Television receiver with motion sensor
OwnerCassandra S. Williams, Jeffery Sigler +1inventors
InventorsCassandra S. Williams, Jeffery Sigler, Clay Sigler, Jr.
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Abstract
A flat screen television set which is equipped with electronic sensors which activate a servo-motor or the like to move the screen in response to the presence and movement of a viewer. The television screen is mounted for swivel movement and is capable of movement to the right, left, up and down to the full extent of pre-determined angles. When the viewer moves beyond a pre-determined angular limit, the screen will swivel to the opposite direction until the sensors again detect the presence of the viewer. If there are multiple viewers, the sensors will respond to the viewer in possession of a remote control device.
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A television set comprising:
- a base member, said base member having walls enclosing an interior volume;
- a tubular standard having a lower end mounted in the interior volume of said base member, said tubular standard having an upper end extending above said base member;
- a television monitor having a front face, said television monitor positioned on said upper end of said tubular standard;
- a motion sensor disposed on said front face of said monitor;
- a first mechanism;
- a servo-motor mounted in the interior volume of said base member and mechanically interconnected with said first mechanism, said servo-motor electronically connected with said motion sensor;
- said first mechanism and said servo-motor for causing said standard to rotate in said interior volume and for causing said television monitor to swivel up and down on said upper end in response to motion detected by said motion sensor.
A television set comprising:
- a base member, said base member having walls enclosing an interior volume;
- a tubular standard having a lower end mounted in the interior volume of said base member, said tubular standard having an upper end extending above said base member;
- a television monitor having a front face, said television monitor positioned on said upper end of said standard;
- a first mechanism including a servo-motor for imparting vertical, rotational and swivel movement to said standard;
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- a motion sensor electronically connected to said first mechanism, said motion sensor disposed on said front face of said monitor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.