1835 results about "Electronic paper" patented technology

Novel methods, devices and systems are described for forming displays and creating environments in a casino. Some implementations of the invention provide configurable gaming machine skins, which may be formed from electronic paper or the like. Casino environments may be created in accordance with a game theme and/or to indicate a group of players. The environment may include configurable surfaces of gaming machines and/or nearby surfaces, such as walls, floors and ceilings. Projected light and/or an audio system may be used to enhance the immersive and dynamic environment. Preferably, some or all of these features may be changed automatically when a game theme changes.

A system and method are disclosed that determines the location of an object touching a display screen. The system and method modifies already existing display technology, including using the underlying structure of many types of existing displays as the touch detecting structure. The systems and methods are applicable to virtually all LCD and LCD-like displays, including emissive displays (OLED, PLED, quantum dot displays, etc.), electronic paper, and others.

A smart medication device including a non-electrical component and an electrical component is provided. The non-electrical component includes a containing structure configured to contain one or more medicines. The electrical component is disposed on the non-electrical component. The electrical component includes a triggering structure and an e-paper display apparatus. The triggering structure is configured to generate a triggering signal to trigger the e-paper display apparatus to display medicine administration information. The triggering structure is deformed by receiving an external force to generate the triggering signal. An electrical characteristic of the triggering signal is determined by a structure characteristic of the triggering structure.

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed to control an application interface displayed on electronic paper. A detection module is included to detect intentional bending of an electronic paper at a particular location. A correlation module is included to correlate the particular location where the electronic paper is bent with a user interface command in an application. An execution module is included to execute the user interface command. In one embodiment, a display module is included to update display information on the electronic paper in response to execution of the user interface command. The electronic paper may include a detector in contact with the electronic paper to provide electronic paper bend position information to the detection module.

The present invention is a device, method and system for making a display and displaying information that includes a fibrous organic substrate, e.g., a cellulose or cellulose substrate, and a variable reflectivity dye disposed in the fibrous substrate, wherein the reflectivity of the dye is modulated in situ. The display device may use a dye selected from an electrochromic, a thermochromic, a magnetochromic, an ionochromic, a light sensitive, a fluorescent, a fluorescent effect energy transfer dye or combinations thereof and may be used as high storage, high contrast and/or high definition paper.

Disclosed are gaming machines, gaming machine reels, and configurable reel strips, including related methods, apparatus, and systems, including computer program products, for electronically altering and replacing information shown on a reel of a gaming machine. A reel strip with a configurable surface is provided on the reel. The configurable surface includes a bi-stable material such as electronic paper. The configurable surface of the reel strip has a plurality of configurable regions of the bi-stable material. The configurable regions can be configured to display information such as designated symbols of a game of chance. In this way, the displayed symbols can be replaced without having to physically replace the reel strip or reel. Generally, symbol information is output for display on the configurable regions during a power on state. The bi-stable nature of the configurable regions enables the designated symbols to also be displayed during a power off state.

A thin electronic reader device is provided. The electronic reader device may have a reduced thickness. The device may comprise a top case housing having a front side and a back side. The device may also comprise a bottom case housing having a front side and a back side. The front side of the bottom case housing may be removably attached to the back side of the top case housing. The device may further comprise an electronic paper display nested within the top case housing. The electronic paper display may be adapted to display viewable images. The device may additionally comprise an interactive screen that may be affixed to the front side of the top case housing. The interactive screen may be adapted to overlie the electronic paper display.

A mobile terminal disposed with electronic paper and a method for displaying data in the mobile terminal are disclosed, wherein the mobile terminal comprises: a first display including a light emitting display; a second display including an electronic paper; and a controller configured to turn off the first display and to allow data to be displayed on the second display if a power event occurs.

A display device of active matrix driving type has a plurality of pixel regions arranged in a plane, each of the pixel regions including a selection switching element that controllably switches a supply of a signal to the each of the pixel regions, a pressure sensitive switching element that controllably switches a supply of a signal to the each of the pixel regions in response to an input of an external pressure, and a retention capacitance that retains a signal supplied to the each of the pixel regions, wherein the pressure sensitive switching element includes a semiconductor layer having a channel region, and a piezoelectric film laminated on the channel region, and the retention capacitance includes a pair of capacitance electrodes and a ferroelectric film sandwiched between the pair of capacitance electrodes.

An electronic paper file comprises an electronic paper which is flexible medium and a main unit to which a plurality of the electronic papers is attached. The electronic paper file is characterized by comprising a mark indication control means for controlling the indication of a mark on an electronic paper. According to this electronic paper file, a mark can be indicated on an electronic paper displaying specified character strings or the like, so that the user can find out a desired page easily.

