Decorative apparatus, drive control method, and communication system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11457700-B2
Application number	US-201716304190-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 9, 2017
Priority date	Jun 23, 2016
Publication date	Oct 4, 2022
Grant date	Oct 4, 2022

Abstract

There is provided a decorative apparatus, a drive control method, and a communication system that can provide a new way of enjoyment using a thin display. The decorative apparatus includes a thin-plate display arranged between a stone and a stone seat, and a drive control unit that controls display on the display. The present technology can be applied to accessories (jewelry) such as rings, pendants, necklaces, earrings, and the like, for example.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A decorative apparatus comprising:
a thin-plate display arranged between a stone and a stone seat;
a short-distance wireless communication unit configured to receive design data from another apparatus using short-distance wireless communication;
a storage unit configured to store correction information for correcting the design data according to a shape of the stone; and
a drive control unit configured to control a display pattern on the thin-plate display based on the received design data subjected to a correction process based on the stored correction information,
wherein the thin-plate display is configured to be flexibly deformed,
wherein the short-distance wireless communication unit and the drive control unit are each implemented via at least one processor, and
wherein the storage unit is implemented via at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.

2. The decorative apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one sensor,
wherein the drive control unit controls the display pattern on the thin-plate display according to an output value from the at least one sensor.

3. The decorative apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the drive control unit is further configured to switch a display decoration of the display pattern according to the output value from the at least one sensor.

4. The decorative apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the drive control unit is further configured to switch a display color of the display pattern according to the output value from the at least one sensor.

5. The decorative apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the at least one sensor is any of an acceleration sensor, an illuminance sensor, a heartbeat sensor, a GPS sensor, an altitude sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, a human sensor, and a geomagnetic sensor.

6. The decorative apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a switch configured to accept a switching operation by a user,
wherein the drive control unit controls the display pattern on the thin-plate display according to the switching operation accepted by the switch.

7. The decorative apparatus according to claim 6 ,
wherein the drive control unit is further configured to switch a display decoration of the display pattern in response to the switching operation.

8. The decorative apparatus according to claim 6 ,
herein the drive control unit is further configured to switch a display color of the display pattern in response to the switching operation.

9. The decorative apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the drive control unit is further configured to change the display pattern on the thin-plate display at regular time intervals.

10. The decorative apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the short-distance wireless communication unit is further configured to receive control information from the other apparatus using the short-distance wireless communication, and
wherein the drive control unit controls the display pattern on the thin-plate display according to the control information received from the other apparatus by the short-distance wireless communication.

11. The decorative apparatus according to claim 10 ,
wherein the short-distance wireless communication unit is further configured to receive information indicating contents that the other apparatus wishes to notify the user, and
wherein the drive control unit is further configured to change the display pattern on the thin-plate display according to the contents that the other apparatus wishes to notify the user.

12. The decorative apparatus according to claim 10 ,
wherein the short-distance wireless communication unit is further configured to receive an output value of a sensor of the other apparatus, and
wherein the drive control unit controls the display pattern on the thin-plate display according to the output value of the sensor of the other apparatus.

13. The decorative apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the storage unit is further configured to store shape information that includes information regarding the shape of the stone, and
wherein the short-distance wireless communication unit is further configured to
transmit the shape information to the other apparatus, and
receive the design data subjected to the correction process
based on the shape information.

14. The decorative apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a 50/50 beam splitter is provided between the stone and the thin-plate display.

15. The decorative apparatus according to claim 14 ,
wherein the 50/50 beam splitter is arranged in an entire planar region between the stone and the thin-plate display.

16. The decorative apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a mirror is provided in a part of a planar region between the stone and the thin-plate display.

17. A drive control method for a decorative apparatus, the decorative apparatus comprising:
a thin-plate display arranged between a stone and a stone seat;
a short-distance wireless communication unit configured to receive design data from another apparatus using short-distance wireless communication;
a storage unit configured to store correction information for correcting the design data according to a shape of the stone; and
a drive control unit configured to drive the thin-plate display,
wherein the drive control method comprises the drive control unit driving the thin-plate display by controlling a display pattern on the thin-plate display based on the received design data subjected to a correction process based on the stored correction information,
wherein the thin-plate display is configured to be flexibly deformed,
wherein the short-distance wireless communication unit and the drive control unit are each implemented via at least one processor, and
wherein the storage unit is implemented via at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.

18. A communication system comprising:
a decorative apparatus; and
a terminal apparatus,
wherein the decorative apparatus includes:
a thin-plate display arranged between a stone and a stone seat;
a drive control unit configured to control a display pattern on the thin-plate display;
a storage unit configured to store correction information for correcting the design data according to a shape of the stone; and
a communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with the terminal apparatus, and

wherein the terminal apparatus is configured to transmit correction information for correcting the design data according to a shape of the stone and control information for changing the display pattern on the thin-plate display to the communication unit,
wherein the drive control unit controls the display pattern based on the stored correction information,
wherein the thin-plate display is configured to be flexibly deformed,
wherein the drive control unit and the communication unit are each implemented via at least one processor, and
wherein the storage unit is implemented via at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Sugiue Yuki
• Akagi Makoto
• Itoh Kenji
• Ito Yoichi
• Takematsu Machiko
• Mitsugi Masakazu
• Miyamoto Masaki
• Yamamoto Masaaki
• YONEDA Seigo

Classifications

• G09G2370/00

  Aspects of data communication · CPC title

• G02F1/16753

  Structures for supporting or mounting cells, e.g. frames or bezels · CPC title

• G02F1/167

  by electrophoresis · CPC title

• G09G2320/0666

  for control of colour parameters, e.g. colour temperature · CPC title

• G09G2360/144

  the light being ambient light · CPC title