E-paper display control based on conformation sequence status

• US 20100117955A1
• Filed: 11/10/2008
• Published: 05/13/2010
• 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, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,596,521 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1615 with several enclosures having relative motions, each enclosure supporting at least one I/O or computing function constructional details of portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts H04M1/0206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 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 1/1675 Miscellaneous details related to the relative movement between the different enclosures or enclosure parts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• 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 system for one or more portions of one or more regions of an electronic paper assembly having one or more display layers includes, but is not limited to:one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly and one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information. 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. For a system separate from and communicatively linked to an electronic paper assembly, the electronic paper assembly having one or more portions of one or more regions, a system comprising:

one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly; and

one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation detection modules configured to direct obtaining detection information associated with one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation stress modules configured to direct obtaining stress information associated with one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation calibration modules configured to direct obtaining calibration related information associated with one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation sequence modules configured to direct obtaining sequence information associated with one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation indicia modules configured to direct obtaining information related to predetermined indicia associated with one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation association modules configured to direct obtaining information based on one or more associations between two or more of the positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more origami-like folding modules configured to direct obtaining origami-like folding information associated with one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein one or more origami-like folding modules configured to direct obtaining origami-like folding information associated with one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more origamic-like shape modules configured to direct obtaining information regarding 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 electronic paper assembly associated with one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more bend number modules configured to direct obtaining bend number information associated with one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation gesture modules configured to direct obtaining gestured information associated with one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation draping modules configured to direct obtaining draping information associated with one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation wrapping modules configured to direct obtaining wrapping information associated with one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

28. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation rolling modules configured to direct obtaining rolling information associated with one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

31. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more fold ratio modules configured to direct obtaining folded to unfolded ratio information associated with one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

33. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more position detection modules configured to direct detecting information associated with one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

35. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more RFID obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining radio frequency identification (RFID) information associated with one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

38. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more accelerometer obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining accelerometer information associated with one or more positions of the one or more portions of the one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

39. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more gyroscropic obtaining modules configured to direct one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining gyroscopic information associated with one or more positions of the one or more portions of the one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

41. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more geographical obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining geographical position information associated with one or more positions of the one or more portions of the one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

43. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more GPS obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining position information relative to a global positioning satellite reference associated with one or more positions of the one or more portions of the one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

44. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more table obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining position information relative to a table top reference grid associated with one or more positions of the one or more portions of the one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

45. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining position information relative to other portions of the electronic paper assembly associated with one or more positions of the one or more portions of the one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

46. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more edge detection modules configured to direct obtaining edge detection information relative to one or more edges of the electronic paper assembly associated with one or more positions of the one or more portions of the one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

48. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more light obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining position information relative to a light source associated with one or more positions of the one or more portions of the one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

50. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more position obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more audio obtaining modules configured to direct obtaining position information relative to an audio source associated with one or more positions of the one or more portions of the one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

53. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information comprises:

one or more first information sending modules configured to direct sending the first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper.

57. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information comprises:

one or more sequence change modules configured to direct sending 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 electronic paper assembly.

59. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information comprises:

one or more orientation change modules configured to direct sending information associated with one or more changes in one or more orientations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

60. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information comprises:

one or more sequence sending modules configured to direct sending information associated with one or more sequences of two or more orientations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

61. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information comprises:

one or more sequence change modules configured to direct sending information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more orientations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly.

62. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information comprises:

one or more orientation sending modules configured to direct sending information associated with one or more orientations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly with respect to another object.

64. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information comprises:

one or more sequence sending modules configured to direct sending information associated with one or more sequences of two or more orientations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly with respect to another object.

65. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information comprises:

one or more sequence change modules configured to direct sending information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more orientations with respect to another object of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly with respect to another object.

67. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information comprises:

one or more location change modules configured to direct sending information associated with one or more changes in one or more locations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly with respect to another object.

68. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information comprises:

one or more sequence sending modules configured to direct sending information associated with one or more sequences of two or more locations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly with respect to another object.

69. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information comprises:

one or more sequence change modules configured to direct sending information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more locations with respect to another object of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly with respect to another object.

70. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information comprises:

one or more GPS sending modules configured to direct sending information associated with one or more GPS locations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly with respect to another object.

71. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information comprises:

one or more GPS change modules configured to direct sending information associated with one or more changes in one or more GPS locations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly with respect to another object.

72. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information comprises:

one or more GPS sequence modules configured to direct sending information associated with one or more sequences of two or more GPS locations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly with respect to another object.

73. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more electronic paper assembly physical status related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information comprises:

one or more GPS sequence change modules configured to direct sending information associated with one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more GPS locations with respect to another object of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly with respect to another object.

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