Intelligent multi-media display communication system

• US 20030144034A1
• Filed: 12/06/2002
• Published: 07/31/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
• Original Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
• Inventors: Hack, Michael G., Hewitt, Richard Hughes, Weaver, Michael Stuart, Seligsohn, Scott, Seligsohn, Sherwin I.
• Application Number:
  US10/313,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20030144034A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/301 flexible foldable or roll-able electronic displays, e.g. thin LCD, OLED
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0208 characterized by the relative motions of the body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0235 Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0268 including a flexible display panel
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0285 Pen-type handsets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Interactive, low power, collapsible, intelligent, multi-media display systems for use as hand-held, portable communications devices are disclosed. A display communications device according to the invention can include a housing that contains a processor, radio transceiver means for transmitting and receiving radio signals, and a collapsible display that is mechanically coupled to the housing and electrically coupled to the processor. The display can have a surface area that is larger than any cross-sectional area of the housing. The processor can be adapted to extract display data from input radio signals, and to provide a representation of the display data to the display.

Claims

1. A display communications device comprising:

a housing;

means for receiving input communications signals; and

a collapsible display for providing a visual display based on the input communications signals, wherein the collapsible display is coupled to the housing and has a surface area that is larger than any cross-sectional area of the housing.

2. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

a processor that is adapted to extract display data from the input communications signals, and to provide a representation of the display data to the collapsible display.

3. The display communications device of claim 2, wherein the processor is contained within the housing.

4. The display communications device of claim 1, wherein the collapsible display is operable for receiving user input data, the device further comprising:

means for transmitting output communications signals based on the user input data.

5. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

a first power supply attached to the collapsible display.

6. The display communications device of claim 5, wherein the first power supply includes a thin film battery.

7. The display communications device of claim 5, wherein the first power supply includes a photovoltaic cell.

8. The display communications device of claim 5, wherein the first power supply includes a fuel cell.

9. The display communications device of claim 5, wherein the housing contains a second power supply.

10. The display communications device of claim 9, wherein at least one of the first power supply and the second power supply includes a thin film battery.

11. The display communications device of claim 9, wherein at least one of the first power supply and the second power supply includes a photovoltaic cell.

12. The display communications device of claim 9, wherein at least one of the first power supply and the second power supply includes a fuel cell.

13. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

a removable transparent material disposed on a surface of the collapsible display.

14. The display communications device of claim 13, wherein the removable transparent layer includes a plastic film.

15. The display communications device of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a pixel, the pixel having an infrared sub-pixel.

16. The display communications device of claim 15, wherein the pixel comprises a colored sub-pixel.

17. The display communications device of claim 16, wherein the pixel comprises red, green, blue, and infrared sub-pixels arranged in a linear relationship.

18. The display communications device of claim 16, wherein the pixel comprises red, green, blue, and infrared sub-pixels arranged in 2×

2 matrix.

19. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

means for receiving global positioning signals.

20. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

a keypad disposed on an exterior surface of the housing.

21. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

a second display disposed on an exterior surface of the housing.

22. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

an electrical interface for receiving user input signals from an external user input device.

23. The display communications device of claim 22, further comprising:

a mechanical interface for connecting the external user input device to the display communications device.

24. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

an electrical interface for providing display signals to an external display.

25. The display communications device of claim 24, further comprising:

a mechanical interface for connecting the external display to the display communications device.

26. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

means for attaching the collapsible display to the housing such that the display can be wound around the housing.

27. The display communications device of claim 26, wherein the collapsible display is a flexible display.

28. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

means for attaching the collapsible display to an exterior portion of the housing.

29. The display communications device of claim 28, further comprising:

a rod that is coupled to the exterior portion of the housing such that the collapsible display can be wound around the rod.

30. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

means for attaching the collapsible display to an interior portion of the housing.

31. The display communications device of claim 30, further comprising:

a rod that is coupled to the interior portion of the housing such that the collapsible display can be wound around the rod.

32. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

a fan contained in the housing.

33. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

means for performing fingerprint recognition of a user of the device.

34. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

means for performing eyeprint recognition of a user of the device.

35. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

means for processing encrypted input communications signals.

36. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

an antenna that is coupled to an exterior portion of the housing.

37. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

an antenna that is coupled to an interior portion of the housing.

38. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising:

an antenna interface for coupling the device to an external antenna.

39. The display communications device of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a plurality of organic light emitting devices (OLEDs).

40. The display communications device of claim 39, wherein the display comprises a plurality of phosphorescent OLEDs.

41. The display communications device of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a plurality of transparent organic light emitting devices.

42. The display communications device of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a plurality of top-emission organic light emitting devices.

43. The display communications device of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a plurality of encapsulated organic light emitting devices.

44. The display communications device of claim 1, further comprising a video imager that is integrated into the housing.

45. The display communications device of claim 27, wherein the display is fabricated on a flexible substrate.

46. The display communications device of claim 45, wherein the flexible substrate comprises plastic.

47. The display communications device of claim 45, wherein the flexible substrate comprises metal foil.

48. A display communications device comprising:

a housing;

a collapsible display that is coupled to the housing and has a surface area that is larger than any cross-sectional area of the housing, wherein the collapsible display is operable for receiving user input data; and

means for transmitting output communications signals based on the user input data.

49. The display communications device of claim 48, wherein the display includes a touch-responsive display screen.

50. The display communications device of claim 48, wherein the display includes a fingerprint sensor for detecting a fingerprint of a user of the device.

51. The display communications device of claim 48, wherein the display includes a voice-activated display screen.