Methods for making display
First Claim
1. A method for forming a display using imaging elements adapted to generate light, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first surface;
providing imaging elements on the first surface; and
determining location information for the imaging elements, wherein the imaging elements each comprise;
a wireless communication circuit adapted to detect a wireless communication signal and to generate a control signal;
an illumination circuit having an illumination element, said illumination circuit being adapted so that the illumination element generates light at an intensity that is based upon the control signal; and
a body containing the wireless communication circuit and the light source;
wherein said body occupies a space that is less than about five cubic millimeters.
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Abstract
Methods for forming a display using imaging elements are provided. In one method, a first surface is provided and imaging elements are provided on the first surface. The imaging elements are positionally aligned and a location order is determined for the imaging elements. Wherein the imaging elements each comprise: a wireless communication circuit adapted to detect a wireless communication signal and to generate a control signal; an illumination circuit having an illumination element, said illumination circuit being adapted so that the illumination element generates light at an intensity that is based upon the control signal. A body is provided containing the wireless communication circuit and the light source; wherein the body occupies a space that is less than about five cubic millimeters.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for forming a display using imaging elements adapted to generate light, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a first surface;
providing imaging elements on the first surface; and
determining location information for the imaging elements, wherein the imaging elements each comprise;
a wireless communication circuit adapted to detect a wireless communication signal and to generate a control signal;
an illumination circuit having an illumination element, said illumination circuit being adapted so that the illumination element generates light at an intensity that is based upon the control signal; and
a body containing the wireless communication circuit and the light source;
wherein said body occupies a space that is less than about five cubic millimeters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 31)
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18. A method for forming a display, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a slurry comprising a plurality of imaging elements in a fluid each imaging element being adapted to cause a radiation sensor to sample radiation and to transmit a wireless signal indicating the amount of radiation in the sample and with each imaging element further being adapted to receive a wireless signal having an illumination value therein and to generate a control signal causing an illumination element to generate light at an intensity that is determined based upon the control signal;
said plurality being adequate in number for sampling an irradiance pattern with sufficient resolution to allow a discernable image to be assembled based upon the samples;
using said slurry to provide a plurality of individual imaging elements across an image capture area of a surface; and
associating each imaging element with location information so that signals from each imaging element can be assembled to form an image of the light that is incident upon the imaging element. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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32. A method for forming a surface comprising an array of spaced-apart imaging elements, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a surface comprising a plurality of cavities;
providing a slurry comprising a plurality of imaging elements in a dispersing liquid; and
dispensing said slurry over said substrate to deposit, so that imaging elements are distributed into individual ones of said plurality of cavities, individual said imaging elements. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A method for assigning positional coordinates to an imaging element in a grouping of imaging elements comprising the steps of:
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identifying a first reference imaging element at a first coordinate reference point, a second reference imaging element at a second coordinate reference point, and a third reference imaging element at a third coordinate reference point;
prompting another imaging element to emit at least one locator signal;
receiving said locator signal and locator signals from at least each of said first, second, and third reference imaging elements; and
applying a triangulation calculation to identify the positional coordinates of the imaging element relative to said first, second, and third coordinate reference points.
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