Resturant and bar consumer display

• US 20080262932A1
• Filed: 04/18/2008
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Andrew Wareham
• Original Assignee: Andrew Wareham
• Inventors: Wareham, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US12/148,474
• Publication Number:
  US 20080262932A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 23/06 the advertising matter being combined with articles for restaurants, shops or offices on paper articles G09F23/10
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/33 being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes

Abstract

A restaurant and bar consumer display that consists of an active matrix OLED display, memory, microprocessor board, tilt sensor, USB port, battery, enclosed in a case that may be a coaster and attachable to a container, such as a glass or jar or implemented as a standup placard.

Claims

1. A restaurant and bar consumer display, comprising:

a display;

a processor board with a controller and memory;

a power supply; and

a housing that holds the display and processor board, where the display is in signal communication with the controller and memory of the processor board when powered by the power supply.

2. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 1, further comprising a sensor coupled to the controller.

3. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 2, where the sensor is motion sensor.

4. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 3, where the motion sensor is a tilt sensor that senses tilt in at least one axis.

5. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 3, where the housing is at least a two piece case that encloses the processor board.

6. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 5, where the housing is sealed against moisture.

7. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 6, where the housing is a drink coaster.

8. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 6, where the housing is a table placard.

9. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 6, where the housing is a polypropylene housing.

10. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 2, where the sensor is a digital imaging device.

11. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 1, where the display is an OLED display.

12. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 1, where the display is a touch screen.

13. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 1, including a wireless receiver coupled to the controller.

14. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 13, where the wireless receiver is a Bluetooth receiver.

15. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 13, where the wireless receiver is a wireless internet receiver.

16. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 1, including a transceiver coupled to the controller.

17. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 1, where the memory stores statistical information associated with a customer.

18. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 1, including a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag within the housing.

19. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 1, where digital content that is displayable in the display is responsive the RFID tag, where the RFID tag triggers the digital content.

20. The restaurant and bar consumer display of claim 1,