Patent Application
20210286582
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The disclosure relates to display devices and more particularly pertains to a new display device with separable sections to permit customized appearance of the device for displaying pictures, videos, or the like, with voice control and lights.
The prior art relates to display devices.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a structure having a base, a medial section, and a top section. The base, medial section, and top section are separably coupled together to define the structure. A display screen is coupled to and faces outwardly from said structure.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
A pair of upper pegs 60 is coupled to the medial section 32. The pair of upper pegs 60 extends upwardly away from a top of the medial section 32. Each of a pair of upper peg wells 62 extends into the top section 46. The pair of upper peg wells 62 is positioned and sized to be complementary to the pair of upper pegs 60 wherein the top section 46 is positionable on the medial section 32 such that the upper pegs 60 are inserted into the upper peg wells 62. Thus, the upper pegs 60 inhibit movement of the top section 46 on the medial section 32. Each of a pair of lower pegs 64 is coupled to the medial section 32. The pair of lower pegs 64 extends downwardly away from a bottom of the medial section 32. Each of a pair of lower peg wells 66 extends into the base 30. The pair of lower peg wells 66 is positioned and sized to be complementary to the pair of lower pegs 64 wherein the medial section 32 is positionable on the base 30 such that the lower pegs 64 are inserted into the lower peg wells 66. Thus, the lower pegs 64 inhibit movement of the medial section 32 on the base 30. Alternatively, conventional connections may be made using magnets, clips, or other conventional fasteners.
A display screen 22, as shown in
A microphone 24 is coupled to the structure 12. The microphone 24 is operationally coupled to the display screen 22 wherein images displayed on the display screen 22 are controllable by audible operational commands. The source of visual images, either still or moving, may be through electronic memory incorporated into the device 10 or through internet, wifi, personal access network, or other connectivity to an external source. A speaker 26 is coupled to the structure 12 wherein the speaker 26 is configured for playing sounds such as audio associated with video on the display screen 22, songs, streaming content from an extrinsic source, or the like. The speaker may be positioned immediately above the display screen 22 and extending around the medial section 32 to project sound outwardly fully around the structure 12. The speaker 26 may be a single audio production device or may incorporate multiple components operationally combined to produce the audio broadcast. The speaker 26 may alternatively be positioned anywhere on the device 10 using either wired connection or wireless connection to an audio source. The microphone 24 may be positioned with or incorporated into the speaker 26. A motion detector 36 may also be coupled to and incorporated into the structure 12. The motion detector 36 is operationally coupled to the display screen 22 and/or any of the other components discussed below to selectively activate the described functions when motion is detected by the motion detector 36.
A light 28 may be coupled to the structure 12. The light 28 is controllable by audible commands through the microphone 24 or may be controlled by operational controls incorporated into the structure 12 or display screen 22. The operational controls may be buttons, switches, sliders, touchscreen on the device 10 or incorporated into a wireless device such as a smartphone, or any combination thereof. The light 28 may be one of a plurality of lights 28 coupled to the structure 12. The plurality of lights 28 includes an upwardly facing light 28A and a downwardly facing light 28B. The upwardly facing light 28A is inset from an outer perimeter of the medial section 32 on a top surface 38 of the medial section 32. The upwardly facing light 28A projects light towards the peripheral wall 16 which may be constructed using a translucent or transparent material such that the upwardly facing light 28A produces a luminous effect in and/or around the peripheral wall. The downwardly facing light 28B is similarly structured for producing a luminous effect in the base 30. A color of the lights 28 may be selectable either in groups or individually for patterns. The light 28 may be controlled by use of the microphone 24, a conventional remote control, a smartphone application, or the like.
A replaceable battery 40 is electrically coupled to the display screen 22. The battery 40 may be charged through a port 42 positioned on the structure 12, specifically on the medial section 32. The battery 40 may be cylindrical and positioned centrally in a battery well 68 in the medial section 32 to provide even weight distribution around a central vertical axis of the structure 12 to facilitate balancing and stability of the structure 12. The device 10 may also use a built in battery of any shape. The device 10 may also be powered by a wired connection through a power port or the like.
A receiver 44 is coupled to the structure 12, typically in the medial section 32. The receiver 44 is in operational communication with the display screen 22 and any of the other components described herein such that the display screen 22 and other components are configured to be controlled remotely by an extrinsic electronic device such as a cellular phone through an app.
In use, the desired design for the structure 12 is determined by connection of a selected base 30, medial section 32, and top section 46. The operational components such as the speaker 26, microphone 24, display screen 22, etc. may be incorporated exclusively into the medial section 32 such that the base 30 and top section 46 can be replaced without influencing function of the operational components. The invention further contemplates that the medial section 32 may be integrally and non-removably coupled to either one of the base 30 and top section 46 to allow for interchanging of just one of the base 30 and the top section 46 as opposed to both being customizable and/or replaceable. Control of the device 10 may be done through exclusively voice control through the microphone 24, a remote control, or controls on the device 10.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
I hereby claim the benefit under 35 U.S.C. Section 119(e) of U.S. Provisional application 62/988,443 filed on Mar. 12, 2020.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62988443 | Mar 2020 | US |
