CN101138017A - Substrate with light display - Google Patents

Abstract

A display with light elements comprises a substrate layer and a display layer. The substrate layer comprises a power source, light elements interconnected to the power source, and a controller interconnected to both. The substrate layer may be formed of flexible material. The controller activates at least a first light element to a different illumination state relative to at least a second light element. The display layer covers a substantial portion of the substrate and contains text and/or graphics covering a portion thereof. The display layer may be formed of flexible material. The light elements are visible through the display layer. The power source may include a solar cell and/or a battery. When both a battery and solar cell are used the solar cell may recharge the battery to operate the light elements and controller in low light conditions.

Description

Substrate with light emitting display

The cross reference of related application

The title that the application requires on September 10th, 2004 to submit to is the U.S. Provisional Patent Application sequence number 60/608 of " BUMPER STICKERWITH LIGHT DISPLAY ", the title that on October 8th, 783 and 2004 submitted to is the U.S. Provisional Patent Application sequence number 60/617 of " POSTER WITH REMOTELYPROGRAMMABLE DISPLAY ", 263 right of priority all openly is included in this with it by reference.

Technical field

The present invention relates to display device, and be particularly related to the display device that comprises at least one light-emitting component.

Background technology

Display screen is used in many application, and takes a number of different forms, and serves the purpose to beholder or onlooker's pass-along message.Such message can be any other particular message that advertisement, information or expectation are transmitted.For example, the retail division such as grocery store and convenience store (convenience store) uses many dissimilar display screens to be used for advertising and transmission information usually.Display screen can be shelf label, floor display screen, window display screen and many other display screen of indication product and price.Similarly, placard can be with display screen and many public or government's display screens of the mechanism that acts on many types (comprising retail division, arenas, catering service mechanism), to transmit various types of information.In addition, also exist many dissimilar vehicle-carrying display screens, such as bumper sticker (bumpersticker), window sticker (window sticker) and other sticker.The vehicle-carrying display screen of other type comprises the ad display screen that is installed on vehicle (comprise taxi and such as the mass transportation facilities of motorbus and train) inside and/or the outside.Display screen also can be fixed to bench, buildings, street or lamppost and hang flag, only enumerates some examples.

Usually, such display screen is the static display screen that prints with fixed form.For example, placard can have the display part of the printing that comprises the text that is used for advertisement promotion and/or figure.These display screens usually only can use during the limited time period, and therefore expect to remain to the cost of such display screen low as far as possible.Such display screen loads and transports with pipe usually, makes placard or other show that thing is rolled, and they can be unfolded and be installed on the appropriate display screen erecting device (such as framework) afterwards, and are shown in position.Such display screen does not have any light-emitting component or other optical pickups of the characteristic that changes display screen usually therein.Like this too for the most of vehicle display screens that have bumper sticker or advertisement on mass transportation facilities, it has static and fixing typographical display thing.

Yet the display screen of other type is the light emitting display with display element of dynamic change.Such display screen comprises movable banner, neon bulb and video display screen, only enumerates.Traditionally, inserting power supply by the plug with such display screen provides necessary electric power to make the display screen running.So, these light emitting displays have high relatively power requirement and relatively costly.In addition, compare with comparable fixing or static display screen, such display screen is also relatively costly aspect shipment and installation.In addition, the position of such display screen is limited to the position of close relatively power supply usually.Yet, thereby since the dynamic perfromance of such display screen can the attention that visible stimuli attracts them be provided and usually constitute more effective display screen to the onlooker, so such display screen is quite popularized and is had bigger market.In addition, such display screen can be visual under low light conditions, thereby further strengthen the performance of watching under night or other low-light (level) situation.Light or backlight illuminating before many other display screens adopt simply, wherein preceding light or the typographical display thing that is used to shine static state simply backlight.

Although the verified such display screen of extremely successful use for many years has the success and the effectiveness of height, the common customizations considerably of such display screen also is limited to the purposes of particular type.Therefore, the display screen of many types such as luminous or dynamic display screen, can not obtain using in many application.

Summary of the invention

The present invention recognizes that the luminous and/or dynamic demonstration with low cost, in-line power will be useful.In one embodiment, provide a kind of display screen with light-emitting component.This display screen comprises substrate layer and display layer.Substrate layer comprises power supply, is interconnected to a plurality of light-emitting components of power supply, and the controller that is interconnected to power supply and light-emitting component.Substrate layer can be formed by flexible material.Controller operationally is activated to different illumination conditions with respect at least the second light-emitting component with at least the first light-emitting component.Display layer is interconnected to substrate, covers the substantial portion of substrate at least, and this display layer comprises the covering text and/or the figure of its substantial portion at least.Display layer can be formed by flexible material.At least one light source in the light source is visual by display layer when this light source is activated.Power supply can comprise solar cell and/or battery.Both comprised at power supply that battery also comprised among the embodiment of solar cell, solar cell can be used for battery is recharged so that light-emitting component and controller turn round under low light conditions.

In certain embodiments, controller is programmable, with the order of change light source activation and at least one in the intensity.In one embodiment, substrate also comprises operationally the switch with the controller interconnection, and its middle controller is programmed, and have can be by at least two sequence of light selecting with the predefined procedure starting switch.In another embodiment, substrate also comprises the programming port that is interconnected to controller and is suitable for being interconnected to external programmer device.In another embodiment, described substrate also comprises receiver, and this receiver operationally is interconnected to controller and operationally receives external signal and the programmed sequence that is comprised in the signal is offered controller.In one embodiment, receiver comprises antenna and RF demodulator or optical sensor.

