EP3353768B1 - Artificial nail - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an artificial nail with a display device according to claim 1.

It is known to embellish the appearance of objects, in particular of fashionable objects, for example by applying colors, shapes, patterns and / or images.

Particularly when it comes to fashionable items, such as accessories, it is often important that they always correspond to the current, constantly changing trend or that they follow the direction in which fashion is developing.

From the US 2010/0066710 A1 an artificial nail is already known which has a self-luminescence and whose luminescence appearance can be influenced or controlled via a control device integrated in the artificial fingernail.

Also from the revelation of the JP 2012-020035 A an artificial nail with a display device is already known, the artificial nail having an interface and being able to be controlled by an external control device.

Also the JP 2008-168062 A discloses an artificial nail with a display device.

Further prior art of the generic type can be found in the publications US 2016/0295989 A1 , JP 2016-083068 A , JP 2006-262982 A known.

The object of the invention is to enable the appearance of objects, in particular of fashionable objects, to be changed interactively and / or individually, at least in part, without the need to purchase a new object. For this purpose, suitable devices, systems and methods, a suitable digital storage medium, a suitable computer program product and a suitable computer program are to be specified.

The object according to the invention is achieved by a device with the features of claim 1. According to the invention, the device has at least one optical display element and at least one, preferably integrated, circuit for controlling and / or regulating at least one optical display element, in particular for changing a display status or display content of at least one optical display element, the circuit additionally at least for data exchange, in particular for contactless data exchange, is designed and / or configured with at least one external control device.

A “control device” can in particular be understood to mean a regulating and / or control device.

The present invention includes a circuit. Such a circuit according to the invention is at least for controlling and / or

Control of at least one optical display element, in particular designed and / or configured to change a display status or display content of at least one optical display element. Such a circuit according to the invention is also designed and / or configured at least for data exchange with at least one external control device.

An object according to the invention has at least one display device.

A, preferably external, control device is provided, designed and / or configured to control and / or regulate at least one display device according to the invention, in particular at least one circuit of the display device. The external control device preferably has at least one input device for inputting at least one parameter or for inputting data. As an alternative or in addition, the external control device has at least one detection device for detecting or determining or

Provision of at least one parameter or of data.

The following aspects (system, method for interactively controlling and / or regulating a display device of a system, digital storage medium and computer program product) are not according to the invention and are only used for illustration.

A system has at least one device according to the invention and at least one external control device.

• Eingabe von wenigstens einem Parameter und/oder von Daten mittels der Eingabeeinrichtung der Steuereinrichtung; und/oder
• Erfassen, Ermitteln oder Bereitstellen von wenigstens einem Parameter und/oder von Daten mittels der Erfassungseinrichtung der Steuereinrichtung;
• Übertragen des wenigstens einen Parameters und/oder der Daten an den wenigstens einen Schaltkreis der Anzeigevorrichtung; und
• Steuern und/oder Regeln der Anzeigevorrichtung, insbesondere Ändern eines Anzeigezustands oder Anzeigeinhalts des optischen Anzeigeelements der erfindungsgemäßen Anzeigevorrichtung, mittels des wenigstens einen Schaltkreises basierend auf dem wenigstens einen übertragenen Parameter und/oder auf den übertragenen Daten.

A method for interactively controlling and / or regulating a display device of a system, in particular for changing a display status or display content of at least one optical display element of at least one display device according to the invention, comprises at least the following steps:

• Input of at least one parameter and / or of data by means of the input device of the control device; and or
• Acquisition, determination or provision of at least one parameter and / or data by means of the acquisition device of the control device;
• Transmitting the at least one parameter and / or the data to the at least one circuit of the display device; and
• Controlling and / or regulating the display device, in particular changing a display status or display content of the optical display element of the display device according to the invention, by means of the at least one circuit based on the at least one transmitted parameter and / or on the transmitted data.

An "interactive control and / or regulation" can in particular be understood to mean that at least one display device and / or at least one display element changes at least one display device, in particular an image content and / or status of a display element, from an external side, for example by means of an external control device is and / or can be changed in a targeted manner and / or in a controlled manner. In particular, the change, in particular its type and / or duration, can be controlled by a user and / or system, in particular a system according to the invention.

A digital, in particular non-volatile, storage medium, in particular in the form of a machine-readable carrier, in particular in the form of a floppy disk, CD or DVD or EPROM, with electronically or optically readable control signals can interact with a programmable computer system in such a way that the machine steps of the method are initiated.

