IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0731417
(2007-03-30)
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등록번호 |
US-7665874
(2010-04-09)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Chadwell, Thomas J.
- Romanyszyn, Michael T.
- Vira, John
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
12 인용 특허 :
6 |
초록
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An information display device illuminates a light pipe, and includes a controller to regulate the power levels delivered to a light source, thereby regulating the amount of light delivered to the light pipe. Alternatively, the information display device delivers visual data, including alpha-numeric
An information display device illuminates a light pipe, and includes a controller to regulate the power levels delivered to a light source, thereby regulating the amount of light delivered to the light pipe. Alternatively, the information display device delivers visual data, including alpha-numeric characters, predetermined images, or a controlled phasing. The information display device may be utilized to illuminate information associated with the structure. The illumination system provides the ability to phase between different colors, as well as blended colors. Accordingly, an information display device phases between varying colors, and may blend colors to create color schemes. The illumination system includes a control module disposed within the structure to control device parameters. The illumination system further includes landscape lights that are in communication with the control module and the information display device, such that the landscape lights may phase with the information display device, thereby providing a unified phasing effect.
대표청구항
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We claim: 1. A sign, comprising: a first light source of emitting a first light of a first color; and a dynamic information filter disposed adjacent to the first light source, wherein the dynamic information filter includes an active portion having at least one information cell, and further wherein
We claim: 1. A sign, comprising: a first light source of emitting a first light of a first color; and a dynamic information filter disposed adjacent to the first light source, wherein the dynamic information filter includes an active portion having at least one information cell, and further wherein the active portion and the at least one information cell are opaque when not energized, and the at least one information cell is translucent when energized, thereby allowing the first light from the first light source to pass through the at least one information cell to deliver visual information in a shape of the at least one information cell. 2. The sign according to claim 1, further comprising: a controller in electrical communication with a power supply, the first light source, and the dynamic information filter, wherein the controller powers the first light source, and energizes the active portion and the at least one information cell to allow the passage of light from the first light source through the at least one information cell. 3. The sign according to claim 1, further comprising: a light pipe disposed between the first light source and the dynamic information filter, wherein a receiving surface of the light pipe is disposed adjacent to the first light source and an emitting surface of the light pipe is disposed adjacent to the dynamic information filter, whereby the light pipe receives the first light from the first light source and illuminates the light pipe in the first color. 4. The sign according to claim 3, wherein the active portion covers the entire emitting surface. 5. The sign according to claim 3, wherein the active portion does not cover the entire emitting surface of the lightpipe, thereby exposing an inactive portion of the lightpipe. 6. The sign according to claim 3, further comprising: a partial information filter disposed over the inactive portion of the lightpipe, wherein the partial information filter includes at least one inactive information port, whereby the lightpipe is visible through the inactive information port when the lightpipe is illuminated. 7. The sign according to claim 2, wherein the dynamic information filter is a liquid crystal display. 8. The sign according to claim 1, further comprising: a partial information filter including at least one information port disposed adjacent to the dynamic information filter, wherein the light from the first light passes through the inactive information port when the first light is illuminated. 9. The sign according to claim 1, wherein the dynamic information filter is a liquid crystal display panel. 10. The sign according to claim 6, further comprising: a mechanical clock including an hour hand and a minute hand disposed through the light pipe, whereby viewers may discern the time from the hands of the mechanical clock. 11. The sign according to claim 7, wherein the at least one information cell is a liquid crystal display cell that is translucent when energized by the controller. 12. The sign according to claim 11, wherein the at least one information cell is opaque when not energized by the controller, whereby light from the first light source does not pass through the dynamic information filter when the dynamic information filter is not energized. 13. The sign according to claim 11, wherein the at least one information cell is of a prescribed shape to deliver visual information when the at least one information cell is energized. 14. The sign, according to claim 2, wherein the controller includes a timing function to derive real-time. 15. The sign according to claim 14, further comprising: at least one additional information cell in electrical communication with the controller, wherein the controller controls the energizing of the at least one additional information cell. 16. The sign according to claim 15, wherein the information cells form a digital representation of a clock face including an hour hand and a minute hand, and the controller utilizes the timing function to energize the information cells required to deliver a real-time to viewers. 17. The sign according to claim 15, wherein the information cells form a representation of a digital clock face, and the controller utilizes the timing function to energize the information cells required to deliver an accurate time, whereby viewers may read a correct time. 18. The sign according to claim 2, further comprising: a second light source in electrical communication with the controller, wherein the controller delivers power to the second light source to illuminate the second light source, and further wherein the second light source is disposed in proximity to the first light source, thereby delivering a second light to the dynamic information filter. 19. The sign according to claim 18, wherein the second light is of a different color than the first light source, and the controller phases the lights from the first color to the second color. 20. The sign according to claim 18, wherein the controller holds on a preselected color. 21. The sign according to claim 2, further comprising: a light pipe disposed between the dynamic information filter and the first light source, whereby the first light source illuminates the light pipe in the first color, and further wherein the light pipe is visible through the at least one information cell of the dynamic information filter when the controller energizes the at least one information cell.
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