INTERACTION TECHNIQUES FOR FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS
First Claim
1. A reusable portable interactive apparatus, comprising:
- a container portion;
a removable lid for the container portion;
at least one interactive device that receives input from a user and outputs information to a user, and optionally communicates with another device;
wherein the at least one interactive device includes a curved display surface disposed on the container portion, the curved display surface comprising a technology selected from the group consisting of;
flexible e-ink, flexible organic light emitting diode, flexible light emitting diode, projection, laser, and paintable display;
a base portion; and
a computing device disposed in the base portion and associated with the curved display, the computing device comprising one or more members selected from the group consisting of;
battery, power connector, network connector, audiovisual connector, central processing unit, wireless network transceiver, graphics circuit board, RAM memory, firmware ROM, flash memory, and hard disk drive;
wherein user input is provided by touching the curved display surface and/or by gestural interactions with the apparatus.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The invention relates to a set of interaction techniques for obtaining input to a computer system based on methods and apparatus for detecting properties of the shape, location and orientation of flexible display surfaces, as determined through manual or gestural interactions of a user with said display surfaces. Such input may be used to alter graphical content and functionality displayed on said surfaces or some other display or computing system. The invention also relates to interactive food or beverage container with associated computing apparatus inside its body, and a curved multitouch display on its surface, associated interaction techniques for curved multitouch displays, methods of use, and apparatus for refilling said electronic food or beverage container.
-
Citations
25 Claims
-
1. A reusable portable interactive apparatus, comprising:
-
a container portion; a removable lid for the container portion; at least one interactive device that receives input from a user and outputs information to a user, and optionally communicates with another device; wherein the at least one interactive device includes a curved display surface disposed on the container portion, the curved display surface comprising a technology selected from the group consisting of;
flexible e-ink, flexible organic light emitting diode, flexible light emitting diode, projection, laser, and paintable display;a base portion; and a computing device disposed in the base portion and associated with the curved display, the computing device comprising one or more members selected from the group consisting of;
battery, power connector, network connector, audiovisual connector, central processing unit, wireless network transceiver, graphics circuit board, RAM memory, firmware ROM, flash memory, and hard disk drive;wherein user input is provided by touching the curved display surface and/or by gestural interactions with the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
-
-
3. (canceled)
-
7. (canceled)
-
9. (canceled)
- 10. A method for ordering beverages or food items from an interactive display disposed on an electronic food or beverage container wherein said beverages or food items are selected from a list provided by a vendor, by past a history of orders from the user, a history of orders received by a vendor, favorite orders by friends, or by celebrity favorites of said user, and said list being optionally made available to said display through some online social network.
- 12. A method for obtaining information on the product offerings, pricing or location of the nearest food or drink vendor, or vending machine, comprising the step of connecting to a user interface disposed on an electronic food or beverage container.
-
15. (canceled)
-
16. (canceled)
Specification