Positional display elements

• US 20070236489A1
• Filed: 01/30/2006
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward, Malamud, Mark, Lord, Robert, Levien, Royce, Rinaldo, John
• Application Number:
  US11/343,800
• Publication Number:
  US 20070236489A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/418
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

One aspect relates to determining a position of at least one positional display element that can be used to display at least an image portion; and displaying the at least the image portion with the at least one positional display element based at least in part on the determining the position of the at least one positional display element. Another aspect relates to determining a position of at least one positional display element, in which the position can be used to affect a visual presentation.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a position of at least one positional display element that can be used to display at least an image portion; and

displaying the at least the image portion with the at least one positional display element based at least in part on the determining the position of the at least one positional display element.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining a position of at least one positional display element that can be used to display at least an image portion comprises:

determining the position of the at least one positional display element that can be used to display an at least a magnified image portion.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining a position of at least one positional display element that can be used to display at least an image portion comprises:

determining the position of the at least one positional display element that can be used to display an at least a reduced image portion.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining a position of at least one positional display element that can be used to display at least an image portion comprises:

determining the position of the at least one positional display element that can be used to display an at least a focused image portion.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining a position of at least one positional display element that can be used to display at least an image portion comprises:

determining the position of the at least one positional display element that can be used to display at least an image processed image portion.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining a position of at least one positional display element that can be used to display at least an image portion comprises:

determining the position of the at least one positional display element that can be used to display at least a smoothed image portion.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying the at least the image portion with the at least one positional display element based at least in part on the determining the position of the at least one positional display element comprises:

displaying the at least the image portion at least partially using the at least one positional display element that includes one from a group including a wand, a propeller, or at least one confetti display.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining a position of at least one positional display element that can be used to display at least an image portion is performed at least partially at the at least one positional display element.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining a position of at least one positional display element that can be used to display at least an image portion is performed at least partially at a device that is distinct from the at least one positional display element.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one positional display element is secured with respect to a group including at least one of a connector, a mesh, or a fabric.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one positional display element includes at least one from a group including a mote display element, an LCD-based display element, or a plasma-based display element.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

arranging a plurality of the at least one positional display elements in a regular array.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

arranging a plurality of the at least one positional display elements in an irregular configuration.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

compensating an irregular attribute of the at least one positional display element with respect to at least one other positional display element.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

arranging a plurality of the at least one positional display elements in an irregular pattern; and

compensating an irregular intensity of the at least one positional display element with respect to at least one other positional display element, in which the irregular intensity at least partially results from the arranging the plurality of the at least one positional display elements in the irregular pattern.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

arranging a plurality of the at least one positional display elements in an irregular pattern; and

compensating an irregular conformation of the at least one positional display element with respect to at least one other positional display element at least partially by employing the locations of the at least one positional display element to compensate the irregular conformation.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

arranging a plurality of the at least one positional display elements in an irregular pattern; and

compensating an irregular orientation of the at least one positional display element with respect to at least one other positional display element at least partially by employing the locations of the at least one positional display elements to compensate the irregular orientation.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

arranging a plurality of the at least one positional display elements in an irregular pattern; and

compensating an irregular attribute of the at least one positional display element with respect to at least one other positional display element at least partially by employing the locations of the at least one positional display elements to compensate the irregular attribute.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

allowing at least a first one of the at least one positional display element to be displaced with respect to at least a second one of the at least one positional display element, wherein the at least the first one of the at least one positional display element and the at least the second one of the at least one positional display element could be utilized in the displaying the at least the image portion both prior to or after the allowing the at least the first one of the at least one positional display element to be displaced.

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28. A method comprising:

addressing at least one positional display element that can be used to derive an addressed position of the at least one positional display element; and

affecting a visual presentation at least partially using the at least one positional display element based at least in part on the addressing the at least one positional display element that can be used to derive the addressed position of the at least one positional display element.

29. The method of claim 28, further comprising allowing at least a first one of the at least one positional display element to be displaced with respect to at least a second one of the at least one positional display element, wherein the at least the first one of the at least one positional display element and the at least the second one of the at least one positional display element could be utilized in the affecting the visual presentation both prior to or after the allowing the at least the first one of the at least one positional display element to be displaced.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein the addressing at least one positional display element that can be used to derive an addressed position of the at least one positional display element is performed at least partially within the at least one positional display element.

