Interactive point of purchase system

• US 9,289,018 B2
• Filed: 01/19/2012
• Issued: 03/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RCS IP LLC
• Original Assignee: TCB Encore, LLC
• Inventors: De Mattei, Mark Anthony, Emeth, Solomon
• Primary Examiner(s): McDowell, Jr., Maurice L
• Application Number:
  US13/354,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20120204307A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,524 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/002 adapted to accommodate electronic equipment patients' garments for medical monitoring A41D13/1281; luminous ornaments A41D27/085
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 27/085 Luminous ornaments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/023 fixed on clothing
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/026 Advertising carried by a person, e.g. carried on the shoulders
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/33 being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/35 being liquid crystals G09F9/302 takes precedence; liquid crystal materials C09K19/00; liquid crystal panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell per se G02F1/13
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/04 Electronic labels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41415 involving a public display, viewable by several users in a public space outside their home, e.g. movie theatre, information kiosk
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02

Abstract

The system includes a garment having a series of electronic components affixed to a new or existing panel of said garment, which garment includes a flexible video display screen mounted on a portion of the garment outer surface and may contain a series of video cameras, communication systems, audio and video input and output devices, computer chips and transmission devices. A power generation system affixed to the garment or garment panel supplies the energy for its display.

Claims

1. A billboard garment that can be worn by a first entity, the billboard garment providing an interactive point of purchase system comprising:

a removable video display screen attachable to a display panel of a billboard garment;

one or more cameras;

a receiver interface for capturing environmental data in the proximity of the billboard garment;

a processor for processing images received on the one or more cameras to obtain demographic information for the environmental data;

a content interface through which the displayed content of the billboard garment is obtained and, in response to the environmental data, the billboard garment obtaining updated information over the content interface to display, wherein the updated information comprises information pertinent to the demographic information; and

a power generating apparatus located within the billboard garment providing power needs of the interactive point of purchase system.

2. The billboard garment of claim 1, wherein the billboard garment includes at least one microphone for the receiver interface for capturing environmental data and, the environmental data is a question from a second entity, and the updated information comprises information pertinent to the question.

3. The billboard garment of claim 2, wherein the billboard garment further includes and interfaces to a headset with earphones and, the headset being worn by the first entity and the updated information is in the form of audio delivered to the headset to enable the first entity to answer the question of the second entity in near real time.

4. The billboard garment of claim 1, wherein the billboard garment further includes at least one microphone for the receiver interface for capturing environmental data and at least one speaker, and the environmental data is a question from a second entity, and the updated information comprises audio and or video information pertinent to the question.

5. The billboard garment of claim 1, wherein the demographic information includes identifying the age of entities in the proximity of the billboard garment.

6. A billboard garment that can be worn by a first entity, the billboard garment providing an interactive point of purchase system comprising:

a removable video display screen attachable to a display panel of a billboard garment;

a receiver interface for capturing environmental data in the proximity of the billboard garment;

a content interface through which the displayed content of the billboard garment is obtained and, in response the environmental data, the billboard garment obtaining updated information over the content interface that is pertinent to the environmental data; and

power generating apparatus located within the billboard garment providing power needs of the interactive point of purchase system, wherein the environmental data includes demographic information identifying the age and race of entities in the proximity of the billboard garment and the updated information comprises an advertisement directed towards the demographic information.

7. The billboard garment of claim 6, wherein said display screen displays three-dimensional images.

8. The billboard garment of claim 6, wherein said display screen displays multiple-dimensional Mobile Access Code images.

9. The billboard garment of claim 6, wherein the billboard garment further comprises one or more video cameras thereby generating video content.

10. The billboard garment of claim 9, further comprising at least one speaker for delivering audio content to the billboard garment'"'"'s surroundings.

11. A billboard garment that can be worn by a first entity, the billboard garment providing an interactive point of purchase system comprising:

a removable video display screen attachable to a display panel of a billboard garment;

one or more video cameras thereby generating video content;

at least one speaker for delivering audio content to the billboard garment'"'"'s surrounding;

a receiver interface for capturing environmental data in the proximity of the billboard garment;

a content interface through which the displayed content of the billboard garment is obtained and, in response the environmental data, the billboard garment obtaining updated information over the content interface that is pertinent to the environmental data;

a transceiver for receiving content from a remote location for displaying said content on the display screen or relaying information to a wireless device; and

a power generating apparatus located within the Billboard Garment providing power needs of the interactive point of purchase system.

12. A billboard garment that can be worn by a first entity, the billboard garment providing an interactive point of purchase system comprising:

a removable video display screen attachable to a display panel of a billboard garment;

one or more video cameras thereby generating video content;

at least one speaker for delivering audio content to the billboard garment'"'"'s surrounding;

a receiver interface for capturing environmental data in the proximity of the billboard garment;

a content interface through which the displayed content of the billboard garment is obtained and, in response the environmental data, the billboard garment obtaining updated information over the content interface that is pertinent to the environmental data;

a transceiver for transmitting content received from said video cameras to a remote location; and

a power generating apparatus located within the Billboard Garment providing power needs of the interactive point of purchase system.

13. The billboard garment of claim 12, including transmitting means for transmitting the audio content to one or more portable wireless receiver devices.

14. The billboard garment of claim 12, further including transmitting means for transmitting said video content from said video cameras via satellite.

15. The billboard garment of claim 12, further including transmitting means for transmitting said video content from said video cameras via conventional radio signals and wireless transmission frequencies.

16. The billboard garment of claim 12, wherein said garment includes a frictionless communication chip that allows a wireless device to communicate with said garment.

17. The billboard garment of claim 12, wherein said garment includes a tracking device to track the whereabouts of a person wearing said garment.

18. A billboard garment that can be worn by a first entity, the billboard garment providing an interactive point of purchase system comprising:

a removable video display screen attachable to a display panel of a billboard garment;

one or more video cameras thereby generating video content;

at least one speaker for delivering audio content to the billboard garment'"'"'s surrounding;

a receiver interface for capturing environmental data in the proximity of the billboard garment;

visual recognition technology means in the billboard garment for translating an image obtained in the proximity of the billboard garment into the environmental data;

a content interface through which the displayed content of the billboard garment is obtained and, in response the environmental data, the billboard garment obtaining updated information over the content interface that is pertinent to the environmental data; and

a power generating apparatus located within the Billboard Garment providing power needs of the interactive point of purchase system.

19. The billboard garment of claim 18, wherein said garment includes a holographic projector that projects a multi-dimensional image in the proximity of a wearer of said garment.

20. The billboard garment of claim 18, including a monetary/point collection system on said garment that comprises a wireless communication system for collecting, aggregating and redemption of reward points collected by the wearer of said garment.

21. The billboard garment of claim 18, further including placing a company logo on said garment, the company logo including a Mobile Access Code that allows a wireless device to be directed to the internet or other electronic transmission point.