Positional display elements
First Claim
Patent Images
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.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
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.
-
Citations
60 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
-
-
20. (canceled)
-
21. (canceled)
-
22. (canceled)
-
23. (canceled)
-
24. (canceled)
-
25. (canceled)
-
26. (canceled)
-
27. (canceled)
-
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. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
-
-
34. (canceled)
-
35. (canceled)
-
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. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
-
-
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. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
-
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. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
-
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. - View Dependent Claims (52)
-
-
53. (canceled)
-
54. (canceled)
-
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. - View Dependent Claims (56)
-
-
57. (canceled)
-
58. (canceled)
-
59. (canceled)
-
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.
-
Specification