System and method for electronic airfield signage

• US 9,805,611 B2
• Filed: 10/12/2012
• Issued: 10/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JCAI Inc.
• Original Assignee: JCAI Inc.
• Inventors: Campbell, Jeffery P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Previl, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US14/351,224
• Publication Number:
  US 20150002317A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,845 Days
• Field of Search: 340953, 340945, 340947, 340952, 340988, 340989, 340990, 340949, 340948, 340959
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/06 for control when on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/22 Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 7/22 for rotatably or swingably mounting, e.g. for boards adapted to be rotated by the wind
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/33 being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/06 Remotely controlled electronic signs other than labels

Abstract

An airfield sign that includes a dynamic display area.

Claims

1. An airfield sign comprising:

a dynamic display portion;

a traffic light display portion; and

a processor, connected to the dynamic display portion and the traffic light portion, for controlling a display of information on the dynamic display portion;

wherein the dynamic display portion and the traffic light display portion are stored within a transparent housing, the transparent housing including a slanted front face.

2. The airfield sign of claim 1 further comprising a static display area portion.

3. The airfield sign of claim 1 wherein the dynamic display portion is a light emitting diode (LED) display or an electronically illuminated display.

4. The airfield sign of claim 3 wherein the individual light emitting diodes are controlled by the processor.

5. The airfield sign of claim 1 wherein the processor is in communication with a remote server for receiving and transmitting signals.

6. The airfield sign of claim 1 wherein the dynamic display portion is used to display de-icing information.

7. The airfield sign of claim 6 wherein the processor controls a display of de-icing information on the dynamic display portion.