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Suspended television and video monitor

Details

Inventors: Adcock, David; Jmaev, Jack Ivan;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Rao; Andy
Assistant Examiner: An; Shawn S.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: J'Maev; Jack I.

The present invention combines a small, compact, light-in-weight television receiver with a positioning mechanism that allows the television viewer to orient the television screen to suit her own comfort. The small size of the television receiver is intended to service only a few viewers at a time. Since the present invention utilizes a small, lightweight television receiver, a much more agile positioning mechanism can be employed. The television receiver is supported in space by the articulation mechanism. The articulation mechanism can be attached to a wall, the headboard of a bed, to a piece of medical equipment, or to any other fixed object. An umbilical cable is drawn through the articulation mechanism and connects the television receiver to a power adapter. The power adapter accepts utility power from household convenience outlets and draws television signals from an antenna or a cable television outlet. The television receiver can be oriented in any position and comprises a flat panel display assembly together with a television tuner and other electronics that enable control of channel selection, volume control, and video quality. The television receiver also accepts base-band video and senses finger touches on its screen. These facilities enable the television to operate as a video monitor with interactive menu capabilities.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention comprises a lightweight television receiver coupled to an articulating suspension member coupled to a base plate and connected to a power adapter.
The television receiver comprises a housing that attaches to an articulating member and contains a flat panel display assembly, a tuner assembly, a button assembly, a microprocessor assembly, a graphics video overlay circuit, and a touch screen.
An umbilical cable is fished through the hollow of the articulating member and connects the television receiver to the power adapter.
The present invention caters specifically to the needs of both casual television viewers that desire a television that can be oriented to suit their comfort and to industrial and medical systems that require video display monitors.
The articulating suspension member enables the television receiver to the moved anywhere within its reach.
The articulating suspension member may have an optional swivel that allows the television receiver to the tilted vertically to suit viewer comfort or to be rotated laterally to promote additional viewing comfort.
The power adapter accepts power from an external source and converts that power to low-voltage direct current that the television receiver requires.
The power adapter also accepts radio-frequency (RF) television signals.
Additionally, the power adapter accepts base-band video so that the television receiver can function as a video monitor.
The power adapter includes a serial interface so that the entire apparatus can communicate with external data processing equipment.
The power adapter consolidates the low-level direct current power together with the cables carrying the television RF feed, the base-band video and the serial interface into the umbilical cable.
The television receiver operates from the low-level DC power.
The cable television signal is fed into a tuner assembly.
The television receiver includes a microprocessor assembly that commands the tuner assembly to receive a particular television channel

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