In another embodiment, substrate comprises one or more sensors.Such sensor can be the motion detector that operationally comes the activating light source activation sequence when motion is detected.Sensor also can be the photodetector that operationally comes the activating light source activation sequence when low light conditions is detected.Also can utilize the combination of other sensor and such sensor.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the front perspective view of the display screen of one embodiment of the present of invention;

Fig. 2 is the substrate of one embodiment of the present of invention and the block diagram of associated components;

Fig. 3 is the front plan view of the display screen and the associated solar battery of one embodiment of the present of invention;

Fig. 4 is the substrate of an embodiment of display screen of Fig. 3 and the block diagram of associated components;

Fig. 5 is the substrate of another embodiment of display screen of Fig. 3 and the block diagram of associated components;

Fig. 6 is the front plan view of the display screen and the related keyboard of one embodiment of the present of invention;

Fig. 7 is the substrate of embodiment of Fig. 6 and the block diagram of associated components;

Fig. 8 is the front plan view of the display screen and the related sensor of one embodiment of the present of invention;

Fig. 9 is the substrate of embodiment of Fig. 8 and the block diagram of associated components;

Figure 10 is the substrate of one embodiment of the present of invention and the block diagram of wireless transmitter/receiver unit;

Figure 11 is the substrate of one embodiment of the present of invention and the block diagram of related audio parts;

Figure 12 is the display screen of one embodiment of the present of invention and the front perspective view of relevant separation layer;

Figure 13 is the front plan view of the big specification display screens of one embodiment of the present of invention;

Figure 14 is the cross sectional view of the two-sided display screen of one embodiment of the present of invention;

Figure 15 is the diagrammatic sketch of the substrate of one embodiment of the present of invention;

Figure 16 is the decomposition view of the display screen of one embodiment of the present of invention;

Figure 17 is the front plan view of the big specification display screens of another embodiment of the present invention; And

Figure 18 is the front plan view of the multistage display screen of another embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment

The present invention recognizes, it will be useful making luminous and/or dynamic display screen can be used in the application more applications than the present feasible of using these display screens.Luminous and/or dynamic display screen like this provides the visual appeal of enhancing, and it more may be noticed by the onlooker, and in low-light (level) or additional visuality is provided under the condition night.As mentioned above, luminous and/or dynamic display screen is being expensive traditionally, and selects owing to the power supply that need have the display screen outside has limited placement.In addition, such display screen is being large-scale relatively and heavy traditionally, thereby makes them very expensive aspect shipment and installation.The present invention recognizes, having relatively cheap while still can provide luminous and display screen dynamic perfromance is useful, and it can be positioned in the zone that requirement limited that is not subjected to available power.In addition, the invention provides inside and be embedded with light-emitting component to strengthen the display screen of visual display.Display screen comprises the superficial layer with text, figure and/or the surface characteristics that can be watched by the onlooker, and provide by the visual light-emitting component of superficial layer, these light-emitting components are dynamic, and some light-emitting components change illumination condition with respect to other light-emitting component.Therefore display screen has power autonomous, has eliminated the needs that display screen is placed near electrical outlets, and in one embodiment, and be used for solar cell that battery is recharged power autonomous comprising, provides renewable power supply for oneself thereby provide.In addition, in another embodiment, display screen is flexible, thereby relatively easy installation, shipment and storage is provided.

Such display screen can be used in traditionally for luminous/dynamic display screen in infeasible many different application.For example, display screen can be installed in such as on the vehicle of automobile as licence plate before billboard, bumper sticker or the car.Display screen can be fastened on the window or other transparent material in vehicle, buildings or other structure, comprises the window of retail division.Display screen can be installed on the supporting construction and be used as label, such as real estate label, Open Day label (open house sign), the label of doing business/close the door of notice board, indication property to be sold, no smoking label, warning label (watching your step), only enumerate.Many display screens can be lined up band shape and be used for light and do not need to be inserted into power supply holiday during some season in 1 year or period.In addition, such display screen also can be in the refuelling station, the trackside label of bulletin or information be provided, find application in such as the new product of guidon (team pennant) and luggage and directional bea con such as the sign of detour sign or sensing particular event.In some applications, display screen can also comprise the surface characteristics that rises from the plane of display screen.Such surface characteristics can comprise and corresponding projection of the figure of display screen and/or depression that perhaps surface characteristics can be and the corresponding Braille of text that is included in the display screen.

With reference now to Fig. 1,, it has described the top perspective of the display screen of one embodiment of the present of invention.Display screen 20 comprises text, figure and/or the surface characteristics 24 on the outside surface that is positioned at display layer 28.Display layer 28 is installed on the substrate 32.The text that is associated with display screen 20, figure and/or surface characteristics 24 can make display screen 20 to work with polytype surface characteristics with any usual manner removably attached on the display layer 28.As below describing in more detail, substrate 32 comprises by display layer 28 observable light-emitting components.Display screen 20 can take a number of different forms, and comprising: for example, and such as the relatively little display screen of the bumper sticker that is used for vehicle, and such as the relative big display screen of placard and banner.In one embodiment, display layer 28 comprises the translucent or transparent part that is provided with near the light-emitting component that is included in the substrate 32.Light-emitting component in the substrate 32 is therefore visual by the translucent or transparent part of display layer 28.Although be described as by display layer 28 light-emitting component visual so that certain protection to light-emitting component and circuit to be provided; light-emitting component also can expand in the display layer 28 or by the opening in the display layer 28 visual (not specifically illustrating), rather than visual by display layer 28 simply.For example, display layer 28 can have its inner light source that is integrated in that is connected to substrate 32.Can use silicon technology, embossing technology (applique) or other technology that is fit to that light-emitting component is attached in the display layer, and make conductive wire expand to the corresponding contact area of substrate.In addition, in one embodiment, substrate 32 is included as solar components and the battery that light-emitting component and any relevant control electron device provide power supply.In this embodiment, display layer 28 also comprises the translucent or transparent region that is associated with solar components.Display layer 28 can also comprise opaque section.

