DEVICE WITH ELECTRICALLY ALTERABLE APPEARANCE

• US 20070183021A1
• Filed: 02/06/2007
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
• Inventors: HUANG, Shih-Chieh
• Application Number:
  US11/671,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20070183021A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/296
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/167 by electrophoresis
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/16753 Structures for supporting or mounting cells, e.g. frames or bezels
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1681 having two or more microcells partitioned by walls, e.g. of microcup type
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0283 for providing a decorative aspect, e.g. customization of casings, exchangeable faceplate
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations

Abstract

The invention discloses a device with electrically alterable appearance including a shell having a non-display region, with a thin-film display disposed thereon to alter the appearance of the electronic device by electrically writing operation. The thin-film display maintains the present appearance of the electronic device without power supply.

Claims

1. A device with electrically alterable appearance comprising:

a shell having a non-display region, with a thin-film display disposed thereon to alter the appearance of the device by electrically writing operation, wherein the thin-film display maintains the present appearance of the electronic device without power supply.

2. The device with electrically alterable appearance of claim 1, wherein the thin-film display is electronic ink shaped into a thin film and disposed on the non-display region.

3. The device with electrically alterable appearance of claim 1, further comprising a converting controller to control the thin-film display, receiving and converting first display data to a signal required by the thin-film display and transmitting the signal to the thin-film display.

4. The device with electrically alterable appearance of claim 3, further comprising a display processor to control the converting controller, receiving display data, processing and converting the display data to the first display data or outputting directly the display data as the first display data, and providing the first display data to the converting controller.

5. The device with electrically alterable appearance of claim 4, further comprising a memory controlled by the display processor, receiving second display data from the display processor and providing the second display data as the display data.

6. The device with electrically alterable appearance of claim 4, further comprising an output/input terminal connected to the display processor via which the display processor receives third display data as the display data or outputs the third display data.

7. The device with electrically alterable appearance of claim 5, further comprising an output/input terminal connected to the display processor via which the display processor receives third display data as the display data or outputs the third display data.

8. The device with electrically alterable appearance of claim 7, wherein the display processor processes and converts the third display data provided by the output/input terminal to the second display data or outputs the third display data provided by the output/input terminal directly as the second display data, and then provides the second display data to the memory as the display data;

and wherein the display processor processes and converts the second display data provided by the memory to the third display data or outputs directly the second display data provided by the memory as the third display data, and then provides the third display data to the output/input terminal.

9. A device with electrically alterable appearance comprising:

a thin-film display disposed on non-display region thereof to alter the appearance of the device by electrically writing operation, wherein the thin-film display maintains the present appearance of the electronic device without power supply.

10. The device with electrically alterable appearance of claim 9, wherein the thin-film display is electronic ink shaped into a thin film and disposed on the non-display region.

11. The device with electrically alterable appearance of claim 9, further comprising a converting controller to control the thin-film display, receiving and converting first display data to a signal required by the thin-film display and transmitting the signal to the thin-film display.

12. The device with electrically alterable appearance of claim 11, further comprising a display processor to control the converting controller, receiving display data, processing and converting the display data to the first display data or outputting directly the display data as the first display data, and providing the first display data to the converting controller.

13. The device with electrically alterable appearance of claim 12, further comprising a memory controlled by the display processor, receiving second display data from the display processor and providing the second display data as the display data.

14. The device with electrically alterable appearance of claim 12, further comprising an output/input terminal connected to the display processor via which the display processor receives third display data as the display data or outputs the third display data.

15. The device with electrically alterable appearance of claim 13, further comprising an output/input terminal connected to the display processor via which the display processor receives third display data as the display data or outputs the third display data.

16. The device with electrically alterable appearance of claim 15, wherein the display processor processes and converts the third display data provided by the output/input terminal to the second display data or outputs the third display data provided by the output/input terminal directly as the second display data, and then provides the second display data to the memory as the display data;

and wherein the display processor processes and converts the second display data provided by the memory to the third display data or outputs directly the second display data provided by the memory as the third display data, and then provides the third display data to the output/input terminal.