IP Library Granted Patent US 8,675,354
Granted Patent B2
US 8,675,354 · App. 11/769,487 · Granted Mar 18, 2014

Multi-media memo board

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Patent No.
US 8,675,354
App. No.
11/769,487
Granted
Mar 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A memo board, including: a front housing including a first opening; a display module disposed behind a front side of the front housing, a front panel of the display module being exposed through the first opening of the front housing; a circuit board disposed behind the front side of the front housing, the circuit board including a memory and a controller; a back housing configured to receive the circuit board, the display module and the front housing through an opening at a front side of the back housing, the back housing including a mounting connector at a back side of the back housing; and a screen disposed at the front side of the front housing, the front panel of the display module being viewable through the screen, the screen being secured to and removed from the front housing by first and second fasteners.

Claims (42)

1. A memo board, comprising:

a front housing including a first opening;

a display module disposed behind a front side of the front housing, a front panel of the display module being exposed through the first opening of the front housing;

a circuit board disposed behind the front side of the front housing, the circuit board including a memory and a controller;

a back housing configured to receive the circuit board, the display module and the front housing through an opening at a front side of the back housing, the back housing including a mounting connector at a back side of the back housing; and

a screen disposed at the front side of the front housing, the front panel of the display module being viewable through the screen, the screen being secured to and removed from the front housing by first and second fasteners,

wherein the mounting connector is configured to couple with a mounting bracket such that arms of the mounting bracket lay flat on the back side of the back housing when arms of the mounting bracket are in a closed position and such that the mounting bracket protrudes from the back side of the back housing when the arms of the mounting bracket are in an open position,

wherein the mounting connector includes first and second elongated grooves to receive opposite sides of the mounting bracket;

wherein the arms of the mounting bracket are adjustable to conform to a surface to which the mounting bracket is to be connected,

wherein each adjustable arm includes tape for connecting the mounting bracket to the surface;

wherein the mounting bracket includes at least two mounting holes through which mounting screws are inserted to connect the mounting bracket to the surface.

2. The memo board of claim 1 , further comprising:

a keypad disposed behind the front side of the front housing, the keypad including a plurality of keys, an external surface of each of the keys being exposed through a second opening of the front housing.

3. The memo board of claim 1 , further comprising:

a metal plate disposed in between the front housing and the screen along an edge of the front side of the front housing.

4. The memo board of claim 1 , wherein the screen is made of acrylic.

5. The memo board of claim 1 , wherein the screen is made of polycarbonate covered with an acrylic film.

6. The memo board of claim 1 , wherein the front housing is substantially rectangular, the display module is located in an upper left-hand corner of the front housing, a camera is disposed in a central-part of a lower edge of the front housing, a notepad and writing means are disposed behind an upper right-hand corner of the front housing, and a microphone opening for receiving a voice message and a voice message recording switch are disposed in a lower right-hand corner of the front housing, and

wherein the back side of the back housing includes a substantially flat surface around its perimeter and, at a distance from an edge of the back side a portion of the back side perpendicular to the substantially flat surface protrudes away from the substantially flat surface to form a case that accommodates the circuit board, the display module and the front housing and, in a side edge of the case, receptacles are formed to hold the notepad and writing means.

7. The memo board of claim 6 , wherein the camera is configured to take pictures to be displayed on the front panel of the display module.

8. The memo board of claim 7 , further comprising:

an adjustable arm connected to the camera, the adjustable arm configured to move the camera.

9. The memo board of claim 6 , further comprising:

a speaker configured to play the voice message.

10. The memo board of claim 9 , further comprising:

a light source disposed in the lower right-hand corner of the front housing and configured to emit light to indicate to a user that the voice message is waiting to be played.

11. The memo board of claim 6 , further comprising a groove formed along a back side of the protruded case to accommodate a power cord.

12. The memo board of claim 6 , further comprising:

a keypad disposed behind the front side of the front housing in a receptacle formed in another side edge of the protruded case.

13. A memo board, comprising:

a front housing including first and second openings, first and second cavities, a first recess and first and second fasteners;

a display module disposed behind a front side of the front housing, a front panel of the display module being exposed through the first opening of the front housing;

a circuit board disposed behind the front side of the front housing, the circuit board including a memory and a controller;

a back housing configured to receive the circuit board, the display module and the front housing through an opening at a front side of the back housing, the back housing including a mounting connector at a back side of the back housing, a camera having a lens, the lens of the camera being exposed through the second opening of the front housing, and a concave edge through which the second cavity is accessed;

a keypad disposed in the first recess of the front housing; and

a screen disposed over the front side of the front housing and not over the keypad and the camera lens, the screen connected to the front housing by the first and second fasteners,

wherein the mounting connector is configured to couple with a mounting bracket such that arms of the mounting bracket lay flat on the back side of the back housing when arms of the mounting bracket are in a closed position and such that the mounting bracket protrudes from the back side of the back housing when the arms of the mounting bracket are in an open position,

wherein the mounting connector includes first and second elongated grooves to receive opposite sides of the mounting bracket;

wherein the arms of the mounting bracket are adjustable to conform to a surface to which the mounting bracket is to be connected,

wherein each adjustable arm includes tape for connecting the mounting bracket to the surface;

wherein the mounting bracket includes at least two mounting holes through which mounting screws are inserted to connect the mounting bracket to the surface.

14. The memo board of claim 13 , wherein a notepad is disposed in the first cavity and a writing means is disposed in the second cavity.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT R/F 027890/0319 Recorded Apr 3, 2025
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070739/0831 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 18, 2013
From: AUDIOVOX CORPORATION
To: VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031619/0958 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 20, 2012
From: VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
To: WELLS FAGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 027890/0319 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2012
From: WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
To: VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; CODE SYSTEMS, INC.; KLIPSH GROUP INC.; TECHNUITY, INC.
Reel/Frame 027864/0905 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 7, 2011
From: AUDIOVOX CORPORATION; AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; CODE SYSTEMS, INC.; KLIPSCH GROUP, INC.; TECHNUITY, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 026587/0906 →