Apparatus, system, and method for electronic paper flex input
First Claim
1. An apparatus to control an application interface display on electronic paper, the apparatus comprising:
- a detection module configured to detect intentional bending of an electronic paper at a particular location;
a correlation module configured to correlate the particular location where the electronic paper is bent with a user interface command in an application;
a profile module that stores two or more profiles, each profile comprising a set of predefined sensitivity parameters, the set of predefined sensitivity parameters comprising an intentional bend threshold that defines an amount of bend required for the detection module to detect an intentional bend and a bending zone size that defines a size of the particular location of the electronic paper at which an intentional bend is detected;
a pattern adjustment module that detects a pattern of intentional bends close to a bend zone boundary, the adjustment pattern module automatically adjusting the bend zone size of the bend zone associated with the bend zone boundary based on the pattern of intentional bends; and
an execution module configured to execute the user interface command.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed to control an application interface displayed on electronic paper. A detection module is included to detect intentional bending of an electronic paper at a particular location. A correlation module is included to correlate the particular location where the electronic paper is bent with a user interface command in an application. An execution module is included to execute the user interface command. In one embodiment, a display module is included to update display information on the electronic paper in response to execution of the user interface command. The electronic paper may include a detector in contact with the electronic paper to provide electronic paper bend position information to the detection module.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus to control an application interface display on electronic paper, the apparatus comprising:
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a detection module configured to detect intentional bending of an electronic paper at a particular location; a correlation module configured to correlate the particular location where the electronic paper is bent with a user interface command in an application; a profile module that stores two or more profiles, each profile comprising a set of predefined sensitivity parameters, the set of predefined sensitivity parameters comprising an intentional bend threshold that defines an amount of bend required for the detection module to detect an intentional bend and a bending zone size that defines a size of the particular location of the electronic paper at which an intentional bend is detected; a pattern adjustment module that detects a pattern of intentional bends close to a bend zone boundary, the adjustment pattern module automatically adjusting the bend zone size of the bend zone associated with the bend zone boundary based on the pattern of intentional bends; and an execution module configured to execute the user interface command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system to control an application interface display on electronic paper, the apparatus comprising:
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an electronic paper; a processor in communication with the electronic paper and configured to execute an application; and a memory in communication with the processor comprising a detection module configured to detect intentional bending of an electronic paper at a particular location; a correlation module configured to correlate the particular location where the electronic paper is bent with a user interface command in an application; a profile module that stores two or more profiles, each profile comprising a set of predefined sensitivity parameters, the set of predefined sensitivity parameters comprising an intentional bend threshold that defines an amount of bend required for the detection module to detect an intentional bend and a bending zone size that defines a size of the particular location of the electronic paper at which an intentional bend is detected; a pattern adjustment module that detects a pattern of intentional bends close to a bend zone boundary, the adjustment pattern module automatically adjusting the bend zone size of the bend zone associated with the bend zone boundary based on the pattern of intentional bends; an execution module configured to execute the user interface command; and a display module configured to update display information on the electronic paper in response to the user interface command. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer usable program code programmed to control an application interface displayed on electronic paper, the operations of the computer program product comprising:
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detecting intentional bending of an electronic paper at a particular location; correlating the particular location where the electronic paper is bent with a user interface command in an application; detecting an environmental condition associated with the electronic paper; automatically selecting one of two or more stored profiles in response to an input signal from the environmental sensor, each profile comprising a set of predefined sensitivity parameters, the set of predefined sensitivity parameters comprising an intentional bend threshold that defines an amount of bend required to register as an intentional bend and a bending zone size that defines a size of the particular location of the electronic paper at which an intentional bend is detected, the selected profile configured to improve operation of the electronic paper in accordance with the detected environmental condition; determining a level of sensitivity associated with an intentional bending of the electronic paper based on the sensitivity parameters defined by the selected profile; adjusting the sensitivity parameters of the selected profile in response to input from the environmental sensor; detecting a pattern of intentional bends close to a bend zone boundary, and automatically adjusting the bend zone size of the bend zone associated with the bend zone boundary based on the pattern of intentional bends; filtering unintentional bends of the electronic paper based on the sensitivity parameters, the sensitivity parameters defining a threshold at which a bend corresponds to an intentional bend of the electronic paper wherein the intentional bend corresponds to a user interface command; executing the user interface command; and updating information on the electronic paper in response to execution of the user interface command. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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