All, some or some of the machine-carried out steps of the method can be initiated.

A computer program product has a volatile, volatile program code or a signal wave stored on a machine-readable carrier for initiating the machine steps of the method when the computer program product runs on a computer. A computer program product can be, for example, a computer program stored on a carrier, an embedded system as a comprehensive system with a computer program (e.g. electronic device with a computer program), a network of computer-implemented computer programs (e.g. client / server system, cloud Computing system, etc.), or a computer on which a computer program is loaded, runs, is stored, executed or is being developed.

The term “machine-readable carrier”, as used herein, denotes in certain embodiments of the present invention a carrier that contains data or information that can be interpreted by software and / or hardware. The carrier can be a data carrier such as a floppy disk, CD, DVD, USB stick, flash card, SD card and the like.

A computer program has a program code to initiate the mechanical steps of the method when the computer program runs on a computer. A computer program can be understood to mean, for example, a physical, marketable software product which has a program.

Advantageous further developments of the present invention are each the subject matter of subclaims and embodiments.

Embodiments can have one or more of the features mentioned below in any combination. This applies in particular to the extent that this is technically impossible for a person skilled in the art to recognize. Advantageous developments of the present invention can in each case also be the subject of the subclaims.

In all of the statements made above and in all of the following statements, the use of the expression “can be” or “may have” etc. is to be understood as synonymous with “is preferably” or “preferably has” etc. and is intended to explain embodiments according to the invention.

Whenever numerical words are mentioned here, the person skilled in the art understands them to indicate a numerically lower limit. If this does not lead to a contradiction that is recognizable to the person skilled in the art, the person skilled in the art therefore always reads “at least one” or “at least one” with the statement “a” or “an”. This understanding is also encompassed by the present invention, as is the interpretation that a numerical word such as, for example, “an” can alternatively be meant as “exactly one”, wherever this is technically possible for the person skilled in the art. Both are encompassed by the present invention and apply to all numerical words used herein.

Spatial statements made therein such as "above", "below", etc. relate in case of doubt to the representation as can be seen from the figures attached here.

Whenever the term “suitable”, “provided”, “designed”, “configured” and / or “programmed” is used, the person skilled in the art can understand this as a particular embodiment of the device in question. The aforementioned terms can be used interchangeably here.

In some exemplary embodiments, the optical display element is designed and / or configured to display and / or represent at least one color, at least one pattern, at least one image, at least one motif and / or any combination thereof, for example videos, in particular on its surface .

In certain exemplary embodiments according to the invention, the display device has several, in particular different, optical display elements that function, for example, based on different display technology.

In some exemplary embodiments, the optical display element has at least one passive display and / or at least one active display, corresponds to such or consists of such.

A “passive display” can be understood to mean, in particular, a display which permanently displays image content, for example texts and / or images, without a maintenance voltage being required for this. An image generated on a passive display can advantageously still exist when there is no longer any voltage present. In contrast, a “non-passive or active display” can be understood to mean, in particular, a display which displays image content, for example text and / or images, provided and as long as it is or is supplied with a voltage. An image generated on an active display will not persist when there is no longer any voltage.

In some exemplary embodiments, a passive display, in particular its state, for example display state, and / or content, in particular by at least one circuit, preferably functionally connected to it, can be changed.

In some exemplary embodiments, the optical display element has at least one inorganic light-emitting diode (LED) and / or at least one organic light-emitting diode (OLED). For example, at least one, some or all of the light-emitting diodes can be designed as point or area light-emitting diodes. Preferably, at least two, some or all of the light-emitting diodes can be arranged and / or designed in a regular arrangement, for example as a matrix. The light-emitting diodes can preferably be designed as thin-film light-emitting diodes, for example manufactured by means of thin-film techniques and / or microstructuring techniques.

In some exemplary embodiments, the optical display element has at least one liquid crystal display (LCD display).

In some exemplary embodiments, a passive display comprises or consists of electronic paper at least in sections.

In some exemplary embodiments, the optical display element has, at least in sections, black-and-white, grayscale and / or colored electronic paper (hereinafter “ePaper” for short), for example a gyricon sheet, or at least partially or completely consists of it.

An “electronic paper” can be understood in particular as a passive, non-luminous display which, like normal paper, reflects the light and for which image information or image content is displayed continuously without a maintenance voltage being used is required. Advantageously, an image generated on electronic paper can thus still exist when there is no longer any voltage.

