Methods and systems of large scale video display

• US 8,928,559 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2008
• Issued: 01/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Standardvision LLC
• Original Assignee: Standardvision LLC
• Inventors: Velicescu, Adrian
• Primary Examiner(s): Tryder, Gregory J
• Application Number:
  US12/132,816
• Publication Number:
  US 20080303747A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,407 Days
• Field of Search: 345/31, 345/33, 345 44- 46, 345/55, 345 76- 84, 40463-466, 40470-476, 40492-507
• US Class Current: 345/31
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0268 at point-of-sale [POS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0645 Rental transactions; Leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• 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: G09G 2300/026 Video wall, i.e. juxtaposition of a plurality of screens to create a display screen of bigger dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/021 Power management, e.g. power saving
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/32 semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

In embodiments of the present invention, improved capabilities are described for displaying and managing dynamic, multi-media, video content presentation on an architectural scale. Methods and systems described include associating a video display with an advertising marketplace and leasing rights to a video display. A plurality of physical panel, rod, curtain, blade, and fin video display arrays are described, as are methods and systems for managing and editing video for display and powering a video display that is associated with an architectural feature.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing a large scale video display, the video display including a plurality of fins, each fin of the plurality of fins including a face and an edge and being configured to project at an angle from a faç

ade, thereby facilitating viewing of the video display from an angle which is substantially acute to the faç

ade, wherein each fin of the plurality of fins is rotatably disposed on the faç

ade, thereby allowing each fin of the plurality of fins to project at a selectable angle from the faç

ade; and

exhibiting a first video content across the plurality of faces and a second video content across the plurality of edges, wherein the first and the second video contents are different from one another and each includes a series of images to be displayed, and wherein at a given time, each face of the plurality of faces presents a respective different subset of total information required for presentation of a full image of the first video content, and each edge of the plurality of edges presents a respective different subset of total information required for a full image of the second video content.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating the plurality of fins with an audio system.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating the plurality of fins with a cooling system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the video content is high definition video content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the video display is associated with a software editor for managing the presentation of the content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the video display is associated with at least one power cable.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the power cable is an Ethernet cable.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the video display is associated with at least one data cable.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the data cable is an Ethernet cable.