Interactive multi-user display arrangement for displaying goods and services

• US 6,680,714 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2001
• Issued: 01/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Charles E. Wilmore
• Original Assignee: Charles E. Wilmore
• Inventors: Wilmore, Charles E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lao, Lun-Yi
• Application Number:
  US10/340,045
• Publication Number:
  US 20030179156A1
• Time in Patent Office: 855 Days
• Field of Search: 345/1--, 345/2--, 345/903, 345/173-183, 178/18-1-, 178/19.01, 705/26-27, 705/42, 705/43
• US Class Current: 345/1.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 345/903 Modular display

Abstract

A display arrangement having at least a video display region and at least one interactive display region, each display region being arranged as a matrix having respective rows and columns of display screens, the interactive display region having a row of monitor screens, and row of terminals, each terminal aligned with a respective monitor screen, each terminal having a plurality of key elements each having a designated key function; and computing apparatus in operative engagement with the display screens, and the monitor screens and the terminals for displaying information being stored in the computing apparatus in response to manual input entered into the key elements, and further, a display arrangement wherein the key elements are touch screen elements.

Claims

1. A display arrangement comprising at least a video display region and at least one interactive display region, the display region being arranged as a matrix having respective rows and columns of display screens, the interactive display region, which is different from the video display region, having its own row of monitor screens and its own row of terminals, said interactive display region having a row of monitor screens, and a row of terminals, each terminal aligned with a respective monitor screen, each terminal having a plurality of key elements each having a designated key function;

and computing means in operative engagement with said display screens, said monitor screens and said terminals operative for displaying information being stored in said computing means in response to manual inputs entered into said key elements.

2. A display arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said key elements are touch screen elements.

3. A display arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said video display region and said interactive display region are disposed in respective first and second planes.

4. Display arrangements according to claim 1, wherein said video display region and said interactive display region are facing away from each other.

5. A display arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said monitor screens and said terminals are disposed in forward facing alignment with said interactive display region.

6. A display arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said computing means include a computer having a data memory for storing graphic information displayable on said display screens and on said monitor screens.

7. A display arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said computing means include a plurality of work stations, each work station in operative engagement with a respective display screen, and having dedicated data memory for storing graphic information on said respective display screen.

8. A display arrangement according to claim 1, wherein each terminal includes a loudspeaker and a microphone for hands-free communication with said terminal.

9. A display arrangement according to claim 1, wherein each terminal includes an automatic teller machine slot and a printer.

10. A display arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said computing means include a remote data link for data exchange with a remote data bank.

11. A display arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said computing means include a digital voice link for digital voice communications with a remote voice source.

12. A display arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said terminal may include an interactive video camera coupled to a data link for interactively exchanging video information with a remote video terminal.