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US 12,730,339 B2Granted
Display unit with monitoring features
AssigneeManufacturing Resources International, Inc.
InventorWilliam Dunn
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Abstract
Display assemblies with monitoring features, along with related systems and methods, are disclosed. The display assembly includes a display unit having an electronic display movably mounted to a frame. A controller includes an orientation detection device in connection with a processor. The controller receives data from the orientation detection device and determines, from time to time, a state of the display assembly based, at least in part, on data received from the orientation detection device.
Claims19
A display assembly with monitoring features for digital out of home applications, said display assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- a display unit movably mounted to said frame for movement between the open position and the closed position, said display unit comprising an electronic display and an orientation detection device;
- and
- a controller for controlling at least certain operations of the display assembly including of said electronic display, said controller comprising the orientation detection device and a processor, wherein said controller is configured to:
- determine, from time to time and at least in part by way of said processor a state of said display assembly based, at least in part, on data received from the orientation detection device, said state of said display unit including an indication as to whether the display unit is in the open position or the closed position.
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A display assembly with monitoring features for digital out of home applications, said display assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- a display unit movably mounted to said frame and comprising a housing, a liquid crystal type electronic display provided within the housing, and an orientation detection device connected to said housing, said display unit, including at least the housing, the liquid crystal type electronic display, and the orientation detection device, being movable relative to said frame between an open position where at least a portion of a rear surface of the display unit is moved away from the frame and a closed position where an entirety of the rear surface of the display unit is proximate to the frame;
- a controller for controlling at least certain operations of the display assembly, Including of the liquid crystal type electronic display, said controller comprising the orientation detection device and a processor, wherein said controller is configured to:
- determine, from time to time and at least in part by way of said processor, an orientation of the display unit based, at least in part, on data received from the orientation detection device;
- determine, from time to time and at least in part by way of said processor, a state of the display unit based, at least in part, on the orientation, including by:
- determining the display unit to be in the open position where the orientation meets a first set of one or more predetermined criteria;
- and
- determining the display unit to be in the closed position where the orientation meets a second set of one or more predetermined criteria or does not meet the first set of one or more predetermined criteria;
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- control at least certain operations of the display unit based, at least in part, on the orientation.
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A display assembly with monitoring features for digital out of home applications, said display assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- a display unit movably mounted to said frame for movement between the open position and the closed position, said display unit comprising a housing, a directly backlit liquid crystal type electronic display provided within the housing and an orientation detection device connected to said housing, said display unit, including at least the housing, the liquid crystal type electronic display, and the orientation detection device being moveable relative to said frame between an open position where at least a lower edge of the display unit is moved away from the frame and a closed position where the rear of the display unit is proximate to the frame;
- a thermal management subsystem comprising at least one airflow pathway extending, at least in part, within the display unit, and one or more fans located along the at least one airflow pathway;
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- a controller for controlling at least certain operations of the display assembly including illumination levels of a backlight of the directly backlit liquid crystal type electronic display, content displayed at the directly backlit liquid crystal type electronic display, and at least certain operation of the thermal management subsystem, said controller comprising the orientation detection device and the processor, and wherein said controller is configured to:
- determine, from time to time and at least in part by way of said processor, an orientation of the display unit based, at least in part, on data received from the orientation detection device;
- determine the display unit to be in the open position where the orientation meets a first set of one or more predetermined criteria;
- determine, from time to time and at least in part by way of said processor, a state of the display unit based, at least in part, on the orientation, including by:
- determining the display unit to be in the open position where the orientation meets a first set of one or more predetermined criteria;
- and
- determining the display unit to be in the closed position where the orientation meets a second set of one or more predetermined criteria or does not meet the first set of one or more predetermined criteria;
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- control at least certain operations of the display unit and the thermal management subsystem based, at least in part, on the orientation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.