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

• US 8,272,571 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2008
• Issued: 09/25/2012
• 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: Cohen, Alexander J., Jung, Edward K. Y., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, Jr., John D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Haupt, Kristy A
• Application Number:
  US12/284,340
• Publication Number:
  US 20100053067A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,467 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/454, 235/472.01
• US Class Current: 235/472.01
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/035 for flexible display surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2092 Details of a display terminals using a flat panel, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/003; specific for a CRT G09G1/165
• 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 system 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: one or more conformation sensor modules configured to direct acquisition of first information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly and one or more multi-layer display control modules configured to direct control of 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. For one or more portions of one or more regions of an electronic paper assembly having one or more display layers, a system comprising:

one or more conformation sensor modules configured to direct acquisition of first information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly; and

one or more multi-layer display control modules configured to direct control of 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,

wherein the one or more multi-layer display control modules configured to direct control of 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 comprises one or more private content blocking modules configured to direct display of public content on one or more portions of a surface display layer to be viewed from a display surface and to block an internal display layer from displaying private content that would otherwise be viewed from the display surface from being viewed from the display surface.

2. A system comprising:

one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly; and

one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation modules configured to detect at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one surface contact of at least one electronic paper assembly.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one flexure of at least one electronic paper assembly.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation modules configured to receive indicia information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation modules configured to receive selection information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly.

8. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation modules configured to receive force information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly.

9. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation modules configured to receive gesture information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly.

10. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation modules configured to receive location information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly.

11. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation modules configured to receive angle information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly.

12. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation modules configured to receive sequence information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly.

13. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly having two or more display layers.

14. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly having two or more overlapping display layers.

15. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly having one or more electrophoretic particles.

16. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more conformation modules configured to receive information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more conformation modules configured to receive from one or more sensors information associated with at least one conformation of at least one electronic paper assembly.

17. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly and in response to at least one determined flexure by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

18. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly and in response to at least one determined surface contact by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

19. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly and in response to at least one determined gesture by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

20. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly and in response to at least one determined sequence of two or more flexures by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

21. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly and in response to at least one determined shape by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

22. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least (i) determining at least one function and (ii) outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

23. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

24. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting public-type content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

25. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting non-private-type content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

26. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block private-type content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

27. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block non-public-type content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

28. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by determining at least one outward display surface from the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly and outputting content for display on the at least one outward display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one outward display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

29. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display layer of the at least one electronic paper assembly from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

30. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly comprises:

one or more display control modules configured to control display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least (i) outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly and (ii) outputting other content for display on the at least one other display surface.

31. A system comprising:

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

circuitry configured for controlling display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

32. A method comprising:

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

controlling display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.

33. 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; and

controlling display of the at least one electronic paper assembly based on the information associated with at least one conformation of the at least one electronic paper assembly by at least outputting content for display on at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly to at least block other content associated with at least one other display surface from being viewable from the at least one display surface of the at least one electronic paper assembly.