ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE IDENTIFICATION BADGE

• US 20090174633A1
• Filed: 01/09/2008
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kumhyr, David Bruce
• Application Number:
  US11/971,249
• Publication Number:
  US 20090174633A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/82
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0294 where the change is not permanent, e.g. labels only readable under a special light, temperature indicating labels and the like
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/207 in the form of a badge to be worn by a person
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/33 being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes

Abstract

An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display device used as an identifier of an entity, person, or user access level in an identification badge. With the illustrative embodiments, the access and/or identifying information displayed on the badge can be altered or concealed as needed. The identification badge comprises at least one OLED display device for displaying identification information about a user associated with the identification badge. The identification badge also comprises one or more buttons affixed to the identification badge for selection by the user. User selection of a first button on the identification badge conceals visibility of the identification information displayed in the OLED display device. User selection of a second button on the identification badge enables the identification information concealed from display in the OLED display device to become visible again.

Claims

1. An identification badge, comprising:

at least one organic light emitting diode display device for displaying identification information about a user associated with the identification badge;

one or more buttons affixed to the identification badge for selection by the user, wherein selection of a first button in the one or more buttons by the user conceals visibility of the identification information displayed in the at least one organic light emitting diode display device, and wherein selection of a second button in the one or more buttons by the user enables the identification information concealed from display in the at least one organic light emitting diode display device to be visible.

2. The identification badge of claim 1, wherein the identification information represents a level of security access associated with the user.

3. The identification badge of claim 1, wherein the identification information specifies at least one of a name, employee identifier, or associated organization of the user.

4. The identification badge of claim 1, wherein the identification information is displayed in the at least one organic light emitting diode display device using graphical images and textual images.

5. The identification badge of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory for storing the identification information; and

a processing unit for executing instructions to update the identification information displayed in the at least one organic light emitting diode display device.

6. The identification badge of claim 5, further comprising:

an encryption mechanism for preventing unauthorized access to the identification information stored in the memory.

7. The identification badge of claim 5, wherein the instructions to update the identification information is received from a remote computing device.

8. A method for displaying identification information in an identification badge, the method comprising:

using at least one organic light emitting diode display device in the identification badge to display identification information about a user associated with the identification badge;

responsive to receiving user input from a first button affixed to the identification badge, concealing visibility of the identification information displayed in the at least one organic light emitting diode display device; and

responsive to receiving user input from a second button affixed to the identification badge, displaying the identification information in the at least one organic light emitting diode display device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the identification information represents a level of security access associated with the user.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the identification information specifies at least one of a name, employee identifier, or associated organization of the user.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the identification information is displayed in the at least one organic light emitting diode display device using graphical images and textual images.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving instructions to update the identification information in the identification badge;

updating the identification information displayed in the at least one organic light emitting diode display device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the instructions to update the identification information is received from a remote computing device.