Electronic paper and security system

• US 20060288427A1
• Filed: 10/18/2005
• Published: 12/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Yamaguchi, Shoji, Fuse, Mario, Takahashi, Kunihiro, Koda, Yasunori
• Application Number:
  US11/251,919
• Publication Number:
  US 20060288427A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/30
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 26/026 based on the rotation of particles under the influence of an external field, e.g. gyricons, twisting ball displays based on orientable dipolar particles G02F1/172; based on electrophoresis G02F1/167
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/71 to assure secure computing or processing of information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/78 to assure secure storage of data address-based protection against unauthorised use of memory G06F12/14; record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings G06K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2143 Clearing memory, e.g. to prevent the data from being stolen

Abstract

An electronic paper includes: a main body that is provided with a display unit that displays an image; a storage unit that stores the image data; a controller that controls the display unit to display the image data stored in the storage unit; a battery that supplies electric power to the display unit and the controller; and an cartridge unit that is detachable from the main body and causes the image to be erased from the main body when detached from the main body.

Claims

1. An electronic paper comprising:

a main body that is provided with a display unit that displays an image;

a storage unit that stores the image data;

a controller that controls the display unit to display the image data stored in the storage unit;

a battery that supplies electric power to the display unit and the controller; and

a cartridge unit that is detachable from the main body and causes the image to be erased from the main body when detached from the main body.

2. The electronic paper according to claim 1, wherein the main body is further provided with the storage unit and the controller,

wherein the cartridge unit is provided with the battery, and

wherein the controller erases the image data from the storage unit when the cartridge unit is detached from the main body.

3. The electronic paper according to claim 1, wherein the main body is further provided with the battery and the controller,

wherein the cartridge unit is provided with the storage unit, and

wherein the controller erases the image displayed on the display unit when the cartridge unit is detached from the main body.

4. The electronic paper according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge unit is provided with the storage unit and the battery.

5. The electronic paper according to claim 3, wherein the controller erases the image data from the storage unit when the cartridge unit is detached from the main body.

6. The electronic paper according to claim 4, wherein the controller erases the image data from the storage unit when the cartridge unit is detached from the main body.

7. The electronic paper according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge unit is provided with a recording unit that stores identification information that is readable with a reading device.

8. The electronic paper according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores the image data of images of plural pages, and

wherein the controller pages down the images displayed on the display unit in accordance with a page-down manipulation.

9. A security system comprising:

a detection unit that detects a cartridge unit that is detached from a main body of an electronic paper; and

a gate control unit that monitors passage of a user of the electronic paper when the cartridge unit is detected by the detection unit.

10. The security system according to claim 9, wherein the gate control unit further including a gate which is controlled its open and close, and the gate control unit controls the gate based on the detection by the detection unit.

11. The security system according to claim 9, wherein the detection unit has a insertion slot through which the cartridge unit is inserted.

12. A security system comprising:

a reading unit that reads an identification information from a cartridge unit that is detached from a main body of an electronic paper, wherein the cartridge unit is provided with a recording unit that stores the identification information; and

a gate control unit that receives the identification information read by the reading unit and checks the identification information.