Patent ID: 7766717
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
1. A system for representing an autonomous winged entity, comprising: a vessel having a vessel wall that defines an interior, wherein the interior is viewable from outside the vessel; a rotational drive system; a flexible shaft connected to the rotational drive system for rotation by the rotational drive system; and a display object positioned in the interior of the vessel and connected to the flexible shaft at a position that is spaced from the rotational drive system, wherein the display object has a plurality of wings, including a first wing and a second wing, and wherein rotation of the flexible shaft causes the display object to move within the vessel, wherein one of the first and second wings is fixedly attached to the flexible shaft for rotation therewith, and the other of the first and second wings is generally opposed to the first wing and is rotatably connected to the flexible shaft.