Display system and method of use

• US 10,175,927 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2017
• Issued: 01/08/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nanolumens Aquisition, Inc. (NanoLumens, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Nanolumens Aquisition, Inc. (NanoLumens, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cope, Richard Craig, Price, Douglas Andrew, Meincke, Drew Fredrick, Perez-Bravo, Jorge, Byrd, Joshua McKellar
• Primary Examiner(s): Gauthier, Gerald
• Application Number:
  US15/844,151
• Publication Number:
  US 20180107442A1
• Time in Patent Office: 389 Days
• Field of Search: 257 40, 257 59, 313499, 313504, 313505, 313506, 3151693, 345 76, 345 82, 348383, 349 58, 359604, 36167921, 361809, 362 973, 427 66, 29428, 3408154, 385 31
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/20 Light sources comprising attachment means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1431 using a single graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/04 by land vehicles
• 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: 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 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver

Abstract

A mobile personsize display system and method of use; in general, a platform, a support frame, a module display frame, an LED panel display formed of a plurality of LED display modules having a plurality of pixels, four or more casters, a battery powered supply, a media player (electrically communicating with the plurality of display modules for controlling the display of an image(s) on the LED panel display, and a removable content storage device and; thus, functions as a rugged person size mobile, light weight, battery powered display to inform customers and passers-by about product and service offerings via a rugged person size mobile light weight battery powered display.

Claims

1. A method of providing a light emitting display system on a support structure, the method comprising the steps of:

a) providing a plurality of light emitting display sub-assemblies attachable to said support structure, the plurality of light emitting display sub-assemblies collectively creating a visual display having no perceivable gaps or overlaps between adjacent light emitting display sub-assemblies;

b) constructing each of said light emitting display sub-assemblies according to the steps comprising;

i) affixing to a substrate a plurality of light emitting elements, the edges of the substrate defining a contiguous perimeter;

ii) arranging said plurality of light emitting elements in a matrix formation;

iii) providing, between each pair of adjacent light emitting elements, a pixel gap, thereby creating a plurality of pixel gaps;

iv) spacing each of said plurality of pixel gaps so that all pixel gaps are substantially the same size;

v) disposing on said substrate, within said plurality of pixel gaps, one or more bend points, each of said one or more bend points characterized in that said substrate is curveable around said bend point;

vi) defining a portion of said plurality of light emitters, each light emitter of said portion being spaced from said contiguous perimeter by a distance about one half the size of said pixel gap;

c) disposing said plurality of light emitting display sub-assemblies on said support structure so that a portion of said contiguous perimeter of each of plurality of light emitting display sub-assemblies abuts a portion of said contiguous perimeter of an adjacent light emitting display sub-assembly.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

a) configuring one or more display sub-assemblies to bend around one or more of said bend points thereby causing at least a portion of said visual display to form a curved visual display, said curved visual display having no perceivable gaps or overlaps between adjacent light emitting display sub-assemblies.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

a) providing a mobile base attached to the support structure.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

a) disposing a capture device within one of said plurality of pixel gaps, the capture device operative to capture one or more images from the environment in front of said visual display;

b) capturing one or more images from the environment in front of said visual display by means of said capture device.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

a) disposing a capture device within one of said plurality of pixel gaps, the capture device operative to capture audio from the environment in front of said visual display;

b) capturing audio from the environment in front of said visual display by means of said capture device.

