A sign (100) displays moving, still, or blank images (130). In one aspect the sign is mounted over a roadways for viewing by occupants of vehicular traffic (105) and pedestrians. In another aspect the sign is mounted on a vehicle. An associated sensor (125, 220, 221, 222) senses the motion of traffi
A sign (100) displays moving, still, or blank images (130). In one aspect the sign is mounted over a roadways for viewing by occupants of vehicular traffic (105) and pedestrians. In another aspect the sign is mounted on a vehicle. An associated sensor (125, 220, 221, 222) senses the motion of traffic in the vicinity of the sign. When traffic moves at less than a predetermined speed, the sign displays moving or changing information. At greater speeds the display on the sign is either still or blank, so as to avoid distracting nearby drivers. An electronic system (135) provides various aspects that augment sign operation such as GPS, reception of signage information for use in particular locations, advertiser billing information based on sign usage, and collection and reporting of demographics that aid advertisers in maximizing their impact.
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1. A roadway signage system, comprising: an electronic control system comprising a memory for storing an image and providing an electronic signal representing said image,a directional viewing sign arranged to receive said electronic signal representing said image,said directional viewing sign being
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A roadway signage system, comprising: an electronic control system comprising a memory for storing an image and providing an electronic signal representing said image,a directional viewing sign arranged to receive said electronic signal representing said image,said directional viewing sign being arranged to display said image in response to said electronic signal such that said image will be viewable by observers in vehicles over a predetermined range of vertical viewing angles from said sign, but observers in vehicles who are not within said predetermined range of vertical viewing angles from said sign will not be able to view said image due to a blocking mechanism arranged at said sign, andat least one motion sensor arranged to detect speed of vehicles within said predetermined range,whereby when no vehicle within said predetermined range is moving, said sign displays a moving or changing image, and in response to the movement of at least one vehicle within said predetermined range, said sign will deactivate or show a static or blank display. 2. The roadway signage system of claim 1 wherein said directional viewing sign is selected from the group consisting of a single-view sign, a multi-directional viewing sign, a sign with a privacy filter thereon, and other directional viewing signs, located and arranged so that only occupants of vehicles that are within said predetermined range of vertical viewing angles from said sign are able to view said image. 3. The roadway signage system of claim 1, wherein said motion sensor is selected from the group consisting of radar, sonar, lidar, infrared, video, magnetic, vibration, RFID, and pressure sensors or other optical or magnetic sensing means. 4. The roadway signage system of claim 1 wherein said sign further includes a traffic control signal. 5. The roadway signage system of claim 1 wherein said directional viewing sign is mounted over a roadway. 6. The roadway signage system of claim 1 wherein said control system is connected to said sign by means selected from the group consisting of satellite, radio, television, Internet, wired connections, and any other means of connection. 7. The roadway signage system of claim 1, further including a broadcast system connected to said control system and arranged to broadcast information by means selected from the group consisting of FM, AM, television, satellite, on line, and cell phone means. 8. The roadway signage system of claim 1, further including a plurality of shutters attached to said sign, said shutters being arranged to partially block a portion of said images from view of vehicles that are farther than a predetermined distance from said sign while not blocking any portion of said images from view of vehicles that are nearer than said predetermined distance from said sign, whereby all of said sign is visible from vehicles closer to said sign than said predetermined distance and only a portion of said sign is visible from vehicles farther from said sign than said predetermined distance. 9. The roadway signage system of claim 1, further including a drive assembly for tilting said sign a predetermined amount, said drive assembly being responsive to said electronic control system, whereby when instructed by said electronic control system said sign tilts said predetermined amount so that said sign is visible to more or less of vehicular traffic. 10. The roadway signage system of claim 1 wherein said roadway signage system further includes a plurality of cameras and software for recognizing and storing information selected from the group including facial recognition of occupants in said vehicles, license plates on said vehicles and make and model year of said vehicles. 11. The roadway signage system of claim 1, further including a transponder for sending demographic information to a data resource. 12. A roadway signage system, comprising: a directional viewing sign mounted over a roadway and including a privacy filter arranged on said sign such that said sign displays at least a first image that is viewable at a predetermined range of vertical viewing angles from said sign so that an occupant of at least one vehicle that is within said predetermined range of vertical viewing angles from said sign is able to view said first image, but occupants of vehicles not within said predetermined range of vertical viewing angles from said sign are not able to view said first image due to a blocking mechanism arranged at said sign,a data resource providing at least said first image,an electronic control system comprising a memory and a computer for communicating between said sign, said data resource, and said memory so as to be able to cause said sign to display said first image, andat least one motion sensor arranged to detect speed of said at least one vehicle on said roadway within said predetermined range of vertical viewing angles from said sign,whereby when no vehicle within said predetermined range is moving, said sign displays a moving or changing image, and in response to the movement of at least one vehicle within said predetermined range, said sign will deactivate or show a static or blank display. 13. The roadway signage system of claim 12, wherein said motion sensor is selected from the group consisting of radar, sonar, lidar, infrared, video, magnetic, vibration, RFID, pressure sensors, and other optical or magnetic sensing means. 14. The roadway signage system of claim 12, further including a drive assembly for tilting said sign a predetermined amount, said drive assembly being responsive to said electronic control system, whereby when instructed by said electronic control system said sign tilts said predetermined amount so that said sign is visible to more or less of vehicular traffic. 15. A method for displaying information in a vicinity of a vehicular roadway, comprising: providing a directional viewing sign, above a roadway, selected from the group consisting of a single-view sign, a multi-directional viewing sign, a privacy filter on a sign, and other directional viewing signs, said sign being arranged to display at least a first image at a predetermined range of vertical viewing angles from said sign such that occupants of vehicles within said predetermined range of vertical viewing angles from said sign will be able to view said first image, but occupants of vehicles not within said predetermined range of vertical viewing angles from said sign will not be able to view said image due to a blocking mechanism arranged at said sign, said sign including at least one motion sensor arranged to detect speed of at least one vehicle on said roadway within said predetermined range of vertical viewing angles from said sign,whereby when no vehicle within said predetermined range is moving, said sign displays a moving or changing image, and in response to the movement of at least one vehicle within said predetermined range, said sign will deactivate or show a static or blank display. 16. The method of claim 15 wherein said sign is provided within view of traffic on said roadway, said non-moving image is selected from the group consisting of moving, still, blank, and dark information, and further including providing a data resource for supplying said information for display by said sign, andproviding a control system comprising a computer and a memory and connected to said sign, said data resource, and said at least one motion sensor for detecting said speed of said traffic, and arranged to select said information supplied by said data resource based on said speed and direction of said traffic. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein said motion sensor is selected from the group consisting of radar, sonar, lidar, infrared, video, magnetic, vibration, RFID, and pressure sensors or other optical or magnetic sensing means. 18. The method of claim 16, whereby at least one governmental unit receives a calculated percentage or portion of revenue generated by advertising conducted through said display. 19. The method of claim 18, whereby a percentage or portion of said revenue is specifically designated for construction, repair or maintenance of public roadways, bridges or other right of ways.
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