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Configurable led matrix display

US5969704A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 15, 1997
Grant dateOct 19, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 15, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G3/32
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A LED matrix display having a variety of enhanced functionalities including: a scheduler which schedules tasks based upon commands correlated with real time; a tracking and accounting procedure which provides a database file which accounts for tasks as a function of the time a task is performed; sports display presentations of various sports information associated with different sports based upon corresponding sports IDs; the use of virtual display images or windows which may vary over time and which overlay template or faceplate images; and an improved error reporting capability in which detected errors are displayed using clear descriptive text information.

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