WO2015135004A2

WO2015135004A2 - Accessory for a microphone

Info

Publication number: WO2015135004A2
Application number: PCT/ZA2014/000065
Authority: WO
Inventors: Steven Mark Levinsohn
Original assignee: Steven Mark Levinsohn
Priority date: 2013-11-29
Filing date: 2014-11-28
Publication date: 2015-09-11
Also published as: WO2015135004A3; WO2015135004A9

Abstract

This Invention relates to a microphone accessory for use with a microphone, particularly a microphone flag for a handheld microphone composing a head and a handle extending from the head. The accessory comprises a housing comprising at least one display panel or zone; an attachment formation for attaching the microphone accessory to the microphone, in use; and a display arrangement suitably locatable in the housing. The display arrangement comprises a display member comprising a communication; and a electromechanical displacement asembly operatively connectable to the diplay member to cause displacement of the display member relative to the display panel or zone such, that the communication is displaceably locatable adjacent the display panel or zone, so as to be visible, in use. The invention also extends to a cartridge attachable to a suitably adapted, microphone flag, the cartrige comprising at least the display member.

Description

Accessor For A Microphone

Field of ihe f nvemipp

The invention .relates to accessories fur a microphone.

Backg m und f the j nyent ion

A microphone flag attached to a microphone normally displays a static communication.

If i desirable thai a. microphone accessory e ble to display a plurality of eommunicaiUms. ll is Important ihat a microphone accessor be able to display a plurality of changeable and/or movable and/or disp!aeeable communications, and ihat such display is non-gare producing, non-reflective, daylight readable and that ihc image or communication displayed by the accessory is of a. very high resolution, while the accessory simultaneously be l ight., portable. -attachable to « -microphone, and that the displayed communications or images are able to be filmed and transmitted to- a .audience -of v iewers for viewing on a display device. in addition, it is of value that a user of the microphone accessory as disclosed herein be able to monetize otherwise iK>n-mdnei¾ab!e air-dime or viewing-dmc, wuhoat removing ihc user A self-promotion c nirrmnkation, such as a broadcaster^'s cad sign or the user A brand or logo, from d e accessory,

A microphone flag attached to a microphone normally displays a static communication, in an effor to increase the amount of communications displayed by the microphone dag, electronic microphone Hags are provided with at leasi one electronic display device located adjacent a display panes of the microphone. These devices display electronically variable communications which are typically in the Ru m of advertising. Drawbacks with this microphone Hag include glare and reflection and sic s i ay light visibility from the display device wbeo being Slimed, irs use.

It is an object of the invention to address at l ast these drawbacks and at least provide an alternate means of providing inibrouuson via a microphone flag, for example, to an audience.

The invention disclosed herein at least solves these problems.

Summary of the invention

According to a first aspeei .of the invention, there is provided a microphone accessory for use with a microphone, the microphone comprising a head and a handle extending from the head, the microphone accessory comprising: a housing comprising. at^' least one display pane! or zone: an attachment formation for attaching the microphone accessory to the microphone, n use; and a display arrangement suitably beatable in the housing,, wherein the display arra ement comprises: at least one: display member comprising, at least one comnionication: nd a ^'displacement asembly operative iy cmineciable to the at least one dipiay member 10 cause displacement of the display member relative to the at least one display panel or ¾one such tha , the at least one coni iniicatlon is displaeeabiy loeaiab!e adjacent the display panel or rose, so as to be visible, in use.

The accessory may be attachable adjacent the head and/or handle of the^■microphone.

^"Fhe attachment formation may be in the form of bore through the housing for receipt of the handle of die microphone.

The display member may be in the form of a flexible substrate or membrane comprising the at least one communication.

The displacement assembly may comprise:

at least one motor; .at least one power source; and at least one driving roller or s ots! operative!}-- connected to the at least one motor, wherein the at least one driving roller and/or spool is operatively attachable to the at le st one display member so as to move the at least one display member around a circuit, in use. on actuation of the at least one motor so to deliver at bast one communication t a location adjacent the display pane! or /one such that the at. least one communication s v isible adjacent the display panel ase.

The accessory may comprise one or more of a wireless or wired module configured to receive, a signal wired or wireiessty to actuate the at least one motor, at least one processor to control actuation of the at least one m to , and/or a manual nput device to receive at least one input from a user of the microphone accessory so as to actuate the at least one motor to cause displacement of the at ^'least one display member comprising at least one eomnmnieaiion. in use.

The displacement assembly may comprise one or more gears operatively coupling at least one driving roller and/or spool and at least one motor.

The one or more gears and/or the at least one motor may be suitably configured to provide a predetermined speed and/or amount of displacement of the displacement member relative to the display panel or zone.

The at least one driving roller and/or spool and. at least one display member may be located in at least one cartridge operatively attachable to the microphone accessory, for example in the housing adjacent the display panel or zone, wherein the at least one cartridge may be eouplable to the at least one motor and/or gears when attached t the microphone accessory so as t facilitate displacement of the at leas one display member, in use.

^'The at least one display pane; or zone may comprise at least one aperture through which the display member is visible. fhe ousin m be parallelepiped shaped.

The housing may be euboidai

The housing may comprise multiple display panels with at least one display panel comprising electronical iy variable display device.

The accessory may be in the form of a microphone flag.

The ai least one communication, may he In the farm of printed indicia or common ication/s provided on the display member.

The display arrangement may be in the form of a cartridge or at least part of the display arrangement is provided in the form of a cartridge- suitably loeaiabie in the. housing.

^"The display ar an ement may comprise at least one-^'iliuminatkm device conbgurod to lihiminate the housing so as to illuminate at least one display member.

According to a second embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method of using a microphone comprising a head and a handle extending from the head, the method comprising controlling, a display arrangement of a microphone accessory attachable to the microphone so as to displace a display member comprising at least one commimieation snch that the display member is located adjacent a display panel or zone and/or display aperture of the -microphone accessory such that the display member comprising at least one communication is visisble adjacent the display panel or /one and/or through the display aperture.

The method may comprise: receiving a control signal to control a displacement arrangement operative!y attached to the displa member, and in r s nse to receiving th control signal, operating the displacement so as to displace the display member comprising at least one communication so as to be adjacent the display panel or zone or such thai, the display member comprising at least one communication is visisbie adjacent the display panel or /.on or through the display aperture.

According to a third aspect of the invention, there is provided a cartridge for use with a microphone accessory, the cartridge comprising: a housing attachable to the microphone accessory: at least one display member comprising at least one communication locatabie In the housing; and at leas one driving roller or spool beatable in the boosing operative;)' eonnectabie to the display member, wherein the driving roller or spool is operative! attachable to the display member so as ίό move the display member, in use. on. actuation of the dri ving roller or spool b a suitable device. In use.

Accord ng t a fourth aspect of the mvention, there s provided a: method of operating a microphone flag comprising a housin having at least one display panel or zone, the method comprising locating a cartridge as hereinbefore described into the housing, adjacent the display panel or zone such that the communication is visible adjacent the display panel or zone, in use.