For example, in some exemplary embodiments according to the invention, an "electronic paper" can be understood as a thin layer of transparent plastic, for example plastic, which contains a plurality of small spheres which are located in a shell filled with liquid, for example oil, and are contained therein move freely, in particular rotate. The balls of such electronic paper can optionally also have several and / or different colors on different parts of their surface and be statically charged in such a way that when a corresponding voltage is applied, a certain part of the ball surface straightens in a certain direction.

In some exemplary embodiments, the circuit is at least designed, arranged and / or especially functional to control and / or regulate the optical display element, in particular integrally with the display device or integrated in the display device, for example integrally with the optical display element or integrated in the optical display element, for example electrically and / or mechanically connected to this and / or this.

In some exemplary embodiments, the circuit is designed and / or configured at least for wireless data exchange and / or for wireless data connection with at least one external control device.

In some exemplary embodiments, the circuit comprises at least one, preferably active or alternatively passive, transmitter and / or receiver, for example at least one antenna, for wireless data exchange and / or for wireless data connection with at least one external control device. According to the invention, the device comprises an external sensor, for example a measuring sensor.

In certain exemplary embodiments, the circuit has at least one, preferably passive, supply device and / or at least one, preferably passive, circuit, sensor, in particular a measuring sensor or a sensor device, a transmitter and / or receiver.

In some exemplary embodiments according to the invention, a “transmitter” can in particular be a transmitter or a transmission device of at least one signal, in particular an optical, acoustic and / or haptic signal, for example a digital signal, for example a radio, radio, data and / or Television signal can be understood.

A “passive device or supply” or a “passive circuit, sensor, transmitter and / or receiver” can be understood to mean, in particular, a device and / or component which draws the energy required for its operation from another device, in particular contactlessly, for example from at least one electromagnetic field of such, worried.

According to the invention, the sensor is set up to measure and / or determine at least one vital function, for example a pressure, blood pressure, gas, oxygen content, pulse, a liquid composition, for example blood, or the like, or combinations thereof.

In some exemplary embodiments, at least one sensor, in particular a measurement sensor, is arranged, formed and / or configured in or with the circuit or in the display device, preferably integrated. Such a sensor can be called an internal sensor.

Alternatively or in addition, at least one sensor, in particular a measuring sensor, is not arranged, formed and / or configured in or with the passive circuit or the display device. In particular, in some exemplary embodiments according to the invention, such a sensor can be in a display device according to the invention, for example in another component of the display device, for example in the optical display element, or outside the display device according to the invention, for example as an external, independent device, for example as a device on a body or object attachable and / or fastenable device, for example as an implant, designed and / or configured. In particular, in some exemplary embodiments according to the invention for, preferably contactless, data transmission, such a sensor can be designed and / or configured with at least one circuit according to the invention, with at least one internal or external device, in particular control device, and / or with a further component of at least one display device according to the invention be.

A “passive device or supply” or a “passive circuit, sensor, transmitter and / or receiver” can in particular be understood to mean a device and / or component which draws the energy necessary for its operation from another device, in particular contactlessly, for example from at least one electromagnetic field of such, worried.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device and / or the optical display element has at least one touch-sensitive surface which is designed and / or configured for the input of parameters and / or data.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device and / or the optical display element has at least one control and / or actuation element. In some exemplary embodiments according to the invention, the control and / or actuation element can be designed to control and / or regulate at least one further device and / or to actuate inputs, for example as a mouse, keyboard and / or pointer and / or switch replacement and / or configured.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device and / or the optical display element has at least one photosensor.

In some exemplary embodiments, the circuit is designed and / or configured to process and / or transmit the data or parameters entered or to be entered using the touch-sensitive surface.

In some exemplary embodiments, the transmitter is embodied and / or configured as part of the circuit, in particular integrally with it or integrated therein.

In some exemplary embodiments, the circuit comprises a plurality of associated and / or interacting circuits which, together, at least control and / or regulate at least one optical display element and / or at least one Take over and / or realize wireless data exchange and / or at least one wireless data connection with at least one external control device.

An “external control and / or regulating device” can in particular be understood to mean a control and / or regulating device which is preferably not formed integrally with the display device and / or is not contained, encompassed and / or arranged therein. The same applies to other "external devices", for example external sensors and / or sensor devices, in particular for external measuring sensors.