With reference now to Fig. 2,, it has described the schematic block diagram of a kind of possible substrate 32 of an embodiment.In this embodiment, substrate 32 comprises a plurality of light sources 36, and these light sources 36 are denoted as light source 1 to light source N in Fig. 2.The number that is appreciated that light source 36 can be the required arbitrary number of application-specific.Light source 36 is interconnected to power supply 40 and controller 44.Power supply 40 can be any suitable power supply to light source 36 power supplies of controller 44 and the described number that offers application-specific.Such power supply 40 can comprise: for example, battery, solar cell, capacitor or above combination are only enumerated.In one embodiment, power supply 40 comprises rechargeable battery and solar cell.Another embodiment provides the power supply 40 that comprises alkaline battery.Controller 44 is any suitable controllers that are used for such application, and the activation and the deactivation of control light source 36.In addition, controller 44 can be controlled the brightness of specific light source 36 and/or the particular color of any one light that sends in the light source 36.For example, one or more in the light source 36 can comprise dual-colored LED, and controller 44 can be controlled the color of the light that LED sends.Light source 36 can comprise any in many different light sources, these different light sources comprise light emitting diode, laser diode, fiber optic cables, incandescent lamp, spurious radiation technology (applique radiation technology) and organic luminescent device, only enumerate.Controller can be any suitable microcontroller or can be the combination of logic gate that it operationally controls the light that light source 36 is produced in the required mode of application-specific.In one embodiment, controller is to have about 2 volts of low-power 16 bit flash memory microcontrollers to about 5.5 volts working range.Yet, be can depend on the application-specific of product and use any suitable controller accessible.The substrate 32 among embodiment forms by thereby the flexible material that various parts form flexible circuit is installed on it.Flexible material can be for example silication rubber or elastomeric rubber-type material.Such flexible circuit also will be that water is difficult to permeate.Yet flexible base, board 32 can be formed by other the soft type material that is fit to such as flexiplast.For example, flexible base, board can be formed by the copper etch processes or the silver-colored black wire mark processing that embed in polyimide or polyester-based, urethane or the propylene.

As mentioned above, power supply 40 can comprise solar cell and rechargeable battery.By this way, during the period that solar cell does not generate electricity, such as during low light conditions, solar cell can recharge so that provide power to controller and light-emitting component battery.Rechargeable battery can be any suitable rechargeable battery or the electric battery that comprises two or more battery units, and it comprises for example nickel-cadmium battery, lithium integrated battery, nickel metal hydride battery and lithium ion battery.Power supply also can comprise can preserve the capacitor that can be used for to the relative big quantity of electric charge of controller and light-emitting component power supply appropriate time section, is used as the substitute of battery or replenishes.For example, ultracapacitor can provide such power in the considerable time section.Come battery is recharged if solar cell is provided with enough light, then such rechargeable power supply provides and can produce the display screen of dynamic luminous demonstration in the considerable time section.In other embodiments, power supply 40 comprises alkaline battery and does not comprise that solar cell or other recharge parts.Such display screen can provide dynamic luminous demonstration in the following time: make charge consumption in the alkaline battery to no longer providing sufficient power to make the time of controller and light-emitting component running.Yet such display screen will have the cost lower than the display screen that has solar cell and rechargeable battery.Is useful by the battery-powered display screen of such alkaline electro in many application of desired display screen work finite time only.For example, it is that this specific products is advertised that market sales promotion (marketing campaign) may be included in the finite time of expecting the emphasis promote specific products.Such activity may comprise and will only be demonstrated the shop display screen in some weeks.Such display screen can comprise the display screen that comprises the power supply that has alkaline battery as described in this article.Battery can be selected so that in the limited time period, provide power for display screen.For example, if Coca-Cola expectation then can be selected battery so that the enough energy that makes display screen only will be illuminated fortnight is provided with 2 liters of diet coke bottles demonstration fortnights of every every $0.99.After this, battery will not have sufficient energy and give me a little bright light source.After this, the expection display screen will be dropped.

With reference now to Fig. 3,, it shows the display screen 50 of another embodiment.In this embodiment, display screen 50 has the viewing area 54 that can be seen by the beholder.With mentioned above similar, viewing area 54 comprise permission from the light of the various light-emitting components on the substrate (not shown) by the visual translucent or transparent region in viewing area 54.Display screen 50 also comprises the solar cell 58 that is used to light-emitting component and any relevant power electronics.In addition, in the embodiments of figure 3, display screen 50 comprises the optional switch 62 that can be used for display screen energising and outage.Solar cell 58 can be the solar cell that is fit to a kind of who is used for the arbitrary number of such application, and is flexible non-crystal silicon solar cell in one embodiment.Switch 62 is used to open and/or cuts out light-emitting component and thereby electronic circuitry involved helps to preserve power.For example, the user activates the light-emitting component relevant with display screen during may only being desirably in night or other low light conditions.Under these circumstances, substrate can comprise the battery (not shown) that is used to make control electron device and light-emitting component running.Solar cell 58 recharged battery during the sunshine-duration, and switch 62 is used in and cuts out display screen during daytime or the high illumination conditions and be used for opening display screen in low-light (level) or night under the condition.Switch 62 also can be used to open display screen simply, and by the state of the electronic circuit monitoring battery in the substrate and reduce frequency that light-emitting component is activated and/or when the electric charge of battery is in or is lower than predetermined threshold value, cut off the power supply automatically.By this way, solar cell can recharge battery during the sunshine-duration, and can use switch 62 to open display screen for using or limited use night during low light conditions.In another embodiment, electronic circuit comprises timing device, and it is followed the startup of switch and light-emitting component is activated the default time period, perhaps during such as the default hourage between for example at 8 in the afternoon and the morning light-emitting component is activated at 7.Although Fig. 3 demonstrates solar cell 58 and switch 62 by viewing area 54 and visual, but those of ordinary skill in the art can understand now, solar cell 58 and switch 62 can be exposed via the back side of substrate 32, rather than specifically are shown as and are similar to the foregoing description.By this way, viewing area 54 can be exposed to the inside in shop, and solar cell 58 is exposed to the shop light from outside.Also switch 62 can be presented on the side opposite with viewing area 54.

