INTERCONNECTING DISPLAY TILES FOR MULTI-PANEL DISPLAYS
A display panel to form a multi-panel display includes a rectangular pixel region with pixels for displaying images and an electronic housing including display logic. The electronic housing includes first, second, third, and fourth interconnects coupled to facilitate power and image signals to other electronic housings of other display panels. The first, second, third, and fourth interconnects are coupled to be interconnected on a same side of the rectangular pixel region as the first, second, third, and fourth edges of the rectangular pixel region, respectively. The third edge is mechanically coupled to overhang the third interconnect by a first offset distance and the fourth edge is mechanically coupled to overhang the fourth interconnect by a second offset distance. The first interconnect extends beyond the first edge by the first offset distance and the second interconnect extends beyond the second edge by the second offset distance.
1 . A multi-panel display comprising:
a plurality of display panels mechanically coupled together, each of the display panels comprising:
a rectangular pixel region having first, second, third, and fourth edges, the rectangular pixel region having pixels to display images, wherein the first edge and the third edge of the rectangular pixel region are opposite each other; and
an electronic housing including display logic for displaying the images and first, second, third, and fourth interconnects coupled to facilitate power and image signals, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth interconnects are coupled to be interconnected on a same side of the rectangular pixel region as the first, second, third, and fourth edges, respectively, and wherein the third edge is mechanically coupled to overhang the third interconnect by a first offset distance and the fourth edge is mechanically coupled to overhang the fourth interconnect by a second offset distance, the first interconnect extending beyond the first edge by the first offset distance and the second interconnect extending beyond the second edge by the second offset distance, each of the display panels coupled together by at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth interconnects,
wherein an abutting section of the electronic housing of a given display panel extends upward to abut portions of the first edge and the second edge of the rectangular pixel region of the given display panel such that the electronic housing is deeper along the first edge and the second edge than directly underneath the rectangular pixel region, and wherein a first display panel and a second display panel among the plurality of display panels are adjacent, and further wherein the rectangular pixel region of the first display panel partially overlaps the electronic housing of the second display panel, the rectangular pixel region of the second display panel being disposed a first distance below the rectangular pixel region of the first display panel.
2 . The multi-panel display of claim 1 , wherein if the first interconnect of a given display panel is connected to another display panel in the plurality of display panels, then the first interconnect is connected to the third interconnect of the another display panel, and wherein if the second interconnect of a given display panel is connected to another display panel in the plurality of display panels, then the second interconnect is connected to the fourth interconnect of the another display panel.
3 . (canceled)
4 . The multi-panel display of claim 1 , wherein the first display panel is on a corner of the multi-panel display and a third display panel among the plurality of display panels is also adjacent to the first display panel, wherein the rectangular pixel region of the third display is also disposed the first distance below the rectangular pixel region of the first display panel.
5 . The multi-panel display of claim 1 , wherein the rectangular pixel region of the second display panel overlaps the electronic housing of a third display panel among the plurality of display panels and the rectangular pixel region of the third display panel is disposed a second distance below the rectangular pixel region of the second display panel, the first distance being substantially the same as the second distance.
6 - 8 . (canceled)
9 . The multi-panel display of claim 1 , wherein the electronic housing of each display panel includes first, second, third, and fourth mechanical mounting structures (“MMSs”) for structurally supporting the multi-panel display, the first, second, third, and fourth MMSs coupled to be interconnected on a same side of the rectangular pixel region as the first, second, third, and fourth edges, respectively, the respective MMSs mechanically interconnecting the plurality of the display panels.
10 . The multi-panel display of claim 9 , wherein the first, second, third, and fourth interconnects are integrated with the first, second, third, and fourth MMSs.
11 . The multi-panel display of claim 9 , wherein the third edge is mechanically coupled to overhang the third MMS by the first offset distance, the fourth edge is mechanically coupled to overhang the second MMS by the second offset distance, and wherein the first MMS extends beyond the first edge by the first offset distance and the second MMS extends beyond the second edge by the second offset distance.
12 . The multi-panel display of claim 1 , wherein the image displayed by each display panel is a portion of an overall image displayed by the multi-panel display.
