Exterior display system for presenting visual media
An exterior display system can be configured and arranged around a structure. The exterior display system includes a mechanical supporting structure configured and arranged about the exterior surface of the structure. This mechanical supporting structure can include various supporting structures and/or mounting structures which are configured and arranged to form a mechanical lattice framework. An electronic visual display device can be connected to the mechanical lattice framework to form the exterior display system. The electronic visual display device can include multiple electronic visual display panels which are connected to the mechanical lattice framework. Each of these multiple electronic visual display panels can include multiple groups of multiple light-emitting diodes (LEDs), also referred to electronic LED disc assemblies, that are configured and arranged in a series of one or more rows and/or a series of one or more columns.
1. An exterior display system, comprising:
a mechanical supporting structure including a plurality of horizontal supporting structures connected to a plurality of vertical supporting structures and a plurality of vertical mounting structures,
wherein the plurality of horizontal supporting structures traverses in a horizontal direction,
wherein the plurality of vertical supporting structures rotates in a first direction from a base of the mechanical supporting structure to an apex of the mechanical supporting structure in a vertical direction to form a first helical pattern, and
wherein the plurality of vertical mounting structures rotates in a second direction from the base of the mechanical supporting structure to the apex of the mechanical supporting structure in the vertical direction to form a second helical pattern; and
an electronic visual display device including a plurality of electronic visual display panels that are connected to the plurality of vertical mounting structures.
2. The exterior display system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of vertical supporting structures rotates in a counterclockwise direction from the base of the mechanical supporting structure to the apex of the mechanical supporting structure in the vertical direction to form a counterclockwise helical pattern, and
wherein the plurality of vertical mounting structures rotates in a clockwise direction from the base of the mechanical supporting structure to the apex of the mechanical supporting structure in the vertical direction to form a clockwise helical pattern.
3. The exterior display system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of vertical supporting structures rotates in a clockwise direction from the base of the mechanical supporting structure to the apex of the mechanical supporting structure in the vertical direction to form a clockwise helical pattern, and
wherein the plurality of vertical mounting structures rotates in a counterclockwise direction from the base of the mechanical supporting structure to the apex of the mechanical supporting structure in the vertical direction to form a counterclockwise helical pattern.
4. The exterior display system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of horizontal supporting structures comprises a plurality of concentric two-dimensional circles traversing in the horizontal direction along a plurality of parallel planes, and
wherein horizontal supporting structures from among the plurality of horizontal supporting structures which are closer in distance toward the base of the mechanical supporting structure are characterized as having greater circumferences than horizontal supporting structures from among the plurality of horizontal supporting structures which are further in distance from the base of the mechanical supporting structure.
5. The exterior display system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of horizontal supporting structures, the plurality of vertical supporting structures, and the plurality of vertical mounting structures are configured and arranged to approximate a portion of a sphere.
6. The exterior display system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electronic visual display panels rotates in the first direction from the base of the mechanical supporting structure to the apex of the mechanical supporting structure in the vertical direction in accordance with the first helical pattern.
7. The exterior display system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electronic visual display panels rotates in the second direction from the base of the mechanical supporting structure to the apex of the mechanical supporting structure in the vertical direction in accordance with the second helical pattern.
8. The exterior display system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electronic visual display panels comprises:
a plurality of modular display panels having a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), the plurality of modular display panels being configured and arranged in the horizontal direction as a series of rows of modular display panels and in the vertical direction as a series of columns of modular display panels to form an array of LEDs.
9. A mechanical supporting structure for supporting an electronic visual display device, the mechanical supporting structure comprising:
a plurality of horizontal supporting structures traversing in a horizontal direction;
a plurality of vertical supporting structures connected to the plurality of horizontal supporting structures and rotating in a first direction from a base of the mechanical supporting structure to an apex of the mechanical supporting structure in a vertical direction to form a first helical pattern, the plurality of vertical supporting structures and the plurality of horizontal supporting structures being a plurality of load bearing structures; and
a plurality of vertical mounting structures connected to the plurality of horizontal supporting structures and rotating in a second direction from the base of the mechanical supporting structure to the apex of the mechanical supporting structure in the vertical direction to form a second helical pattern, the plurality of vertical mounting structures being a plurality of non-load bearing structures.
10. The mechanical supporting structure of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of vertical supporting structures rotates in a counterclockwise direction from the base of the mechanical supporting structure to the apex of the mechanical supporting structure in the vertical direction to form a counterclockwise helical pattern, and
wherein the plurality of vertical mounting structures rotates in a clockwise direction from the base of the mechanical supporting structure to the apex of the mechanical supporting structure in the vertical direction to form a clockwise helical pattern.
11. The mechanical supporting structure of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of vertical supporting structures rotates in a clockwise direction from the base of the mechanical supporting structure to the apex of the mechanical supporting structure in the vertical direction to form a clockwise helical pattern, and
wherein the plurality of vertical mounting structures rotates in a counterclockwise direction from the base of the mechanical supporting structure to the apex of the mechanical supporting structure in the vertical direction to form a counterclockwise helical pattern.
12. The mechanical supporting structure of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of horizontal supporting structures comprises a plurality of concentric two-dimensional circles traversing in the horizontal direction along a plurality of parallel planes, and
wherein horizontal supporting structures from among the plurality of horizontal supporting structures which are closer in distance toward the base of the mechanical supporting structure are characterized as having greater circumferences than horizontal supporting structures from among the plurality of horizontal supporting structures which are further in distance from the base of the mechanical supporting structure.
13. The mechanical supporting structure of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of horizontal supporting structures, the plurality of vertical supporting structures, and the plurality of vertical mounting structures are configured and arranged to approximate a portion of a sphere.
14. The mechanical supporting structure of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of load bearing structures are capable of undergoing more loading before failure when compared to the plurality of non-load bearing structures.
15. A mechanical skeleton framework for supporting an electronic visual display device, the mechanical skeleton framework comprising:
a plurality of horizontal supporting structures traversing in a horizontal direction; and
a plurality of vertical supporting structures connected to the plurality of horizontal supporting structures and rotating from a base of the mechanical skeleton framework to an apex of the mechanical skeleton framework in a vertical direction to form a first helical pattern, the plurality of vertical supporting structures and the plurality of horizontal supporting structures being a plurality of load bearing structures.
16. The mechanical skeleton framework of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of vertical supporting structures rotates in a counterclockwise direction from the base of the mechanical skeleton framework to the apex of the mechanical skeleton framework in the vertical direction to form a counterclockwise helical pattern.
17. The mechanical skeleton framework of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of vertical supporting structures rotates in a clockwise direction from the base of the mechanical skeleton framework to the apex of the mechanical skeleton framework in the vertical direction to form a clockwise helical pattern.
18. The mechanical skeleton framework of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of horizontal supporting structures comprises a plurality of concentric two-dimensional circles traversing in the horizontal direction along a plurality of parallel planes, and
wherein horizontal supporting structures from among the plurality of horizontal supporting structures which are closer in distance toward the base of the mechanical skeleton framework are characterized as having greater circumferences than horizontal supporting structures from among the plurality of horizontal supporting structures which are further in distance from the base of the mechanical skeleton framework.
19. The mechanical skeleton framework of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of horizontal supporting structures and the plurality of vertical supporting structures are configured and arranged to approximate a portion of a sphere.
20. The mechanical skeleton framework of claim 15 , further comprising a plurality of vertical mounting structures connected to the plurality of horizontal supporting structures and rotating from the base of the mechanical supporting structure to the apex of the mechanical supporting structure in the vertical direction to form a second helical pattern, the plurality of vertical mounting structures being a plurality of non-load bearing structures.