APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC PAPER FLEX INPUT
First Claim
1. An apparatus to control an application interface displayed on electronic paper, the:
- apparatus comprising;
a detection module configured to detect intentional bending of an electronic paper at a particular location;
a correlation module configured to correlate the particular location where the electronic paper is bent with a user interface command in an application; and
an execution module configured to execute the user interface command.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed to control an application interface displayed on electronic paper. A detection module is included to detect intentional bending of an electronic paper at a particular location. A correlation module is included to correlate the particular location where the electronic paper is bent with a user interface command in an application. An execution module is included to execute the user interface command. In one embodiment, a display module is included to update display information on the electronic paper in response to execution of the user interface command. The electronic paper may include a detector in contact with the electronic paper to provide electronic paper bend position information to the detection module.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus to control an application interface displayed on electronic paper, the:
- apparatus comprising;
a detection module configured to detect intentional bending of an electronic paper at a particular location;
a correlation module configured to correlate the particular location where the electronic paper is bent with a user interface command in an application; and
an execution module configured to execute the user interface command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- apparatus comprising;
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12. A system to control an application interface displayed on electronic paper, the system comprising:
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an electronic paper;
a processor in communication with the electronic paper and configured to execute an application; and
a memory in communication with the processor comprising a detection module configured to detect intentional bending of the electronic paper at a particular location;
a correlation module configured to correlate the particular location where the electronic paper is bent with a user interface command in the application;
an execution module configured to execute the user interface command; and
a display module configured to update display information on the electronic paper in response to the user interface command. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer usable program code programmed to control an application interface displayed on electronic paper, the operations of the computer program product comprising:
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detecting intentional bending of an electronic paper at a particular location;
correlating the particular location where the electronic paper is bent with a user interface command in an application; and
executing the user interface command. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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