E-paper display control of classified content based on E-paper conformation

• US 8,235,280 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2008
• Issued: 08/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Rinaldo, Jr., John D., Cohen, Alexander J., Jung, Edward K. Y., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Haupt, Kristy A
• Application Number:
  US12/231,303
• Publication Number:
  US 20100053217A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,439 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/454, 235/472.01
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/023 Display panel composed of stacked panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/14 Electronic books and readers
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3433 using light modulating elements actuated by an electric field and being other than liquid crystal devices and electrochromic devices using liquid crystal devices G09G3/36; using electrochromic devices G09G3/38

Abstract

A method for one or more portions of one or more regions of an electronic paper assembly having one or more display layers includes, but is not limited to: obtaining first information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly and controlling display of one or more portions of one or more display layers of the electronic paper assembly regarding display of second information having one or more classifications in response to the first information associated with the one or more conformations of the one or more portions of the one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

circuitry for receiving information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly;

circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure; and

circuitry for outputting information having at least one first classification for display from the at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and outputting information having at least one second classification for display from the at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

circuitry for receiving location information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

circuitry for receiving angle information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

circuitry for receiving sequence information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

circuitry for receiving information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly having two or more display regions.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

circuitry for receiving information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly having one or more electrophoretic particles.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

circuitry for receiving from one or more sensors information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for receiving information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

circuitry for receiving information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly having two or more overlapping display layers.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure comprises:

circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one sequence of two or more flexures of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one sequence of two or more flexures of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of at least one of the two or more flexures and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of at least one of the two or more flexures.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure comprises:

circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one origami-type shape formed from two or more flexures of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one origami-type shape formed from two or more flexures of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of at least one of the two or more flexures and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of at least one of the two or more flexures.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure comprises:

circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one geometric shape formed from two or more flexures of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one geometric shape formed from two or more flexures of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of at least one of the two or more flexures and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of at least one of the two or more flexures.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure comprises:

circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one fold of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one fold of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one fold and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one fold.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure comprises:

circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one function associated with the at least one flexure, at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure, and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure comprises:

circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one origami-type shape of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one origami-type shape of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one function associated with the at least one origami-type shape, at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly, and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure comprises:

circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one geometric shape of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one geometric shape of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one function associated with the at least one geometric shape, at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly, and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure comprises:

circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display layer of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display layer of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure comprises:

circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second directly opposing display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure comprises:

circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of and spanning the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure comprises:

circuitry for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of and spanning the at least one flexure.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for outputting information having at least one first classification for display from the at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and outputting information having at least one second classification for display from the at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure comprises:

circuitry for outputting private-type classified information for display from the at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and outputting other than private-type classified information for display from the at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for outputting information having at least one first classification for display from the at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and outputting information having at least one second classification for display from the at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure comprises:

circuitry for outputting other than public-type classified information for display from the at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and outputting public-type classified information for display from the at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for outputting information having at least one first classification for display from the at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and outputting information having at least one second classification for display from the at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure comprises:

circuitry for outputting information having at least one first classification for display from the at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and outputting information for display from the at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure to at least block content displayed from the at least one first display surface.

23. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

circuitry for detecting at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

24. A method comprising:

receiving information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly;

processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure; and

outputting information having at least one first classification for display from the at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and outputting information having at least one second classification for display from the at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure.

25. A system comprising:

means for receiving information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly;

means for processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure; and

means for outputting information having at least one first classification for display from the at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and outputting information having at least one second classification for display from the at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure.

26. One or more non-transitory media bearing one or more instructions for facilitating operations comprising:

receiving information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly;

processing the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by (i) determining whether the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) if the information associated with at least one conformation is indicative of at least one flexure of the at least one electronic paper assembly, identifying at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure; and

outputting information having at least one first classification for display from the at least one first display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly inward of the at least one flexure and outputting information having at least one second classification for display from the at least one second display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly outward of the at least one flexure.