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US 12,373,153 B2Granted
Display unit with vandalism deterrence features
AssigneeManufacturing Resources International, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Dunn, John Schuch, Peter Kaszycki, Douglas Bennett
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Abstract
Display units with vandalism deterrence are disclosed, along with related systems and methods. A display unit includes electronic display(s), shock sensor(s), and a controller which receives data from the shock sensor(s). Where the controller determines that the data received from the shock sensor(s) is outside of one or more predetermined parameters, the controller initiates a vandalism deterrence protocol for the display unit.
Claims20
A display unit with vandalism deterrence, said display unit comprising:
- one or more electronic displays;
- one or more shock sensors;
- and
- a controller in electronic communication with the one or more electronic displays and the one or more shock sensors, said controller comprising one or more of non-transitory electronic storage devices comprising software instructions, which when executed, configure one or more processors of the controller to:
- receive data from the one or more shock sensors;
- and
- where the data from the one or more shock sensors is outside of one or more predetermined parameters, initiate a vandalism deterrence protocol comprising electronically causing changes to operations of some or all of the one or more electronic displays to simulate damage to the display unit.
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A method for providing vandalism deterrence at a display unit, said method comprising:
- operating the display unit normally, said display unit comprising:
- one or more electronic displays;
- one or more shock sensors;
- and
- a controller in electronic communication with the one or more electronic displays and the one or more shock sensors, said controller comprising one or more of non-transitory electronic storage devices comprising software instructions and one or more processors;
- wherein operating the display unit normally comprises displaying advertising images at the one or more electronic displays;
- receiving data from the one or more shock sensors at the controller;
- determining, at the controller, that the data from the one or more shock sensors is outside of one or more predetermined parameters, and in response, initiating a vandalism deterrence protocol, including electronically causing changes to operations of some or all of the one or more electronic displays to simulate damage to the display unit;
- monitoring, at the controller, further data from the one or more shock sensors at the controller and an elapsed period of time from initiating the vandalism deterrence protocol where the further data is within the one or more predetermined parameters;
- and
- upon determining, at the controller, that the elapsed period of time reaches a predetermined threshold, causing the normal operations to be resumed.
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A system providing vandalism deterrence for display units, said system comprising:
- a network of display units, each comprising:
- one or more electronic displays;
- one or more shock sensors;
- a network communication device facilitating communication within the network of display units;
- and
- a controller in electronic communication with the one or more electronic displays, the one or more shock sensors, and the network communication device, said controller comprising one or more of non-transitory electronic storage devices comprising software instructions, which when executed, configure one or more processors of the controller to:
- receive data from the one or more shock sensors;
- receive electronic notifications from other of the display units in the network of display units;
- where the data received from the one or more shock sensors is outside of one or more predetermined parameters, initiate a vandalism deterrence protocol at the display unit, including electronically causing changes to operations of some or all of the one or more electronic displays to simulate damage to the display unit and including transmitting one of the electronic notifications to each of the other of the display units in the network of display units within a predetermined distance of the display unit;
- and
- where a received one of the electronic notifications indicates a shock event at another of the display units in the network of display units, initiate the vandalism deterrence protocol at the notified display unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.