Apparatus for providing an electronic display with selectable viewing orientations

• US 7,428,989 B2
• Filed: 01/07/2005
• Issued: 09/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wu Li Investments
• Original Assignee: Wu Li Investments
• Inventors: Donnell, Courtney, Abboud, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Frech; Karl D.
• Application Number:
  US11/031,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20050140647A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,362 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/380, 235/382, 235/383
• US Class Current: 235/383
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2021/0076 the screen being incorporated in the desk top
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2200/0073 Desk with integrated computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/16 Constructional details or arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3216 Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects

Abstract

An interactive display is provide with a frame for supporting the display, a viewing orientation selector which electronically changes the orientation of the image on the display within the frame and the frame may be placed in different orientations and the selector used to change the image to align with the orientation.

Claims

1. An interactive display, comprising:

a frame for supporting the display;

a plurality of manually operable viewing orientation selectors which electronically change the orientation of the image on the display within the frame independent of the orientation and movement of the display;

whereby the frame may be placed in different orientations and the selector used to change the image to align with the orientation.

2. The interactive display of claim 1, wherein the plurality of orientation selectors are disposed apart from each other and operable by more than one user.