User configurable mosaic light emitting apparatus
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one electroluminescence (EL) device; and
a system substrate;
wherein the at least one EL device is configured to be coupled mechanically and electrically to the system substrate,wherein the system substrate is configured to receive the at least one EL device at a non-discrete location or orientation,wherein the system substrate comprises at least one conductive grid or array providing at least one of an electrical or mechanical coupling to the EL device,wherein the at least one grid or array is on a surface of the system substrate,wherein the EL device further comprises at least one protruding electrode configured to make contact with the at least one conductive grid or array on the surface of the system substrate,wherein the at least one protruding electrode is a movable protruding electrode which is movable about a defined region on the EL device, andwherein the movable protruding electrode comprises a button magnet.
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Abstract
Mosaic devices including an apparatus includes at least one electroluminescence (EL) device and a system substrate. The at least one EL device can be configured to be coupled mechanically and electrically to the system substrate. The system substrate can be configured to receive the at least one EL device at a non-discrete location or orientation. The system substrate can be a smart system substrate configured to automatically identify a device type. The EL device can be an area-emitting device such as an organic light emitting diode (OLED) device.
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64 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one electroluminescence (EL) device; and a system substrate; wherein the at least one EL device is configured to be coupled mechanically and electrically to the system substrate, wherein the system substrate is configured to receive the at least one EL device at a non-discrete location or orientation, wherein the system substrate comprises at least one conductive grid or array providing at least one of an electrical or mechanical coupling to the EL device, wherein the at least one grid or array is on a surface of the system substrate, wherein the EL device further comprises at least one protruding electrode configured to make contact with the at least one conductive grid or array on the surface of the system substrate, wherein the at least one protruding electrode is a movable protruding electrode which is movable about a defined region on the EL device, and wherein the movable protruding electrode comprises a button magnet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A kit comprising:
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a plurality of electroluminescence (EL) devices; and at least one system substrate; wherein at least some of the plurality of EL devices are configured to be coupled mechanically and electrically to the at least one system substrate; and wherein the at least one system substrate is configured to receive at least some of the plurality of EL devices at a non-discrete location or orientation, wherein the at least one system substrate comprises at least one conductive grid or array providing at least one of an electrical or mechanical coupling to the EL devices, wherein the at least one grid or array is on a surface of the system substrate, wherein at least one of the EL devices further comprises at least one protruding electrode configured to make contact with the at least one conductive grid or array on the surface of the system substrate, wherein the at least one protruding electrode is a movable protruding electrode which is movable about a defined region on the EL device, and wherein the movable protruding electrode comprises a button magnet. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one electroluminescence (EL) device; and a system substrate; wherein the at least one EL device is configured to be coupled mechanically and electrically to the system substrate, wherein the system substrate is configured to receive the at least one EL device at a non-discrete location or orientation, wherein the system substrate further comprises; a first conductive path, and a plurality of recessed conductive grids or arrays, at least one conductive grid or array providing at least one of an electrical or mechanical coupling to the EL device, the at least one conductive grid or array comprising at least one additional conductive path, wherein the EL device comprises a first electrode and at least one additional electrode, wherein the EL device is configured to electrically couple to the system substrate by connecting the first electrode to the first conductive path and connecting at least one additional electrode to the at least one conductive grid or array, wherein the at least one conductive grid or array is recessed into the system substrate, and wherein at least one additional electrode protrudes from the EL device to make contact with the at least one recessed grid or array, wherein the plurality of conductive grids or arrays are of various widths, and wherein at least one protruding electrode of the EL device has a width corresponding to a width of a corresponding grid or array.
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