Wireless Electronic Displays for Dynamic Building and Vehicle Content
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing static display methods on buildings and vehicles require frequent replacement of content, limiting adaptability and revenue generation potential.
Innovation Solution
An electronic display system with wireless communication and data processing capabilities allows for variable and dynamic content dissemination on demand, using devices such as head-up displays, LCDs, and LEDs, enabling remote data transmission and storage, and facilitating tracking and revenue generation based on display data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If static display methods are used on buildings and vehicles, then the display structure remains simple and fixed, but the content cannot be changed without physical replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical/physical display systems (static signs, banners, labels) with electronic display devices that can dynamically change content without physical replacement. This substitution enables content adaptability while managing system complexity through electronic control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms static display structures into dynamic electronic displays that can change content on demand. The display devices are configured to present varying information such as advertisements, warnings, and notifications, allowing the content to adapt to different needs without changing the physical display structure.
2Productivity
If static display signs are affixed to structures, then installation is straightforward, but content replacement requires physical removal and reattachment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical content replacement (physical removal and reattachment of signs) with electronic content delivery systems. Content is transmitted digitally to display devices, eliminating the time-consuming physical replacement process and significantly improving content update efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system includes a content management server that prepares and stores content in advance, delivering it to display devices before it is needed. This preliminary preparation of content ensures that when content updates are required, they can be implemented immediately without delay for creation or physical preparation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If electronic display devices are deployed for dynamic content, then content adaptability improves, but device complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal content management system that can serve multiple display devices across different locations (buildings, vehicles) through a single centralized server. This multi-functional infrastructure reduces overall system complexity by consolidating content management capabilities while enabling high content variability across numerous display points.
Solution Approach 2:
The content management server acts as an intermediary between content creators and display devices. It handles content storage, processing, and distribution, simplifying the interface between the complex backend infrastructure and the relatively simple display devices, thereby managing system complexity while enabling content adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
A device to display variable information received wirelessly from a remote computer is described. The device can be part of a sign, can be presented on a building or can be presented on a vehicle. The device displays any of a variety of images, whether still or moving.