Entertainment system and portable display apparatus thereof

• US 20060175879A1
• Filed: 08/02/2005
• Published: 08/10/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Wang, Yu-Jen, Hsieh, Sheng Jen, Chiang, Kun Nan
• Application Number:
  US11/195,182
• Publication Number:
  US 20060175879A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/188.40
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0235 of flat type, e.g. LCD
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0017 Head-rests
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0071 using latches, clips, clamps, straps or the like

Abstract

An entertainment system and a portable display apparatus thereof are provided. The entertainment system includes a media center having data and an access point connected to the media center, and the portable display apparatus wirelessly accesses the data via the access point and has an engaging device for engaging a target object therewith.

Claims

1. An entertainment system, comprising:

a media center having data;

an access point connected to said media center; and

a portable display apparatus wirelessly accessing said data via said access point, and having an engaging device for engaging a target object therewith.

2. The entertainment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said media center is a media server having said data to be wirelessly accessed via said access point.

3. The entertainment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said media center comprises a storing device for storing video/audio data.

4. The entertainment system as claimed in claim 1, comprising a securing element mounted on said target object for engaging said portable display apparatus with said target object.

5. The entertainment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said target object is one of a headrest and a portable media dock.

6. The entertainment system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said portable media dock comprises a connecting terminal.

7. The entertainment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said engaging device comprises a securing element and an engaging element.

8. The entertainment system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said securing element comprises:

a first protruding portion;

a pressing portion protruding from a surface of said target object;

a fastening portion connected to said target object; and

a resilient portion respectively connected to said fastening portion, said pressing portion and said first protruding portion for resiliently connecting said first protruding portion and said pressing portion to said fastening portion, thereby said first protruding portion and said pressing portion moving in a first direction relative to said fastening portion.

9. The entertainment system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said portable display apparatus has an engaging surface and said engaging element comprises a trench formed on said engaging surface;

and a controlling element mounted on said target object and comprising;

a second protruding portion; and

a third protruding portion,

wherein a first engagement of said portable display apparatus and said target object is controlled by a movement of said second protruding portion along said trench, and said portable display apparatus is fastened to said target object by said controlling element with a second engagement of said first protruding portion and said third protruding portion.

10. The entertainment system as claimed in claim 9, wherein said controlling element further comprises:

a manual driving portion protruding from a surface of said portable display apparatus for manually controlling a movement of said controlling element in a second direction.

11. The entertainment system as claimed in claim 9, wherein said trench is an inclined trench for said second protruding portion moving therein so as to control said first engagement of said portable display apparatus and said target object.

12. The entertainment system as claimed in claim 9, wherein said first protruding portion has a first inclined surface and said third protruding portion has a second inclined surface for said third protruding portion moving along said inclined surfaces while said controlling element moves in said second direction.

13. The entertainment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said portable display apparatus further comprises:

a liquid crystal display; and

a media player.

14. The entertainment system as claimed in claim 13, wherein said media player further comprises:

a panel front cover;

a control button board;

an analog/digital panel;

a digital media receiver;

a liquid crystal display driving board;

a panel rear cover; and

a wireless antenna for wirelessly accessing digital media data via said access point so as to broadcast said data.

15. The entertainment system as claimed in claim 13, wherein said media player further comprises a re-chargeable battery system.

16. The entertainment system as claimed in claim 13, wherein said media player comprises a video decoder wirelessly broadcasting said data, and having a format being one selected from a group consisting of a DivX, a Video, a WMA, an MP3, a JPEG, an MPEG-1/2/4 and an AVI formats.

17. A portable display apparatus having a display device and a housing, comprising:

an engaging element providing an engagement of said display device and said housing; and

a securing element for securing said engagement.

18. The portable display apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein said housing is engaged with a target object.

19. The portable display apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein said target object is one of a headrest and a portable media dock.

20. The portable display apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein said display device comprises a liquid crystal display and a media player

21. The portable display apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein said securing element comprises:

a first protruding portion;

a pressing portion protruding from a surface of said housing;

a fastening portion connected to said housing; and

a resilient portion respectively connected to said fastening portion, said pressing portion and said first protruding portion for resiliently connecting said first protruding portion and said pressing portion to said fastening portion, thereby said first protruding portion and said pressing portion moving in a first direction relative to said fastening portion.

22. The portable display apparatus as claimed in claim 21, wherein said display device has an engaging surface and said engaging element comprises a trench formed on said engaging surface;

and a controlling element mounted on said housing and comprising;

a second protruding portion; and

a third protruding portion,

wherein a first engagement of said display device and said housing is controlled by a movement of said second protruding portion along said trench, and said display device is fastened to said housing by said controlling element with a second engagement of said first protruding portion and said third protruding portion.

23. The portable display apparatus as claimed in claim 22, wherein said controlling element further comprises:

a manual driving portion protruding from a surface of said housing for manually controlling a movement of said controlling element in a second direction.

24. The portable display apparatus as claimed in claim 22, wherein said trench is an inclined trench for facilitating said second protruding portion to move along said trench.

25. The portable display apparatus as claimed in claim 22, wherein said first protruding portion has a first inclined surface and said third protruding portion has a second inclined surface for facilitating said third protruding portion to move along said inclined surfaces while said controlling element moves in said second direction.