Multi-panel, multi-communication video wall and system and method for seamlessly isolating one or more panels for individual user interaction

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  "publication_number": "US10540135B1",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B1",
  "title": "Multi-panel, multi-communication video wall and system and method for seamlessly isolating one or more panels for individual user interaction",
  "abstract": "A multi-panel video wall and system is disclosed having a computer with a memory or access to a public or private cloud containing a video file and a processor for executing the video file and a plurality of video display screens interconnected to one another and to the computer via wired or wireless transmission, each of the plurality of video display screens configured to work together to display a video content generated from the video file that extends across all of the plurality of video display screens. Upon user interaction or detection of a user, one or more of the plurality of video display screens seamlessly transitions away from the video content to display a separate video content for interaction with the user.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A multi-panel video wall system comprising: a computer having a memory containing a media file and a processor for executing the media file, the computer having an Internet connection for access to a remote Javascript database; a plurality of display panels interconnected to one another and to the computer, each of the plurality of display panels configured to work together to display a video content generated from the media file that extends across all of the plurality of display panels, and each such display panel configured to operate independently from one another to display one or more separate video contents generated from the media file; wherein one or more of the plurality of display panels are configured to seamlessly transition away from the video content upon detection of a user to display a separate video content for interaction with the user.",
    "2. The multi-panel video wall system of claim 1 wherein the computer memory contains front end software for displaying the media file and back end software for pulling instructions and content from the Javascript database, and upon detection of a user, the back end software is configured to instruct the front end software to display the separate interactive video content.",
    "3. The multi-panel video wall system of claim 2 wherein the back end software contains one or more Javascript components and the front end software is configured to pull instructions from at least one Javascript component through which the back end software is configured to serve the separate interactive video content.",
    "4. The multi-panel video wall system of claim 1 wherein one or more of the plurality of display panels includes a masked region on the surface of the screen for interaction with a user, said masked region configured to toggle the display of video content on the video wall system from a first video content to a second video content.",
    "5. The multi-panel video wall system of claim 1 wherein the media file is stored remotely.",
    "6. The multi-panel video wall system of claim 5 wherein the computer is configured to download the media file to the memory prior to display of the video content.",
    "7. The multi-panel video wall system of claim 5 wherein the computer is configured to stream the video file at the time of display of the video content.",
    "8. The multi-panel video wall system of claim 1 further comprising at least one camera operatively connected to one or more of the plurality of video display screens, the camera configured to detect one or more physical characteristics relating to the user.",
    "9. The multi-panel video wall system of claim 8 wherein the computer is configured to select separate video content based on one or more of the detected physical characteristics relating to the user.",
    "10. The multi-panel video wall system of claim 8 wherein the computer is configured to restrict certain video content to the user based on one or more of the detected physical characteristics relating to the user.",
    "11. A method for displaying a separate interactive video content on a display screen to a user, the display screen being one of a plurality of display panels forming a video wall, the method comprising the steps of: providing a computer having a memory containing a media file and a processor for executing the media file, the computer being interconnected with the plurality of display panels and having an Internet connection for accessing a remote Javascript database; displaying a video content across all of the plurality of display panels, the video content generated from the media file; detecting a user interacting with one of the plurality of display panels and seamlessly transitioning said one of the plurality display panels from the video content to a separate video content for interaction with the user; and displaying the separate interactive video content on said one of a plurality of video display panels interacting with the user.",
    "12. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of storing the media file in a remote storage device operatively connected with the computer.",
    "13. The method of claim 12 wherein the computer downloads the media file to the memory prior to displaying the video content.",
    "14. The method of claim 12 wherein the computer streams the media file at the time of displaying the video content.",
    "15. The method of claim 11 wherein the user is detected using a badge or user identification presented by the user.",
    "16. The method of claim 15 wherein the computer restricts certain video content presented to the user based on the identification of the user."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The present invention relates to a video wall and system, and more particularly, a plurality of display screens forming a panoramic video wall, each display of which can seamlessly transition to a stand-alone basis for individual user interaction.\n\nThere exists in the art video walls, including panoramic video walls, that are comprised of a plurality of display screens or panels. The display screens or panels work together to display one video instance that extends across the screens to create a video wall or panoramic effect.\n\nMany of the conventional video walls are comprised of touch-screen displays, which are configured to interact with a person through capacitive means when the person touches the screen, such as with a human finger or a stylus. In this manner, a person can interact with the touch-screen video wall by touching an area of the display screens, which often times triggers a dialogue box or separate window to launch.\n\nOne example of a prior art video wall system utilizing touch-screen displays is the Accenture Interactive Network located in the American Airlines terminal at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Ill. The Accenture Interactive Network is a video wall comprised of nine touch-screen displays, which allows one or more users to interact with the video wall at the same time.",
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  "assignees": [
    "Panoscape Holdings LLC"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Jeremiah Fitzgerald",
    "Matthew Mascheri",
    "John Clarke"
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  "filing_date": "2019-06-23",
  "publication_date": "2020-01-21",
  "grant_date": "2020-01-21",
  "priority_date": "2018-03-27",
  "application_number": "US-201916449425-A",
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