Ornament apparatus, system and method
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1. An ornament system, comprising:
- a processor configured to communicate display data;
at least one ornament member, each ornament member having a body, a signal receiver configured to receive display data from the processor, and at least one display device configured to display user-perceptible information based on the display data received from the processor;
a signal generator associated with an item configured to electronically interact with the ornamental member, the signal generator producing a wireless communication signal in response to a predefined user action;
a sensor configured to receive the wireless communication signal generated by the signal generator, the sensor coupled to one of the processor or one of the ornament members;
wherein, upon receiving the wireless communication signal generated by the signal generator, the one of the processor and the ornament member that is coupled to the sensor is configured to communicate with and receive further data from the item or a remote computer associated with at least one third party entity; and
wherein at least one of the display devices of at least one of the ornament members is further configured to display further information associated with the further data received from the item or remote computer.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an ornamental system, apparatus and method that is dynamically modifiable. Embodiments of the ornament system comprise a processor, at least one ornamental member and a data controller. The processor is a computer or similar device that stores data for transmission. The ornamental member is configured to receive and display data stored in a database. Embodiments of the present invention can be coupled to other ornamental systems across a wide area network, wherein users can share data files for display.
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1. An ornament system, comprising:
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a processor configured to communicate display data; at least one ornament member, each ornament member having a body, a signal receiver configured to receive display data from the processor, and at least one display device configured to display user-perceptible information based on the display data received from the processor; a signal generator associated with an item configured to electronically interact with the ornamental member, the signal generator producing a wireless communication signal in response to a predefined user action; a sensor configured to receive the wireless communication signal generated by the signal generator, the sensor coupled to one of the processor or one of the ornament members; wherein, upon receiving the wireless communication signal generated by the signal generator, the one of the processor and the ornament member that is coupled to the sensor is configured to communicate with and receive further data from the item or a remote computer associated with at least one third party entity; and wherein at least one of the display devices of at least one of the ornament members is further configured to display further information associated with the further data received from the item or remote computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of displaying electronic ornaments, comprising:
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configuring a processor to communicate display data; providing at least one ornament member, each ornament member having a body, a signal receiver configured to receive display data from the processor, and at least one display device configured to display user-perceptible information based on the display data received from the processor; producing a wireless communication signal from a signal generator associated with an item configured to electronically interact with the ornamental member in response to a predefined user action; receiving the wireless communication signal with a sensor coupled to one of the processor or one of the ornament members; communicating with and receiving further data from the item or a remote computer associated with at least one third party entity, by the one of the processor and the ornament member that is coupled to the sensor, in response to receiving the wireless communication signal generated by the signal generator; and displaying, with at least one of the display devices of the at least one of the ornament members, further information associated with the further data received from the item or the remote computer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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