Garment with programmable video display unit

A system comprising:

• a garment;
• at least one video image display including a flexible flat panel liquid crystal display disposed on a surface of said garment for displaying moving video images within said at least one video image display, said flexible flat panel liquid crystal display being arranged on said outside surface of said garment such that said flexible flat panel liquid crystal display faces away from said outside surface of said garment and the moving video image is displayed by said liquid crystal display in a manner such that the moving video image faces away from said outside surface of said garment, the video image comprising a plurality of different shaped objects each having a plurality of different shades so as to distinguish said different shaped objects from each other;
• a source of video signals including a video program containing data for generating said moving video images;
• a connector for connecting said video program signals to said at least one video image display for displaying said video images on said at least one video image display so that said video program is shown on said surface of said garment.

A system comprising:

• a garment;
• at least one video image display disposed on a surface of said garment for displaying a moving video image within said at least one video image display, said flexible flat panel liquid crystal display being arranged on said outside surface of said garment such that said flexible flat panel liquid crystal display faces away from said outside surface of said garment and the moving video image is displayed by said liquid crystal display in a manner such that the moving video image faces away from said outside surface of said garment, said the moving video image comprising a plurality of different shaped objects each having a plurality of different shades so as to distinguish said different shaped objects from each other;
• a source of video signals including a video program containing data for generating said moving video image;
• a connector for connecting said video program signals to said at least one video image display for displaying said moving video image on said at least one video image display so that said video program is shown on said surface of said garment;
• wherein said connector has an input for operation thereof;
• said system further comprising a transducer mounted on said garment said transducer having an input for sensing an ambient condition, and an output connected to said input for operating a switch and said programs displayed on said garment in accordance with said sensed ambient conditions.

A system adapted to be installed on a garment comprising:

• (a) a garment,
• (b) at least one video image display including a flexible flat panel display disposed on an outside surface of said garment, and forming a part of said garment, said flexible flat panel liquid crystal display being arranged on said outside surface of said garment such that said flexible flat panel liquid crystal display faces away from said outside surface of said garment and the moving video image is displayed by said liquid crystal display in a manner such that the moving video image faces away from said outside surface of said garment, said at least one video image display being adapted to display a moving video image within said at least one video image display, the moving video image comprising a plurality of different shaped objects each having a plurality of different shades so as to distinguish said different shaped objects from each other;
• (c) a memory connected to said at least one video image display and storing a plurality of video programs;
• (d) a video driver connected to said at least one video image display for sending signals to said at least one video image display in accordance with one of said video programs stored in said memory;
• (e) a control unit mounted in said garment for selectively connecting said programs to said driver and thus changing said programs to be shown on said at least one video image display, and
• (f) an input to said control unit for operating said control unit.