31. The method of claim 28, wherein the addressing at least one positional display element that can be used to derive an addressed position of the at least one positional display element is performed at least partially in a controller device that is operationally situated externally to the at least one positional display element.

32. The method of claim 28, wherein the affecting a visual presentation at least partially using the at least one positional display element is performed at least partially within the at least one positional display element.

33. The method of claim 28, wherein the affecting a visual presentation at least partially using the at least one positional display element is performed at least partially in a controller device that is operationally situated externally to the at least one positional display element.

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36. A method comprising:

arranging at least one positional display element in an irregular pattern;

determining a relative position of the at least one positional display element that have been arranged in the irregular pattern; and

displaying at least a portion of an image at least partially in response to the determining the relative position of the at least one positional display element that have been arranged in the irregular pattern.

37. The method of claim 36, further comprising allowing at least a first one of the at least one positional display element to be displaced with respect to at least a second one of the at least one positional display element, wherein the at least the first one of the at least one positional display element and the at least the second one of the at least one positional display element could be utilized in the displaying the at least the portion of the image both prior to or after the allowing the at least the first one of the at least one positional display element to be displaced.

38. The method of claim 36, wherein the arranging at least one positional display element in an irregular pattern comprises:

suspending the at least one positional display element in a suspending media.

39. The method of claim 36, wherein the arranging at least one positional display element in an irregular pattern comprises:

attaching the at least one positional display element to a substrate.

40. The method of claim 36, wherein the arranging at least one positional display element in an irregular pattern comprises:

allowing motion of the at least one positional display element.

41. The method of claim 36, wherein the arranging at least one positional display element in an irregular pattern comprises:

maintaining the at least one positional display element in a substantially fixed position.

42. A method comprising:

compensating for an undesired or incorrect operation of a first positional display element by altering a display operation of a second positional display element.

43. The method of claim 42, wherein the second positional display element is a neighbor of the first positional display element.

44. The method of claim 42, further comprising polling the first positional display element to determine the undesired or incorrect operation of the first positional display element.

45. A method comprising:

compensating for a non-uniform configuration of a plurality of positional display elements.

46. A method comprising:

providing a display at least partially including a plurality of positional display elements arranged in a non-uniform configuration.

47. The method of claim 46, further comprising:

securing the plurality of positional display elements to a substrate.

48. The method of claim 46, further comprising:

supporting the plurality of positional display elements by a fluid curtain.

49. The method of claim 46, further comprising:

compensating for the non-uniform configuration between the plurality of positional display elements.

50. A method comprising:

establishing a supply to support at least one suspended positional display element; and

generating an image at least partially by controlling actuation of the at least one suspended positional display element depending at least in part on their relative positions.

51. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one positional display element configurable to derive an addressed position of the at least one positional display element; and

the at least one positional display element configurable to display at least a portion of an image based at least in part on the at least one positional display element configurable to derive the addressed position of the at least one positional display element.

52. The apparatus of claim 51, further comprising:

at least a first one of the at least one positional display element configurable to be displaced with respect to at least a second one of the at least one positional display element, wherein the at least the first one of the at least one positional display element and the at least the second one of the at least one positional display element could be utilized to display the at least the portion of the image both prior to or after the at least the first one of the at least one positional display element being displaced with respect to the at least the second one of the at least one positional display element.

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55. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one positional display element configurable to be arranged in an irregular configuration;

a positioning portion configurable to determine a position of the at least one positional display element; and

the at least one positional display element configurable to display at least a portion of an image at least partially in response to the positioning portion configurable to determine the position of the at least one positional display element.

56. The apparatus of claim 55, wherein the irregular configuration includes irregular spacing between pairs of the at least one positional display element.

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60. An apparatus comprising:

positioning means configurable to determine a position of at least one positional display element; and

displaying means configurable to generate at least a portion of an image at least partially by controlling actuation of at least one suspended positional display element depending at least in part on their relative positions.