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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2000
Ton Minh Do, Riverside, CA (US);
John Portman, Anaheim, CA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus for providing a control system that controls at least one of a plurality of display units. In one embodiment, the control system includes a remote control circuit capable of activating a remote signal for moving the display unit between one of a first, a second and a third positions and another one of the first, the second and the third positions. The control system further includes a local display unit movement control circuit coupled to the display unit, and a transmitter coupled to the local display unit movement control circuit. The transmitter is configured to transmit a light beam capable of being reflected from a reflective surface near the transmitter to make a reflected light beam, and a receiver coupled to the local display unit movement control circuit. The receiver provides a signal to the local display unit control circuit upon detection of the reflected light beam to move the display unit between one of the first, the second and the third positions and another one of the first, the second and the third positions. Various embodiments are described.