Programmable wearable no-power display
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1. A tag for attachment to a garment, comprising:
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image retaining material disposed within the housing, the image retaining material capable of displaying a first static image in the absence of an electric field and transforming the first static image to a second static image in the presence of an electric field; and
a fastener coupled to the housing and configured to attach the housing to the garment.
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Abstract
A tag is provided for attachment to a garment. The tag includes a housing, image retaining material disposed within the housing, the image retaining material capable of displaying a first static image in the absence of an electric field and transforming the first static image to a second static image in the presence of an electric field, and a fastener coupled to the housing and configured to attach the housing to the garment.
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1. A tag for attachment to a garment, comprising:
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a housing;
image retaining material disposed within the housing, the image retaining material capable of displaying a first static image in the absence of an electric field and transforming the first static image to a second static image in the presence of an electric field; and
a fastener coupled to the housing and configured to attach the housing to the garment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A tag for attachment to a garment, comprising:
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a wearable housing having an opening formed therein;
a display plate disposed over at least a portion of the opening;
a cell disposed within the housing;
image retaining material disposed within the cell and visible through the display plate, the image retaining material comprising a plurality of crystals capable of maintaining at least one of a focal conic, planar, and homeotropic alignment configuration that is stable in the absence of an electric field; and
a fastener coupled to the housing and configured to attach the housing to the garment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A wearable display system, comprising:
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a wearable housing having an opening formed therein;
a display plate disposed over at least a portion of the housing opening;
a cell wall structure disposed in the housing, the cell wall structure including at least one cell;
image retaining material disposed within the cell and visible through the display plate, the image retaining material comprising a plurality of crystals capable of forming at least one of a focal conic, planar, and homeotropic alignment configuration in the absence of an electric field;
an electrode disposed within the cell and surrounding at least a portion of the image retaining material;
drive circuitry electrically coupled to the electrode for applying selected voltages thereto for transforming at least a portion of the image retaining material to at least one of the focal conic, planar, and homeotropic alignment configurations; and
an electrical interface coupled to the housing and electrically coupled to the drive circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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