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Brief ! Ascri tion, of ibe Dr in s

FK i . i ihastraies an microphone accessory;

FKi. 2 A iHustrates a top view of the interior of a microphone accesso

FIG. 2 B illustrates as side view of .the accessory;

FIG. 3 illustrates a iron! view of the accessory;

FIG. 4 Oiustt&ies and exploded view of the accessory;

PIG. 5 illustrates a view of the rotation of the accessory means:

FKi. 6 illustrates a front, view of the display means;

FKi. ? illustrates an additional from view of the display means and th communication:

FIG. illustrates a view of the turning mechanism;

FIG. 9 A illustrates a view of the accessory;

FKi^'. 9 B ii Tar r s a view of the rods;

FKi. 9 C illustrates a flattened view of the accessory:

FIG; *^■) illustrates an alternative Battened view of the accessory;

FIG. 10 A illustrates a view of the display mean usiirig roils;

FIG. 1 B illustrates a. Battened view of .the accessory;

fit s. I O C illustrates a i alternative flattened vievv of the accessory;

FIG. ! 1 Λ ^'illu trates a cartridge and an accessory :

FIG. 1 1 B iHustrai.es a cartridge inserted into an accessory ;

FKi. 1 1 C illustrates a plurality of cartridges; and

FIG. I I D illustrates a housing containing a plurality of cartridges.

Description of the Invention

The term ^•"com uoieahot as used herein me ns any indicia, marks, advertising, logo, coupon, promotional message, symbols, digits, letters, words, symbol sets, representations and or an other physical form or forms representing information, whether permanent or temporary. Communications may be printed, etched, or applied in any conventional manner. In addition, a .comunscalion may be in the form of one or more of 3 D displays, holograms, augmented reality, virtual reality eo nnmcations. projections, and the like appl ied by conventional means. in some example embodiments, a communication may be an electronic communication displayed on an electronic display device and/or a communication may be a non-eleetrqnic or sialic eonmmnicaiiom

Λ static c nsumm ti n may be displayed on and/or below the surface of substrate material such as: paper, cardboard, plastic, vinyl a wall, a painted surface; rubber, any combination of the preceding o any other ui able maierial/s. The communication may be selected from the group comprising at least one of indicia and/or log and/or trade mark and/or article and/or substance an r product representation and/or 3 D printed object and/or communication and/or design and/or image and/or device and/or object and/or logo and/or brand and/or advertisement and/or product and/or merchandise and/or tirade mark and/or trade name, and so on,

Λ static communication may be removably or permanently attached to a surface of materia I s or a display medium.

Λ removable static communication ma be attached to a surface or display medium by a plurality of means, including by adhesive, pressure, friction, male-female

^■attachment means, cups, and so on.

^'lite term ""transmitter ^* or "transmitted^*" a used herein means any device which transmits, radiates or distributes^' a signal whether optical video. fHmed. radar, sonar, ultrasound, visual infrared, acoustic, electric, magnetic, electronic, radio signal electromagnetic or otherwise manifested, whether digital and or analogue or otherwise^■ manifested.

The lerm ^"receiver^" or "^"received^" as used herein means any device which acquires and or receives a transmitted signal and or captures a signal(s) and or image(s ) or a series of images (such as video images), whether visual optical, radar, electronic, radio signal, sonar, infrared, filmed, ultrasound, acoustic, electric, magnetic, electromagnetic or otherwise manifested, whether digital and or analogue or otherwise manifested.

The term "li a e" includes a single image or a series of images, whether digital, or analogue, whether on film or video or camera or image capture device. in this .specification "to film^" or to "video^" means to capture an image, or a sequence of images, in a suitable manner, including chemical, magnetic or optical, and either in analogue or digital form; and ^filming" and "film" or "Sadeod" and ^"Video^" (as a verb) have corresponding meanings. The: filming or videoing of an image or a sequence of images may be achieved and or recorded by a camera. A camera Inc ludes recording^' the- image of an object on a light-sen s live material or by a camera which is an -electronic device ^'for capturing Images and converting them Into electrical impulses (analogue and or digital } or by other suitable means.

The terms "coupled^", "coupled to^" and "coupled with^" as used herein means a relationshi between or among two or more devices, any means described herein, the accessory/^'ies; described herein, apparatus. Hies, programs, media, components, materials, networks, systems, subsystems and or means, comprising any one or more of (a) a connection whether direct or -indirect or through one or more other devices. apparatus, files, cables, wireless, pro rams, media, components, networks, systems, sub- s stems or means, ( b) a common (cations relationship, whether direct or indirect or through one or more other devices, apparatus, files, programs, media, components, networks, systems., sub-systems or means, or (e) a functional relationship in which the operation of any one or more thereof depends, in whole or In part, of the operation of any one or more others thereof Moreover,. for brevity, "coupled^" refers to permanent attachment including Integrally formed or removably attachable items. The term "processor^" and or "processing" and or "controller' and or "controlling^"' as us d herein means processin devicc(so. one or more microprocesso and/or microcontrollers, apparatus, programs, circuits. dta, data bases, power supply, sensors. systems and sub-systeros, whether implemented in hardware, software, cireuiutry or any combination thereof, and whether Ibr processing analogue and/or digital data.

The term "data" as used herein means any indicia, signals, information, marks, symbols, binary data, digits, letters, digital data, analogue data, words, domains, symbol sets, representations and any other physical fonts or forms representing aiibrmation., whether permanent or temporary, whether visible, audible, acoustic, electric, magnetic, electromagnetic, infrared, binary, radar, laser, optical or otherwise manifested. The term "data^"* as used herein to represent certain information in one physical form shall be deemed io encompass any and all representations of the same information in a^■d ferent form or forms.

As illustrated in FIG. T, microphone accessory 100 may be attached to microphone 101 , permanently or removably, by a plurality of means, in luding through a hollow opening in microphone accessory 100, by hingedly opening accessory 100 and then dosing it around the Stem of .microphone 101 foot il lustrated), using adhesive (not ibusiraied L with vclero (not illustrated), by magnet (not^■illustrated), and so on.

The microphone accessory may be attached, removably or permanently, to any area of microphone 1.01 , including io the handle, head (not illustrated), above .the head iaot illustrated},, a stem.. tand or stalk (not..illustrated),. and so on.

The microphone Hag 100 may comprise a housing having at least one display panel or zone/face comprising at least one display aperture 1 2 for displaying at least one electromechanical l variable communication 103.

In one example embodiment, the microphone accessory 1 00, particularly the housing 105 thereof may comprise a plurality of sides defining the display zones with the apertures on the sides. For example, the housing may be triangular, or

0 e ^; o &!/paral !ekp ped shaped with a plurality lateral ssdcwai!s defming the apertures ( not. illustrated ; for displaying a plurality of eleetromecramical!y variable communications. The aperture 102 may be a display aperture } Q2 for displaying at least one movable or dispiaeeabic communication and/or at -east two movable or disnlaccable communications.

