operate in varying weather conditions, and to allow for wireless operation.
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88 Claims
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1. An outdoor weather-resistant display comprising:
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a housing defining a cavity; an air-inlet disposed through the housing into the cavity; an air-outlet disposed through the housing out of the cavity; a liquid crystal panel disposed within the cavity; a fan positioned to move air from outside the housing, through the air-inlet, into the cavity, across the liquid crystal panel, and out of the cavity through the air-outlet to outside the housing; and a thermostat having a temperature sensor within the cavity, wherein the temperature sensor provides temperature readings within the cavity to the thermostat, the thermostat is in communication with the fan, and the thermostat controls operation of the fan based on the temperature readings in order to regulate temperature within the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An outdoor weather-resistant display comprising:
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a glass panel comprising a front viewing surface and a back surface; an anti-reflective coating on the front viewing surface of the glass panel; a liquid crystal panel disposed behind the back surface of the glass panel; a brightness-enhancing diffusing film disposed behind the liquid crystal panel; and a backlight disposed behind the brightness-enhancing diffusing film. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An outdoor weather-resistant display comprising:
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a liquid crystal panel; a backlight disposed behind the liquid crystal panel; and a photocell in communication with the backlight for brightening the backlight when an amount of ambient light around the display is increased and dimming the backing when the amount of ambient light around the display is decreased. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An outdoor weather-resistant display comprising:
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a liquid crystal panel; and an infrared repeater for receiving an infrared signal and communicating the infrared signal to an external electronic component at a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An outdoor weather-resistant display comprising:
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a housing made of a metal having a thermal conductivity of at least 200 W/mK; and a liquid crystal panel disposed within a cavity of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An outdoor weather-resistant display comprising:
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a liquid crystal panel; and a wireless device comprising a receiver for wirelessly receiving audio and video signals transmitted from an external electronic component. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. An outdoor weather-resistant display comprising:
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a housing defining a cavity; a liquid crystal panel disposed within the cavity; and a circuit board disposed within the cavity, wherein the circuit board is coated with a weather-resistant coating. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. An outdoor weather-resistant display comprising:
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a housing defining a cavity, wherein the housing comprises a front viewing surface and an opposing back surface, a top surface and an opposing bottom surface, and two side surfaces, wherein the top surface, the bottom surface, and the two side surfaces extend between the front viewing surface and the back surface, wherein at least one of the top surface and the two side surfaces is angled towards the back surface at an angle of more than 90 degrees relative to a plane extending through the front viewing surface in order to move moisture away from the front viewing surface; and a liquid crystal panel disposed within the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. An outdoor weather-resistant display comprising:
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a housing comprising an external housing surface, wherein a first cavity is defined in the external housing surface, wherein the first cavity comprises an internal cavity surface which is recessed behind the external housing surface; an electrical connector disposed on the internal recessed cavity surface; a removable panel for covering the first cavity; and a liquid crystal panel disposed within a second cavity of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. An outdoor weather-resistant display comprising:
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a front housing sealed to a back housing with a first sealant, wherein a cavity is defined within the front and back sealed housings; a liquid crystal panel disposed within the cavity; a fan positioned to move air from outside the front and back sealed housings, through an air-inlet, into the cavity, across the liquid crystal panel, and out of the cavity to outside the front and back sealed housings; a thermostat having a temperature sensor within the cavity, wherein the temperature sensor provides temperature readings within the cavity to the thermostat, the thermostat is in communication with the fan, and the thermostat controls operation of the fan based on the temperature readings in order to regulate temperature within the cavity; a glass panel covering the cavity, the glass panel sealed to the front housing with a second sealant; and a circuit board disposed within the cavity, wherein the circuit board is coated with a weather-resistant coating. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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