Self assembling display with substrate
First Claim
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1. A display comprising:
- a) a substrate including a plurality of receptor locations, each receptor location having a respective shape, size or surface characteristic; and
b) a plurality of display elements located at said plurality of receptor locations, each display element including a carrier having a respective shape, size or surface characteristic complementary to the shape, size or surface characteristic of the receptor location at which said display element is located, and a light-modulating element of respective type carried in said carrier;
wherein display elements containing light-modulating elements of like types are characterized by like shape, size or surface characteristics, and at least one said display element is configured to store identifying information, the identifying information being updatable by at least one of circuitry on said display element, a control signal sent from said substrate, or a control signal sent from a location remote from said substrate.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of methods and systems for designing and constructing displays from multiple light-modulating elements are disclosed. Display elements having different light-modulating and self-assembling characteristics may be used during display assembly and operation.
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15 Claims
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1. A display comprising:
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a) a substrate including a plurality of receptor locations, each receptor location having a respective shape, size or surface characteristic; and b) a plurality of display elements located at said plurality of receptor locations, each display element including a carrier having a respective shape, size or surface characteristic complementary to the shape, size or surface characteristic of the receptor location at which said display element is located, and a light-modulating element of respective type carried in said carrier; wherein display elements containing light-modulating elements of like types are characterized by like shape, size or surface characteristics, and at least one said display element is configured to store identifying information, the identifying information being updatable by at least one of circuitry on said display element, a control signal sent from said substrate, or a control signal sent from a location remote from said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A display comprising:
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a) a substrate including a plurality of receptor locations, each receptor location having a respective shape, size or surface characteristic; b) a plurality of display elements located at said plurality of receptor locations, each display element of said plurality of display elements including a carrier having a respective shape, size or surface characteristic substantially complementary to the shape, size or surface characteristic of the receptor location at which said display element is located, and a light-modulating element of respective type carried in said carrier; and c) a radiation source including at least one of a charged-particle beam projector or a beam-projector configured to project ultraviolet or infrared electromagnetic radiation, wherein each display element of said plurality of display elements is selectively activatable by directing energy from said source toward said display element to activate said display element, wherein display elements containing light-modulating elements of like types are characterized by like shape, size or surface characteristics.
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12. A display comprising:
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a) a substrate including a plurality of receptor locations, each receptor location having a respective shape, size or surface characteristic; and b) a plurality of display elements located at said plurality of receptor locations, each display element including a carrier having a respective shape, size or surface characteristic complementary to the shape, size or surface characteristic of the receptor location at which said display element is located, and a light-modulating element of respective type carried in said carrier; wherein display elements containing light-modulating elements of like types are characterized by like shape, size or surface characteristics, and at least one said display element includes a unique identifier including an electromagnetically responsive element, the electromagnetically responsive element responsive to electromagnetic radiation in at least one of an RF frequency band, a microwave frequency band or a sub-RF frequency band.
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13. A display comprising:
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a) a substrate including a plurality of receptor locations, each receptor location having a respective shape, size or surface characteristic; and b) a plurality of display elements located at said plurality of receptor locations, each display element including a carrier having a respective shape, size or surface characteristic complementary to the shape, size or surface characteristic of the receptor location at which said display element is located, and a light-modulating element of respective type carried in said carrier; wherein display elements containing light-modulating elements of like types are characterized by like shape, size or surface characteristics, and at least one said display element is configured to store identifying information including address information.
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14. A display comprising:
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a) a substrate including a plurality of receptor locations, each receptor location having a respective shape, size or surface characteristic; and b) a plurality of display elements located at said plurality of receptor locations, each display element including a carrier having a respective shape, size or surface characteristic complementary to the shape, size or surface characteristic of the receptor location at which said display element is located, and a light-modulating element of respective type carried in said carrier; wherein display elements containing light-modulating elements of like types are characterized by like shape, size or surface characteristics, and said carrier includes an electrostatic characteristic, magnetostatic characteristic, surface electric characteristic, or surface magnetic characteristic, said characteristic of said carrier being complementary to a characteristic of a respective receptor location.
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15. A display comprising:
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a) a substrate including a plurality of receptor locations, each receptor location having a respective shape, size or surface characteristic; and b) a plurality of display elements located at said plurality of receptor locations, each display element including a carrier having a respective shape, size or surface characteristic complementary to the shape, size or surface characteristic of the receptor location at which said display element is located, and a light-modulating element of respective type carried in said carrier; wherein display elements containing light-modulating elements of like types are characterized by like shape, size or surface characteristics, and said carrier includes one or more of a battery, a receiver, a transmitter, or a microprocessor.
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