Wireless Control for Configurable Organic LED (OLED)

• US 20140022151A1
• Filed: 07/12/2013
• Published: 01/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Cuff, Michael Andrew
• Application Number:
  US13/940,860
• Publication Number:
  US 20140022151A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/81
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/035 for flexible display surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3208 organic, e.g. using organic light-emitting diodes [OLED]

Abstract

A mobile controller application for wirelessly controlling the non-structural appearance of a configurable organic light-emitting diode (OLED) object. A configurable OLED object is fitted with a flexible OLED, a power source, and one or more receptors. A mobile controller application instructs a mobile controller device to send signals, indicating a particular color or display pattern, to one or more receptors embedded in a configurable OLED object. An OLED object receives signals and updates it'"'"'s non-structural display accordingly. A mobile controller application operates on a mobile controller device. A mobile controller device is preferably a mobile device conventionally used for cell network communication. A mobile controller application enables a user to preview, select, and transmit a display pattern to a configurable OLED object. The inventive mobile controller application also enables a user to store, browse, edit, search, import, export, and categorize display options, which are maintained in a local image database.

Claims

1. A method of changing a visual appearance of a flexible object, comprising:

mounting a configurable organic light-emitting diode (OLED) layer on said object;

controlling said configurable OLED layer to display a selected image to give said object a first visual appearance of said flexible object;

receiving a control signal to change said visual appearance of said flexible object; and

updating said visual appearance of said flexible object to display a new image according to said received control signal.

2. The method of changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 1, wherein:

said control signal is received wirelessly.

3. The method of changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 1, further comprising:

a wireless controller device.

4. The method of changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 3, further comprising:

storing said selected image locally in said wireless controller device.

5. The method of changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 1, wherein:

said received control signal is a pulsed infrared signal.

6. The method of changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 1, wherein:

said selected image includes at least three different colors.

7. The method of changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 1, wherein:

said selected image is a pattern.

8. The method of changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 1, wherein:

said selected image is photographic.

9. The method of changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 3, further comprising:

exporting said selected image from said wireless controller device.

10. The method of changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 1, further comprising:

converting a photographic image into a pattern image for use as said selected image.

11. Apparatus for changing a visual appearance of a flexible object, comprising:

means for mounting a configurable organic light-emitting diode (OLED) layer on said object;

means for controlling said configurable OLED layer to display a selected image to give said object a first visual appearance of said flexible object;

means for receiving a control signal to change said visual appearance of said flexible object; and

means for updating said visual appearance of said flexible object to display a new image according to said received control signal.

12. The apparatus for changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 11, wherein:

said control signal is a wireless control signal.

13. The apparatus for changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 11, further comprising:

a wireless controller device.

14. The apparatus for changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 11, wherein:

said selected image is stored locally in said wireless controller device.

15. The apparatus for changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 11, wherein:

said received control signal is a pulsed infrared signal.

16. The apparatus for changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 11, wherein said configurable OLED layer on said object comprises:

an OLED;

a power source; and

a signal receptor.

17. The apparatus for changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 11, wherein:

said selected image includes at least three different colors.

18. The apparatus for changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 11, wherein:

said selected image is a pattern.

19. The apparatus for changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 11, wherein:

said selected image is photographic.

20. The apparatus for changing a visual appearance of a flexible object according to claim 11, further comprising:

a converter to convert a photographic image into a pattern image for use as said selected image.