Apparel articles including flexible personal device and information displays
First Claim
1. An article of apparel, comprising:
- an apparel body of a form for wearing by a person or animal;
a flexible multipixel display array mounted on the apparel body for providing a visual display;
a driver circuit coupled to said display array for providing electronic signals controlling said visual display;
a processor coupled to said driver circuit for programming said electronic signals; and
at least one personal device coupled to said processor for providing an input to processor for providing said display programming in response to an output of said personal device.
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Abstract
Apparel articles including flexible personal device and information displays provide a system and method for displaying text and graphical output of personal devices to the wearer of the apparel article or another person interacting with a personal device of the wearer. The apparel includes a display having enhanced flexibility that is visible in low ambient light conditions without requiring the use of a back-light. Hats, shirts and other apparel articles provide displays for programming by other persons via a wireless network interface and for displaying information such as Internet messages and pages, temperature, exercise data, stock quotes, computer monitor displays and other information to the wearer of the apparel. Control inputs of personal devices are also incorporated in the apparel via a touch-screen aligned with the display or other discrete controls integrated within the apparel.
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25 Claims
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1. An article of apparel, comprising:
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an apparel body of a form for wearing by a person or animal;
a flexible multipixel display array mounted on the apparel body for providing a visual display;
a driver circuit coupled to said display array for providing electronic signals controlling said visual display;
a processor coupled to said driver circuit for programming said electronic signals; and
at least one personal device coupled to said processor for providing an input to processor for providing said display programming in response to an output of said personal device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An article of apparel, comprising:
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an apparel body of a form for wearing by a person or animal;
a personal device; and
means for providing a display of an information output of said personal device on a surface of said article of apparel.
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18. A method for displaying text, graphics, color or light on a person or animal, comprising:
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attaching a flexible multipixel array display to an apparel body;
receiving an output of a personal device; and
programming a state of pixels within said multipixel array display to generate a visual display in response to said output of said personal device and in conformity with information provided from said personal device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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