Shown in Fig. 4 is the substrate 66 relevant with the display screen 50 of Fig. 3.Substrate 66 comprises controller 70, is connected in a plurality of light sources 74 to 90 of controller and battery 94, and wherein battery 94 is connected to solar cell 58 then.Switch 62 also is connected to controller 70.Solar cell 58 be connected to battery 94 and controller 70 the two.In this embodiment, controller 70 receives the voltage from solar cell 58 at the pin place relevant with solar cell, and activation and battery 94 relevant voltage-regulating circuits are controlled recharging of battery 94.Light source 74-90 be connected to controller 70 and battery 94 the two.Controller action activate with light source 74-90 in one or more relevant driver so that change the state of specific light source.Can select the number of light source 74-90 according to the needs of the application-specific of display screen 50.Light source 74-90 can be by controller 70 addressing and control individually, can be unit and by controller 70 controls with the subclass of light-emitting component or group perhaps.If light source 74-90 is as the group of light-emitting component and Be Controlled, then each member in the particular demographic is controlled in similar or identical mode with other light-emitting component in this particular demographic.For example, may expect to activate simultaneously two or more light-emitting components among the light-emitting component 74-90 or change its illumination condition.By this way, controller can be controlled this light-emitting component group and is activated as a whole.In one embodiment, display screen 50 and substrate 66 comprise a plurality of columns of light elements.In this embodiment, each columns of light elements comprises a plurality of light-emitting components that each is all activated simultaneously.By this way, columns of light elements is used as whole the activation.Can activate each row with predetermined pattern such as " running " pattern.Alternatively, each row of light-emitting component can be started as a whole so that produce the visual effect that the different row in the viewing area 54 as one man is activated.The order that different light-emitting components is lighted can be corresponding with text and/or figure in being included in viewing area 54, perhaps can be at random or the display pattern of other type.In addition, the light-emitting component in the particular demographic can and place two delay circuits between the light-emitting component to be connected in series, and perhaps can be integrated with the circuit with the frequency opening and closing light-emitting component that limits in the light-emitting component.

Shown in Fig. 5 is the substrate 66a of another embodiment relevant with the display screen 50 of Fig. 3.Substrate 66a comprises the controller 70a with timer 72, a plurality of light sources 74 to 90 that are connected to controller and battery 94, and wherein battery 94 is connected to solar cell 58 then.Switch 62 also is connected to controller 70a.Substrate 66a to be working with the similar mode of the mode of describing about the substrate 66 of Fig. 4, and can obtain certain additional control by using timer 72.Especially, the operation of battery 94, solar cell 58 and light source 74-90 can be according to carrying out about Fig. 4 discussion like that.In this embodiment, can be set timer 72 is in state of activation with control light source 74-90 duration in many different modes.For example, timer 72 can be arranged to the required time period, such as four hours.When the user presses or during starting switch 62, controller 70a starts timer 72, and starts light source 74 to 90 in above-described any one mode, till timer section 72 instruction time has expired.For example, in the application of some retail type, can be with display screen 50 as the display screen under the following situation: the night when expectation is only opened to business in retail division and night time durations make light-emitting component 74-90 obtain activating.These hourages can be from afternoon 6:00 till the afternoon 10:00.Under these circumstances, timer 72 can be set to four hours, and user's 6:00 left and right sides starting switch in the afternoon, thereby make display screen be in opening four hours, till about afternoon, mechanism closed the door during 10:00.Timer 72 can also comprise that clock is automatically to open display screen 50 and to close display screen in the moment of setting in the moment of setting.

With reference now to Fig. 6,, it has described the display screen 100 of another embodiment of the present invention.In this embodiment, display screen 100 comprises viewing area 104 and punch pad (punch pad) 108.Display screen also comprises the solar cell 58 in the power supply that is used in display screen 100.As mentioned above, punch pad 108 and solar cell 58 can be exposed to the back side of display screen 100 rather than be exposed by viewing area 104.Punch pad or keyseat 108 can be used for the different order that the light-emitting component that is included in the viewing area may be lighted is programmed, so that the different visual effects that change.In addition, light-emitting component can arrange with the matrix display mode, thereby makes the light-emitting component can videotex or other figure when they are activated.Keyseat 108 can be used for other of the lighting function of the light-emitting component of particular text and/or figure or display screen 100 programmed in proper order.

Fig. 7 is the block diagram illustration of the substrate 11 2 relevant with display screen 100.Keyseat 1 08 is connected to the controller 116 that is used for receiving from keyseat 108 programming information.Be integrated in the whole device although be shown as, keyseat 108 can be to pass through the remote unit that port (such as serial bus port, this is the problem of design alternative) is connected to controller 116.Substrate 112 comprises the power supply 40 similar with aforementioned power source, and is illustrated as a plurality of light sources 120 of light source 1 to light source N.Similar with foregoing, controller can be to be programmed for 16 low-voltage flash memory microcontrollers that receive order from keyseat 108.The number of the key on the keyseat 108 can be the number that is fit to arbitrarily of key, and can comprise and be used for alphabetic(al) each alphabetical key, is used for each digital key, and one or more specific character key.In other embodiments, in order to reduce the size of keyseat 108, key still less is provided, and for example, it can comprise few relatively key that can recycle, and exports specific text or graphic character by key being pressed pre-determined number so that controller 116 is programmed.Keyseat 108 can also comprise various other devices, such as roller (track wheel).Alternatively, in another embodiment, the controller 116 programmed standard orders that the preset number of activating light source 120 is arranged.In this embodiment, which order keyseat can be used for selecting to show on display screen 100.For example, controller 116 can comprise the sequence of light of pre-programmed.Keyseat 108 can comprise single key or the switch that can be pressed by the user simply, and each controller is when receiving the indication that key has been pressed, and the sequence of light of next pre-programmed just is activated.The user can observe display screen 100 and press key till the order of observing expectation.In one embodiment, controller has the order of some pre-programmed, and have can be by the programmable sequences of one or more customizations of user input.Be that many variations of sequence of light pre-programmed and/or customization are possible with accessible.

