MOBILE MEDIA DISPLAY CIRCUIT

• US 20150279268A1
• Filed: 03/31/2014
• Published: 10/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Prophet Signs, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Prophet Signs, Inc.
• Inventors: Ganim, Sam M., Cecil, Lon, Dening, David
• Application Number:
  US14/231,269
• Publication Number:
  US 20150279268A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/00 Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/26 to the rear of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/202 displaying a blind spot scene on the vehicle part responsible for the blind spot
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/301 combining image information with other obstacle sensor information, e.g. using RADAR/LIDAR/SONAR sensors for estimating risk of collision
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/302 combining image information with GPS information or vehicle data, e.g. vehicle speed, gyro, steering angle data
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/802 for monitoring and displaying vehicle exterior blind spot views
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/026 Video wall, i.e. juxtaposition of a plurality of screens to create a display screen of bigger dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/32 semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

In one embodiment, a display panel includes a cellular modem configured to receive an image, a control circuit in communication with the cellular modem, an LED display in communication with the control circuit and configured to display the image through a rear window of a vehicle, a first voltage regulator; and a second voltage regulator. The LED display comprises a first set of LED modules and a second set of LED modules. The first voltage regulator is coupled to the first set of LED modules, and the second voltage regulator is coupled to the second set of LED modules.

Claims

1. A display panel comprising:

a cellular modem configured to receive an image;

a control circuit in communication with the cellular modem; and

an LED display in communication with the control circuit and configured to display the image through a rear window of a vehicle.

2. The display panel of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to receive a set of images through the cellular modem and to display the set of images as a slideshow on the LED display.

3. The display panel of claim 2, further comprising:

a light sensor configured to measure an ambient light, and

wherein the control circuit is configured to control an illumination of the LED display based at least in part upon the measured ambient light.

4. The display panel of claim 3, wherein the LED display provides an image at an illumination above 2,500 candela/meter² upon a determination that the measured ambient light indicates day, and an image at an illumination below 2,500 candela/meter² upon a determination that the measured ambient light indicates night.

5. The display panel of claim 4, wherein the LED display provides an image at an illumination above 3,000 candela/meter² upon a determination that the measured ambient light indicates day, and an image at an illumination below 2,000 candela/meter² upon a determination that the measured ambient light indicates night.

6. The display panel of claim 5, wherein the LED display provides an image at an illumination above 4,000 candela/meter² upon a determination that the measured ambient light indicates day, and an image at an illumination below 1,500 candela/meter² upon a determination that the measured ambient light indicates night.

7. The display panel of claim 1, further comprising:

a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver configured to receive GPS signals from satellites and determine a location, and

wherein the control circuit and the cellular modem are configured to report the location to a central server.

8. The display panel of claim 1, further comprising:

an infrared sensor configured to receive infrared signals and to communicate with the control circuit.

9. The display panel of claim 1, further comprising:

a WIFI (wireless local area network based on IEEE 802.11 standards) circuit configured to receive a set of images and to send the set of images to the control circuit.

10. The display panel of claim 1, further comprising:

a rear camera configured to create an image of an object behind the vehicle; and

a virtual rear window configured to display the image of the object behind the vehicle.

11. The display panel of claim 1, further comprising:

a temperature sensor configured to measure an ambient temperature.

12. The display panel of claim 11, wherein the control circuit is configured to reduce illumination by the LED display upon a determination that the ambient temperature is high.

13. The display panel of claim 1, further comprising:

a first voltage regulator; and

a second voltage regulator.

14. The display panel of claim 13,

wherein the LED display comprises a first set of LED modules and a second set of LED modules;

wherein the first voltage regulator is coupled to the first set of LED modules; and

wherein the second voltage regulator is coupled to the second set of LED modules.

15. The display panel of claim 13, wherein the first voltage regulator has a first amperage rating, and wherein the second voltage regulator has a second amperage rating that is at least 10 amperes greater than the first amperage rating.

16. The display panel of claim 1, wherein the display panel is configured to perform the following steps:

receive, from a central server, a request for a location of the display panel;

determine the location of the display panel;

report, to the central server, the location of the display panel;

receive;

from the central server, at least one image associated with the location of the display panel; and

display the at least one image on the LED display.

17. The display panel of claim 16, wherein the location of the display panel is defined by a cellular communication cell.

18. A central server comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform the following steps;

request a first location from a display panel;

receive the first location from the display panel;

determine a first zone associated with the first location;

send a first set of images associated with the first zone to the display panel;

calculate an estimated time for crossing a border (ETCB) based at least in part upon the first location;

request, after the ETCB has passed, a second location from the display panel;

receive the second location from the display panel;

determine a second zone associated with the second location; and

send a second set of images associated with the second zone to the display panel.

19. The central server of claim 18, wherein calculating the estimated time for crossing a border is based at least partly upon a first velocity, and wherein the first velocity is calculated based at least partially upon:

the first location;

a first time associated with the first location;

the second location; and

a second time associated with the second location.