An electronic pen electronically drawing lines on a terminal apparatus comprises a display, a gap, and a conductive member. The display displays a property of the electronic pen, and is a piece of electronic paper and extending around an external periphery of the electronic pen. The gap is provided between both opposing ends of the display. The conductive member is positioned in the gap and is connected to the display to supply signals to the display.

An apparatus, systems and corresponding methods for a network of outdoor modular signs. Each outdoor sign is composed of various modules which combined make the sign fully contained and operable. Modules include paper-like displays, a wireless port, solar panels, battery packs and a frame. A network of such modular signs is placed within an outdoor area. A wireless station is provided with satellite link for receiving data where said data is presented as scheduled on the electronic paper-like display modules. Solar panel and/or battery pack modules power the displays. The outdoor modular sign is suitable for deployment in parking lots and other outdoor areas where a network of signs can be deployed in close proximity to each other providing engaging advertisement and messages to consumers walking through the defined outdoor areas.

The invention has an object to provide the electronic paper file, which an electronic paper can be attached to or detached from by providing a connecting terminal including the physical or electrical connecting function to both the electronic paper and the main unit. Since the display data is to be displayed on the nonvolatile display medium fitted to the display of the electronic paper, the electronic paper detached from the main unit can retain the display content. Since the connecting terminal fitted to the main unit is fixed to the rotatable rotatable axis, it is possible to retain the desired page with keeping double-pages spread.

An installation structure of electronic paper and a resistive film type touch panel, includes electronic paper, a resistive film type touch panel disposed on a back surface side of the electronic paper, and a multitude of protrusions that are disposed between the electronic paper and the resistive film type touch panel, and that are fixed to at least one of the electronic paper and the resistive film type touch panel.

The system of wireless electronic registration plates (3) which is comprehended by the existance of the central wireless module (29) placed within the motor vehicle and connected on to an electric energy source, and the wireless electronic registration plates (30, 31), that are placed at the front and the rear sides of a motor vehicle, containing built-in satellite wireless module (11) is functioning on a principle of wireless micro network where the data transfer from a computer or other mobile device for data input (27, 28) is made through the central wireless module to the satellite wireless modules embedded into the registration plates. The wireless electronic registration plates have its own source of electric energy from the solar cells (6) placed in the lower part of the solar housing (22), which are connected to a thin, film battery (8) implanted in to the solar housing of the registration plates. The registration data is displayed through the active display (1) that is embedded in the solar housing. The active display is made of two flexible parts, the front plane laminate i.e. electronic paper (13) which consist of the layer of electronic ink (17) and the plastic film on the surface (15) containing transparent conducting electrodes (16), and the back plane laminate (14) containing the electronic complex (9) and the control module (10) enabling regulation and control of the displayed information. In the electronic complex there is a wireless (Bluetooth) module (11) for wireless communication and data transfer. The wireless electronic registration plates are laminated with highly resistant and protective plastic (26) and on the back side of the registration plates there is an acrylic, double sided, epoxy gluing tape (25) that enables for direct affixing of the registration plates on to a vehicle body, bumpers or the registration plate holders.

An electronic paper (e-paper) apparatus includes a driving substrate, an electronic paper and an optical modulation layer. The electronic paper includes an electrophoretic material and a transparent electrode layer. The transparent electrode layer is disposed opposite to the driving substrate. The optical modulation layer is disposed on the electronic paper. A manufacturing method of the electronic paper apparatus is also disclosed.

An electronic device includes a housing having a side surface formed with a receiving groove, a driving electrode layer mounted fixedly in the receiving groove and including a plurality of electrodes, a control module disposed in the housing, connected electrically to the driving electrode layer, and operable so as to apply respectively a plurality of driving voltages corresponding to digital image information to the electrodes of the driving electrode layer, and a sheet of electronic paper disposed removably in the receiving groove in the housing and over the driving electrode layer for displaying the digital image information thereon in response to application of the driving voltages by the control module.

A resistive touchscreen having a programmable display, such as an emissive display matrix of organic light-emitting diodes, or a reflective electronic paper display, built into the coversheet. The touchscreen may be of any resistive type, including 4-wire, 5-wire, and diode 3-wire. A touch/display system is thus provided in which there is little or no degradation of the displayed image due to image transmission through the internal touch sensor components, and in which the internal touch sensor components may be constructed of opaque materials.

An electronic paper system includes: electronic paper having a display unit that can display and retain an image in a no-power state; image generation means for generating a displaying image by combining a scale-down image of at least a part of a document and an image of at least part of related information of the document; and write means for writing the generated displaying image into the display unit of the electronic paper so that the display unit displays and retains the generated displaying image.