With reference now to Fig. 8,, it has described the display screen 130 of another embodiment of the present invention.In this embodiment, display screen 130 comprises viewing area 134 and the sensor 138 that is included in the viewing area.Display screen also comprises solar cell 58.Fig. 9 shows the block diagram illustration of the electronic unit of the substrate 142 relevant with display screen 130.Substrate comprises controller 146 and a plurality of light source 150.Substrate 142 comprises power supply 40.Sensor 138 can be for example motion sensor, optical sensor (light sensor), thermal sensor and/or sound transducer (such as the speech recognition sensor).Motion sensor can comprise the sensor that moves or can detecting sensor self whether be in motion in the visual field of detecting sensor.Sensor can trigger controller with activating light source 150 when sensor 138 receives specific input.For example, if sensor 138 is the motion sensors that detect the motion in its visual field, then when sensor arrives such motion, controller 146 activating light sources 150.By this way, only when detecting motion in the visual field of sensor 138, display screen is activating light source.By this way, by only when motion occurs, activating the power requirement that display screen has reduced display screen, and therefore make the onlooker more may watch display screen.Similarly, sensor 138 can be only at the optical sensor that detects low-light (level) or night active controller 146 and light source 150 during condition.By this way, the light source 150 in the display screen 130 only just is activated under the low light conditions that light source is easier when being observed.This can further provide the power consumption of the reduction of controller and light source 150.As mentioned above, controller 146 can also comprise timer.Under these circumstances, the display screen Preset Time that will only can set in timer is in state of activation before expiring.Although the embodiment of Fig. 1 to 9 shows various function, hardware and the feature of different display screens, with accessible be one or more can being included in the particular screen in described each project.For example, display screen can comprise one or more in switch, keyseat and the sensor.Such variation will be easy to be understood by those skilled in the art.

With reference now to Figure 10,, now described is the substrate 154 of another embodiment.In this embodiment, substrate 154 comprises controller 158, and it has the antenna 162 that is coupled on it.Controller is coupled to a plurality of light sources 166, and the activation of control light source 166.Substrate 154 also comprises the power supply 40 similar with foregoing.Controller 158 and antenna 162 are used to receive by wireless connections the program command of the display screen relevant with substrate 154.In this embodiment, controller comprises that necessary receiving circuit comes the signal that antenna 162 places receive is carried out demodulation and obtain programming instruction from signal, and these programming instructions can be used to controller is programmed with the activation sequence of control light source 166 then.Yet substrate can comprise the such receiving circuit that is separated with controller.Refer again to Figure 10, transmitter/receiver unit 170 has and is used for the relevant transmit/receive antenna 174 of communicating by letter with controller 158 with substrate 154.Transmitter/receiver unit 170 can be any suitable unit that the signal that comprises programming instruction is provided to substrate.Be included in such signal programming instruction simply indicating control 1 58 perhaps show the information be preprogrammed in the controller 158 with a certain order activating light source 166.Programming instruction can also comprise the order and/or the information that will show.The signal that transmitter/receiver unit 170 is provided can be the radio communication of any kind.For example, can use short-distance wireless connection protocol (such as blue tooth wireless technology) to communicate.Also can use paging or radiotelephony to communicate.In one embodiment, include programmable radio frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit in the substrate.Such RFID device is known, and can use known RFID technology to come remotely it to be programmed.After the RFID label was programmed, controller can read the memory location of RFID circuit and obtain programming instruction.Although the display screen of this embodiment and substrate utilize radio communication to come to transmit programming instruction to display screen, are that substrate can also comprise the optical receiver that is connected to controller and is used to receive the light signal that comprises programming instruction with accessible.

With reference now to Figure 11,, it shows the substrate 178 of another embodiment.In this embodiment, substrate 178 comprises the controller 182 that operationally is interconnected to loudspeaker 186.Substrate 178 also comprises light source 190 and the power supply 40 similar with foregoing.Loudspeaker 186 or any other sound radiating devices are coupled to controller, and controller is programmed and activates loudspeaker 1 86 so that produce required sound.Such sound can be corresponding to the predetermined pattern relevant with the activation of light source 190, and also can be corresponding to the text and/or the figure that are included on the display screen relevant with substrate 178.For example, display screen can comprise text, and controller 182 can be operated loudspeaker 186 so that the audio version of text to be provided.Alternatively, loudspeaker 186 can be used to the audio frequency that provides dissimilar, such as the notice that may catch the onlooker and their notice is attracted to the sound effect of display screen.By this way, can further increase the number of watching display screen.

With reference now to Figure 12,, it shows the display screen 200 of additional embodiments of the present invention.In this embodiment, display screen 200 comprises display layer 204, separation layer 208 and substrate 212, and wherein display layer 204 comprises the outside surface with text and/or figure.Separation layer 208 is used to provide the isolation between display layer 204 and the substrate 212.This isolation has caused being the display layer 204 on plane substantially, and has served as the protective seam of the circuit of substrate 212.Under the situation that does not have such separation layer 208, the parts of substrate 212 may cause the projection in the display layer 204, thereby cause display layer 204 to have significant plane discontinuity.Have separation layer 208, what can cause being suitable for receiving printing is the display layer 204 on plane substantially.When making display screen, display layer 204 can be a white layer (white layer), and it locates to have the light-emitting component that is used to be correlated with and the translucent or transparent region of solar cell (if present) in position.Display screen 200 can be subjected to the direct printing treatment such as dye sublimation or inkjet process that display layer 204 is carried out then.Equally, printable surface also can be suitable for receiving other printing treatment such as serigraphy.