Camera 104 may fi lm the accessory in use and transmit and/or broadcast, the filmed accessory to n audience of viewers, using a plurality o means., such as cable, satellite, internet, cellular and so on. Viewers may then view the transmission using a variety oi display devices such as computers, tablet computers, mobile telephones, and so on.

It wi ll be appreciated that in the example embodiment where the accessory 1 00 comprises a plurality of sides, the accessory may comprise a plurality of displa apertures 102 for displaying a. plurality of electfomechanicall ^· movable communications by way of one or more display arrangements . in one example ennbodhuent, one ore more sides . may display static communication/s (not llustrated}.

U wil l be apprecaited that in some example embodiments, die accessory 1 0b need not necessari ly have the apertures but may simply provide the communication a described herein adj.ace.nl the di play ^ones/iaees,.

As illustrated in f lG. 2 Λ, a top view of a housing 3 of the accesory 1 00 i llustrati ng an example embodiment of the display arrangement 2100 Is shown. The handle of the microphone 1 01 (as i llustrated in FIG. 1 ) may be inserted, through fitment aperture 2, which in the illustrated embodiment may be located roughly in the centre of accessory 1 00.

Alternatively, aperture 20b, through which the handle of a microphone may be inserted , may he located ofl-eemre, tor example at location 200, In this embodiment of the Invention, additional space may then be available within the interior area 202 of accessory 100 lor die components located therein. in an alternative embodi^'ment, an aperture 201 and/or ring 20 i and/or hollow holding device 2010 (please see FIG. 2 IU, may he attached, permanently or removably, to accessory 100. into which she handle of a microphone ma be inserted and Held n piaec by a variety of means such direct fnet!onai engagement, or through the use of a loam material thai fricti^'onalfy engages with the handle of the mierophporse. with a male-female dip on clip off system, and so on.

A closure i may be used to enclose ^'the interior area 302 defined by the housing 3 of accessory' 100, it will be appreciated thai the housing 3 may comprise the necessar means, including a display arrangement 2100 as i llustrated, systems and components with wich the accessory 100 is configured to operate, in use. in. one preferred embodiment of the invention, the dipiay arrangement 2100 ma comprise an elccironieaHymleeiricah actuable displacement or gear assembly 4 operatiyely coupicd to a display means 9 or subtrate 0 in the form of a display scroll member 0, The member 9 ma be in the form of a membrane on which at least one communication may be provided for display thereby. The member 9 may be constructed from a suitable material such as one, more, or a combination of paper, vinyl, plastleised paper, vinyl paper, and may have at least one communication applied thereto so that the at least one communication may be displayed by display member 9. The eonm meatioms may be located on and/or in and/or at and-^'br behind display member a using a suitable means and/or method therefor, for example, b printing the commonication/s and/or by silk screening the eomurumcatlOn/s, and/or by 3D printing the eommunicaiion/s. and/or by etching the coomiunicabon/s, and so on. Display member 0 may be attached, "removably or permanently, 10 die assembly 4. Display member 9 may be attached, removably or permanently,, to gear assembly 4 and/or gear assembly 7, ail and/or each: of which may rotate on a spindle. The member 9 may be rolled between at least one or a pair of spindles aetaable by the gear assembly 4 and/or gear assembly 7 to scroll the member 9 between the spindle 2400 and/or 2700. respectively. At least one motor 6 may drive and/or rotate at least one or more gear assen bsy/ies 4 / 5 / 7 as needed. Λ batter & may provide power to the arrangement 2100 and/or power may be -supplied by a power supply .unit and/or external power supply source. Actuation, particularly dre timing of the gear assembly/ies 4 / 5 / 7 to displace the member 9 may he controlled by a processor 12, electronic circuitry 12 a id so on.

Optionally, illumination of the arrangement 2100 and/or of t^'he commankation/s displayed by display .member 9 may be provided by an illumination sxmrce {not ill strated), which mav be a l,KD or other suitable means. The illumination source may be wit hed on and/or .off manual ly by a user using switch and/or sensor which may sense when the environment Is dark enough and at such point automatically turns on the illumination source, and it may also turn off die illumination source when the operating environment is. bright enough. Arrangement 2100 may include a plurality of illumination sources and/or a plurality of sensors.

Display member 9 may display at least one communication 205 at x. ⁽font mimical ion 2(55 may be a first, consummation. As Instructed by die configuration of the arrangement 2! 00, display .-member 9 ma move and/or rotate, using the system, means and method disclosed herein, thereby causing second communication 206 at point y to mov from point y to point x, through display aperture 10.2. such that communication 206 is displayed at point x and communication 205 moves to point ¾. and so on. in other words, the membe 9 may be m the for of a dosed loon or band disposed between a pair of drive or guide rollers or spindles which are displaeeahle by the assembly/ies 4 and/or S and/or 7 so as to rotate the member 9 around the spindles 2400 and 2700 which in turn cause the member 9 essentially to horizontally scroll across and/or through die apertures 102 and 102.1 thereby being vleawble. To this end, at least the outer surface of the member 0 may- provide a ^'.surface on which the con n tmieatlon/s is/are provided.

As alluded to above, the arrangement 2100 may be controlled by at least one processor 12 or controller 12 and/or controlling system 1 . hi particular, the rotation and/or speed of rotation, and thus scrolling of the member horizontally through apertures 102 and 102.1 , and across the display zaone 102.2 may be controlled b the controller 12 and/or controlling system 12. in a preferred embodiment, the controller 12 and/or controlling system 12 may comprise at least one integrated circuit 12, configured to operate the arrangement 2100 in a desired manner, and may include conventional circuitry comprising a voliugc regulator, timer, clock, associated circuitry, and so on, ana/or the controller 12 may comprise at least one com te 2 10, which may be configured to operate the system 21 0 in the desired manner, and which may include the necessary hardware, sol t are. memory, clock, timer, storage, power supply unit, inputs, outputs, switches, display devices, circuitry, connectors, couplings arid so on. As al luded to above, the controller and/or controll ing system need not he electronical ly controlled hut may be mechanically control led to control speed of rotation of the member 9. etc. Λ mechanical system (not illustrated) may provide potential and kinetic energy to displace and control the rotation of member 9, and so on.

