An illuminated flag, the flag includes a first layer of flag, a second layer of flag and a spacer separating the first and second flag layers to form an optical cavity between the first and second flag layers. A light source is contained within the optical cavity to illuminate the first and second layers. A light distribution element between the light source and layers of the flag distributes the light uniformly upon the inside of the layers. This illumination from within the flag provides a substantially uniform glow to the exterior of the flag. The flag can be supported by a standard flag pole and is able to move in a breeze.

Disclosed are various embodiments of a mobile advertising display apparatus. In one example, among others, the apparatus can include a display enclosure that includes a first side, a second side, a front side, and a back side. The first side can have a slot, and the back side can have an aperture that enables for a manipulation of content to be moved through the slot. The apparatus can include a flexible connector that has a first end and a second end. The first end can be attached to the back side of the display enclosure and a clamp can be attached to the second end of the flexible connector.

A transaction apparatus comprises a touch display, a framed element, and a vertical scanner. The framed element comprises at least two cameras focused on a scan area defined in front of the vertical scanner. The framed element is located above a top portion of the vertical scanner and the touch display is adjustable up and down relative to a top portion of the framed element. During a transaction when items are placed in the scan area, multiple images of the scan area are provided by the cameras. The vertical scanner scans any item barcodes for the items visible to a scan window of the scanner. The multiple images are processed to identify item codes for the items. Scanned item codes are compared against their corresponding item codes and the transaction is processed.

A display arrangement includes a base, a decorative shell having a front cover and a back cover, an elongated central post that is rotatably coupled to the decorative shell and fixedly coupled to the base, a light source disposed on the elongated central post and within the shell, such that the light is visible though at least one opening in the shell, a stem coupled to the shell and coupled to the elongated central post, the stem having a magnet on one end, and a coil configured to receive energy from a power source to cause an arcing motion of the magnet, the stem, and thereby the decorative shell. The display arrangement can include a second shell disposed horizontally above the decorative shell and coupled to the decorative shell, and can also include a third shell disposed horizontally below the decorative shell, and that is coupled to the decorative shell.

Disclosed embodiments relate to a light-emitting assembly and a display device. In some embodiments, the light-emitting assembly includes a lamp bead a lamp bead mounting plate and a lamp bead shading face mask, the lamp bead shading face mask covering the lamp bead, and there is a distance between the lamp bead shading face mask and the lamp bead, at least two side faces of the lamp bead shading face mask including light emergence holes, wherein one side, facing the lamp bead mounting plate, of the lamp bead shading face mask is provided with a first reflecting surface; one side, facing the lamp bead shading face mask, of the lamp bead mounting plate is provided with a second reflecting surface; and light emitted by the lamp bead is reflected by the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface and then emitted out of each of the light emergence holes.

A sign board lighting assembly is provided and includes a pair of solar powered lighting modules positionally opposed at front and rear sides of a sign bar adapted by hardware to hang the sign board, each lighting module including a housing supporting a solar collection array, an energy storage medium, an illumination grid, connected together by electrical trace or wire, and an optical switching element connected to the tracing or wiring between the energy storage medium and the illumination grid, the optical switching element operable according to an optically detected threshold level of ambient natural light to open and to close a circuit in the tracing or wiring between the energy storage medium and the illumination grid.

An illuminated sign for providing a warning that an area adjacent the illuminated sign is within a field of view of an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device. The illuminated sign may include a front panel having translucent portions and opaque portions, and an illumination source located behind the front panel. The illumination source illuminates the front panel such that the opaque portions block transmission through the front panel of at least a portion of the light from the illumination source to provide the warning that the area adjacent the illuminated sign is within the field of view of the A/V recording and communication device.

A reconfigurable lighted post (e.g., mailbox), including a post, and first and second dual channel members attached to the post. The dual channel members include dual channels, where the first channel of each houses a strip of LEDs, and the second channel defines a channel into which an insert to be back or trans-illuminated can be inserted. Both dual channel members are attached to the post so that the first channels housing the strips of LEDs are positioned towards the post, while the second channels are positioned away from the post. The insert to be illuminated is receivable between the second channels (i.e., that face one another). The insert may include a house address number, or other characters cut-out or otherwise formed into the insert, so that light from the LED strips back or trans-illuminates the insert when received between the facing second channels. Deck rail lighting is also disclosed.

The present invention corresponds to a smart post, which displays visual signals, either when people approach the smart post, according to a predetermined programming or in response to sensor parameters, the smart post comprises a structural body with an internal cavity, said structural body being made of a translucent material, a support body disposed in the internal cavity of the structural body, wherein the support body extends longitudinally along the structural body. Furthermore, the smart post comprises a light-emitting device located between the structural body and the support body, wherein the light-emitting device is supported on the support body, with a control unit connected to the light-emitting device.

The present invention also comprises a method for controlling a smart post, comprising the following steps: a) entering a configuration parameter in a control unit; b) generating a control signal in the control unit based on the configuration of step a); c) sending the control signal from the control unit to the light-emitting device; wherein the control signal of stage c) controls the light-emitting device to emit visual signals; wherein the visual signal may be text messages, images or light patterns.

A display arrangement includes a base, a decorative shell having a front cover and a back cover, an elongated central post that is rotatably coupled to the decorative shell and fixedly coupled to the base, a light source disposed on the elongated central post and within the shell, such that the light is visible though at least one opening in the shell, a stem coupled to the shell and coupled to the elongated central post, the stem having a magnet on one end, and a coil configured to receive energy from a power source to cause an arcing motion of the magnet, the stem, and thereby the decorative shell. The display arrangement can include a second shell disposed horizontally above the decorative shell and coupled to the decorative shell, and can also include a third shell disposed horizontally below the decorative shell, and that is coupled to the decorative shell.