Vehicle communicator
First Claim
1. A visual communicator for a rear window of a vehicle comprising:
- semi-transparent means adapted to be disposed in said rear window of said vehicle for viewing from outside of said vehicle, said semi-transparent means having a degree of transparency accommodating normal use of an inside rearview mirror of said vehicle by a driver of said vehicle;
a message display unit including a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged in a matrix, said light emitting diodes comprising at least a portion of semi-transparent means and being selectively energizable to emit light, said matrix being disposed in a limited discrete portion of said rear window;
a message control unit for selectively energizing said light emitting diodes, said message control unit being operationally interconnected to said light emitting diodes and being programmed to energize said light emitting diodes in any one of a plurality of preselected patterns, said preselected patterns forming messages for viewing from outside of said vehicle; and
means for selectively actuating said message control unit.
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Abstract
A visual communicator for a rear window of a vehicle. The communicator is semi-transparent and adapted to be disposed in the rear window of the vehicle for viewing from outside of the vehicle. The degree of transparency is such as to accommodate normal use of an inside rearview mirror of the vehicle by a driver of the vehicle. The communicator also includes a message display unit including a plurality of light emitting diodes comprising in a matrix arrangement and disposed in a limited discrete portion of the rear window. The light emitting diodes are selectively energizable to emit light in the form of a message. The communicator further includes a message control unit operationally interconnected to the light emitting diodes for selectively energizing the light emitting diodes. The message control unit is programmed to energize the light emitting diodes in any one of a plurality of preselected patterns. With this arrangement, the preselected patterns form messages for viewing from outside of the vehicle upon selective actuation of the message control unit.
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24 Claims
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1. A visual communicator for a rear window of a vehicle comprising:
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semi-transparent means adapted to be disposed in said rear window of said vehicle for viewing from outside of said vehicle, said semi-transparent means having a degree of transparency accommodating normal use of an inside rearview mirror of said vehicle by a driver of said vehicle; a message display unit including a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged in a matrix, said light emitting diodes comprising at least a portion of semi-transparent means and being selectively energizable to emit light, said matrix being disposed in a limited discrete portion of said rear window; a message control unit for selectively energizing said light emitting diodes, said message control unit being operationally interconnected to said light emitting diodes and being programmed to energize said light emitting diodes in any one of a plurality of preselected patterns, said preselected patterns forming messages for viewing from outside of said vehicle; and means for selectively actuating said message control unit. - 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)
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