Separation layer can depend on that the application of display screen is any suitable material, and is durable vinyl in one embodiment.Yet separation layer can be formed by the material of other type.For example, separation layer 208 can be that packing layer and display screen 200 can be used on the backrest of chair or bench, and utilizes separation layer to provide filler to be used for providing additional comfort level to the people who is sitting on bench or the chair.Alternatively, separation layer 208 can be to be used for base plate for packaging 212 so that the gluing section bar material of water barrier is provided.By this way, display screen 200 can show out of doors during moist or rainy period and can not make substrate be subjected to the influence of moisture that moisture wherein can cause adverse effect to the parts in the substrate.In addition, isolated material can be suitable for receiving direct printing, perhaps is suitable for receiving required videotex and/or figure.In such embodiments, display layer 204 and separation layer 208 can be integrated in the single layer.Light-emitting component and relevant control and power circuit also can be included in the mold that can print thereon.By this way, pigment or dyestuff that mold receive to be fit to, and the display material that adds in the mold and allow to be set up, and pigment or dyestuff are transferred on the material from mould surface.Light-emitting component also can be included in the forming processes with relevant circuit, thereby produces complete display screen.

With reference now to Figure 13,, it has described the big specification display screens 220 of another embodiment.In this embodiment, big specification display screens comprises a plurality of different viewing areas 224,228,232,236.In the viewing area 224 to 236 each includes the separate power source that comprises solar cell.Therefore, each viewing area among this embodiment is a display screen independently.Display screen can be programmed for the visual effect that complimentary is provided by the light-emitting component that is comprised in each viewing area, thereby the display screen of the big relatively specification with suitable power supply relevant with each viewing area is provided.Alternatively, large tracts of land display screen 220 be by can making along the material of the border of each viewing area cutting, thereby the display screen of four separation is provided.

Each viewing area 224-236 of display screen 220 is designed to the self-contained type's, and provide the cutting of the space of abundance for use in viewing area 224-236 between each regional circuit and/or distribution, the circuit of specific region impaired possibility in cutting process can be reduced.By this way, can handle the manufacturing display screen so that provide the user can select to make it to become the display screen of specific dimensions with batch-type.For example, if the user needs the large tracts of land display screen, then the user can buy large tracts of land display screen 220 and use one or more Visual Display that expectation is provided among the 224-236 of viewing area.Similar with foregoing, one or more among the 224-236 of viewing area are programmed or are programmed for and show different sequence of light.The user can select or particular display area 224-236 programmed to think that the large tracts of land display screen provides required Visual Display subsequently.Big specification display screens 220 can be with antiquarian (such as the 16 inches wide 20 inches long) large-scale production that meets the typical antiquarian that is used for printing treatment.Can be single display screen, perhaps can print such paper and be cut to less sheet then that such as four editions every, every edition is 8 inches wide 10 inches long with such paper printing in four editions every mode.As mentioned above, the number in the independent displaying zone on every can less than or greater than four.

In one embodiment, can make controller in each of viewing area 224-236 of separation synchronously so that the Visual Display of expectation to be provided.Under these circumstances, controller can be included in the lead that extends between the 224-236 of viewing area and synchronous and/or other communication between the controller is provided.If these leads are cut off, then can cause controller to be independent of any other controller and carry out work, and therefore make the large tracts of land display screen can be divided into two or more independently display screens.As in the above example, the user may expect to have the still less display screen of four separation.The user can cut large tracts of land display screen 220 so that four independently display screens are provided along the border of each viewing area subsequently.In this embodiment, main circuit and the lead relevant with each viewing area in the substrate are positioned at apart from the distance of viewing area security boundary, so that allow to occur slight deviations when large tracts of land display screen 220 being cut into the display screen of separation.Be the number that is included in the different viewing area in the specific large tracts of land display screen 220 to be chosen as the number more greater or lesser with accessible than number shown in Figure 13.For example, large tracts of land display screen 220 can comprise 8,10,12 or more independently viewing areas and can be cut into required size.

With reference now to Figure 14,, it shows another embodiment of the present invention.In this embodiment, display screen 250 is two-sided display screens.Display screen 250 comprises substrate 254 and relevant circuit and light-emitting component (not shown).Any or all parts of describing about the substrate of previous embodiment above substrate 254 can comprise.First display layer 258 and second display layer 262 are on the opposite face of substrate 254.By this way, display screen 250 can provide visual and luminous demonstration on two faces of substrate 254.Such embodiment two faces of display screen 250 all expect viewed to many situations in can be useful.For example, retail store window can comprise display screen 250, thereby can both see display screen for in-house and outside onlooker.Similarly, display screen can be manufactured and have the surface that has display layer more than two, such as box.In addition, display screen can have columniform shape.The principle of Miao Shuing will be applicable to such display screen with being equal to herein.In addition, the viewing area also can comprise curved surface.

With reference now to Figure 15,, it shows the substrate 300 of additional embodiments of the present invention.In this embodiment, a plurality of light-emitting components 304 are lined up the row of 8 separation, and each row comprises 5 light-emitting components 304.Substrate 300 comprises power supply, and this power supply comprises battery 308 and solar components 312.Solar components 312 can be used for directly powering to light-emitting component 304, and can be used for battery 308 is recharged.Alternatively, battery 308 can be used for using solar components 312 to recharge then to light-emitting component 304 power supplies.Substrate 300 comprises controller 316 and driver 320.Controller 316 is from the power supply received power and be programmed to one or more by driver 320 activating light sources 304.Substrate comprises the switch 324 of opening and closing luminescence component.Substrate also comprises and can be used for controller 316 is programmed so that operate and start the FPDP 328 of light-emitting component 304 with required order or pattern.For example, if punch pad 108 is long-range, then it can be inserted in the FPDP 328 so that controller 316 is programmed.

