Methods, systems and apparatus to manage a spatially dynamic display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9651997-B2
Application number	US-201414447232-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 30, 2014
Priority date	Jul 30, 2014
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed An example apparatus to update a spatially adjustable display disclosed herein includes a display size monitor to acquire an indication of a size of the spatially adjustable display, a service image comparator to compare the indication of the size to a size model, and a source image adjuster to invoke visual configuration adjustments to an output image of the spatially adjustable display based on parameters identified in the size model.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus to update a spatially adjustable display, comprising:
a display size monitor to acquire an indication of a first size of the spatially adjustable display;
a service image comparator to compare the indication of the first size to a size model;
a prioritizer to distinguish first icons from second icons based on priority values, a priority value of the first icons greater than a priority value of the second icons, the second icons hidden and the first icons rendered during the first size of the spatially adjustable display; and
a source image adjuster to invoke visual configuration adjustments to an output image of the spatially adjustable display based on parameters identified in the size model, the visual configuration adjustments to, in response to the spatially adjustable display changing from the first size to a second size, (a) render a link to the output image and (b) replace respective ones of the second icons with respective ones of the first icons in response to a selection of the link.

2. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 , further including an encoder to identify an angular position indicative of at least one of the first size or the second size of the spatially adjustable display.

3. An apparatus as defined in claim 2 , wherein the angular position is associated with a central storage axis, around which a non-visible portion of the spatially adjustable display is stored.

4. An apparatus as defined in claim 3 , wherein the source image adjuster is to send an instruction to disable output to the non-visible portion of the spatially adjustable display.

5. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 , further including a length marker sensor to identify a position of the spatially adjustable display.

6. An apparatus as defined in claim 5 , wherein the position is indicative of a visible portion of the spatially adjustable display and a non-visible portion of the spatially adjustable display.

7. An apparatus as defined in claim 1 , wherein the spatially adjustable display includes a flexible display surface.

8. An apparatus as defined in claim 7 , wherein the flexible display surface is stored in a coil orientation.

9. A method to update a spatially adjustable display, comprising:
acquiring an indication of a first size of the spatially adjustable display;
comparing the indication of the first size to a size model;
distinguishing first icons from second icons based on priority values, a priority value of the first icons greater than a priority value of the second icons, the second icons hidden and the first icons rendered during the first size of the spatially adjustable display; and
invoking visual configuration adjustments to an output image of the spatially adjustable display based on parameters identified in the size model, the visual configuration adjustments to, in response to the spatially adjustable display changing from the first size to a second size, (a) render a link to the output image and (b) replace respective ones of the first icons with respective ones of the second icons in response to a selection of the link.

10. A method as defined in claim 9 , wherein the size of the spatially adjustable display includes at least one of a length value or an area value.

11. A method as defined in claim 9 , wherein the spatially adjustable display includes a flexible display surface.

12. A method as defined in claim 11 , further including storing the flexible display surface in a coil orientation.

13. A method as defined in claim 12 , wherein a first portion of the flexible display surface in the coil orientation is not visible to a user and a second portion of the flexible display surface is in an uncoiled orientation that is visible to the user.

14. A method as defined in claim 11 , wherein the flexible display surface includes at least one fold portion.

15. A method as defined in claim 9 , wherein the spatially adjustable display includes a foldable display surface.

16. A machine accessible storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
acquire an indication of a first size of the spatially adjustable display;
compare the indication of the first size to a size model;
distinguish first icons from second icons based on priority values, a priority value of the first icons greater than a priority value of the second icons, the second icons hidden and the first icons rendered during the first size of the spatially adjustable display; and
invoke visual configuration adjustments to an output image of the spatially adjustable display based on parameters identified in the size model, the visual configuration adjustments to, in response to the spatially adjustable display changing from the first size to a second size, (a) render a link to the output image and (b) replace respective ones of the first icons with respective ones of the second icons in response to a selection of the link.

17. A machine accessible storage medium as defined in claim 16 , further including instructions that, when executed, cause the machine to identify an angular position indicative of at least one of the first size or the second size of the spatially adjustable display.

18. A machine accessible storage medium as defined in claim 16 , further including instructions that, when executed, cause the machine to store a non-visible portion of the spatially adjustable display around a central storage axis.

19. A machine accessible storage medium as defined in claim 18 , further including instructions that, when executed, cause the machine to send an instruction to disable output to the non-visible portion of the spatially adjustable display.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Browning David W

Classifications

• G09G5/005

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  the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable · CPC title

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