INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACE FOR CLOTHING DISPLAYS
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a flexible display disposed in or on an article of clothing;
a memory; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the flexible display and the memory, the processor configured to;
cause the flexible display to imitate an appearance of the article of clothing when in an inactive state;
determine a triggering event has occurred; and
invoke a user interface on the flexible display, wherein at least one of a size, shape, angle, or location of the user interface is based on the triggering event.
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for providing a user interface on a flexible display integrated on and/or into clothing. All or a portion of an article of clothing can function as a flexible display, enabling a user interface to be provided to a wearer of the article of clothing in a customized manner. The customized manner can be based on the type of information provided in the user interface and/or a triggering event invoking the user interface.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a flexible display disposed in or on an article of clothing; a memory; and a processor communicatively coupled to the flexible display and the memory, the processor configured to; cause the flexible display to imitate an appearance of the article of clothing when in an inactive state; determine a triggering event has occurred; and invoke a user interface on the flexible display, wherein at least one of a size, shape, angle, or location of the user interface is based on the triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions embedded thereon for controlling a flexible display disposed in or on an article of clothing, the instructions including computer-executable code for:
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causing the flexible display to imitate an appearance of the article of clothing when the flexible display is in an inactive state; determining a triggering event has occurred; and invoking a user interface on the flexible display, wherein at least one of a size, shape, angle, or location of the user interface is based on the triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device comprising:
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flexible display means disposed in or on an article of clothing; means for causing the flexible display means to imitate an appearance of the article of clothing when in an inactive state; means for determining a triggering event has occurred; and means for invoking a user interface on the flexible display means, wherein at least one of a size, shape, angle, or location of the user interface is based on the triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for controlling a flexible display disposed in or on an article of clothing, the method comprising:
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causing the flexible display to imitate an appearance of the article of clothing when the flexible display is in an inactive state; determining a triggering event has occurred; and invoking a user interface on the flexible display, wherein at least one of a size, shape, angle, or location of the user interface is based on the triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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