Flying display device

• US 9,891,885 B2
• Filed: 01/03/2016
• Issued: 02/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kim, Beomshik
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaawat, Mussa A
• Assistant Examiner(s): KERRIGAN, MICHAEL V
• Application Number:
  US14/986,712
• Publication Number:
  US 20160313743A1
• Time in Patent Office: 772 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/00 Type of UAV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/13 Flying platforms
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/00 UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/24 for use as flying displays, e.g. advertising or billboards
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0094 involving pointing a payload, e.g. camera, weapon, sensor, towards a fixed or moving target
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback

Abstract

A display device includes a display unit, at least a flight unit connected to the display unit, a position information receiving unit obtaining information on a current position of the display device, a sensor unit obtaining information of a user, a flight control unit automatically controlling a flight of the display device, a posture information obtaining unit obtaining posture information of the display device, a main control unit controlling an overall operation of respective components of the display device, a posture correction unit varying an angle of the display device or the display unit, a vibration system, a voice recognition unit, a communication module, an input member transmitting input information to the communication module, a power source unit, an obstacle detection unit, a joint manipulator connecting the at least one flight unit and the display unit, and a connector connecting the display unit and the display device.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

a display unit;

a plurality of flight units connected to the display unit and includes a propeller which changes a thrust direction and an inclination angle of the display unit;

a position information receiving unit which obtains information on a current position of the display device;

a sensor unit which obtains user information;

a flight control unit which automatically controls a flight speed and a flight direction of the display device;

a posture information obtaining unit which obtains posture information of the display device;

a main control unit which controls an overall operation of respective components of the display device; and

a posture correction unit which varies an angle of posture of the display device or the display unit relative to a user,

wherein each of the plurality of flight units further comprises a joint manipulator connected to one of opposite end portions of the display unit, and

wherein

a space is defined in the joint manipulator, and the propeller is disposed in the space.

2. The display device of claim 1, further comprising a vibration system.

3. The display device of claim 2, further comprising a voice recognition unit which recognizes a voice of the user and providing information on the recognized voice to the main control unit.

4. The display device of claim 3, further comprising a communication module receiving input information and providing the received input information to the main control unit.

5. The display device of claim 4, further comprising an input member transmitting input information to the communication module.

6. The display device of claim 5, further comprising a power source unit.

7. The display device of claim 6, further comprising an obstacle detection unit.

8. The display device of claim 1, wherein the posture information obtaining unit includes at least one of a gyro sensor, a motion sensor, and an accelerometer sensor.

9. The display device of claim 8, further comprising a connector connecting the display unit and the display device.

10. The display device of claim 8, wherein the position information receiving unit includes a global positioning system (“

GPS”

) receiver.

11. The display device of claim 8, wherein the position information receiving unit includes an inertial measurement unit (“

IMU”

).

12. The display device of claim 8, wherein the position information receiving unit includes a Wi-Fi-based positioning system (“

WPS”

).

13. The display device of claim 8, wherein the input member is a smart device.

14. The display device of claim 1, wherein the user information includes position information of the user.

15. The display device of claim 1, wherein the user information includes face information of the user.

16. The display device of claim 1, wherein the user information includes pupil information of the user.

17. The display device of claim 1, wherein the user information includes gesture information of the user.

18. The display device of claim 1, wherein at least two of the plurality of flight units comprising the joint manipulator are disposed with the display unit interposed therebetween.