Display control based on bendable interface containing electronic device conformation sequence status

• US 9,176,637 B2
• Filed: 07/29/2009
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• 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: Lord, Richard T., Rinaldo, Jr., John D., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Cohen, Alexander J., Jung, Edward K. Y., Levien, Royce A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Haupt, Kristy A
• Application Number:
  US12/462,199
• Publication Number:
  US 20100053076A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,288 Days
• Field of Search: 235/472.01, 235/454, 235/375
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0268 including a flexible display panel

Abstract

A system includes, but is not limited to: one and one or more display control modules configured to direct controlling display of one or more portions of the bendable interface containing electronic device regarding display of second information in response to the information associated with the one or more changes in one or more sequences of two or more conformations of the one or more portions of the one or more regions of the bendable interface containing electronic device. In addition to the foregoing, other related system/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface;

circuitry configured to select at least one application based at least partly on the obtained information associated with the one or more conformations of the one or more portions of the bendable interface; and

circuitry configured to output content for display from at least one dimensionally modifiable virtual display region of the at least one display surface that is at least partially bordered by at least one of the one or more conformations.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain from one or more sensors information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to detect information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain location information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain angle information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain radius information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain sequence information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain force information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain strain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more flexures of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more folds of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more surface contacts of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations about one or more hinges of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations about one or more borders of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more display areas of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more irregular conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of an electronic paper material having at least one display surface.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of an electrophoretic type bendable interface having at least one display surface.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of an electrowetting type bendable interface having at least one display surface.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a twist ball type bendable interface having at least one display surface.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a liquid crystal type bendable interface having at least one display surface.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of an organic light emitting diode type bendable interface having at least one display surface.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a liquid powder type bendable interface having at least one display surface.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a flexible transistor type bendable interface having at least one display surface.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a light emitting diode type bendable interface having at least one display surface.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of an electrofluidic type bendable interface having at least one display surface.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one first display surface that at least partially overlaps at least one second display surface.

28. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to output content for display from at least one dimensionally modifiable virtual display region of the at least one display surface that is at least partially bordered by at least one of the one or more conformations comprises:

circuitry configured to output public content for display from at least one dimensionally modifiable virtual display region of the at least one display surface that is at least partially bordered by at least one of the one or more conformations.

29. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to output content for display from at least one dimensionally modifiable virtual display region of the at least one display surface that is at least partially bordered by at least one of the one or more conformations comprises:

circuitry configured to output application content for display from at least one dimensionally modifiable virtual display region of the at least one display surface that is at least partially bordered by at least one of the one or more conformations.

30. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to select at least one application based at least partly on the obtained information associated with the one or more conformations of the one or more portions of the bendable interface comprises:

circuitry configured to activate at least one application based at least partly on the obtained information associated with the one or more conformations of the one or more portions of the bendable interface.

31. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

32. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain shape information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

33. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

circuitry configured to activate at least one phone application at least partly in response to the information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of the bendable interface.

34. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

circuitry configured to activate at least one e-book application at least partly in response to the information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of the bendable interface.

35. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to output content for display from at least one dimensionally modifiable virtual display region of the at least one display surface that is at least partially bordered by at least one of the one or more conformations comprises:

circuitry configured to output content for display from at least one dimensionally modifiable virtual display region of the at least one display surface.

36. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to output content for display from at least one dimensionally modifiable virtual display region of the at least one display surface that is at least partially bordered by at least one of the one or more conformations comprises:

circuitry configured to output private content for display from at least one dimensionally modifiable virtual display region of the at least one display surface that is at least partially bordered by at least one of the one or more conformations.

37. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with at least one approximately mid-line bend of a bendable interface having at least one display surface.

38. The system of claim 37, wherein the circuitry configured to output content for display from at least one dimensionally modifiable virtual display region of the at least one display surface that is at least partially bordered by at least one of the one or more conformations comprises:

circuitry configured to (i) output graphical content associated with the at least one selected application for display from at least one first dimensionally modifiable virtual display region of the at least one display surface that is at least partially bordered by the at least one approximately mid-line bend of the bendable interface and (ii) output one or more control features associated with the at least one selected application for display from at least one second dimensionally modifiable virtual display region of the at least one display surface that includes touch screen functionality and that is at least partially bordered by the at least one approximately mid-line bend of the bendable interface.

39. The system of claim 38, further comprising:

circuitry configured to enable at least one communication unit to allow for reception and transmission of one or more wireless signals based at least partly on the obtained information associated with the one or more conformations of the one or more portions of the bendable interface.

40. A conformable interface comprising:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface;

circuitry configured to select at least one application based at least partly on the obtained information associated with the one or more conformations of the one or more portions of the bendable interface; and

circuitry configured to output content for display from at least one dimensionally modifiable virtual display region of the at least one display surface that is at least partially bordered by at least one of the one or more conformations.

41. A system comprising:

means for obtaining information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface;

means for selecting at least one application based at least partly on the obtained information associated with the one or more conformations of the one or more portions of the bendable interface; and

means for outputting content for display from at least one dimensionally modifiable virtual display region of the at least one display surface that is at least partially bordered by at least one of the one or more conformations.

42. A method comprising:

obtaining information associated with one or more conformations of one or more portions of a bendable interface having at least one display surface;

selecting at least one application based at least partly on the obtained information associated with the one or more conformations of the one or more portions of the bendable interface; and

outputting content for display from at least one dimensionally modifiable virtual display region of the at least one display surface that is at least partially bordered by at least one of the one or more conformations.