SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DISPLAY SYSTEM

• US 20100182518A1
• Filed: 01/16/2009
• Published: 07/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Ungari, Joseph, Kirmse, Noel J.
• Application Number:
  US12/355,184
• Publication Number:
  US 20100182518A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/836
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/2227 with means for amusing or giving information to the user A47G23/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2019/2238 with illumination means
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2019/2244 with sound emitting means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/64 Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers furniture aspects of television cabinets A47B81/06

Abstract

A system and method provide an interactive display screen which may be fitted or associated with a container or vessel. In an embodiment, the display screen is wrapped around or configured to surround entirely or partially a host object. In a further embodiment, the display screen is activated by a received signal from a sensor associated with the display screen, a remote activation signal, or a simple press of an activation button by a user. In an embodiment, the display screen is configured to exhibit media such as email(s), text message(s), photo(s) and/or video(s) received from a mobile device and/or other locations.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a visual display device having a visual display, wherein the visual display device is configured to be associated with a container;

an activation mechanism, the activation mechanism being associated with the visual display device;

at least one connector configured to cause the visual display device to be associated with the container;

a memory associated with the visual display device and adapted to store digital content; and

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a data transfer device associated with the visual display device for at least one of transmitting data and receiving data wirelessly.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the activation mechanism is responsive to at least one of:

weight, temperature, liquid, pressure, and motion.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one side of the container is curved, the visual display device being configured to be attached to the at least one side of the container that is curved.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the visual display device is substantially similar in shape to the at least one side of the container that is curved.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the visual display device is flexible.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one side of the container is substantially flat, the visual display device being configured to be connected to the at least one side of the container that is substantially flat.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the data transfer device is configured to send and receive data to and from another device responsive to the container coming in contact with the other device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the visual display device is configured to display at least one of:

images, video, news, weather, a graphical user interface, game displays, maps, traffic conditions, user information, a personal profile, a dating profile, a social networking profile, consumer information, recipes, beverage information, nutritional values, and a Web browser.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the container is configured to hold a second container, the second container being removable from the first container.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the container is configured with a hollow portion adapted to contain a quantity of matter, wherein the visual display responds according to the quantity of matter contained within the hollow portion of the container.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the quantity of matter is a quantity of liquid having an upper surface, and wherein the visual display responds by one of:

only displaying a portion of the visual display that is below the upper surface and by only displaying a portion of the visual display that is above the upper surface.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the container is adapted to hold at least one permeable substance, and wherein the activation mechanism is responsive to a moisture quantity in the at least one permeable substance.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a speaker connected to the memory and adapted to produce audio responsive to accessing at least some of the data contained in the memory.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a container, wherein the visual display device is attached to the container.

15. A method, comprising:

receiving visual data responsive to an activation mechanism wirelessly; and

displaying the visual data on a visual display device associated with a container responsive to the activation mechanism,

wherein the activation mechanism is a sensor which activates at least one of the receiving of and the displaying of visual data.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the sensor is responsive to at least one of:

weight, temperature, liquid, pressure, and motion.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein at least one side of the container is curved, and wherein the displaying occurs on the at least one side of the container that is curved.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the displaying includes a display surface that is curved.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the display surface is substantially similar in shape to the at least one side of the container that is curved.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein at least one side of the container is substantially flat, and wherein the visual display device is connected to the at least one side of the container that is substantially flat.

21. The method of claim 15, wherein the transmitting occurs with a second device and is at least responsive to the container coming in contact with the second device.

22. The method of claim 15, wherein the visual entity includes at least one of:

images, video, news, weather, a graphical user interface, game displays, maps, traffic conditions, user information, a personal profile, a dating profile, a social networking profile, consumer information, recipes, beverage information, nutritional values, and a Web browser.

23. The method of claim 15, wherein the container is configured to hold a second container.

24. The method of claim 15, wherein the container is configured with a hollow portion adapted to contain a quantity, wherein the displaying includes adjusting the visual entity according to the quantity contained within the hollow portion of the container.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the quantity is a quantity of liquid having a surface, and wherein the adjusting includes one of:

only displaying a portion of the visual entity that is below the surface and only displaying a portion of the visual entity that is above the surface.

26. The method of claim 15, wherein the container is adapted to hold at least one permeable substance, and wherein the activation mechanism is responsive to a moisture quantity in the at least one permeable substance.

27. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

producing audio responsive to accessing at least some of the data contained in a memory associated with the visual display device.