Claims
- 1. A floor display system, comprising:
a floor covering; and an electronic display assembly associated with the floor covering, and comprising a plurality of distinct display modules configurable to display electronically modifiable arbitrary content.
- 2. The floor display system of claim 1, wherein each display module is arranged within a modular protective enclosure.
- 3. The floor display system of claim 2, wherein the modular protective enclosure comprises a top member, a bottom member, and vertical supports.
- 4. The floor display system of claim 1, wherein each display module is removable from the assembly.
- 5. The floor display system of claim 2, wherein each modular enclosure is removable from the assembly.
- 6. The floor display system of claim 3, where the top member comprises a clear material.
- 7. The floor display system of claim 6, wherein the clear material comprises at least one of glass and plastic.
- 8. The floor display system of claim 3, wherein the vertical supports comprise at least one of plastic, metal, glass and wood.
- 9. The floor display system of claim 1, wherein the floor covering comprises one of carpet, rubber and plastic.
- 10. The floor display system of claim 3, wherein the vertical supports are beams.
- 11. The floor display system of claim 3, wherein the vertical supports are columns.
- 12. The floor display system of claim 1, wherein a thickness of the electronic display assembly is about 1 inch or less.
- 13. The floor display system of claim 1, wherein a thickness of the electronic display assembly is about 1/2 inch or less.
- 14. A floor display system, comprising an electronic display assembly including a plurality of electronic display modules arranged within modular protective enclosures, the modular protective enclosures comprising a system of vertical supports distributed across the assembly.
- 15. The floor display system of claim 14, wherein the vertical supports are formed by sidewalls of the modular protective enclosures.
- 16. The floor display system of claim 14, wherein a volume of space is provided between a top member of each modular enclosure and a display module received therein.
- 17. The floor display system of claim 14, wherein the plurality of display modules are configurable to present a coherent display in the aggregate.
- 18. The floor display system of claim 14, wherein each display module is removable from the assembly, and replaceable by a substitute material of about the same dimensions.
- 19. The floor display system of claim 14, wherein each modular protective enclosure is removable from the assembly, and replaceable by a substitute material of about the same dimensions.
- 20. The floor display system of claim 14, wherein the electronic display assembly is associated with a floor covering.
- 21. The floor display system of claim 14, wherein the electronic display assembly is received within a floor.
- 22. The floor display system of claim 14, wherein the vertical supports are beams.
- 23. The floor display system of claim 14, wherein the vertical supports are columns.
- 24. The floor display system of claim 14, wherein a thickness of the electronic display assembly is about 1 inch or less.
- 25. The floor display system of claim 14, wherein a thickness of the electronic display assembly is about {fraction (1/2)} inch or less.
- 26. A floor display system, comprising:
an electronic display device; and a protective structure comprising vertical supports configured to be received by apertures formed in the display device and support a top member of a protective enclosure of the display device.
- 27. The floor display system of claim 26, wherein the electronic display device comprises a plurality of display modules.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. provisional application No. 60/385,579 filed Jun. 5, 2002. Further, this application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending application, identified herein by its title and filing date, pending receipt of the Ser. No. ______: “Floor Display System With Interactive Features”, filed May 16, 2003. “Floor Display System With Interactive Features” is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 10/285,639, filed Nov. 1, 2002, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/137,357, filed May 3, 2002, and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,507,285 on Jan. 14, 2003. Application Ser. No. 10/137,357 is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/767,846, filed Jan. 24, 2001, and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,417,778 on Jul. 9, 2002. Application Ser. No. 09/767,846 is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/418,752, filed Oct. 15, 1999, and now abandoned. Application Ser. No. 09/418,752 is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/304,051, filed May 4, 1999, and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,219,876 on Apr. 24, 2001. All of the above-identified applications are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60385579 |
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