6. A method of providing a light emitting display system on a support structure, the method comprising the steps of:

a) providing a plurality of light emitting display sub-assemblies attachable to said support structure, the plurality of light emitting display sub-assemblies collectively creating a visual display having no perceivable gaps or overlaps between adjacent light emitting display sub-assemblies;

b) constructing each of said light emitting display sub-assemblies according to the steps comprising;

i) affixing to a substrate a plurality of light emitting elements, the edges of the substrate defining a contiguous perimeter;

ii) arranging said plurality of light emitting elements in a matrix formation;

iii) providing, between each pair of adjacent light emitting elements, a pixel gap, thereby creating a plurality of pixel gaps;

iv) spacing each of said plurality of pixel gaps so that all pixel gaps are substantially the same size;

v) disposing on said substrate, within said plurality of pixel gaps, one or more bend points, each of said one or more bend points characterized in that said substrate is curveable around said bend point;

vi) defining a portion of said plurality of light emitters, each light emitter of said portion being spaced from said contiguous perimeter by a distance about one half the size of said pixel gap;

c) disposing said plurality of light emitting display sub-assemblies on said support structure so that a portion of said contiguous perimeter of each of plurality of light emitting display sub-assemblies abuts a portion of said contiguous perimeter of an adjacent light emitting display sub-assembly;

d) providing a second plurality of light emitting display sub-assemblies attachable to said support structure, the plurality of light emitting display sub-assemblies collectively creating a second visual display having no perceivable gaps or overlaps between adjacent light emitting display sub-assemblies;

e) further disposing said second plurality of light emitting display sub-assemblies so that said second visual display is not contiguous with said visual display.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising the steps of:

a) configuring one or more display sub-assemblies to bend around one or more of said bend points thereby causing at least a portion of said visual display to form a curved visual display, said curved visual display having no perceivable gaps or overlaps between adjacent light emitting display sub-assemblies.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising the steps of:

a) providing a mobile base attached to the support structure.

9. The method of claim 6 further comprising the steps of:

a) disposing a capture device within one of said plurality of pixel gaps, the capture device operative to capture one or more images from the environment in front of said visual display;

b) capturing one or more images from the environment in front of said visual display by means of said capture device.

10. The method of claim 6 further comprising the steps of:

a) disposing a capture device within one of said plurality of pixel gaps;

b) capturing audio from the environment in front of said visual display by means of said capture device.

11. A method of using a light emitting display system, the method comprising the steps of:

a) providing a plurality of light emitting display sub-assemblies attached to a support structure having a mobile base, the plurality of light emitting display sub-assemblies collectively creating a visual display having no perceivable gaps or overlaps between adjacent light emitting display sub-assemblies;

b) constructing each of said light emitting display sub-assemblies according to the steps comprising;

i) affixing to a substrate a plurality of light emitting elements, the edges of the substrate defining a contiguous perimeter;

ii) arranging said plurality of light emitting elements in a matrix formation;

iii) providing, between each pair of adjacent light emitting elements, a pixel gap, thereby creating a plurality of pixel gaps;

iv) spacing each of said plurality of pixel gaps so that all pixel gaps are substantially the same size;

v) disposing on said substrate, within said plurality of pixel gaps, one or more bend points, each of said one or more bend points characterized in that said substrate is curveable around said bend point;

vi) defining a portion of said plurality of light emitters, each light emitter of said portion being spaced from said contiguous perimeter by a distance about one half the size of said pixel gap;

c) disposing said plurality of light emitting display sub-assemblies on said support structure so that a portion of said contiguous perimeter of each of plurality of light emitting display sub-assemblies abuts a portion of said contiguous perimeter of an adjacent light emitting display sub-assembly;

d) positioning the light emitting display system by moving said mobile base;

e) displaying image or video content on the light emitting display system comprising marketing materials to inform customers of product offerings.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising the steps of:

a) disposing a capture device within one of said plurality of pixel gaps, the capture device operative to capture one or more images from the environment in front of said visual display;

b) capturing one or more images from the environment in front of said visual display by means of said capture device;

c) displaying a portion of one or more of captured images on the light emitting display system.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising the steps of:

a) disposing a capture device within one of said plurality of pixel gaps, the capture device operative to capture one or more images from the environment in front of said visual display;

b) capturing one or more images from the environment in front of said visual display by means of said capture device;

c) displaying simultaneously both a portion one or more of captured images on the light emitting display system and a portion of said marketing materials.