A “circuit” can in particular be understood to mean a circuit arrangement, preferably an electrical and / or electronic, a circuit and / or a circuit arrangement, in particular an integrated circuit and / or circuit arrangement.

In some exemplary embodiments, the circuit or the circuits can in particular be designed and / or configured as a chipset, for example as a micro- and / or nanostructured chipset, for example as a BLE and / or NFC chipset.

A “chipset” can be understood to mean, in particular, a circuit arrangement that is micro- and / or nano-structured on a substrate, in particular a semiconductor, for example silicon.

In some exemplary embodiments, the circuit is integrated in the chipset by means of chip scale packages (hereinafter referred to as CSP for short).

In some exemplary embodiments according to the invention, the display device and / or the circuit or the circuit arrangement comprises at least one controller, in particular a microstructured controller, for example an ARM Cortex M0 +.

In some exemplary embodiments, the dimensions of the controller and / or the chipset are less than 1.99 mm, 1.94 mm and / or 0.56 mm.

In some exemplary embodiments, the circuit, in particular the chipset, is designed, configured and / or contained or arranged in such a film or layer, in particular a thin film.

In some exemplary embodiments, the circuit is additionally designed and / or configured to fulfill at least one further functionality.

In certain exemplary embodiments, the circuit has at least one section which is designed and / or configured to fulfill at least one further functionality. In particular, the circuit can have a modular structure, each module being designed and / or configured to fulfill and / or implement at least one specific functionality.

A “functionality” and / or a “fulfillment or realization of a functionality” can mean, for example, the ability to control, regulate, query, read and / or at least one optical display element, a sensor, a further device, a transmitter and / or at least one receiver to communicate with one or such, in particular to exchange data, be understood.

A “functionality” and / or a “fulfillment or implementation of a functionality” can alternatively or additionally also in particular include the technical training or implementation and / or the ability of at least one section of a circuit according to the invention as a communication interface, in particular for contactless communication, for example as NFC or BLE interface.

In some exemplary embodiments, the circuit or the circuits can in particular be designed and / or configured as a chipset, in particular modular, for example separated according to functionality.

A “wireless connection or communication” or a “wireless data exchange” can in particular be understood to mean a connection and / or an exchange, preferably of data and / or parameters, which is carried out by a wireless local network, for example WLAN, a local or global radio network , in particular mobile radio, Bluetooth, for example Bluetooth Low Energy (hereinafter referred to as “BLE”), and / or near-field communication (hereinafter referred to as “NFC”).

In some exemplary embodiments, the circuit can be used as a passive element during a data exchange and / or during a wireless data connection with at least one external control device. In particular, in this case the circuit can be designed and / or configured to be supplied with energy from an external electromagnetic field, preferably from at least one external control device.

In some exemplary embodiments, the circuit is designed, configured and / or programmed to support wireless data communication, for example BLE or NFC, or has at least one compatible interface.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device has at least one current, voltage and / or energy supply, in particular a battery, for example a rechargeable or non-rechargeable battery, for example at least one non-rechargeable primary cell and / or at least one rechargeable battery .

A “current, voltage and / or energy supply” can in particular be understood to mean a current, voltage and / or energy supply device.

In certain exemplary embodiments, the current, voltage and / or energy supply is integrated in or with the circuit for controlling and / or regulating at least one optical display element and for exchanging data with at least one external control device and / or formed integrally with it and / or configured. In addition, the current, voltage and / or energy supply can be designed and / or configured to supply further components of the display supply, for example at least one sensor, for example at least one measuring sensor, with current, voltage and / or energy.

In some exemplary embodiments, the current, voltage and / or energy supply is designed and / or configured as an electrical and / or electronic circuit, in particular as an integrated circuit, circuit or circuit arrangement. In some Exemplary embodiments according to the invention, a current, voltage and / or energy supply, in particular designed as a circuit, circuit or circuit arrangement, is designed and / or configured for inductive transmission, in particular of electrical and / or electromagnetic signals and / or energy. In some exemplary embodiments according to the invention, the current, voltage and / or energy supply can be designed and / or configured for contactless transmission, in particular energy transmission.

In some exemplary embodiments, a current, voltage and / or energy supply can be exchanged and / or exchanged, or the current, voltage and / or energy supply, the display device and / or an object comprising at least one display device according to the invention is configured for this purpose and / or trained.