13 . The multi-panel display of claim 1 , wherein each of the rectangular pixel regions include a semi-flexible material disposed along the first, second, third, and fourth edges.
14 . The multi-panel display of claim 1 , wherein the electronic housing includes device position circuitry coupled to the display logic and coupled to the first, second, third, and fourth interconnects which are further configured to facilitate device discovery, and wherein the device position circuitry is configured to determine a position that a given display panel occupies in the multi-panel display and cause the display logic to display an image on the rectangular pixel region corresponding with the position that the given display panel occupies.
15 . A display panel for connecting to other display panels to form a multi-panel display, the display panel comprising:
a rectangular pixel region having first, second, third, and fourth edges, the rectangular pixel region having pixels to display images, wherein the first edge and the third edge of the rectangular pixel region are opposite each other; and
an electronic housing including display logic for displaying the images and first, second, third, and fourth interconnects coupled to facilitate power and image signals to other electronic housings of the other display panels to be connected to the display panel, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth interconnects are coupled to be interconnected on a same side of the rectangular pixel region as the first, second, third, and fourth edges, respectively, and wherein the third edge is mechanically coupled to overhang the third interconnect by a first offset distance and the fourth edge is mechanically coupled to overhang the fourth interconnect by a second offset distance, the first interconnect extending beyond the first edge by the first offset distance and the second interconnect extending beyond the second edge by the second offset distance, and further wherein an abutting section of the electronic housing extends upward to abut portions of the first edge and the second edge of the rectangular pixel region such that the electronic housing is deeper along the first edge and the second edge than directly underneath the rectangular pixel region.
16 . (canceled)
17 . The display panel of claim 15 , wherein the rectangular pixel region is surrounded by a semi-flexible material.
18 . The display panel of claim 15 , wherein the electronic housing includes device position circuitry coupled to the display logic and coupled to the first, second, third, and fourth interconnects configured to facilitate device discovery, and wherein the device position circuitry is configured to determine a position that a given display panel occupies in the multi-panel display and cause the display logic to display an image on the rectangular pixel region corresponding with the position that the given display panel occupies.
19 . The display panel of claim 15 , wherein the electronic housing of each display panel includes first, second, third, and fourth mechanical mounting structures (“MMSs”) for structurally supporting the multi-panel display, the first, second, third, and fourth MMSs coupled to be interconnected on a same side of the rectangular pixel region as the first, second, third, and fourth edges, respectively.
20 . The display panel of claim 19 , wherein the first,
second, third, and fourth interconnects are integrated with the first, second, third, and fourth MMSs.
21 . A multi-panel display comprising:
a plurality of display panels mechanically coupled together, each of the display panels comprising:
a rectangular pixel region having first, second, third, and fourth edges, the rectangular pixel region having pixels to display images, wherein the first edge and the third edge of the rectangular pixel region are opposite each other; and
an electronic housing including display logic for displaying the images and first, second, third, and fourth interconnects coupled to facilitate power and image signals, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth interconnects are coupled to be interconnected on a same side of the rectangular pixel region as the first, second, third, and fourth edges, respectively, and wherein the third edge is mechanically coupled to overhang the third interconnect by a first offset distance and the fourth edge is mechanically coupled to overhang the fourth interconnect by a second offset distance, the first interconnect extending beyond the first edge by the first offset distance and the second interconnect extending beyond the second edge by the second offset distance, each of the display panels coupled together by at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth interconnects,
wherein the electronic housing of each display panel includes first, second, third, and fourth mechanical mounting structures (“MMSs”) for structurally supporting the multi-panel display, the first, second, third, and fourth MMSs coupled to be interconnected on a same side of the rectangular pixel region as the first, second, third, and fourth edges, respectively, the respective MMSs mechanically interconnecting the plurality of the display panels, and wherein the third edge is mechanically coupled to overhang the third MMS by the first offset distance, the fourth edge is mechanically coupled to overhang the second MMS by the second offset distance, and further wherein the first MMS extends beyond the first edge by the first offset distance and the second MMS extends beyond the second edge by the second offset distance.