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US 12,405,493 B1Granted
Display unit with monitoring features
AssigneeManufacturing Resources International, Inc.
InventorWilliam Dunn
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Abstract
Digital signage unit, such as for digital out of home advertising, with monitoring features are provided. The digital signage unit includes an electronic display, a sensor for measuring tilt, and a controller which receives data from the sensor and determines, from time to time, an operating status of the digital signage unit based, at least in part, on the data from the sensor.
Claims20
A display unit with monitoring features, said digital signage unit comprising:
- an electronic display;
- a sensor for measuring tilt;
- and
- a controller comprising one or more subcomponents, said subcomponents including at least one of:
- an orientation detection device, an accelerometer, a timekeeping device, a location tracking device, and a database, wherein each of the one or more subcomponents is in connection with a processor, and wherein said controller is configured to:
- receive data from said sensor;
- and
- determine, from time to time, an operating status of the display unit based, at least in part, on the data from the sensor.
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A method of remotely monitoring a display unit, said method comprising:
- providing the display unit, said display unit comprising:
- an electronic display;
- a sensor for measuring tilt;
- and
- a controller comprising one or more subcomponents, said one or more subcomponents including at least one of:
- an orientation detection device, an accelerometer, a timekeeping device, a location tracking device, and a database, wherein each of the one or more subcomponents is in connection with a processor;
- receiving, from time to time, at the controller, data from said sensor;
- and determining, from time to time, at the controller, an operating status of the display unit based, at least in part, on the data received from the sensor.
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A display unit with monitoring features, said display unit comprising:
- an electronic display comprising a directly backlit, liquid crystal display;
- a thermal management subsystem comprising at least one airflow pathway and one or more fans located along the at least one airflow pathway, wherein the controller is configured to operationally control the electronic display and the thermal management subsystem;
- a structural framework;
- a housing for the electronic display, where said housing is movably attached to said structural framework;
- a tilt sensor connected to at least one of said housing and said structural framework, said tilt sensor comprising one or more of:
- an inclinometer and an orientation detection device comprising at least one of:
- a magnetometer, a gyroscope, or a compass;
- and
- a controller comprising subcomponents, said subcomponents including at least one of:
- an orientation detection device, an accelerometer, a timekeeping device, a location tracking device, and a database, wherein each of the subcomponents is in connection with a processor, and wherein said controller is configured to:
- receive data from said tilt sensor;
- determine, from time to time, an operating status of the display unit based, at least in part, on the data from the tilt sensor;
- modify operations of the display unit based on the operating status, including modifying operations of at least one of:
- adjusting illumination levels of a backlight for the electronic display and a speed of the one or more fans;
- and generate and transmit an electronic notification to at least one remote electronic device indicating the operating status and the modified operations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.