Apparatus for and process of rotating a display
First Claim
1. An apparatus for rotating a display in response to a received remote control optical signal, the apparatus comprising:
- a turnable for supporting a display;
driving means for rotating said turntable;
a position meter for outputting a signal corresponding to a rotation angle of said turntable;
an optical sensor for detecting an incident direction of the received remote control optical signal; and
a controller for controlling said turntable driving means by determining an amount and direction of rotation of said turntable in accordance with the outputs of said optical sensor and position meter and causing said driving means to rotate said turntable in the determined direction by the determined amount.
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Abstract
An apparatus for and process of rotating a display adapted to an image display apparatus so that it automatically rotates the screen to face a viewer. For this operation, the apparatus includes a turntable for supporting the display, turntable driving mechanism for rotating the turntable throughout a predetermined angle, a position meter for outputting a voltage corresponding to the rotation angle of the turntable, an optical sensor for detecting the incident direction of a remote control optical signal, and a controller for controlling the turntable driving mechanism by determining the amount and direction of rotation of the turntable in accordance with the outputs of the optical sensor and position meter.
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1. An apparatus for rotating a display in response to a received remote control optical signal, the apparatus comprising:
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a turnable for supporting a display; driving means for rotating said turntable; a position meter for outputting a signal corresponding to a rotation angle of said turntable; an optical sensor for detecting an incident direction of the received remote control optical signal; and a controller for controlling said turntable driving means by determining an amount and direction of rotation of said turntable in accordance with the outputs of said optical sensor and position meter and causing said driving means to rotate said turntable in the determined direction by the determined amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A process of rotating a turntable comprising the steps of:
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simultaneously receiving a remote control signal in a plurality of different positional locations; determining that one positional location of the plurality in which the remote control signal is most incident; determining a position of a turntable; rotating the turntable until its position matches said one determined positional location. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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