Self assembly of elements for displays
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1. A method of forming a display, comprising:
- a) disposing a plurality of display elements of a plurality of types onto a substrate, each of said plurality of types of display elements being configured to form preferred associations with one or more other types of display elements with a degree of preference that depends upon the type of display element, each preferred association promoted by an interaction between a first at least one surface or shape property of one display element of said plurality of types of display elements and a second at least one surface or shape property of another display element of said plurality of types of display elements;
b) inducing relative movement of display elements and said surface sufficient to produce association of at least a portion of said display elements with other said display elements to form a group of associated display elements, wherein said induced movement is sufficient to permit said display elements to self-organize to form preferred associations within said group of associated display elements; and
c) connecting said group of associated display elements in fixed relationship to each other.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of methods and systems for designing and constructing displays from multiple light emitting elements are disclosed. Display elements having different light emitting and self-organizing characteristics may be used during display assembly.
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1. A method of forming a display, comprising:
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a) disposing a plurality of display elements of a plurality of types onto a substrate, each of said plurality of types of display elements being configured to form preferred associations with one or more other types of display elements with a degree of preference that depends upon the type of display element, each preferred association promoted by an interaction between a first at least one surface or shape property of one display element of said plurality of types of display elements and a second at least one surface or shape property of another display element of said plurality of types of display elements; b) inducing relative movement of display elements and said surface sufficient to produce association of at least a portion of said display elements with other said display elements to form a group of associated display elements, wherein said induced movement is sufficient to permit said display elements to self-organize to form preferred associations within said group of associated display elements; and c) connecting said group of associated display elements in fixed relationship to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A multi-element display comprising a plurality of display elements in a self-organized array, said plurality of display elements comprising two or more types of display elements self-organized by type into a preferred arrangement in which the position of display elements of each type relative to display elements of other types is specified;
- wherein display elements of each type are characterized by at least one surface or shape property that promotes interaction between the at least one surface or shape property and another at least one surface or shape property of other display elements to form said preferred arrangement.
- View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A multi-color display comprising a plurality of display elements in a self-organized array;
- wherein said plurality of display elements is comprised of two or more colors of display elements self-organized by color so that each said display element has at least one nearest neighbor that is of a different color;
wherein display elements of each color are characterized by at least one surface or shape property that promotes interaction between said at least one surface or shape property and another at least one surface or shape property of another display element of a different color and inhibits association of display elements with other display elements of the same said color. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
- wherein said plurality of display elements is comprised of two or more colors of display elements self-organized by color so that each said display element has at least one nearest neighbor that is of a different color;
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