The user may set the control ler and/or controlling system, for example the integrated circuit 12 and/or die computer 21 0, to display a first communication for duration of, say. l O-seeonds. then to display a second communication for, say, 1 5-seeonds. hen to display a third communication for. say. 20-seconds, and so on. The arrangement 21 ^'00 ma achieve t e desired result in a number of ways. In a preferred entb dinieni. {.he controller sends a fi st signal to motor 4.1 . Upon receipt of the first signal, motor 4.1 is activated which operatively rotates gear 4 sod its. associated component's, spmdle/s, ball beanng/s, and so on, such that the first communic tion is moved io the appropriate position in display aperture 102 and is held there for a period of _.10- seconds. i n. this location the first eonninmi cation may be viewed by a viewer of die accessory 100. Durin this l O-second period, the motor 4. 1 may he idle or noi on or deacti ated. Alter the expiry of the initial ! 0-second period, the controller may send a second signal o pulse to motor 4.1 , which then moves the second- communication into the position held b the first communication_^, where in this position the second •communication may he viewed b viewer of the accessory 100, and the first communication may not be viewed by a viewer of accessory as the firsi communication may be now be located within the hol low opening 202. and may be wound onto spindle 2400; alternatively, with accessory 1 (10 comprising a plurality of display apertures (save two display apertures}, a first communication may he moved to and displayed in a first display aperture while a second communication may be displayed in second display aperture (previously occupied, by first communication},, for a period of say. 13- seconds ^'{and first communication may be displayed using first display .aperture for the same 15-sec^'ond period) ( not illustrated}.. In this manner and using the means and method disclosed herein, the movement, timing, transition effect and duration of the display of communications may he synchronized. in an alternative embodiment (not iliitstated) the arrangement may comprise a plurality of motors and/or a plurality of controllers and or a plurality of gears and/or a plurality display devices, ^'such that the arrangemen may be configured to operate in an nehroni¾ed and/or independent manner. In this embodiment of the invention, each display aperture may have hs wn arrangement associated therewith comprising a motor, display member such that, in use. each display aperture may display its own commutucaiion/s. independent of and unsynchronized with the display of communication/s at the other display apertures. However, it will be noted that such independent arrangements may, in some example embodiments, be electronically coupled such that display o communication is synchronised in a predetermined fashion.

As illustrated in FIG. ^"2 spindle 14 and spindle 15 supports and guides display member 9 which displays connmmieation 22( . The housin ?r ma}' be comprised of a single material or of a plurality of materials, In an embodiment of the invention, casing 3 ay be comprised of a non-transparen material such as white plastic and or viny!. from point a to point b. while the display aperture c-d-e-f may be open and/or comprised of a transparen material such as perspcx or plastic and so on.

The display member may be located in front of housing 3 and/or behind housing 3, Irs an alternative embodiment display material 9 may be guided through, or adjacent the display aperture 221 using display material guide apertures 222 and 223. Display aperure 22 1 ma be covered, in part or in whole, permanently or removably, with a suitable material, such as transparent or translucent perspex. plastic, acrylic and so on. The guides 222 and 223 ensure that the display material 9 and the connnunieation/s displayed thereby or thereon, n'sove freely and smoothly and maintain a taugbtness and stability suitable or operating the invention, in nse.

As il lustrated in FIG. 3. microphone accessory 100 may be attached to microphone 10 L permanently or removably, and may display at least one eleetromeehanica!iy variabl communication 103 using isplay material 300, usin _.at least tine display aperture 1 02.

As illustrated in HG. 4, cover 1 may enclose housing 3 and aperture 2 may align with opening 400.

As illustrated in FIG. S, a coil 501 of display material 300 s attached to rotatahle spindle 15, When the motor 502 Is activated b the display arrangement, it causes spindle 1 ie receiving spindle, to rotate, thereby causing coil 501 to rotate, thereby causing the display material 300, on which a plurality of comma nicaitons 10 may be printed, to nn-eo!i or move in the direction of 503. such that the display materia! 300 may be moved ont and wound onto receiving spindle 14, from transmitting spindle 13, at determined intervals, using determined lengths of display oiateriaf 300. such that in trse, a communication may be aligned in at least one display .a erture: and displayed for the desired period of time in a least one, or more, display apcrture/s.

As Illustrated in FIG._.. 6. using accessory 100. displa material 30 displays a ^: firs communication 6 s and a second eommuii eation 602. The arrangement is activated and communication 601 moves In the direction of arrow 603, from point g to point h.. and is visible■ through display aperture 102.

As illustrated hi F.1G. 7. communication 601 has completed its trans itlo nary movement from- oint g to point h, and is now fully visible, in lis entirety, through o using display aperture 102 o /display means 102, respectively. Communication 601 may remain i that position tor the duration determined by the arrangemen and/of ibr the period determined and/or selected by the user, as the case may be.

As illustrated in FIG. S, the arrangement may comprise at least one motor 802 or a plurality of motors 802 and 800 or exam le electric DC (Direct Current) motors.

Motor 80- ma engage with spindle 14 and may rotate in the direction of arrow 805 such that, the communications 601 and 603 may be moved from spool 605 to spool 604, Sensor 606 and/or sensor 607 determine when die display .material 300 on spool 605 has been exhausted and sends a signal to motor 802. reversing lis motion and. dr v n display material 00. via a shaft, back to spool 605 n the direction of arrow 804, and so on.

In an alternat ve embo imen of the invention, m t r 802 engages with spindle 14 and rotates in the direction of arrow §05 such that the communications 601 and 603 are moved from spool 605 to spool. 604. Sensor 606 and/or sensor 607 determine when the display materia! 300 on spool 605 has been exhausted and sends such a signal to controller 610. Controller 610 may then transmit a signal to motor 802. causing it to disengage and cease operating, while simultaneously, or after a determined period of time* -controller 610 may transmit a signal to motor 801 , causing motor 801 la acticaie and engage with and tot-ate spindle 1 5 in the direction of arrow 61 5. thereby causing display materia! 300 to move in the opposite direction, that is, in die direction of arrow 804, such that the communications and display material now stored on spindle 14 moves to spindle 15, at t le time determined by controlle 610. for the duration: determined by controller 610, such that in accordance -with the configuration^' of the arrangement, the. communication may he displayed, using the display aperture tor the selected period of time. The same applies if the microphone flag to which the iurange e_.nt Is opera iively connected to had a plurality of display apertures, that is, by mpvingihe spindles and the display mate ial for. the selected time period and length of display material the commxmieation/s may be displayed using a plurality of display apertures.

As illustrated in FIG . 9 Λ. the controllers, display material, rollers, bail hearings, motors, power supply, gears and so on are deemed to he comprised in the conceptual "black x^{" '}901 , which is illustrated as being out of accessory 900, but which in use may be located within the hoilo area of accessory 900.

As illustrated in F J. 9 Λ, accessory 900 may comprise display apertures 002, 903, 904 and 905. Spindles 9010. 9012. 9013 and 9014 may he located within accessory 900. Display material 9001 may rotate around spindles 9010. 9012. 9013 and 9014, thereby displaying communications 9006, 9007, 9008 and 9009. At the commencing position and time, communication 9006 may be located at point a. communication 9007 may be . located at point b_. communication 9008 may be located at point c and communication 9009 may be located at point d<

As the motor mot illustrated), on receipt of the transmitted and received instruction or signal from the controller 901 . revolves and drives the display materia! 9001 around spindles 9010. 9012. 9013 and 9014 in the diredction indicated by arrows 9002 and 900X communication 9006 moves from point a to point b and replaces communication 9007, communication 900? moves from point b to point c and replaces communication 0 8. communication 9008 moves bom point e to point d and replaces communication 9009. and communication 9009 moves from point d to point a and replaces communication 9006, and so on.

