Patent ID: 9190028
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: B60K,B60Q,B60R,G06T,G09F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A communication device with illuminated display, said device including: a display device including at least one panel, said display device being a greeting card; a motor carried by the display device; an illumination assembly mounted to the motor and selectively movable thereby, said illumination assembly having a plurality of discrete light sources thereon and movable therewith; a rotation position sensor operably associated with at least one of the motor and the illumination device and operable to provide a rotation position signal; a computer device including a memory device, said computer device being carried by the display device and being connected to the illumination assembly and the position sensor and operable to receive the rotation position signal and selectively activate and deactivate the lights sources in accordance with programmed instructions in the memory device during movement of at least a portion of the illumination device by the motor, said computer device being programmed to illuminate selected said light sources at preselected rotational positions of the light sources and provide at least one visual image utilizing persistence of vision over an area greater than that covered by a motionless said illumination assembly; a power source connected to the motor, illumination device and computer device; and a switch device connected to the power source and operable to selectively energize the motor, computer device and illumination device.