With reference now to Figure 16,, it has described the decomposition diagram of the display screen 350 that comprises substrate shown in Figure 15 300.Display screen 350 comprises graph layer 354, and this graph layer 354 can comprise text and/or figure in graphics field 358.Bonding coat 362 is used to display layer 354 is fastened to first separation layer 366.First separation layer 366 is used to provide the space of sufficient quantity so that such space is provided between substrate layer 300 and display layer 354: therein, battery 308, solar cell 312 and any other parts can be included in the display screen 350 and can not produce any projection from the plane of display layer 354.Second bonding coat 368 is coupled to substrate 300 with separation layer 366.At last, mounting layer 372 is included on the another side of substrate 300 and is used to display screen is fastened to surface or other erecting device that is used for supporting display screen 350.Mounting layer 372 can comprise and can be used for installing display screen 350 to be used for any suitable material of application-specific.Such material can comprise: for example, hook-shaped and the ring-shaped material and Electrostatic Absorption (static cling) material of bonding agent, magnetic material, correspondence are only enumerated.For the certain material that mounting layer 372 is selected can be based on the application that will use display screen 350.For example,, can select bonding agent, can use magnetic material display screen 350 to be fastened on the steel surface of vehicle simultaneously and allow relatively easily to remove display screen when expectation when for good and all being mounted to display screen 350 on the installation surface.In one embodiment, mounting layer is the Electrostatic Absorption layer that can be used for display screen is fastened to glass surface.In other embodiments, mounting layer is included on the display layer, thereby the display screen of the inboard that can be installed in glass surface is provided, and display screen can be watched from the outside of glass.In a further embodiment, mounting layer comprises and is suitable for the hardware or the complementary hardware on the installation surface (complimentary hardware) that engage with installation surface, such as sucker, the groove, the guide rail that are meshed with pin in the installation surface, can be inserted into pin and hook-shaped and ring-shaped material in bulletin board or other surface, only enumerate.

With reference now to Figure 17,, it shows another embodiment of the present invention.In this embodiment, display screen 400 is large-sized relatively display screens.Display screen 400 has the viewing area 404 similar with aforementioned viewing area.As mentioned above, the viewing area 404 of this embodiment is big relatively, such as placard size, notice board size and even large scale more.In such application, have the printed circuit board (PCB) that comprises light source (PCB) of the whole dimension that is of a size of substrate regions, may not cost-effective.In the embodiment of Figure 17, display screen 400 comprises that size is significantly less than the PCB408 of whole viewing area 404.PCB408 comprises aforesaid all electronic circuits relevant with substrate, except that some (if not comprising all) light sources.In this embodiment, PCB 408 is connected to a plurality of conductors 412, is connected to then and is shown 416 independent light source in the figure.With accessible be, light source can spread all over viewing area 404 to be arranged, and for discuss with illustration for the purpose of it is shown single entity 416.Conducting element 412 can be formed by any suitable conductive material (wherein, such as silver-colored line of ink marker road (silverinktrace), flat cable and lead).Conducting element 412 can be not flexible relatively, is the hard relatively placard or the embodiment of notice board such as display screen 400.Conducting element 412 also can be flexible, thereby allows display screen to be wound up or be arranged on nonplanar surface.As mentioned above, PCB 408 can comprise with foregoing similar can recharge and have the power autonomous of relevant solar panel.

With reference now to Figure 18,, it has described the multi-part display screen 450 of additional embodiments of the present invention.In this embodiment, multi-part display screen 450 comprises big relatively and modular display part 454 and relative little fixing display part 458.In this embodiment, fixedly display part 458 comprise be illustrated as PCB 462 be used for starting the two all electronic control circuits of various light sources of fixing and module display part 458,454.PCB 462 is connected to a plurality of conducting elements 468, and these conducting elements 468 are connected to a plurality of light sources 472 in the fixing display part 458.With accessible be, can be equably or spread all over fixedly the zone of display part 458 with predefined pattern and arrange light source 472.In this embodiment, module display part 454 comprises by conducting element 476 and is connected to fixedly a plurality of light sources 480 of the PCB 462 of display part 458.Connection between PCB 462 and the light source 480 can realize by allowing module display part 454 to be removed as required with any connection of replacing.In one embodiment, fixed part 458 comprises protruding electric connector (male electrical connector), and this protruding electric connector has a plurality of pins corresponding to the recessed connector (female connector) relevant with module display part 454.In this embodiment, each the pin with light source 480 in one or more corresponding, thereby light source 480 is electrically connected to PCB462.Similar with foregoing, light source 480 can spread all over module display part 454 with uniform pattern or with the non-uniform patterns compartment of terrain of the element that meets display screen.By this way, can be during a period of time fixedly display part 458 be coupled in many different module display parts 454 any one.

Such display screen 450 can be useful in the application of many types, such as for example in the retail division that expectation is advertised for specific products.Module display part 454 can be coupled with fixed part 458, and wherein fixed part 458 has at the viewing area such as first product of laughable product.When the sales promotion of laughable product finishes, may expect the sales promotion snack products.The separate modules display part 454 that has at the display area graphic of snack products can be connected to fixed part 458 then.PCB462 can depend on required sales promotion and be reprogrammed light source 472 for a change and/or the sequence of light of light source 480.In one embodiment, fixedly display part 458 is to comprise the text that is used for specific products and/or the roll type display screen of figure.For example, describing just can be by viewing area 458 rolling by the text of the price of the product of sales promotion and this product.Modular display area 454 can comprise the diagram of product, and the light source at the zones of different place that spreads all over display screen is increased the weight of and/or the diagram of highlight product and additional notice is attracted to display screen 450.When expectation changes just by the product of sales promotion, can suitably carry out reprogramming to be used for next sales promotion to controller in the PCB462 or microprocessor.Alternatively, in one embodiment, module section 454 comprises and comprising everywhere by the substrate of evenly spaced light source, and be suitable for receiving be fixed to substrate and after the display layer that can be removed.By this way, by only changing the display layer relevant, and PCB462 is carried out reprogramming so that with required pattern activating light source 472,480, just display screen 450 can be used in the different sales promotion with module display part 454.Similar with foregoing, the viewing area can have display screen rather than only have display screen on single surface on two or more surfaces, and the viewing area can also have nonplanar shape.

