DE202017002689U1 - postcard - Google Patents

Abstract

Postcard, in particular a postcard, having a multilayer construction, wherein at least one flat screen (2) below the transparent protective plate (1) is arranged between a transparent upper protective plate (1) made of plastic and an opaque base plate (5) which can be written on from outside. and the flat screen (2) arranged downstream of a board (4) with electronics for receiving, storing and playing multimedia files and with an energy storage and the electronics of the board (4) and the flat screen (2) operable by externally operable switching elements (6) are.

Description

The invention relates to a postcard, in particular a postcard, which is sent by direct postal route, preferably without packaging to an addressee.

Postcards and greeting cards with a motif print are often sent by travelers to relatives and friends, greeting cards on special occasions. This trend continues, despite the possibilities of image, video and text messaging via Internet-based, cross-platform instant messaging services such as WhatsApp.

The disadvantage of such picture postcards and greeting cards is that they are to be purchased as finished products and thus offer almost no scope of their own design.

Furthermore, electronic greeting cards are known. The electronic greeting cards after the US 2008/0289230 A1 include a greeting card having two or more interconnected panels in combination with a digital multimedia player device containing an electronic display and audio output, and circuitry for receiving, storing and playing digital multimedia files and content. The various greeting card structures are covered and encapsulated or otherwise housed and decorate the digital multimedia player. Digital files are loaded on the digital multimedia player via a connection to a network or directly from a data storage device such as an SD card or a USB connection or a compact flash connected to a port in the digital multimedia player. Pre-recorded digital multimedia greeting card content is either pre-installed on a portable data storage device or selected for purchase and downloaded or transmitted for playback by the electronic multimedia digital player.

Such greeting cards are not suitable for direct postal delivery.

The object of the invention is to propose a postcard, in particular a postcard, which allows the sender using multimedia technology to determine their own content or to make, and can be sent directly by post.

This object is achieved with the features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims.

The postcard according to the invention, in particular a picture postcard, has a multilayered construction, wherein at least one flat screen below the transparent protective plate and the flat screen arranged downstream of a printed circuit board with electronics are arranged between a transparent upper protective plate made of plastic and an opaque base plate which can be written on from outside for receiving, storing and playing multimedia files and with an energy storage and wherein the electronics of the board and the flat screen can be operated by externally operable switching elements.

The postcard thus basically has all the necessary features for a postal dispatch, namely a writable area for the address and for sticking a postage stamp.

Preferably, the writable outer side of the base plate for an address field, a stamp field and a freely descriptive field.

Furthermore, texts and pictures and videos can be loaded onto the memory, which the receiver can watch on the flat screen without the need for an additional multimedia device such as a TV, mobile phone or computer. On the one hand, these can be prefabricated files that have been uploaded by the manufacturer or seller. The sender can also decide in his turn, which texts and / or pictures and / or videos he wants to send and how they should be arranged.

• – der Flachbildschirm in Grenzen biegbar ist und/oder
• – zwischen dem Flachbildschirm und der Platine eine Schutzschicht angeordnet ist, die Aussparungen für die Elektronik der Platine aufweist und/oder
• – die Platine im Bereich des Briefmarkenfeldes keine Elektronik aufweist.

In order to avoid transport damage, advantageous embodiments provide that

• - The flat screen is within limits bendable and / or
• - Between the flat screen and the board, a protective layer is arranged, which has recesses for the electronics of the board and / or
• - The board has no electronics in the area of the stamp field.

Further advantageous embodiments provide that the. Base plate has a speaker output and / or a microphone input and / or a camera input.

Thus, the conditions are created to transmit voice recordings, which are audible from the receiver via the speaker, and can be taken with the postcard without further technology even sound, pictures or videos.

A further embodiment provides that the board has at least one laterally arranged port for charging the energy store and / or for transferring multimedia files to the store.

In order to give the postcard a pleasing appearance, it is envisaged that all layers in the layer plane have the same outer dimensions. Thus, there are also the prerequisites that the layers can be enclosed together by a protective frame.

A further advantageous embodiment provides that the layers are glued together.

The invention will be explained with reference to an embodiment. Show it:

1 the layer construction of the postcard and

2 the outer side of the base plate.

1 shows the layer structure of a possible postcard in an Expose'-representation. Between a transparent upper protective plate 1 made of plastic and an opaque base plate 5 , which is writable from the outside, are arranged a flat screen 2 below the transparent protective plate, a protective layer 3 and a board 4 with electronics for receiving, storing and playing multimedia files and with an energy store and wherein the electronics of the board and the flat screen by externally operable switching elements 6 are operable.

The protective plate 1 is a thin, flexible plastic layer to protect the display surface of the flat screen from excessive mechanical stress.

The flat screen 2 may be a commercially available, possibly flexible flat screen with integrated screen control electronics and lighting. The flat screen 2 has switching elements 6 in the sense of haptic buttons or directly touchable icons on the screen for using the touchscreen technology. In this way, codes are read in, which can prevent the sighting of images and videos and listening to the sound recordings by third parties.

The protective layer 3 is also made of plastic with recesses for the electronics of the following board 4 to protect against excessive mechanical stress. The board 4 with the electronics is manufactured in current thin construction method with a data transmission module in USB technology; optional standard short-range transmission via Bluetooth or wireless USB, with one port 7 for charging the energy storage, here integrated in the physical connection of the data transfer module. Of course, the energy can also be transmitted contactless by induction charging. Next is the speaker system with a speaker output 11 in the base plate features. Not shown is a camera.

The board 4 points in the area of the stamp field 9 on the outer surface of the base plate 5 no electronics.

The opaque base plate 5 has an address field on the outer surface 8th , the stamp field 9 and a field to be described freely 10 , This will be in 2 shown.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

protection plate

2

flat

3

protective layer

4

circuit board

5

baseplate

6

switching elements

7

Port for charging

8th

address field

9

Stamp area

10

freely descriptive field

11

Speaker output

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Cited patent literature

• US 2008/0289230 A1 [0004]

Claims (9)

Postcard, in particular a postcard, having a multilayer construction, wherein between a transparent upper protective plate ( 1 ) made of plastic and an opaque base plate ( 5 ), which is writable from the outside, at least arranged are a flat screen ( 2 ) below the transparent protective plate ( 1 ) and the flat screen ( 2 ) a board ( 4 ) with electronics for receiving, storing and playing multimedia files as well as an energy store and wherein the electronics of the board ( 4 ) and the flat screen ( 2 ) by externally operable switching elements ( 6 ) are operable. Postcard according to claim 1, characterized in that between the flat screen ( 2 ) and the board ( 4 ) a protective layer ( 3 ), the recesses for the electronics of the board ( 4 ) having. Postcard according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the writable outer side of the base plate ( 5 ) an address field ( 8th ), a stamp field ( 9 ) and a freely descriptive field ( 10 ) having. Postcard according to claim 3, characterized in that the board ( 4 ) in the area of the stamp field ( 9 ) has no electronics. Postcard according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the base plate ( 5 ) via a speaker output ( 11 ) and / or via a microphone input and / or a camera input. Postcard according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the board ( 4 ) via at least one laterally arranged port ( 7 ) for charging the energy storage and / or for transmitting multimedia files to the memory has. Postcard according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that all layers in the layer plane have the same outer dimensions. Postcard according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the layers are bordered together by a protective frame. Postcard according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the layers are glued together.

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