The closed loop arrangement may be configured to operate in a similar manner as disclosed using an accessory with one displa aperture, or a .plurality of apertures and/or triangular accessory comprisin three display apertures (not illustrated).

As il lustrated in F .h 9 B, one preferred embodiment -of the invention comprises a closed loop -arrangement 9000, where at least one motor (not Illustrated) turns the displa material 0001 in the direction of arrows 9002, 9005. 9004 .and 9003, T he display material 9001 may display a plurality of communications 9006, 9009. 9008 and 9007^·.- Display material 9001 may move around spindles 9014. 9010. 9 1 and 9013.

PIG. 9 (3 illustrates accessory 900 m a flattened position, showing each side or display aperture 902.. 903, 904 and 905. n an exemplary embodiment, accessory 90s) rnay display communication 9006 using display aperture 902, communication 9007 using displa aperture 903, communication 9008 using display aperture 904. and eo manicadon 9009 using display aperture 905.

As illustrated in FIG. 9 D. accessory 900 comprises side 9020 which may be static display area 9020 J ibr displaying at least one static communication 9021 . side 903 comprisin a display aperture 903. 1 ibr displaying an clectromechamcally movable communication 9007. side 9040 comprises a static display area 9040.1 for displaying ai least one stalk eomn ica ion 9041 and side 9050 comprises static display area 9050.1 for displaying ai l st one siatic communication 905 L As the arrangement moves display material 9001 iron} one location to another location, de 903 comprising the display aperture 903.1 for displaying an electromeehaniealiy movable communication, ma now -display communication 0006, and- so on. It will be appreciated thai the number and/or location of static display areas and/or display apertures lor displaying e!ectr mcchanlcaify movable -comm nication/s may vary according to the requirements of the user of accessory 900.

As illustrated In FIG. 9 p, side 9020 comprises a siatic display area 9030 tor displaying at least one static communication 9021 ^*: side 903 comprises a display aperture 9500 tor displaying an electromechanical!}- movable communication 9007 well as a plurality of static display areas 9501 , 9502. 9503 and 9504 for displaying static communications; side 9040 comprises a static display area 9041 .1 f r displaying at least one static: communication 9041 as well, as a plurality of static display /o es 9505, 9506. 9507 and 9508- tor displaying static communications: and side 9050 comprises a display aperture 9600 lor displaying an electromechanical iy displaeeable communication 9601 and a single static displa area 9602 for displaying a static communication, it wi ll be appreciated thai the number arsd/or location of static display area ami/or display apertures for displaying eleetromeehankaljy movable c mmunicat ons and ststk communications may vary according to the requirements of the user of accessory 900.

In an alternative preferred embodiment, as illustrated in FfCf 10 Λ. a roll of display material. 1 000, which lor example may comprise printable vinyl paper, may be attached to spindle 1001 in a starting position. The transmitting 7 receiving roll of display material 1000 m have printed thereon at least one communication or a plurality of uonmiumeations. The display material ma be ted around spindles 1002 and 1003 and to a receiving / transmitting roll 1005 attached to spindle 1004.

Upon. eceipt of a signal from controller 1006. motor 100? may he activated to rotate spindle 1004 in the direction of arrow 1008, thereby causing the transmitting roll 1 00 to rotate in the direction of arrow 1009. which causes displa material 1010 to move in the direction of arrows 101 1 and 1012,. thereby causing communication 1 1 0 and communication 3200 and communication 1300 to be displayed at their appropriate location at display apertures f ill and 1112 and 1113, respectively.

The -controller^'s 1000 signal 1114 determines the speed of the transition or movement of she display material 1010 from one display a erture to another aperture, and may be conligured to ensure that a communication substantially and/or completely and accurately 1111s the area of each display aperture. 1111, 1112 and ! 113. in addition, the controller 10 6 determines he duration that the communication remains visible or stationary within a certain display aperture, before transmitting a signal instructing he eommanicatioivs to move from one display aperture to another display aperture, using at least one motor,. Sensor/s 1115 and/or 1116 may transmit a signal to controller 1006 instructing controller 1006 that the end of the transmitting receiving roll of display materia! 000 has been reached.

At this point controller 1.000 may send the signal 1122 to motor 1117 to begin rotating in the direction of arrow H 18, thereby causing the display material 1000 that^' has. now been collected and stored as receiving / transmittin roil 1005 to move in the opposite of the original direction, that is, in the direction of arrows 1110, ] 120 and 1121.

Upon receipt of a signal 1122 from controller 1000. motor 1117 may be activated and rotates spindle 1001 in the direction Of -arrcivv 1 Π8, thereby causing the original receivin roll 100 to he used as a transmitting roll 1005. and to rotate la the direction •of arrow! I 10, which causes display material 1 10 to mo ve in the direction of arrows 1120 and 1121.

FIG. 1.0 illustrates, a flattened representation of an accessory 1400, showing each side and/or display aperture 1111, 1112 and 1113. in an exemplar embodiment, accessory 1400 may display communication 1100 using display aperture lill, communication 1200 using display aperture 1112, and communication. 1300 using display aperture ! ί I J. As a continuous roll of display material 1000 is used, a plurality of communications may be displayed using each display aperture 1111.1112 and 1113. for example, in the starting position, display aperture displays eommunieayion 1100, display aperture 1112 displays communication 1200 and display aperture 1113 displays communication 1300. After the first signal from controller 1006, communication 1 1.00 moves irorrt -display aperture 1 1 1 1 to d s la aperture i 3 1.2 arid communication 1200 moves iron) display aperture 1 1 12 to display aperture 1 1 13. New communication 1500 is displaced from transmitting roll 1000 (^•FIG. 10 A) to display aperture 1 1 1 1 and communication 1.300 is moved from display aperture 1 1 13 to receiving roll 1005 (IOC 1 AX and so on, A plurality of new communications may populate the display apertures Π 1 L i 1 12 and 1 1 1 ,

As IHustmted in FIG. 10 C, side I I U comprises a static display area for displaying at. least one static communication 1 600, side 1 ! 12 comprises a display aperture for displaying an eleetronieehameahy movable communication 1500, and side Π Ι 3 comprises a static display area for displaying at least one static communication 1 700, As the arrangement moves -display material 1000 from one transmitting / receiving roll S^'000 (FIG. 10 A) to another receiving / transmitting roll 1005 ( r^'IG. 1 0 A), display aperture 1 1 12 used for displaying an ekeiromechanicaliy movable mmunication, may now display a first communication 1500. and a second communication 1501 and a third communication 1 502 and a fourth .communication 1503 and , filth communicatio 1 504, and so on, until the number of conmwmseatious contained on transmitting / receiving roll 1 00 (FIG. ao A) are exhausted, if desired, the movement of the commankations m be reversed and the commnmeailon/ ma he displayed_. using display aperture 1 1 12,. in the opposite displa order to the original display order, and so on. Static displa area 1 1 1 1 and static display area 1 1 13 may display at least one static communication. It will be appreciated that the number ■and/or location of siatk display areas and/or display apertures for displaying an eleeiromechanica y movable communicauon may vary according to. the- requirements of the user of accessory 1400,

When using a microphone accessory with ao electronic display screen, such as a LED or OLHD or LCD screen, a major problem is that the screens are not daylight readable (> 1 ,000 nits) and/or the screens are reflective arid/or the screens produce glare. Screens^' thai -are daylight readable arc usual ly very large outdoor billboard displays, which are not portable and arc not able to be carried in human hand and arc not suitable for use with a microphone accessory., to be attached to a microphone, in addition, such large daylight readable screens have ery low resolutions (using, for example, large LEDs) and are only suitable tor viewing from a distance (where the distance compensates for the low resolution, giving the appearance of a higher re-solution), whereas a display screen tor a mierophpone accessory needs to have a high resolution from a short distance.

