Adaptive hiding/unhiding of a device

• US 7,511,631 B1
• Filed: 05/27/2008
• Issued: 03/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Pomerantz, Ori, Breslau, Franklin C., Kumhyr, David B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee; Ben
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hunnings; Travis R
• Application Number:
  US12/127,633
• Time in Patent Office: 308 Days
• Field of Search: 340/815.4, 340/815.45, 340/815.65, 250/205, 250/208.1, 250/208.2, 348/122, 348/586, 472/61, 359/618, 385/116, 385/118, 385/119, 428/919, 362/253, 345/30, 345/83
• US Class Current: 340/815.45
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/185 of purses, money-bags or wallets
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/001 Concealed systems, e.g. disguised alarm systems to make covert systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0283 for providing a decorative aspect, e.g. customization of casings, exchangeable faceplate
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/919 Camouflaged article

Abstract

The present disclosure is a method for modifying a color of a device. Method may include receiving a signal, identifying a color scheme of an immediate area, changing a color of a device to substantially conform to the immediate color scheme; and changing a color of the device to a substantial color other than the immediate color scheme.

Claims

1. A method of modifying color of a device, comprising:

receiving a control signal, where the control signal includes at least one of hide information or illuminate information;

identifying a color scheme of an immediate environment of the device creating an immediate color scheme;

changing a color of the device to substantially conform to the immediate color scheme, the changing a color through an organic light emitting diode that substantially conforms to the immediate color scheme if the control signal includes hide information; and

changing a color of the device to a substantial color other than the immediate color scheme, the changing a color through organic light emitting diodes is substantially different than the immediate color scheme if the control signal includes illuminate information.