Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A mobile information display system transportable to the site of an event to afford a large screen display of video images derived from a live camera so that the audience may be presented with an enlarged view of the activity, said system comprising: (A) a lamp matrix screen board having an array of individually-controllable lamps, said board being sectioned into a central panel and a pair of side wings hinged thereto which are foldable thereover to form a compact stack; (B) a computer responsive to signals derived from said live camera and coupled to said lamps to cause said matrix to produce black-and-white images of said activity; and (C) transport means for carrying said stack and said computer to said site, said transport means including a turntable and a lifting assembly thereon coupled to the rear of said center panel and adapted to raise said stack from a horizontal position to vertical viewing position at which said wings may be unfolded to render said screen effective, said turntable functioning to orient said screen in the direction of the audience.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A mobile information display system transportable to the site of an event to afford a large screen display of video images derived from a live camera so that the audience may be presented with an enlarged view of the activity, said system comprising: (A) a lamp matrix screen board having an array of individually-controllable lamps, said board being sectioned into a central panel and a pair of side wings hinged thereto which are foldable thereover to form a compact stack; (B) a computer responsive to signals derived from said live camera and coupled to said lamps to cause said matrix to produce black-and-white images of said activity; and (C) transport means for carrying said stack and said computer to said site, said transport means including a turntable and a lifting assembly thereon coupled to the rear of said center panel and adapted to raise said stack from a horizontal position to vertical viewing position at which said wings may be unfolded to render said screen effective, said turntable functioning to orient said screen in the direction of the audience.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said transport means is constituted by a trailer hauled by a tractor, said turntable being mounted on the bed of said trailer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said trailer is provided with a control booth for housing said computer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said booth includes an observation dome to permit an operator to check the screen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said trailer is provided with retractable outriggers to stabilize the bed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
A system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said panel and said wings are all of the same size, one of said wings being hinged to said panel to fold directly thereover, the other wing being hinged to said panel to fold over the one wing to provide a stack of superposed screen sections.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
71 words
A system as set forth in claim 6, wherein said lifting assembly is formed by a pair of foldable short beams whose respective ends are pivotally attached to the turntable and to the lower end at the rear of the center panel, and a pair of foldable long beams whose respective ends are pivotally attached to the turntable and at a more elevated position at the rear of the center panel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system as set forth in claim 7, further including hydraulic means to unfold the long beams and thereby erect the stack.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said screen board includes a lower section free of lamps to support replaceable advertisements.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A system as set forth in claim 1, further including motor means to rotate said turntable within a 360° scale.