Importantly, the invention overcomes these limitations ^'and problems, by using a display means with a display material thai is daylight readable, that is not reflective, thai does not produce glare and. that displays a high resolution Image, such as paper or vinyl paper or vinyl and so on. As such, in use, the invention ma be of high value to users thereof. To this end, the display material may further be treated so as io provide a matt finish thereby avoiding producing glare and reflection as is generally the case with electronic display Hags.

Moreover, the accessory may be small and/or light and/or portable and/of movable and/or transportable and may he easily earned by a human.

Furthermore, the accessor may comprise a combination of at leas one static display and/or at least one electronically variable display and/or at least one elee romechamehally displaeeabie display. The accessory may display at least one static communication and/ or at J east one electronically variable communication and/o at least one eieo romeehanieahy displaceab!e or variable communication,

_.Additionally, t e accessory ma be filmed and such filming may he transmitted to: a audience of viewers for viewing .on at least one display device.

Significantly, the invention enables the accessory to display a plurality of different- communications. This is valuable to users of such an accessory, as the user is then able to monetize otherwise non-monctizabie air time viewing time and/or space.

For example, conventional microphone Hags are attached to microphones so that the broadcaster's static logo o brand or call sign and/or letters may be displayed on the microphone dag, filmed and transmitted to an audience of viewers. In this way. daring filming and broadcast of an interview or other event, the broadcaster^'s logo or brand or cal l sign and/or letters on the microphone flag serves as a promotional advertisement for the TV st tion or broadcaster (at an opportunity cost to the broadcaster).

Th problem is that conventional, non-electronic, static microphone Hags may only d isplay one static image at a time on each side of the microphone Hag, A microphone Hag is usually three-sided (triangular) or four-sided (square) and is attached to the n i c roph ne ^' s hand 1 e .

Due to this limitation, the broadcaster (which includes any user who films and transmits the filming to an audience of viewers) cannot monetize air-time during which the broadcaster uses a microphone with a standard microphone flag attached thereto. If the broadcaster were to replace its logo or brand on the microphone Hag with a third party advertisement, this would necessarily mean replacement of the broadcaster^' s own self-promption logo, which broadcasters .are loth to do. Due to the changing angles of filming, the broadcaster needs to have lis station cal l si n or logo or brand on all sides of the microphone flag so tha from whatever angle the filming takes place, the broadcaster's own seli-protnoiion logo or indicia or brand is visible. As such, valuable airtime or viewing time for paid advertisements is wasted and potential new revenue stream tor the broadcaster are left untapped. I

The invention solves the problem of .microphone flags only being able to display one message at a time on a lace of the microphone flag, by enabling the microphone accessory to display a plurality of comm nications., which may include advertisements,- using, the electromechanical arrangement located within the microphone accessory..

For example, the electromechanical microphone accessory may first display the broadcaster^'s own logo, then a second paid advertisement, then a third paid advertisement, then a fourth paid advertisement, then loop this sequence, starting again with the broadcaster's own logo, and so on. In this way. the broadcaster amy display its own brand o logo in addition to displaying third party advertisements for which a ma -receive payment. By charging third party advertisers for the display and broadcast of their advertisements to the broadcaster^'s audience of viewers, the broadcaster is no ahie to monetize previously ' 1eacT air time and generate an incremental revenue stream i r itself, without the need to -create additional, expensive content.

The invention also creates ne in-prograrn advertising opportunities for advertisers.

The accessory may be, permanently or removably, attached to or located, on the head of the microphone (not illustrated} and/or above the ^'head of the microphone (not illustrated) and/or on a microphone stand (not illustrated) and/or on the stem or stalk of a microphone handle extender (not illustrated) and/or on a radio Station^'s microphone attachment or holder (not illustrated} and/or on a microphone handle.

As illustrated in FICK 1 1 A, in an alternative preferred embodiment, the cleetrojnenchanical .arrangement 1 100 may comprise or he in the form of an insert or a cartridge 1 1 it) and host flag or housing 1 120:„ where the cartridge 1 1. 10 comprises the arrangement, which may include, the display material I I 01 , the display images U 02, 1 1 03 (at least one display image), at least one display aperture 1 105 or a plurality of display apertures 1 105, 1 106 the eontrohehs. circuits, integrated cireibts. computer/s, sensor/s, hardware, software, memory, timers, motors,, gears, spindles, rods, bail bearings, microphone receiving: aperture 1 104, regulators, power supply units, batteries, GPS^' unit/s, auditing unit s and/or modules, security unit/s and/or mediOes. enabling and/or disabling unit/s and/or modale/s, and so on (not illustrated), and i configured to operate as an elechvaiieohameai display device ibr a microphone as ha been disclosed herein. Alternately, the cartridge may comprise at least the displa matetal and parallel spaced apart supports between which the display material is wrapab!e. The support or spindles or roller or driving roller may be acluabie by an internal or external drive mechanism such as. one or more motors.

Cartridge 1 1 10 may be inserted into electromechanical flag housing ί 120, which may comprise at least one display aperture 1 121 or a plurality of display apertures 1 12L 1 122. 1 1 3 and 1 124, As Hiustmted in PIG. 1 1 B. whe cartri dge I i 10 is inserted into tlag housing unit 1 1 :20, cartridge I ! 103s display apenure/s 1 1 05. 1 106 ma substantial ly and/or accurately align with the display aperture/s 1 121 , 1 1 22 of flag housing 1 1 20.

