Apparatus and method for displaying information
OwnerJohn Gemmellinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a display apparatus (1), the display item for which can be easily refreshed by a non-specialist. It further relates to a device for displaying information to one or more customers in a hair salon. It further relates to a method for presenting information to one or more customers in a hair salon.
Claims21
A display apparatus suitable for presenting a display item, comprising two flat, rigid surfaces joined by one or more hinges, said surfaces overlapping each other when the hinge is in closed position, wherein the overlapping area of each surface forms a contact with said display item, wherein at least one surface is transparent, and said display apparatus is attachable to a fixed surface,
A display apparatus suitable for presenting a display item comprising a surface surrounded by a frame, wherein between one and three slots are provided along the edges of said frame for insertion of the display item.
A method of providing information to a customer in a hair salon, comprising:
- providing to a hair salon comprising a chair on which a customer sits, a mirror through which the customer may view themselves and the stylist may view the customer for the purpose of styling hair, one or more display apparatuses capable of displaying moving images,
- attaching said apparatus to said mirror and/or one or more fixed surfaces on and/or adjacent to said mirror, such that information held therein is within the field of vision of said customer, and
- procuring details from said customer during said styling,
- determining from said details, type of said information to be viewed by said customer during current or subsequent styling(s), and
- viewing of said information by seated customer during said styling and/or subsequent stylings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.