In some exemplary embodiments, the current, voltage and / or energy supply comprises at least one nano-battery or is designed as such.

In some exemplary embodiments, the current, voltage and / or energy supply comprises at least gold caps and / or similar technologies, for example capacitors.

In some exemplary embodiments, the current, voltage and / or energy supply is around with current peaks of approximately 50 μA; up to approx. 20 mA, in particular without loss of functionality and / or with no or only little loss of capacity, formed and / or configured.

The term “nano-battery” can in particular denote a battery technology in which a carrier has a plurality of essentially or regularly arranged nanopores which are provided with an anode and a cathode, with an electrolyte being or in the free space of the nanopores can be added, for example by means of a spray and / or evaporation process.

In some exemplary embodiments, the current, voltage and / or energy supply comprises at least one small cell, for example a Renata CR1025, or is designed as such.

In some exemplary embodiments, the current, voltage and / or energy supply comprises at least one rechargeable lithium polymer battery (LiPo cell) or is designed as such.

In some exemplary embodiments, the current, voltage and / or energy supply is designed and / or configured to provide a voltage in the low-voltage range.

A “low voltage range” can be understood to mean, in particular, a voltage range from a few nV to a few hundred yV.

In certain exemplary embodiments, the current, voltage and / or energy supply is designed and / or configured to provide a voltage in the high-voltage range.

A “high voltage range” can in particular be understood to mean a voltage range from a few mV to a few kV.

In some exemplary embodiments, at least one dimension, for example the diameter, of the current, voltage and / or energy supply is no more than or substantially 10 mm.

In some exemplary embodiments, at least one dimension, for example the thickness, of the current, voltage and / or energy supply is no more than or substantially 0.5 mm.

In some exemplary embodiments, the current, voltage and / or energy supply has a capacity of at least 10 mAh in the charged state.

In some exemplary embodiments, the capacity of the current, voltage and / or energy supply is 10 mAh or 30 mAh or is in a range between 10 mAh and 30 mAh.

In some exemplary embodiments, the capacity of the current, voltage and / or energy supply for operating the display device is designed and / or configured for a specified, predefined time, for example a few hours or approximately one evening, in particular with bright ambient light.

In some exemplary embodiments according to the invention, the at least one circuit has at least one circuit arrangement for, preferably wireless and / or contactless, for example inductive, recharging, a rechargeable current, voltage and / or energy supply. In certain exemplary embodiments according to the invention, inductive recharging can be implemented by means of an induction charging device.

In some exemplary embodiments, all or some of the individual components of the display device, in particular at least one optical element, at least one circuit, at least one sensor, in particular a measuring sensor and / or at least the current, voltage and / or energy supply, are layers, in particular Thin layers, for example as a film and / or as a multilayer film, are designed, configured and / or are produced as such.

A “thin layer” can in particular be understood to mean a layer with a thickness of a few mm, a few μm or a few nm, for example a microlayer and / or a nano-layer, for example a layer 0.1, 0.2 or 0.3 mm .

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device is designed and / or configured as a layer system, in particular as a thin-layer system, for example as a film or multi-layer film, in particular as a flexible film. For example, the various components, for example a circuit, a transmitter and / or receiver and / or a power supply can be arranged, formed and / or configured in different layers or in the same layer. For example, different layers can be arranged at least partially one above the other and, if necessary, at least functionally, electrically and / or mechanically connected to one another.

In certain exemplary embodiments, at least one current, voltage and / or energy supply, at least one circuit and at least one optical display element are arranged one above the other, for example in this order.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device can comprise further layers, in particular functional or non-functional layers, for example colored layers.

In some exemplary embodiments, some or all of the components of the display device can be incorporated, arranged and / or formed in a, preferably at least partially transparent, carrier material. The carrier material can optionally be deformable and / or flexible.

In certain exemplary embodiments, the display device is designed to protect its electronics, in particular from external influences, for example air humidity, mechanical stress, oxygen and / or pressure.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device can have at least one further layer, in particular a protective and / or visual protection layer, for example a colored visual protection layer. In certain exemplary embodiments according to the invention, a protective layer can in particular be an outer, for example an upper and / or a lower, for example transparent, layer of the display device.

In certain exemplary embodiments according to the invention, the display device can have at least one fastening layer, for example an adhesive layer or adhesive surface, or a surface provided with fastening elements, for example a micro- and / or nano-structured surface, which is used in particular for attachment and / or fastening, in particular for releasable Attachment, the display device is provided and formed.

