Card for presenting information during waving
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1. A card for presenting visual information during waving, the card comprising:
- a flexible base element;
presenting elements for presenting visual information, the presenting elements including one or more rows of controllable light emitters, said light emitters being adapted to present the visual information as two-dimensional information when the presenting elements are exposed to a reciprocating movement during the waving, said light emitters being positioned on a first edge of the flexible base element;
a detecting element for detecting a bending of the base element during waving of the card;
a receiving element for receiving first information or signals, describing the movement of the presenting elements, from the detecting element and providing, on the basis of the first information, second information or signals for controlling the presenting elements, and for controlling the light emitters using the second information or signals.
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Abstract
A card for presenting visual information while being waved. The card is flexible and has a sensor detecting or quantifying the bending of the card. The card has, preferably at an edge thereof, light emitters for presenting the information. A controller determines the position of the edge and forwards information so that a user watching the edge sees an emulated 2D information provider.
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25 Claims
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1. A card for presenting visual information during waving, the card comprising:
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a flexible base element; presenting elements for presenting visual information, the presenting elements including one or more rows of controllable light emitters, said light emitters being adapted to present the visual information as two-dimensional information when the presenting elements are exposed to a reciprocating movement during the waving, said light emitters being positioned on a first edge of the flexible base element; a detecting element for detecting a bending of the base element during waving of the card; a receiving element for receiving first information or signals, describing the movement of the presenting elements, from the detecting element and providing, on the basis of the first information, second information or signals for controlling the presenting elements, and for controlling the light emitters using the second information or signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating the card for presenting visual information during waving, the method comprising:
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providing a card that includes a flexible base element, presenting elements for presenting visual information, the presenting elements including one or more rows of controllable light emitters adapted to present the visual information as two-dimensional information when the presenting elements are exposed to a reciprocating movement during the waving, said light emitters being positioned on a first edge of the flexible base element, the card further including a detecting element for detecting a bending of the base element during waving of the card, and a receiving element for receiving first information or signals, describing the movement of the presenting elements, from the detecting element and providing, on the basis of the first information, second information or signals for controlling the presenting elements, and for controlling the light emitters using the second information or signals; bending the card; the detecting element providing the first information or signals to the receiving element; the receiving element receiving the first information and providing the second information to the presenting element; the presenting elements, as positioned on the first edge of the flexible base element, presenting visual information relating to the second information; wherein the detection or quantification of the bending generates information describing the movement of the presenting elements, which information is used by the receiving element controlling the presenting element; and wherein the visual information is presented as two-dimensional information when the presenting elements are exposed to a reciprocating movement by waving the card. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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