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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2002
Kyle W. Poor, Orlando, FL (US);
Roger S. Holzberg, Burbank, CA (US);
Paul H. Dietz, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Lawrence P. Stein, Windermere, FL (US);
Robert Swirsky, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kyle W. Poor, Orlando, FL (US);
Roger S. Holzberg, Burbank, CA (US);
Paul H. Dietz, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Lawrence P. Stein, Windermere, FL (US);
Robert Swirsky, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
A location sensitive display device, and method therefor utilized in an entertainment environment. The display device includes a receiver, control circuit, and indication units. Infrared (IR) transmitters are positioned within the entertainment environment and emit a code which is detected and decoded by the receiver or IR photodiode. The receiver generates a control signal in response to the transmitted IR signal, and a control circuit processes the control signal to generate output signals which illuminate Light Emitting Diode (LED) indication units in a sequence determined by the output signals to provide a predetermined visual display. The display can be used in an activity related to the entertainment environment and can be controlled by a user or a central control system. Further, the display device can include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen to provide various types of games including games of skill and trivia games with questions and answers.