Cartridge Π 10 may be frieuonally engaged and/or located and/or nested within flag housing 1 1 21⁾, for example in slots provided therefor. The cartridge^'s i 1 10 display apertures ! 1 05 and t ! Ob align with flag housing^'s 1 120 display apertures I 1 21 and 1 122» respectively. The cartridge^'s 1 1 1.0 display material 1 1 01 is visible through the display apertures 1.105, 1 106, 1 121 and 1 122. as are the display images 1 102 and 1 103,

The communications may he electromechanical!}' moved from one display aperture to another using at leas one of the electromechanical arrangement, system, means or methodology described herein adapted ana/or configured for use with the cartridge. for example, upon receipt of a signal {which may be wired and/or wireless) front ^'the controller ΐ which may be remotely located and/or locally located), the motor of the cartridge 1 1 10 is activated and the display material I 101 Is moved horn a first .display aperture 1 1 05 to a second display aperture 1 106. causing communication 1 102 to move ;lp the position, decupled by communication 1 1 03. and so on. A sensor may determine that the comrnunteation is aligned with the display aperture nd the motor ma then be stopped lor a period of time as determined, or pre-dcfernline i by the timer of the controller. After a set period of time, determined by the user, and -.upon receipt of a second signal from the cartridge 1 1 1 0 controUcr/s and/or eomputer s. the motoo^'s may again be activated to displace the display material 1 101 with the communication displayed thereon to the next display aperture for the required duration, and so on.

A number of communications may be supplied to the accessory In advance and may then he displayed at predetermined times, for predetermined durations; or they may be displayed in a remotely controlled manner. Further, it wil l be appreciated that the same communication may be displayed at the same time on all screens or different communications may be displayed contemporaneously on the different screens. The accessory may also have a wi eless transmitter b means of which data such as the time. date, duration and identity of advertisements isplayed may he sent to an auditing or monitoring unit.

In a preferred embodiment the accessory may have a computer bas d controller which has a. iock and a timer . a receiver, a transmitter, a storage module, the display materials, and a rechargeable battery, as the case may be. As explained above, the various comm nic t ons -nay be stored in the cartridge and may be fitted into to the accessory. The controller may be pre-programmed and/or control signals for programming the controller may be transmitted, in advance, or virtually instantly, from the transmitter (which may be remotely located from the accessory and/or the cartridge), received by the receiver and stored In the storage module and/or acted upon immediately. The controller may then- supply the appropriate signals from the storage module to the drivers and/or motor/s or the display arrangement at the appropriate time (as determined by the clocks lor the -appropriate- duration (as determined by the timers. If the manner in which communications are displayed Is to be controlled remotely at the time die communications' are to be displayed, then control signals may be supplied via a transmitter, which m be the- same transmitter that supplied the communication signals or dil ierent device, lor immediate response by the controller. The controller would then no reouire the clock and timer. The control signals may both be received by the same receiver, or by different receivers, burthen as e lained above, the da e, time, duration and identity of the advertisements and/or communleatosn displayed may be sent by the transmitter to the auditing unit. In this way the display -.arrangement is actuated remotely.

A* Illustrated¹ in FIG. 1 1 C. in an alternative prctctrcd embodiment, eleeiromenchanieai arrangement 1 1 0 may comprise a plurality cartridge 1. 1 10, 1 , 1 1 i ).2 and 1 1 103 and a host -accessory- or housing 11 0, which may be substantially triangular in shape, where the cartridges 1 1 1 0.1 , 1 1 10.2 and 1 1 10.3 comprise the display material 1 101.1. 1 101.2. and 1 101 .3, respectively, and the display image/s or commurucation/s 1 1 1 1 .1 , 1 i Π .2 and 1 1 ! 3, respectively, (at least one display image). Accessory housing 1 120 may comprise display apertures 1 131 , 1 1 32 and 1 1 3. aeh cartridge may comprise at least one display aperture, the eomro!ier/s, circuits, -integrated circuits, eom uter/s. sensor/s, hardware, software, memory, timers. naHor/s, gear , spindles, ball bearings, regulators, power supply units, batteries. GPS unii s, auditing unit/s and/or modules, security unit/s and/or modules, enabling and/or disabling onii/s and/or module/s. and so on. and may be configured to operate as a cartridge. for the electromechanical display device for a microphone accessory.

Cartridge ! 1 I 0.2 may be inserted into housing 1 120,. as indicated by arrow x, and may be held in place by at least one means, such as frictional engagement, cli in/out. velero, magnets, and so on.

Cartridge 1 1 10.2^* s display aperture 1 152 may substantially align with housing 1 ! 20^"s display aperture 1 1 32. Cartridge ! l ! (>.2^r's display materia! i 101 .2 displaying .communication 1 1 1 1.2 may be visible through housing 1 120^*s display aperture 1 1 32.

Cartridge ! 1 ) 0.2 \s motor 1 52 may be configured, to operate as disclosed herein, and .upon receipt of a signal from its control ler 1 172. which signal may be wired and/or wireless, eon munleaiion ] 1 1 .2 may be displaced and replaced with another communication. Cartridge 1 1 1 0.2 may be battery powered.

As further i llustrated in FIG. l iC, cartridge 1 1 10,1 may be inserted into housing 1 1 20. as indicated b arrow v, and may be held in place by at least one means, such as frictiona! engagement, clip in/out, vekro, magnets,- and BO on.

Cartridge 1 1 0.1 ^"s display aperture 1 15.1 may substantially align with housing 1 12(fs display aperture 1 131 . Cartridge 1 1 l O.Ts display material 1 101 . 1 display ing eomminiieaiion 1 1 J 1 .1 may be visible through housing 1 1 20^' display aperture 1 1 3 1 .

Cartridge ΓΠ 0. i \s motor 1 1 6 ! may be configured to operate as disclosed herein, upon receipt of a signal front its control ler 1 171 , which signal may be wired and/or wireless. Cartridge 1 1 1 0.1 may be battery powered.

Similarly, cartridge 1 1 10.3 may be inserted into housing i 120, as indicated by arrow ¾ and may be held in place by at least one means, such as fractional engagement, clip in/out velero^'. magnets, and so on. Cartridges ! Π 0. 1 and/or I i 10.2 and/or ] Π 0.3 m operate iniiependeuy or eonj cnlion with or simultaneously with at least one of the other cartridges or with all of the cartridges.

For example, each cartridge 1 1 i O. i and/or i l 0.2 and/or 1 1 10.3 may comprise a controller, battery, moior/s., fuming mechanism., transmitter / receiver, dock timer, sensor/s, and so on. A transmitter In one cartridge, say, cartridge 1 1 10.1 . may transmit a signal , whelesily or by wire, to the other cartridges. Π 1 0.2 and 1 1 10.3. Upon receipt of the signal al l three cartridges, 1 1 1 . 1 and/or 1 1 10.2 and/or 1 i 10.3 may move the display means comprising the display communication such that the next or ioi'owing communication is correctly displayed in the display aperture of each cartridge and the aligned display aperture of the accessory 1 1 0. and so on. The timin of the signal may be determined and set by a user as well as the duration- that the communication ^'remains visible to a viewer of the accessory.

FIG. Π D illustrates a top view of the accessory with die cartridges ! l 1 0.1 and

I 1 10.2 and 1 .1 ^'1 03 are housed in housing 1 120, where the display images 1 1 I I , I and

I \ 1 .2 and 1 1 1 1 are respectively viewable using display apertures 1 1 1 and 1 1 32 and 1 1 33. respectively.

FIG. 1 1 D illustrates an alternative preferred ^'embodiment of the invention where the cartridge does not comprise its own motor; power supply unit, controller, and so on, but where these items are contained m and/or comprise the housing 1 120.

