Device and method for arranging video displays to define an opening to pass a physical object and display content about the opening
A device and method are set forth which includes an electronic, video display including L-shaped sub-displays mated to define a frame surrounding an opening which accommodates a physical object such as the view of a second display. The second display may be a mechanical component extending through the opening to operate for example a pointer operating with the video display to provide a function for a game. The opening may also be configured to reveal a mechanical, electro-mechanical or video display.
1. A device including a video display having a rectangular opening there through for passing a physical object comprising:
a housing to mount the video display;
the video display including two L-shaped sub-displays configured to be coupled together to cooperatively define the video display having the rectangular opening there through, each sub-display including a m×n matrix of transistor switching devices, the rectangular opening providing for the passing of the physical object though the video display; and
a controller to control the video display to display text or graphics.
2. The device of claim 1 comprising the controller is configured to control the video display to display graphics associated with the physical object.
3. The device of claim 1 comprising the physical object is a moveable physical component.
4. The device of claim 3 comprising the physical component is a rotatable component controlled for rotation.
5. The gaming device of claim 1 comprising the video display includes a touch screen for receiving input to the controller.
6. A device comprising:
a housing to mount a video display including first and second adjoining L-shaped video sub-display elements arranged to define the video display about an interior opening for the passing of a physical object though the defined video display; and
a controller to control the video sub-display elements to display text or graphics about the interior opening.
7. The device of claim 6 comprising the first and second L-shaped video sub-display elements are LCD displays.
8. The device of claim 7 comprising the housing mounting the first and second L-shaped LCD video sub-display elements in a mated arrangement to define a substantially continuous video display about the interior opening for the passing of a physical object though the video display, each L-shaped LCD video sub-display element including a matrix of switches and a connector to place the matrices of switches in communication with the controller to control the L-shaped LCD video sub-display elements to display text and graphics.
9. The device of claim 6 comprising a touch input associated with the first and second video L-shaped sub-display elements for receiving input to the controller.
10. The device of claim 6 comprising the physical object is a mechanical component moveably controlled by said controller though said interior opening.
11. A method for displaying text or graphical images associated with a physical object comprising;
securing a pair of L-shaped video sub-display elements in a mated arrangement on a housing to define a video display having an interior opening there through;
arranging for a physical object to pass through the interior opening; and
controlling with a controller said video display to display the text or graphical images associated with the physical object about the interior opening.
12. The method of claim 11 comprising the pair of L-shaped video sub-display elements are L-shaped LCD video sub-display elements.