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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2010
Ramin Safavi, Plano, TX (US);
Zhicun Gao, Plano, TX (US);
Xiaoping Zhou, Plano, TX (US);
Larry T. Taylor, Blue Ridge, TX (US);
Ramin Safavi, Plano, TX (US);
Zhicun Gao, Plano, TX (US);
Xiaoping Zhou, Plano, TX (US);
Larry T. Taylor, Blue Ridge, TX (US);
Luminator Holding LP, Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A sign-monitoring system includes at least one electronic sign and a controller comprising a processor and memory. The electronic sign includes a pixel array, the pixel array including a plurality of pixels. The electronic sign further includes an embedded controller coupled to the at least one electronic sign. The embedded controller develops diagnostic information for the at least one electronic sign, the diagnostic information including information related to a number of malfunctioning pixels in the plurality of pixels. The controller is communicably coupled to the embedded controller and receives at least a portion of the diagnostic information from the embedded controller. In addition, the controller assesses the at least a portion of the diagnostic information to develop health information. The assessment involves evaluating the information related to the number of malfunctioning pixels.