Graduation cap with wirelessly controlled cold- cathode tube matrix display

A graduation cap with a wirelessly controlled cold-cathode tube matrix display for displaying text and pictorial representations, the graduation cap comprising:

• a mortarboard;
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• a remote computing device;
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• two or more alphanumeric cold-cathode tubes arranged in a matrix display, the matrix display configured to display text and pictorial representations;
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• a high-voltage power supply module to provide power to the cold-cathode tube matrix display;
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• a communications module configured to receive wireless control signals from the remote computing device;
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• a processing module configured to process control signals from the communications module to generate instructions to drive the cold-cathode tube matrix display to display text and pictorial representations;
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• a memory module configured to store received wireless control signals;
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• a battery module to supply electrical power to the high-voltage power supply module, the communications module, the processing module, and the memory module;
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• a circuit-board base plate affixed to the upper surface of the mortarboard, embedded in which are the electrical components enabling the cold-cathode tube matrix display, the high-voltage power supply module, the communications module, the processing module, the memory module, and the battery module.