MOBILE PLAYING CARD DEVICES
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a flexible substrate having a front face and a back face, a flexible organic light emitting diode display coupled to the front side of the flexible substrate;
a flexible communication element coupled to the flexible substrate, in which the flexible communication element is configured to receive an indication of gaming information from an external system, and in which the flexible communication element is configured to provide information to the external system;
a flexible processor element coupled to the flexible substrate, in which the flexible processor element is configured to control the flexible organic light emitting diode display to display the gaming information;
a flexible touch input element coupled to the front side of the flexible substrate, in which the flexible touch input element is configured to determine a location on the front side of the substrate that is touched by a user of the apparatus, in which the flexible touch element is configured to provide an indication of the location to at least one of the external system and the flexible processor element; and
a flexible power element coupled to the flexible substrate and configured to provide power to the flexible organic light emitting diode display, the flexible processor element, the flexible communication element, and the flexible touch input element,in which the flexible substrate, flexible organic light emitting diode display, flexible processor element, flexible communication element, flexible touch input element, and flexible power element have a combined length, width, and height substantially similar to a playing card and have a combined structure that is flexible.
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Abstract
Various card devices and methods involving card devices are described. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a flexible substrate having a front face and a back face, a flexible organic light emitting diode display coupled to the front side of the flexible substrate; a flexible communication element coupled to the flexible substrate, in which the flexible communication element is configured to receive an indication of gaming information from an external system, and in which the flexible communication element is configured to provide information to the external system; a flexible processor element coupled to the flexible substrate, in which the flexible processor element is configured to control the flexible organic light emitting diode display to display the gaming information; a flexible touch input element coupled to the front side of the flexible substrate, in which the flexible touch input element is configured to determine a location on the front side of the substrate that is touched by a user of the apparatus, in which the flexible touch element is configured to provide an indication of the location to at least one of the external system and the flexible processor element; and a flexible power element coupled to the flexible substrate and configured to provide power to the flexible organic light emitting diode display, the flexible processor element, the flexible communication element, and the flexible touch input element, in which the flexible substrate, flexible organic light emitting diode display, flexible processor element, flexible communication element, flexible touch input element, and flexible power element have a combined length, width, and height substantially similar to a playing card and have a combined structure that is flexible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a flexible substrate having a front face and a back face; a display coupled to the front side of the flexible substrate; a communication element coupled to the flexible substrate, in which the communication element is configured to receive an indication of gaming information from an external system and provide the indication to the processor element; a processor element coupled to the flexible substrate, in which the processor element is configured to control the display to display the gaming information; and a power element coupled to the flexible substrate and configured to provide power to the display, the processor element, and the communication element, in which the flexible substrate, display, processor element, communication element, and power element have a combined length, width, and height substantially similar to a playing card and have a combined structure that is flexible. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus comprising:
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a substrate having a front face and a back face; a display coupled to the front face of the substrate; a communication element coupled to the substrate, in which the communication element is configured to receive an indication of gaming information from the external system and provide the indication to the processor element; a processor element coupled to the substrate, in which the processor element is configured to control the display to display the gaming information; and a power element coupled to the substrate and configured to provide power to the display, the processor element, and the communication element, in which the substrate, display, processor element, communication element, and power element have a combined length, width, and height substantially similar to a playing card. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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