Self assembling display with substrate
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Abstract
Various embodiments of methods and systems for designing and constructing displays from multiple light-modulating elements are disclosed. Display elements having different light-modulating and self-assembling characteristics may be used during display assembly and operation.
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109 Claims
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1-84. -84. (canceled)
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85. A method of forming a display, comprising:
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a) providing a substrate having a plurality of receptor locations each having a respective defined shape, size and surface characteristic;
b) introducing a plurality of display elements, each having a respective defined shape, size and surface characteristic complementary to a shape, size and surface characteristic of at least one said receptor location, onto said substrate;
c) inducing relative motion in said display elements and said substrate sufficient to cause at least a portion of said display elements to distribute to receptor locations of complementary shape, size and surface characteristic on said substrate;
d) connecting display elements distributed into receptor locations of complementary shape, size and surface characteristic on said substrate to said substrate; and
e) removing display elements that have not distributed to receptor locations on said substrate from said substrate;
wherein each display element includes a light-modulating element of a respective type, and wherein display elements containing light-modulating elements of like types are characterized by like shapes and sizes. - View Dependent Claims (86)
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87. A display comprising:
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a) a substrate including a plurality of receptor locations, each receptor location having a respective shape, size or surface characteristic; and
b) a plurality of display elements located at said plurality of receptor locations, each display element including a carrier having a respective shape, size or surface characteristic complementary to the shape, size or surface characteristic of the receptor location at which said display element is located, and a light-modulating element of respective type carried in said carrier;
wherein each type of light-modulating element is capable of modulating light in a respective wavelength band, and wherein display elements containing light-modulating elements of like types are characterized by like shape, size or surface characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109)
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