Application control based on flexible interface conformation sequence status

• US 20100053072A1
• Filed: 06/15/2009
• 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 8,297,495 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable

Abstract

A method includes, but is not limited to: obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface and coordinating the one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface 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 changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface; and

coordinating the one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface with one or more commands.

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50. A system comprising:

circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface; and

circuitry for coordinating the one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface with one or more commands.

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

circuitry for detecting one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface.

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

circuitry for obtaining strain information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface.

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

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

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

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

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

circuitry for obtaining sequence information associated with one or more changes in two or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface.

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

circuitry for obtaining geometrical information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

circuitry for obtaining selection information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface.

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

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

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

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

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

circuitry for obtaining one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more origami-like shapes resultant from one or more folding sequences of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface.

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

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

68. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface comprises:

circuitry for obtaining bend number information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface.

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

circuitry for obtaining force information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface.

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

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

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

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

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

circuitry for obtaining gestured information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface.

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

circuitry for obtaining connection sequence information of one or more changes in 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 interface associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface.

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

circuitry for obtaining draping information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface.

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

circuitry for obtaining wrapping information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface.

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

circuitry for obtaining information derived through sensing one or more changes in 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 interface.

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

circuitry for obtaining rolling information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

circuitry for displaying the content to be displayed.

83. The system of claim 50, wherein the circuitry for coordinating the one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface 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 changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface.

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

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

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99. A system comprising:

means for obtaining information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface; and

means for coordinating the one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface 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 changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface; and

one or more instructions for coordinating the one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the flexible interface with one or more commands.