Application control based on flexible electronic device conformation sequence status

• US 20100051680A1
• Filed: 06/11/2009
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Cohen, Alexander J., Rinaldo, John D. JR., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,393,531 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1641 the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components G06F1/1647 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/02 Flexible displays
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/14 Electronic books and readers

Abstract

A method includes, but is not limited to: obtaining and coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device; and

coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands.

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50. A system comprising:

circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device; and

circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands.

51. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

52. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining strain information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

53. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining stress information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

54. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining calibration related information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

55. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining pattern information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

56. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining surface contact information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

57. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining sequence information associated with two or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

58. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining geometrical information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

59. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information related to predetermined indicia associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

60. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining optical fiber derived information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

61. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information based on one or more sequences of one or more associations between two or more of the portions of the one or more regions of the flexible electronic device associated with the two or more conformations of the one or more portions of the one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

62. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for receiving signals from embedded sensors.

63. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining selection information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

64. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining origami-like folding information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

65. The system of claim 64, wherein obtaining origami-like folding information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining one or more orders of folding sequences of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

67. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining angle of bend information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

69. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining force information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

70. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining substantially transient information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

71. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining substantially persistent information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

72. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining gestured information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

73. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining connection sequence information of one or more sequences of two or more connections between two or more of the portions of the one or more regions of the flexible electronic device associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

74. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining draping information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

75. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining wrapping information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

76. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information derived through sensing one or more sequences of two or more curvilinear patterns of force imparted upon one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

77. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining rolling information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

78. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining hinge status information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

79. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for filtering information based upon radius of bend associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

80. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining folded to unfolded ratio information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

81. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining bend location information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

82. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for selecting content to be displayed based upon the obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device; and

circuitry for displaying the content to be displayed.

83. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for selecting one or more portions of a display to display one or more content based upon the obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device.

84. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more applications based upon the obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device; and

circuitry for each of the one or more activated applications, displaying one or more output from the activated application.

85. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more cell phone applications.

86. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more television applications.

87. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more personal digital assistant (PDA) applications.

88. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more personal computer applications.

89. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more eBook applications.

90. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more calendar applications.

91. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more wallet applications.

92. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more audio applications.

93. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more video applications.

94. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more audio-video applications.

95. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more game applications.

96. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more web browser applications.

97. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more mapping applications.

98. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more entertainment applications.

101. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining origami-like folding information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

102. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining hinge status information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device.

103. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more applications based upon the obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device; and

for each of the one or more activated applications, circuitry for displaying one or more output from the activated application.

104. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more applications based upon the obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more cell phone applications.

105. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more web browser applications.

106. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands comprises:

circuitry for activating one or more portions of one or more mapping applications.

66. (canceled)

68. (canceled)

99. A system comprising:

means for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device; and

means for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands.

100. A system comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing;

one or more instructions for obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a flexible electronic device; and

one or more instructions for coordinating the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible electronic device with one or more commands.