Abstract: A display device for displaying to a viewer a message or a story, preferably accompanied by synchronized sound. The display device comprises a plurality of multi-sided, rotatable display elements, each side or panel bearing a visual image. The display elements are selectively rotated, preferably in groups, according to a predetermined sequence such that a message or story unfolds, step by step, to the viewer as different panels are displayed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 13, 2001
Date of Patent:
December 16, 2003
Assignee:
The Animated Animation Company LLC
Inventors:
Marc H. Segan, Gary Strauss, Steven Parker
Abstract: A display device for displaying to a viewer a message or a story, preferably accompanied by synchronized sound. The display device comprises a plurality of multi-sided, rotatable display elements, each side or panel bearing a visual image. The display elements are selectively rotated, preferably in groups, according to a predetermined sequence such that a message or story unfolds, step by step, to the viewer as different panels are displayed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 17, 2000
Date of Patent:
July 22, 2003
Assignee:
The Animated Animations Company, LLC
Inventors:
Marc H. Segan, Gary Strauss, Steven Parker
Abstract: A modular dynamic dialogue animated display device for recreating a story that is divided into a stored sequence of storyline events which are sequentially retrieved by a processor. Each storyline event comprises at least one of playing a selected audio block or movement of a moveable display element. The processor generates sequential control signals which initiate performance of corresponding storyline events such that precise synchronization between audio and movement is provided. The display includes a universal main assembly which may be manufactured in a single tooling for use with different storylines, and sub-assemblies are mounted to the main assembly in accordance with the particular storyline being depicted. Alternatively, a plurality of individual display devices may be arranged one after another whereby a previous display device actuates performance in a next display device in order to depict different scenes from a single storyline.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 7, 1998
Date of Patent:
June 19, 2001
Assignee:
The Animated Animations Company LLC.
Inventors:
Marc H. Segan, Steven Parker, Gary Strauss, Jerry Cummings