Patent ID: 9489016
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. Apparatus for delivering an image to a head wearable item, the apparatus comprising: a processor including hardware that is configured to format the image for a head wearable item electronic display circuit, the circuit including an electronic display that faces away from the wearable item; and a transmitter including hardware that is configured to transmit the mage to the head wearable item electronic display circuit wherein: the processor hardware is configured to associate the image with an internet protocol address that corresponds to the electronic display circuit; the transmitter hardware is configured to transmit the image to the electronic display circuit based on the internet protocol address; when the head wearable item is one of a plurality of hats, the head wearable item electronic display circuit is one of a plurality of head wearable item electronic display circuits, each of the plurality of head wearable item electronic display circuits corresponding to one of the plurality of hats, the transmitter hardware is configured to multicast the image to each of a plurality of head wearable item electronic display circuits; the processor hardware is further configured to join image information to the image; the transmitter hardware is further configured to transmit the image information to the electronic display circuit; the image information includes a head wearable item identifier; and the processor hardware is further configured to cause the transmitter hardware to transmit the image only after validating a download wearable item key against a download reference key, the download wearable item key and the download reference key being based on the head wearable item identifier.