Display control of classified content based on flexible display containing electronic device conformation

• US 8,240,548 B2
• Filed: 05/28/2009
• Issued: 08/14/2012
• 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: Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, Jr., John D., Cohen, Alexander J., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Haupt, Kristy A
• Application Number:
  US12/455,307
• Publication Number:
  US 20100053173A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,174 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/454, 235/472.01
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/04 Structural and physical details of display devices
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/0221 with use of split matrices G09G3/3644 and G09G3/3666 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/04 Changes in size, position or resolution of an image
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/035 for flexible display surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/344 based on particles moving in a fluid or in a gas, e.g. electrophoretic devices electrophoretic devices per se G02F1/167

Abstract

A system includes, but is not limited to one and one or more display control modules configured to direct control of display of one or more portions of the flexible display containing electronic device 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 flexible display containing electronic device. 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 configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface; and

circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to detect first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain from one or more embedded sensors first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain strain information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain position information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more shapes of at least one interface.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more flexures of at least one interface.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more surface contacts of at least one interface.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations along one or more borders of one or more regions of at least one interface.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations within one or more regions of at least one interface.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one electronic paper material.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one electrophoretic-type electronic paper material.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one electrofluidic-type electronic paper material.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one liquid crystal-type electronic paper material.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one electronic paper material having two or more regions.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one electronic paper material having two or more display layers.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one electronic paper material having two or more display surfaces.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information having one or more specified classifications based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information having one or more specified classifications identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying at least one application based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting information associated with the at least one application identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying at least one reader application based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting content associated with the at least one reader application identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value being within at least one specified range, and outputting the second information for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value being at least one specified value, and outputting the second information for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one of two or more regions of the at least one interface.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one of two or more display layers of the at least one interface.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one of two or more display surfaces of the at least one interface.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface using two or more display layers.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface to block other content.

28. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface comprises:

circuitry configured to process the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface in association with other information displayed from at least one other portion of the at least one interface.

29. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is at least partially positioned with the at least one interface.

30. A method at least partially implemented using one or more processing components comprising:

obtaining first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface; and

processing the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface.

31. A system comprising:

means for obtaining first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface; and

means for processing the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface.

32. A system comprising:

at least one article of manufacture bearing one or more instructions for facilitating operations including

obtaining first information associated with one or more conformations of at least one interface; and

processing the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface including determining at least one conformation angle value using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, identifying second information based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value determined using the first information associated with one or more conformations of the at least one interface, and outputting the second information identified based at least partly on the at least one conformation angle value for display from at least one portion of the at least one interface.