Patent · US Expired

Display having selectable simulated illuminating means

US6098325A · kind A · utility

7Cited by
4References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 13, 1998
Grant dateAug 8, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 13, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09F11/23
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a preferred embodiment, a display device, including: a front panel and/or a rear panel having defined therethrough at least two apertures; and an index panel(s) disposed behind the front panel and/or the rear panel and moveable between at least first and second positions to vary what can be viewed through the at least two apertures by an observer looking at the front panel and/or the rear panel. In one aspect of the invention, the display device is a book, with the front panel and/or the rear panel being a page(s) of the book and the index wheel(s) being disposed at the front and/or the rear of the book.

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