WIND-POWERED DISPLAY

• US 20200158087A1
• Filed: 11/20/2018
• Published: 05/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: KLINE, ERIC V., RAKSHIT, SARBAJIT K.
• Granted Patent: US 10,641,246 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 1/02 having a plurality of rotors
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 80/00 Details, components or accessories not provided for in groups F03D1/00 - F03D17/00
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/11 storing electrical energy
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/34 on stationary objects or on stationary man-made structures
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2220/25 as advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/302 characterised by the form or geometrical disposition of the individual elements
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/3026 Video wall, i.e. stackable semiconductor matrix display modules video wall control systems G06F3/1446, G09G2300/026
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/33 being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/37 being movable elements G09F9/302 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/72 Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/728 Onshore wind turbines
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin

Abstract

A wind-powered display and method and computer program products for operating the same are provided. Aspects include obtaining a content item to be displayed on a wind-powered display panel, the wind-powered display panel including a plurality of embedded turbines that each has a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs). Aspects also include receiving rotational information for each of the plurality of embedded turbines and determining an illumination pattern for the plurality of LEDs based on the rotational information. Aspects further include selectively activating one or more of the plurality of LEDs based on the illumination pattern to cause the content item to be displayed on the wind-powered display.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for operating a wind-powered display comprising:

obtaining a content item to be displayed on a wind-powered display panel, the wind-powered display panel including a plurality of embedded turbines that each has a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs);

receiving rotational information for each of the plurality of embedded turbines;

determining an illumination pattern for the plurality of LEDs based on the rotational information;

selectively activating one or more of the plurality of LEDs based on the illumination pattern to cause the content item to be displayed on the wind-powered display.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least part of an energy used to activate the plurality of LEDs is created based on a rotation of the plurality of embedded turbines.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the content item is a video.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the rotational information includes a rotational speed, a rotational direction and a rotational position of each of the plurality of embedded turbines.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the illumination pattern for the plurality of LEDs is determined such that the wind-powered display panel, including the plurality of LEDs, displays the content item.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the wind-powered display panel further comprises a plurality of fixed location LEDs.

7. A wind-powered display comprising:

a processing system;

a battery; and

a wind-powered display panel in communication with the processing system, the wind-powered display panel comprising;

a plurality of embedded turbines that each have a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) deposed thereon;

a fixed array of LEDs;

a plurality of electromagnetic devices each coupled to one of the plurality of embedded turbines, the plurality of electromagnetic devices configured to generate energy based on a rotation of the plurality of embedded turbines; and

a plurality of sensors each coupled to one of the plurality of embedded turbines.

8. The wind-powered display of claim 7, wherein at least part of the energy generated by the plurality of electromagnetic devices is used to power the plurality of light emitting diodes and the fixed array of LEDs.

9. The wind-powered display of claim 7, wherein at least part of the energy generated by the plurality of electromagnetic devices is stored in the battery.

10. The wind-powered display of claim 7, wherein the processing system is configured to:

obtain a content item to be displayed on the wind-powered display panel;

receive rotational information for each of the plurality of embedded turbines from the plurality of sensors;

determine an illumination pattern for the plurality of LEDs and the fixed array of LEDs based on the rotational information;

selectively activate one or more of the plurality of LEDs d the fixed array of LEDs based on the illumination pattern to cause the content item to be displayed on the wind-powered display panel.

11. The wind-powered display of claim 10, wherein the content item is a video.

12. The wind-powered display of claim 10, wherein the rotational information includes a rotational speed, a rotational direction and a rotational position of each of the plurality of embedded turbines.

13. The wind-powered display of claim 10, wherein the illumination pattern is determined such that the wind-powered display panel displays the content item.

14. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith the program instructions executable by a computer processor to cause the computer processor to perform a method comprising:

obtaining a content item to be displayed on a wind-powered display panel, the wind-powered display panel including a plurality of embedded turbines that each has a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs);

receiving rotational information for each of the plurality of embedded turbines;

determining an illumination pattern for the plurality of LEDs based on the rotational information;

selectively activating one or more of the plurality of LEDs based on the illumination pattern to cause the content item to be displayed on the wind-powered display panel.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein at least part of an energy used to activate the plurality of LEDs is created based on a rotation of the plurality of embedded turbines.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the content item is a video.

17. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein rotational information includes a rotational speed, a rotational direction and a rotational position of each of the plurality of embedded turbines.

18. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the illumination pattern for the plurality of LEDs is determined such that the wind-powered display panel, including the plurality of LEDs, displays the content item.

19. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the wind-powered display panel further comprises a plurality of fixed location LEDs.