Apparatus for information display in programmable and reprogrammable spherical devices
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1. A programmable device for a three-dimensional display of information, comprising:
- a spherical element having a plurality of optical lens segments in operable communication with electronic display means, for displaying and representing information on the spherical element; and
programmable display means for displaying selected data being secured to inner faces of said plurality of lens segments so that images are directed to an outside surface of the spherical element.
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A programmable device for the display of information, comprising, a spherical or curved element, such as a globe, which is programmable/reprogrammable for the display of geographical, political, meteorological, biological, and cultural information. A spherical or curved element having a plurality of optical lens segments is in operable communication with programmable electronic displays, for displaying and representing information on the spherical element. The programmable displays are secured to the inside faces of lens segments so that images are directed to the outside surface of the sphere.
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1. A programmable device for a three-dimensional display of information, comprising:
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a spherical element having a plurality of optical lens segments in operable communication with electronic display means, for displaying and representing information on the spherical element; and
programmable display means for displaying selected data being secured to inner faces of said plurality of lens segments so that images are directed to an outside surface of the spherical element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A programmable/reprogrammable globe for a display of geographical, political, meteorological, biological, and cultural information, comprising:
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a spherical globe element having a plurality of optical lens segments in operable communication with electronic display means, for displaying and representing information on the spherical element; and
programmable display means for displaying selected data being secured to selected inner faces of said plurality of optical lens segments so that images are directed to an outside surface of the spherical element. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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