Although illustrate and described the present invention especially with reference to various embodiment of the present invention, what those skilled in the art can be readily appreciated that is, can make various other changes on form and the details and does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

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1. display screen with light-emitting component comprises:

Substrate layer comprises:

Power autonomous;

A plurality of light-emitting components;

Controller, it operationally is interconnected to described power supply and described light-emitting component, and operationally with respect at least the second light-emitting component at least the first light-emitting component is activated to different illumination conditions; And

Display layer, it is interconnected to described substrate, and covers the substantial portion of described at least surface of first base, and described display layer comprises the covering text and/or the figure of its substantial portion at least, wherein, at least one light source in the described light source is visual by described display layer when this light source is activated.

2. display screen as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described power supply comprises solar cell.

3. display screen as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described power supply comprises battery and solar cell, wherein, described solar cell can be operated described battery is recharged.

4. display screen as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:

Mounting layer, it operationally is interconnected to second of described substrate, described second with described first relative, wherein, described mounting layer can be operated described display screen is fastened on the structure.

5. display screen as claimed in claim 4, wherein, described mounting layer comprises at least one in bonding agent, hook-shaped and ring-shaped material and the magnet.

6. display screen as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:

Mounting layer, it operationally is interconnected to described display layer and operationally described display screen is fastened on the structure.

7. display screen as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described light source comprises light emitting diode.

8. display screen as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described controller is programmed for the order of the activation that changes described light source and at least one in the intensity.

9. display screen as claimed in claim 8, wherein, described substrate also comprises operationally the switch with described controller interconnection, wherein, described controller is programmed at least two sequence of light, and described order can be selected by start described switch with predefined procedure.

10. display screen as claimed in claim 8, wherein, described substrate also comprises the programming port that is suitable for being interconnected to external programmer device.

11. display screen as claimed in claim 8, wherein, described substrate also comprises:

Operationally be interconnected to the receiver of described controller, described receiver can be operated received signal and the programming signal that is comprised in the described signal is offered described controller.

12. display screen as claimed in claim 11, wherein, described receiver comprises antenna and RF detuner.

13. display screen as claimed in claim 11, wherein, described receiver comprises optical sensor.

14. display screen as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described substrate also is included in motion motion detector of activating light source activation sequence operationally when being detected.

15. display screen as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described substrate also is included in sound speech recognition sensor of activating light source activation sequence operationally when being detected.

16. display screen as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described substrate also comprises timer, and described timer operationally during through predetermined amount of time, carries out deactivation to described controller after the activation of described controller and light source.

17. display screen as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described display screen is the bumper sticker that is used for vehicle.

18. display screen as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described display screen is mounted on the wall and/or passes through the visual placard of window.

19. a flexible light emitting display comprises:

Flexible substrate layer comprises:

Power supply;

A plurality of light-emitting components;

Controller, it operationally is interconnected to described power supply and described light-emitting component, and operationally with respect at least the second light-emitting component at least the first light-emitting component is activated to different illumination conditions; And

Display layer, it is interconnected to described substrate, and covers the substantial portion of described at least surface of first base, and described display layer comprises the covering text and/or the figure of its substantial portion at least, wherein, at least one light source in the described light source is visual by described display layer when this light source is activated.

20. display screen as claimed in claim 19, wherein, described power supply comprises battery and solar cell, and wherein, described solar cell can be operated described battery is recharged.

21. display screen as claimed in claim 19, wherein, described controller is able to programme to change the order of activation of described light source and at least one in the intensity.

22. display screen as claimed in claim 19 wherein, can be operated the detecting device of activating light source activation sequence when the predetermined condition that described substrate also is included in described display screen outside is detected.

23. a flexible light emitting display comprises:

Flexible substrate layer comprises:

Power supply; With

Controller, it operationally is interconnected to described power supply;

Display layer, it is interconnected to described substrate, and covers the substantial portion of described at least surface of first base, and described display layer comprises the covering text and/or the figure of its substantial portion at least; And

A plurality of light-emitting components;

Wherein, described power supply and described controller operationally are coupled to described a plurality of light-emitting component, at least the first light-emitting component is activated to different illumination conditions, make that at least one light source in the described light source is visual on described display layer when this light source is activated with respect at least the second light-emitting component.

24. display screen as claimed in claim 23, wherein, at least one in described a plurality of light-emitting components is in the described display layer.

25. display screen as claimed in claim 23, wherein, at least one in described a plurality of light-emitting components is in the described flexible substrate layer.

26. display screen as claimed in claim 23, wherein, described controller is included in the timer that makes described a plurality of light-emitting component deactivations behind the predetermined amount of time.

27. display screen as claimed in claim 23 also comprises and can operate the sensor that activates described a plurality of light-emitting components, described sensor is selected from one group of sensor being made up of optical sensor, motion sensor, thermal sensor or sound transducer.

28. display screen as claimed in claim 23, wherein, described controller drops to the activation that predetermined threshold optionally changes described a plurality of light-emitting components when following at battery charge.

29. a flexible light emitting display comprises:

Flexible substrate layer comprises:

Power supply; With

Controller, it operationally is interconnected to described power supply; And

A plurality of light-emitting components, it is operably connected to described power supply and described controller, and described controller is lighted described light-emitting component; Wherein

Described power supply comprises solar cell.

30. display screen as claimed in claim 29 also comprises:

Display layer, it is interconnected to described flexible base, board, and covers the substantial portion of described at least surface of first base, and described display layer comprises the covering text and/or the figure of its substantial portion at least.

31. display screen as claimed in claim 29, wherein, described power supply also comprises battery.

32. display screen as claimed in claim 31, wherein, described battery is a rechargeable battery, and described solar cell is operably connected to described rechargeable battery so that described battery is recharged.

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