Patent ID: 11972672
Assignee: MANUFACTURING RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A display assembly providing alerts, said display assembly comprising:
a structural subassembly;
a side assembly comprising an electronic display and movably attached to said structural subassembly for movement between a closed position and an opened position;
a latching device associated with the side assembly and configured to selectively secure the side assembly to said structural subassembly;
a first sensor associated with the side assembly and configured to detect if the latching device is in a latched state or an unlatched state;
a second sensor associated with the side assembly and configured to detect if said side assembly is in an opened position or a closed position; and
a controller in electronic communication with said first sensor, said second sensor, said latching device, and said electronic display, said controller configured to:
receive data from said first sensor;
receive data from said second sensor;
where the data received from the first sensor indicates that said latching device is in the latched state, cause said electronic display to display images comprising advertising images;
where the data received from the second sensor indicates that said side assembly is in the opened position, cause said electronic display to replace at least a portion of a currently displayed one of the images with an open side assembly alert notification indicating that the side assembly is open; and
where the data received from the first sensor indicates that said latching device is in the unlatched state and the data received from the second sensor indicates that said side assembly is in a closed position, cause said electronic display to replace at least a portion of a currently displayed one of the images with an unlatched side assembly alert image indicating that the side assembly is unlatched.