Contoured large screen display

• US 20010010745A1
• Filed: 01/19/2001
• Published: 08/02/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: H. Douglas Russell
• Original Assignee: Transvision, Inc.
• Inventors: Lowry, Brian C., Lowry, Jerald F.
• Granted Patent: US 6,396,985 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 385/115
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/06 the relative position of the fibres being the same at both ends, e.g. for transporting images
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/32 having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends with lens being an integral part of the single fibre end G02B6/262
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4298 coupling with non-coherent light sources and/or radiation detectors, e.g. lamps, incandescent bulbs, scintillation chambers
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/305 being the ends of optical fibres G09F9/302 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 385/901 Illuminating or display apparatus

Abstract

An apparatus for use in contoured architectural milieus includes a contoured large screen display having a mounting means to which modular flat display tiles including, tiles of diverse or non-standard shapes and sizes are attached, each display tile having a plurality of optical fibers affixed behind the tile and communicating with a front surface of the tile.

Claims

1. A contoured large screen display, comprising:

(a) a mounting surface having at least one contoured portion; and

(b) a plurality of modular display tiles connected to the mounting surface, wherein at least one of the tiles comprises a non-standard tile,

wherein each tile has a front surface, a plurality of optical fibers are connected to each tile such that each optical fiber is communicative with the front surface of its corresponding tile, the fibers are positioned to form a matrix at the planar surface, and the matrix comprises a plurality of points having a pitch between each point.