INTERACTION TECHNIQUES FOR FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS

摘要

The invention relates to a set of interaction techniques for obtaining input to a computer system based on methods and apparatus for detecting properties of the shape, location and orientation of flexible display surfaces, as determined through manual or gestural interactions of a user with said display surfaces. Such input may be used to alter graphical content and functionality displayed on said surfaces or some other display or computing system. The invention also relates to interactive food or beverage container with associated computing apparatus inside its body, and a curved multitouch display on its surface, associated interaction techniques for curved multitouch displays, methods of use, and apparatus for refilling said electronic food or beverage container.

主权项

1. A reusable portable interactive apparatus, comprising:
a container portion with a display comprising a flexible display technology and a display surface visible on an outer surface of the container portion; a base portion; a computing device electrically connected to the flexible display technology, comprising one or more of battery, power connector, network connector, audiovisual connector, central processing unit, wireless network transceiver, graphics circuit board, RAM memory, firmware ROM, flash memory, and hard disk drive; at least one liquid chemical sensor in communication with an inside surface of the container portion that senses a chemical characteristic of contents of the container portion, and outputs a chemical sensor signal to the computing device; at least one motion-sensing device that senses motion of the apparatus and outputs a motion sensor signal to the computing device; wherein the computing device produces an output based on at least one of the chemical sensor signal and the motion sensor signal; and wherein the computing device output comprises one or more of a visible change in the flexible display, a change in a wireless network transceiver signal, and an outputting or receiving of a wireless network transceiver signal.