Patent ID: 9295140
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: G09G,H05B,Y02B

Claim Text:
1. An intelligent modular configurable apparatus comprising: at least one configurable intelligent illumination pix-cell; at least one configurable solid-state light source; at least one configurable display; at least one configurable sensor; at least one configurable power source; at least one configurable controller; at least one configurable network; at least one configurable control algorithm; at least one configurable acceptance criteria; wherein the at least one intelligent illumination pix-cell is configured to include the at least one configurable solid-state light source; said pix-cell configured for providing illumination, including configuration for providing illumination for the at least one configurable display; a number of said pix-cells comprising a configurable display module; wherein the at least one solid-state light source is configured to provide illumination for the at least one illumination pix-cell; said light source configurations include configuration providing illumination in a direction which is substantially parallel to an observer standing in front of the illumination pix-cell; said light source configurations include configuration providing illumination in a direction which is substantially parallel to an observer standing in front of the at least one configurable display; wherein configurations of the at least one sensor include configuration for monitoring an environment, including the environment outside and within the apparatus; said environment including one or combination of: ambient light, temperature, power source, light produced by other devices, image produced by other devices; wherein configurations of the at least one sensor include configuration for reading an item identification; said identification including: barcode label, RFID; wherein configurations of the at least one sensor include configuration for sensing illumination properties produced by other devices; said devices including: illumination display, video image; wherein configurations of the at least one controller include configuration requiring the controller to be embedded into the at least one pix-cell; wherein configurations of the at least one controller include configuration requiring the controller to be embedded into the configurable display module; wherein the at least one controller is configured to connect with the at least one solid-state light source; said controller is further configured for monitoring and controlling operation of the light source; wherein the at least one controller is configured to connect with the at least one sensor; said controller is further configured for monitoring status of the sensor; wherein the at least one power source is configured to power the apparatus; said power source configurations include conventional DC power supply, battery, and solar battery; wherein the at least one controller is configured to execute at least one configurable control algorithm; said control algorithm includes configuration of the algorithm maintaining operation of the apparatus within the at least one acceptance criteria; said acceptance criteria include status and trigger level points for the sensors, which are used by the algorithm and the controller, and maintain operation of the apparatus within acceptance criteria; said acceptance criteria are configured to include specifications parameters of components comprising the apparatus; said control algorithm includes configuration supporting use of the components comprising the apparatus within the respective component specification requirements; wherein a number of apparatuses comprising a system; said system configured with a system controller; said system controller is configured to execute a system control algorithm; said system control algorithm includes interface between the system controller and the at least one module or pix-cell controller; said interface including the at least one configurable network; said system control algorithm includes configuration maintaining operation of the apparatus within the at least one acceptance criteria; wherein the at least one acceptance criteria includes configuration of the criteria for a device within the apparatus; said device includes the at least one intelligent illuminated module or pix-cell; said device control algorithm including configuration maintaining operation of the device within acceptance criteria; wherein a configurable system comprises of devices of the apparatus; said system configurations include the at least one controller, the at least one intelligent illuminated module or pix-cell, and the at least one network; wherein the at least one acceptance criteria includes configuration of a system acceptance criteria for the apparatus; said system acceptance criteria include configuration of the illumination parameters for the devices within the system; said system control algorithm including configuration maintaining operation of the apparatus within acceptance criteria.