Housing 1 1 20 may comprise at least one controller 1 10 (which may be an integrated circuit, computer hardware and software, memory, storage, data bases, timers, clocks, input means, output means, transmitters, receivers, transceivers., and so on) and the necessary items and hardware and/or software that is configured to control the arrangement 1 1 .

Cartridges 1 1 1 0.1 . 1 1 10.2 and 1 1 1 .3 may be located in housing 1 1 20. The display apertures of the cartridges.. 1 1 51 - Ί^' 1 52 and 1 153 are substantially aligned with the dispay apertures 1 131 , 1 132. 1 133, of housing 1 i 20. respectively. The cartridges 1 1 10.1 , 1 1 10.2 and 1 1 » 0.3 may be insetted into housing 1 120 (permanently or removably) such that the cartridge^'s gears Π 64 , 1 194.1 and Π 5.1 engage with the gears 1196.2, 1 194,2 and 1 195.2 of motors 1 196, 1 1 94 and i 195, r speciryeiy, such that when motors 1 196, 1 1 4 and. 1 1 5 are activated, move or rotate, this causes the motors^" gears 1 196.2, 1 194.2 and 1 195.2 to move and/or rotate, which in turn causes the gears 1. 196.1 , 1 194.1 and i 195.1 of the cartridges" spindles to rotate., which in turn causes the display means to move which results in. the communication moving from one position to another position, such that the second communication replaces the first communication, where the -first communication and the seco d (and subsequent} communication were and are aligned with the housings' display apertures .

For example, controller 1 1 92 may send a signal using wire 1 192.3 or wireiessly { using amenna 456). to motor 1 194 which enagages with cartridge Π 10.2. Upon receipt of the signal, .motor 1 194 rotates nd as described above, a second communication is moved into the display apperiure 1 133, replacing a first communication that was previously displayed In display aperture 1 133, and so on.

Alternatively, controller 1 192 may simultaneously transmit a signal or signals, (using wires 1 192, 1 , 1 192.2 and 1. 192,3; or wirelcss!y. using antenna 456, 1» motors 1496, 1 195 and 1 1 4. respectively. Upon receipt of the signal, motors 1.196, 1 1 5 and 1 1 4 rotate, and as described above, and as a result thereof, -:a second communication is moved into the display apperture 1 131. 1 133 and 1 132, respectively, which replaces the first communication that was previo sly displayed in display apertures 1 13 1 , 1 133 and 1 1 2., respectively, and so on.. The first and subsequent communications may be: located in and/or stored in cartridges l i l Q. L ! 1 10.2 and 1 J 1.0.3, permanently or rem ovab t , re specti v el .

A communication may be synchronized between at least two accessories, wired or wirclessiy (not ihustraied).

The communieation/s displayed by the accessory may be viewed using a plurality of devices, including television, mobile devices, tablet computers, mobile phones, laptop computers, desktop- computers, and so on. The accessory may additionally comprise an auditing unit or module, where display data, dates, times, durations, advertisers, and so on, may be stored locally for later retrieval or for real time transmission, either wireiesa!y or by wire, ibr auditing and/or interrogation and/or verification and/or billing purposes; a GPS receiver transm tter unit or module ; a licensing module : a deeomrnissioning or enabling unit or module, and so on (not illustrated).

Claims

1 . A microphone accessory for use with a microphone, the microphone comprising a head and a handle extendisig from the head, the microphone accessory comprising: a housing comprising at least one display panel, or zone; a attachment formation for attaching die microphone accessory to the microphone, permanentl or removably, in use: and a display arrangement suitably j oca table in the housing, wherein the display arrangement comprises: at least one display member comprising at least one conimnnicaiion and a displacement asemblv operativeiy eofmeetahle to the at least one diplay member to cause displacement of the display member relative to the at least one display anel^' or z e such that the at least one common ication. is dispiaeeably loeatab!e adiaeent the display panel or zone, so as to he visible, in use,

2. Λ microphone accessory as claimed in claim L wherein the accessor is attachable adjacent -the head and/or handle of the microphone.

3. A microphone accessory as claimed in claim 1 , ^"wherein the attachment formation is n the e m of a bore through the housing for receipt of the handle of the microphone.

4. A microphone accessory as claimed in claim 1. wherei the display member is in the form of a flexible substrate or membrane comprising at least one communication. cartridge operativeiy attachable to the microphone accessory, wherein ihe at least on cartri ge cou.p ble to ihe at least one motor and/or gears wh n attached to the microphone accessory so as to facilitate dispiaeemeot of the at least one display member, in use.

10, Λ microphone accessory as claimed in claim L wherein at least one display panel or zone comprises at least one aperture through which the display member is visible,

Π , A microphone accessory as claimed irs claim 1. wherein the accessory is light and portable and it may he held in a human^' s hand.

12. A microphone accessory as claimed in claim 1., wherein the accessory may be filmed and such filming may be transmitted to an audience of iewers -for viewing on at least one display device,

13. Λ microphone accessory as claimed in claim 1 , wberen the housing comprises multiple display panels with at least one display panel comprising &n electron leal ly variable display device.

14. Λ microphone accessory as claimed irs claim 1. wherein the accessory is. in the form of a -microphone dag which comprises at least one side.

1 5. Λ microphone accessory as claimed in Claim. k wherien the at least one communication s in the form of printed indicia or eornnmoication/s provided on the display member.

16. A microphone accessory a claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display arrangement is in the form of a cartridge or at least part of the display arrangement is provided in die form of a cartridge soitably beatable in the housing,

17. A method of using a microphone comprising a head and a handle extendin from the head, the method comprising controlling a display arrangement of a microphone accessory attachable to the microphone so as to displace a display member comprising at le&st. one communication such thai the display memb r is located adjacent a display panel or-. zone and/or display aperture of the microphone accessory such thai the display member comprising at least: one c munication is visisble adjacent the display panel or zo e and/or through the display aperture,

1 §. A method as claimed in claim 1 ?„ wherein the method comprises: receiving a control signal to control a displacement arrangement operaiive!y attached to the .display member, and in response to receiving the control signal, operating the displacement so as. U) displace the display member comprising at least one communication so as io be adjacent the display panel or zone or such that the display member comprising at least one communication is vislshie adjacent the display panel or . one or through d e display -aperture.

1 . Λ cartridge, for use with a microphone accessory, the cartridge comprising: a housing attachable to the microphone accessory; at least ooe display member comprising at least one eommunieaiiort beatable in the housing: and at least, one spindle and/or driving roller and/or spool beatable n the housing operativeiy co neeta e to the display member, wherein the. spindle r^ o drmng roller and/or spool is operativeiy attachabl ^'to the display member so as to move the display member, on actuation^' of the spindle and/or driving roller and/or s ool by a suitable device, in use.

20. A cartridge for use with a microphone accessory as claimed in claim 19, wherein the spindle and/or driving roller and/or spool may be aetuable by an internal or external drive mechanism such as one or more motors.