Location sensitive display device, system, and method of providing animation sequences
First Claim
1. A display device for use in an environment comprising:
- a display base provided with a plurality of indication units which illuminate when activated;
a broadcast receiver-decoder unit coupled to the base which detects a non-specific broadcast receiver-decoder unit coded sequencing signal emitted by any one of a plurality of broadcast transmitters within the environment, wherein at least one of the transmitters is capable of transmitting a different coded sequencing signal from the sequencing signal transmitted by at least one of the other transmitters, and the broadcast receiver-decoder unit decodes the coded sequencing signal when the receiver decoder unit is within a predetermined vicinity of the transmitting broadcast transmitter to provide a sequencing control signal;
a microprocessor control circuit coupled to said receiver-decoder unit and to said indication units and having a stored program, said program directing said control circuit to generate a sequence of output signals based upon said control signal, said sequence of output signals activating and illuminating said plurality of indication units in a sequence determined by said sequence of output signals to provide a predetermined visual display on any said display device that is located within the predetermined vicinity.
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Abstract
A location sensitive display device, and method therefor utilized in an entertainment environment. The display device includes a receiver, control circuit, and indication units. Infrared (IR) transmitters are positioned within the entertainment environment and emit a code which is detected and decoded by the receiver or IR photodiode. The receiver generates a control signal in response to the transmitted IR signal, and a control circuit processes the control signal to generate output signals which illuminate Light Emitting Diode (LED) indication units in a sequence determined by the output signals to provide a predetermined visual display. The display can be used in an activity related to the entertainment environment and can be controlled by a user or a central control system. Further, the display device can include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen to provide various types of games including games of skill and trivia games with questions and answers.
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111 Claims
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1. A display device for use in an environment comprising:
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a display base provided with a plurality of indication units which illuminate when activated; a broadcast receiver-decoder unit coupled to the base which detects a non-specific broadcast receiver-decoder unit coded sequencing signal emitted by any one of a plurality of broadcast transmitters within the environment, wherein at least one of the transmitters is capable of transmitting a different coded sequencing signal from the sequencing signal transmitted by at least one of the other transmitters, and the broadcast receiver-decoder unit decodes the coded sequencing signal when the receiver decoder unit is within a predetermined vicinity of the transmitting broadcast transmitter to provide a sequencing control signal; a microprocessor control circuit coupled to said receiver-decoder unit and to said indication units and having a stored program, said program directing said control circuit to generate a sequence of output signals based upon said control signal, said sequence of output signals activating and illuminating said plurality of indication units in a sequence determined by said sequence of output signals to provide a predetermined visual display on any said display device that is located within the predetermined vicinity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for use in an environment, comprising:
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a plurality of broadcast transmitters, wherein at least one transmitter of said plurality of transmitters is capable of emitting a different non-specific broadcast receiver-decoder unit coded sequencing signal; and a display device that comprises; a display base provided with a plurality of indication units which illuminate when activated; a broadcast receiver-decoder unit coupled to the display base configured to decode the nonspecific broadcast receiver-decoder unit coded signals emitted from any one of said plurality of transmitters when that receiver decoder unit is within a predetermined vicinity of the one of the transmitters and to provide a sequencing control signal in response thereto; a microprocessor control circuit coupled to said receiver-decoder unit and said indication units and having a stored program, said program directing said control circuit to generate a sequence of output signals based upon said control signal, said sequence of output signals activating and illuminating said plurality of indication units in a sequence determined by said sequence of output signals to provide a predetermined visual display on any said display device having the receiver-decoder unit therein that is within the predetermined vicinity. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. An audio-visual device for use in an environment, wherein the environment is provided with a plurality of transmitters including at least one broadcast transmitter which is capable of emitting a different non-specific broadcast receiver-decoder unit coded sequencing signal, the device comprising:
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a speaker which provides sound when activated; a display base provided with a plurality of indication units which illuminate when activated; a broadcast receiver-decoder unit coupled to the display base which detects the non-specific broadcast receiver-decoder unit coded sequencing signal emitted by any one of the transmitters when the the broadcast receiver-decoder unit is within a predetermined vicinity of the transmitter and decodes the coded sequencing signal to provide a sequencing control signal; and a microprocessor control circuit coupled to said receiver-decoder unit, said speaker, and said indication units, and having a stored program, said program directing said control circuit to generate a sequence of output signals based upon said control signal, said sequence of output signals activating said speaker and said indication units to generate a sequence of predetermined sounds and visual displays according to said sequence of output signals, when any said receiver-decoder unit is within the predetermined vicinity. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70)
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71. A display device for use in a game related to an environment, wherein the environment is provided with a plurality of broadcast transmitters, at least one of which is capable of emitting a different non-specific broadcast receiver-decoder unit coded sequencing signal, the display device comprising:
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a display base provided with an indication unit which illuminates when activated; a receiver-decoder unit coupled to the display base which detects the non-specific broadcast receiver-decoder unit coded signal emitted by the transmitter when the receiver-decoder unit is located within a predetermined vicinity of one of the transmitting transmitters and the receiver-decoder unit decodes the coded sequencing signal to provide a sequencing control signal; one or more user input buttons on the display device; and a microprocessor control circuit coupled to said receiver-decoder unit and having one or more stored programs representing a game, said program directing said control circuit to generate a sequence of output signals based upon said control signal, said sequence of output signals activating said indication unit to generate a sequence of predetermined visual displays corresponding to the game when the receiver-decoder unit of any display device comes within the predetermined vicinity and receives the coded sequencing signal, the user playing the game through said one or more input buttons. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A game system for use in an environment, comprising:
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a plurality of broadcast transmitters, at least one of the transmitters of said plurality of transmitters configured to emit a different non-specific broadcast receiver-decoder unit coded sequencing signal corresponding to a game; and a display device comprising; a display base provided with a an indication unit which illuminates sequences corresponding to the game when activated; a broadcast receiver-decoder unit coupled to the base which detects the non-specific broadcast receiver-decoder unit coded signal emitted by the transmitter when the broadcast receiver-decoder unit transmitter is located within a predetermined vicinity of the transmitter and the broadcast receiver-decoder unit decodes the coded sequencing signal to provide a sequencing control signal; one or more user input buttons on the display device; and a microprocessor control circuit coupled to said receiver-decoder unit and having one or more stored programs representing the one or more games, wherein at least one of said one or more programs is capable of directing said control circuit to generate a sequence of output signals based upon said sequencing control signal, said sequence of output signals activating said indication unit to generate a sequence of predetermined visual displays corresponding to the game when any said broadcast receiver-decoder unit detects the coded sequencing signal, wherein the user interacts with the game through said one or more input buttons. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. A method of providing an experience within an environment through the use of at least one display device having a base having a plurality of indication units thereon which illuminate when activated, wherein the environment is provided with a plurality of transmitters wherein at least two of the transmitters each emits a different non-specific broadcast receiver-decoder unit coded sequencing signal, the method comprising:
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programming a plurality of animation sequences into a microprocessor control circuit in the display device; detecting in a receiver-decoder unit in the display device the coded sequencing signal emitted by one of the at least two transmitters; generating a sequencing control signal with said decoder-receiver unit in response to the detected coded sequencing signal; providing the control signal to said control circuit; generating output signals based upon said control signal; and illuminating said indication units in the display device in a sequence determined by said output signals to provide a predetermined visual display when any said display device is within range of the one of the at least two transmitters. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111)
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