Attachable article with signaling, split display and messaging features
US10459485B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04103
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An attachable article or device, such as a wristband, includes a flexible electronic display disposed thereon in a manner that is bendable or conformable to a user's wrist or other curved surface, and that enables various images to be displayed on the electronic display in a manner that is easily viewable to the user. The attachable article implements a messaging routine that enables a user or wearer to receive notifications of incoming messages and to selectively view incoming messages or indications thereof. Upon receipt of a message, the attachable article may activate one or more vibrational or other tactile signal generating element elements disposed at various locations on the article to inform the wearer that a new message exists and may present the contents of a message in a split display screen format or using a natural messaging methodology that waits for the user to take some specific natural action before displaying the message. Different vibrational patterns across the plurality of vibrational elements may signify different types of messages, and associations between vibrational patterns, message types, and locations on the flexible display at which different message i…
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