Dynamic electronic display system with brightness control

• US 7,511,630 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2007
• Issued: 03/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Collin Peel
• Original Assignee: Intellimat, Inc.
• Inventors: Strickland, David, Cleland, Scott C., Blum, Ronald D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mullen; Thomas J
• Application Number:
  US11/735,908
• Publication Number:
  US 20080048880A1
• Time in Patent Office: 715 Days
• Field of Search: 340/815.4, 340/332, 345/77, 404/63, 405/41
• US Class Current: 340/815.4
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/22 Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/228 Ground signs, i.e. display signs fixed on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/06 Remotely controlled electronic signs other than labels

Abstract

A floor display system, including a floor covering, an electronic display device associated with the floor covering, wherein the electronic display device is configurable to display electronically modifiable arbitrary content, a controller, and a sensing device coupled to the controller, wherein the brightness of an image displayed by the electronic display device is capable of being varied based on information received by the controller from the sensing device. The sensing device may include a proximity detector. The electronic display device may include a plurality of separate panels.

Claims

1. A floor display system, comprising:

a floor covering;

an electronic display device associated with the floor covering, wherein the electronic display device is configurable to display electronically modifiable arbitrary content;

a controller; and

a sensing device coupled to the controller;

wherein the brightness of an image displayed by the electronic display device is capable of being varied based on information received by the controller from the sensing device.

2. The floor display system of claim 1, wherein the sensing device includes at least one proximity detector.

3. The floor display system of claim 1, wherein the sensing device is associated with the floor covering.

4. The floor display system of claim 1, wherein the sensing device is associated with an object near the floor display system.

5. The floor display system of claim 1, wherein the electronic display device comprises a plurality of separate panels.

6. The floor display system of claim 1, wherein the floor display system is locally configurable with selected content.

7. The floor display system of claim 1, wherein the floor display system is remotely configurable with selected content.

8. The floor display system of claim 7, wherein the floor display system is included in a network via which the floor display system is configured.

9. The floor display system of claim 1, wherein the floor display system is linked to a point-of-sale system.

10. The floor display system of claim 1, wherein the floor display system includes at least one interactivity device.

11. The floor display system of claim 1, further comprising an audio device.

12. A floor display system, comprising:

a floor covering;

an electronic display device associated with the floor covering, wherein the electronic display device is configurable to display electronically modifiable arbitrary content, and comprises a plurality of separate panels;

wherein each of the separate panels is configurable to display an image independently;

wherein each panel is further configurable to display an image with a different orientation from an image on another panel; and

wherein each panel is further configurable to display an image at varying levels of brightness.

13. The floor display system of claim 12, wherein at least two panels are configurable to form a composite image.

14. The floor display system of claim 12, further comprising:

a controller; and

a sensing device coupled to the controller;

wherein an image displayed by the electronic display device is capable of being rotated based on information received by the controller from the sensing device.

15. A floor display system, comprising:

an electronic display device configurable to display electronically modifiable arbitrary content; and

a positioning mechanism coupled to the electronic display device for positioning the electronic display device at a predetermined angle relative to a floor;

wherein the positioning mechanism is flexible and the electronic display device is further configurable to display content at varying degrees of brightness.

16. The floor display system of claim 15, wherein the positioning mechanism is expandable and retractable.

17. The floor display system of claim 16, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises a spring.

18. The floor display system of claim 17, further comprising another electronic display device, arranged back-to-back with the electronic display device, and sharing the positioning mechanism with the electronic display device.

19. The floor display system of claim 18, further comprising a speaker.

20. The floor display system of claim 19, wherein the speaker comprises a directional speaker.