Systems, devices, and methods for interactive visual displays
Systems, devices, and methods for visual displays are described. Such visual displays may be used in a retail environment to provide interactive presentations to customers. The visual displays may include a display panel, a visual source, and a controller. The display panel may present images and/or video to a user, in which the images and/or video are generated by the visual source. The controller may determine the types of images and/or video to be presented based upon communications received from a user via a communication device or a user kiosk. The display panel may be a variable height and may be offset from the floor or a shelf by a variable distance. A plurality of display panels may be arranged on a display floor to provide retail experiences to customers and/or may be received by one or more docks placed in the display floor.
1. An interactive visual display configured to be communicatively coupled to a mobile communication device, the visual display comprising:
a display panel, the display panel which is transparent and has a front face and an opposing back face, wherein the front face and the back face are separated by a width, the front face is oriented to be disposed between a first area and a second area, and the display panel includes a display zone that conveys an image towards the first area; and
a visual source, which generates the image conveyed by the display zone of the display panel and generates the conveyed image based at least in part on a text message received from the mobile communication device, wherein the conveyed image is different from the text message.
2. The interactive visual display of claim 1 , further comprising:
a controller, which receives the text message from the mobile communication device and determines the image to be conveyed to the first area based at least in part on the received text message.
3. The interactive visual display of claim 1 , wherein the conveyed image is based at least in part on at least one of a condition or an object present in the second area.
4. The interactive visual display of claim 1 wherein the display panel is offset by a distance from a surface, and wherein the offset distance is selectively adjustable.
5. The interactive visual display of claim 1 wherein the display panel is arranged at an angle to a horizontal surface.
6. The interactive visual display of claim 5 wherein the angle is selectively adjustable.
7. The interactive visual display of claim 1 wherein the visual source is a projector.
8. The interactive visual display of claim 1 wherein the visual source includes a plurality of pixel elements that are contained in the display panel.
9. The interactive visual display of claim 1 wherein the image conveyed by the visual source includes at least a portion of a pair of glasses, wherein the portion of the pair of glasses includes a message area, the message area displaying visual information.
10. The interactive visual display of claim 9 wherein the visual information is based at least in part on the text message received from the mobile communication device.
11. The interactive visual display of claim 9 wherein the visual information is based at least in part on one or more environmental conditions in an environment proximate the interactive visual display.
12. The interactive visual display of claim 9 , further comprising:
an imager that captures one or more images from at least one of the first area or the second area, wherein the visual information displayed in the message area is based at least in part on the one or more images captured by the imager.
13. A visual display system, comprising:
a display floor; and
at least three visual displays arranged within the display floor, each of the at least three visual displays respectively and separately including:
a display panel, which is transparent and has a front face and an opposing back face, wherein the front face and the back face are separated by a width, the front face is oriented to be disposed between a first area and a second area, and the display panel includes a display zone that conveys an image towards the first area; and
a visual source, which generates the image conveyed by the display zone of the display panel.
14. The visual display system of claim 13 wherein the visual source generates the conveyed image based at least in part on a text message received from an associated communication device.
15. The visual display system of claim 14 , further comprising:
a controller communicatively coupled to a plurality of the at least three visual displays, wherein the controller determines the image to be conveyed to each respective first area for each respective one of the plurality of the at least three visual displays based at least in part on the text message received from the associated communication device.
16. The visual display system of claim 15 wherein the controller is located remotely from each of the plurality of the at least three visual displays.
17. The visual display system of claim 13 wherein the first area for at least one of the at least three visual displays overlaps at least in part with the second area for at least one other of the at least three visual displays.
18. The visual display system of claim 13 wherein each display panel of the at least three visual displays has a respective display panel height and a respective display panel width, and wherein a first display panel height for one of the at least three visual displays is different from the a second display panel height for at least one other of the at least three visual displays.
19. The visual display system of claim 13 wherein at least one of the display panels is selectively rotatable about at least one of a vertical axis of rotation and a horizontal axis of rotation.
20. The visual display system of claim 13 wherein the display floor includes a plurality of docks, each sized and dimensioned to receive one of the at least three visual displays.
21. The visual display system of claim 13 wherein the display floor includes a number of docks exceeding a total number of visual displays arranged on the display floor.
22. An interactive visual display configured to be communicatively coupled to a mobile communication device, the interactive visual display comprising:
a display panel, which is transparent and has a front face and an opposing back face, wherein the front face and the back face are separated by a width, the front face is oriented to be disposed between a first area and a second area, and the display panel includes a display zone that conveys an image towards the first area;
a support member, which maintains the display panel in a defined position; and
a visual source, which generates the image conveyed by the display zone of the display panel and generates the conveyed image based at least in part on a text message received from the mobile communication device, wherein the conveyed image is different from the text message.
23. The interactive visual display of claim 22 wherein the support member maintains the display panel in a defined position such that the front face is tilted at an angle of 45 degrees or less from a vertical position.
24. The interactive visual display of claim 23 , further comprising:
an anchor, which has a first end and an opposing second end, is physically coupled to the support member at the first end, and is physically coupled to a support surface at the opposing second end.
25. The interactive visual display of claim 24 wherein the support surface includes at least one of a floor, a wall, and a ceiling.
26. The interactive visual display of claim 23 wherein the display panel is selectively rotatable about at least one of a vertical axis of rotation and a horizontal axis of rotation.