Display devices

• US 9,640,118 B2
• Filed: 01/14/2016
• Issued: 05/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Second Harvest Asia Ltd., The Coca-Cola Company
• Original Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
• Inventors: Jurewicz, William Jefferson, Squires, James Allen, Haroldson, Barrett David, Duarte, Lawrence Alexander, Hueske, Jeremiah Matthew, Kwong, Lo Chi, Roske, Shawn, Obelleiro, Julio, Perkins, Mervin, West, Ryan, Revelas, Peter, Kirschner, Jonathan, Marchbanks, Lisa R., Presten, Marjorie, Brown, Katherine Marie, Billig, Jeremy D., Bryant, Gregory Oren
• Primary Examiner(s): Edun, Muhammad N
• Application Number:
  US14/996,049
• Publication Number:
  US 20160133203A1
• Time in Patent Office: 474 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/22 telescopic
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/18 Image warping, e.g. rearranging pixels individually
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/00 Illuminated signs; Luminous advertising G09F9/00, G09F11/00 take precedence; control of displays in general using static means to present variable information G09G
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/005 Illumination controller or illuminated signs including an illumination control system
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/0454 Slidable panels or parts
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/30 with moving light sources, e.g. rotating luminous tubes
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/34 with light sources co-operating with movable members, e.g. with shutters to cover or uncover the light source apparatus wherein advertising or display material is moved in a continuous or intermittent succession G09F11/00; construction or details of lighting devices F21V11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2013/189 Three dimensional effects
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2013/222 with LEDs
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/00 Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the variable information is permanently attached to a movable support G09F11/00; abacus G06C1/00; slide-rules G06G1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/3026 Video wall, i.e. stackable semiconductor matrix display modules video wall control systems G06F3/1446, G09G2300/026
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/33 being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/372 the positions of the elements being controlled by the application of an electric field
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/026 Video wall, i.e. juxtaposition of a plurality of screens to create a display screen of bigger dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0426 Layout of electrodes and connections
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0613 The adjustment depending on the type of the information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/144 : the light being ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/06 : Remotely controlled electronic signs other than labels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3433 : using light modulating elements actuated by an electric field and being other than liquid crystal devices and electrochromic devices using liquid crystal devices G09G3/36; using electrochromic devices G09G3/38
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3648 : using an active matrix G09G3/367 - G09G3/3696 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/02 : characterised by the way in which colour is displayed details of colour display specific for CRTs G09G1/28; specific for flat matrix panels other than liquid crystal displays G09G3/2003; specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/10 : Intensity circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/00 : Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus casings, cabinets, drawers H05K5/00

Abstract

A display device includes a base structure, a plurality of modules coupled to the base structure, where each of the modules include a plurality of actuator assemblies. Each of the actuator assemblies is individually controllable to move the actuator assemblies between a retracted state and a plurality of extended states. A controller is coupled to each of the modules and is programmed to control the actuator assemblies to move the actuator assemblies between the retracted state and the plurality of extended states.

Claims

1. A display device, comprising:

memory; and

a processing system encoding instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to;

store three dimensional content for controlling the display device, the three dimensional content including first and second video signals, the first video signal containing instructions for controlling motion, and the second video signal containing instructions for controlling lighting, wherein the first and second video signals are synchronized;

receive the first video signal and to control motion of a plurality of actuator assemblies between a retracted state and a plurality of extending states based upon the first video signal; and

control lighting of a plurality of lights, wherein at least one of the lights is coupled to each of the actuator assemblies.

2. The display device of claim 1, wherein the first video signal includes a plurality of predefined movement files.

3. The display device of claim 1, wherein the first and second video signals have the same data length.

4. The display device of claim 1, wherein the processing system communicates with one or more sensors on the display device and modifies motion of one or more of the actuator assemblies based upon the first video signal.

5. The display device of claim 1, wherein the processing system communicates with environmental sensors to obtain data associated with an environment of the display device.

6. The display device of claim 5, wherein the processing system modifies motion of one or more of the actuator assemblies based upon the data associated with the environment.

7. The display device of claim 1, wherein the processing system monitors power consumption of the display device and generates an alert if the power consumption exceeds a threshold.

8. The display device of claim 1, wherein the first video signal includes motion video, and wherein the processing system converts the motion video to motion data.

9. The display device of claim 8, wherein the processing system converts each frame of the motion video into an image.

10. The display device of claim 9, wherein the processing system divides each image into a grid, with the grid matching a configuration of the plurality of actuator assemblies of the display device.

11. The display device of claim 1, wherein each of the actuator assemblies includes:

a stationary core;

a holding tube coupled to the stationary core;

a moving cube movably coupled to the holding tube, wherein the light module is coupled to the moving cube; and

an actuator coupled to the holding tube and the moving cube, the actuator configured to move the moving cube between the retracted state and the plurality of extended states.

12. The display device of claim 11, wherein the actuator is a linear actuator.

13. A display device, comprising:

a plurality of actuator assemblies, wherein each of the plurality of actuator assemblies includes;

a stationary core;

a holding tube coupled to the stationary core;

a moving cube movably coupled to the holding tube, wherein the light module is coupled to the moving cube; and

an actuator coupled to the holding tube and the moving cube, the actuator configured to move the moving cube between a retracted state and a plurality of extended states;

memory; and

a processing system encoding instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to;

store three dimensional content for controlling the display device, the three dimensional content including first and second video signals, the first video signal containing instructions for controlling motion, and the second video signal containing instructions for controlling lighting, wherein the first and second video signals are synchronized;

receive, by a movement software controller module, the first video signal and control motion of the plurality of actuator assemblies between the retracted state and the plurality of extending states based upon the first video signal; and

control, by a light controller module, lighting of a plurality of lights, wherein at least one of the lights is coupled to each of the actuator assemblies.

14. The display device of claim 13, wherein the actuator is a linear actuator.

15. The display device of claim 13, wherein the first video signal includes a plurality of predefined movement files.

16. The display device of claim 13, wherein the first and second video signals have the same data length.

17. The display device of claim 13, wherein the movement software controller module includes a motion panel process that communicates one or more sensors on the display device, the motion panel process being operable to modify motion of one or more of the actuator assemblies based upon the first video signal.

18. The display device of claim 13, wherein the movement software controller module includes an environmental process that communicates with environmental sensors to obtain data associated with an environment of the display device.

19. A display device, comprising:

memory; and

a processing system encoding instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to;

store three dimensional content for controlling the display device, the three dimensional content including first and second video signals, the first video signal containing instructions for controlling motion, and the second video signal containing instructions for controlling lighting, wherein the first and second video signals are synchronized;

receive, by a movement software controller module, the first video signal and control motion of a plurality of actuator assemblies between a retracted state and a plurality of extending states based upon the first video signal; and

control, by a light controller module, a plurality of lights, wherein at least one of the lights is coupled to each of the actuator assemblies;

wherein the first video signal includes motion video, and wherein the movement software controller module is further operable to convert the motion video to motion data;

wherein the movement software controller module is further operable to convert each frame of the motion video into an image; and

wherein the movement software controller module is further operable to divide each image into a grid, with the grid matching a configuration of the plurality of actuator assemblies of the display device.

20. The display device of claim 19, wherein the first video signal includes a plurality of predefined movement files.