Such a fastening layer can preferably be provided with a removable protective layer film.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device can be completely enclosed, for example by a protective layer. As an alternative or in addition, the display device can later be provided with a protective and / or visual protection layer, for example in a manufacturing step of an object according to the invention.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device can be completely separated from an external environment, for example by means of an envelope or by means of a material enclosing the device. In particular, the display device can be designed to be air-tight, oxygen-tight and / or water-tight. In some exemplary embodiments according to the invention, the material used for this can be the same material as the carrier material in which some or all of the components of the display device are embedded, but not in other embodiments.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device is applied and / or embodied at least partially or completely on or in an, in particular flexible, substrate or a carrier layer, for example glass or plastic, preferably in a moisture- and / or oxygen- and / or gas-impermeable layer .

In some exemplary embodiments, there is or at least partially comprises at least one layer and / or a section of the display device, in particular an outer layer, for example a protective layer, of the display device from health-related harmless, skin-friendly and / or dermatologically tested material.

In some exemplary embodiments, at least one layer can consist of a self-drying gel, in particular an acrylic gel, for example a fingernail gel or varnish, or comprise such a gel or such a varnish.

In some exemplary embodiments, all or some of the materials and / or the components of the display device are reusable and / or can be recycled for further use.

In some exemplary embodiments, all or some of the materials of the display device are degradable, decomposable and / or consist at least partially of renewable materials, such as wood, paper, natural fibers and / or combinations thereof.

In certain exemplary embodiments, at least one optical display element, at least one power supply, at least one additional layer of the display device is designed and / or configured as a thin layer or thin layer system, for example as a film or multilayer film, in particular as a flexible film.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device and / or at least one of its components is pliable, stretchable, flexible and / or has at least one curved surface.

In certain exemplary embodiments, at least one layer of the display device, in particular an outer one, for example an upper and / or a lower layer, at least partially a surface structuring, for example a micro- and / or nano-structuring. The surface structuring can be provided and / or designed in some exemplary embodiments according to the invention in order to enable a predetermined effect, for example increased or lower adhesion or appearance of the surface.

In embodiments according to the invention, the display device can be designed as an insert for an artificial nail; in particular, the display device can be attached in or on an artificial nail, for example permanently or removably again. In other embodiments according to the invention, the display device is formed integrally with an artificial nail or integrated in an artificial nail.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device, or at least parts thereof, can be designed and / or configured as a single-use article, for example as a disposable or disposable article.

According to the invention, the artificial nail is designed and / or designed as a finger or toe nail.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device has a thickness of at most, at least partially, 1.5 mm, preferably 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 or 1.5mm.

In some exemplary embodiments, the dimensions of the display device are a maximum of 8 mm wide and 14 mm long.

In some exemplary embodiments, the thickness of the display device, in particular including all components, is a maximum of 1.5 mm.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device is configured and / or designed at least in sections in order to be post-processed, for example ground and / or cut. For this purpose, in particular a section of the display device that differs from the optical display element, for example a border of the optical display element, can be provided and formed from a reworkable material.

• das Herstellen und/oder das Bereitstellen wenigstens eines optischen Elementes,
• das Herstellen und/oder das Bereitstellen wenigstens eines entsprechenden Schaltkreises, welcher wenigstens zum Steuern und/oder Regeln einer Anzeigevorrichtung und zur Ermöglichung eines Datenaustauschs mit wenigstens einer Steuereinrichtung ausgebildet und/oder konfiguriert ist, und
• das funktionelle Verbinden wenigstens eines optischen Anzeigeelements mit wenigstens einem Schaltkreis, derart dass der Schaltkreis wenigstens ein optisches Anzeigeelement steuern und/oder regeln kann.

A manufacturing method not covered by the invention for manufacturing a display device according to the invention and / or an object according to the invention can include at least the following steps:

• the production and / or the provision of at least one optical element,
• the production and / or the provision of at least one corresponding circuit which is designed and / or configured at least to control and / or regulate a display device and to enable data exchange with at least one control device, and
• the functional connection of at least one optical display element to at least one circuit, such that the circuit can control and / or regulate at least one optical display element.

An “external control device” can be understood to mean, in particular, a control device not integral with the display device or a control device not integrated or arranged in the display device.

In some exemplary embodiments, the external control device can be designed as a computer, in particular as a portable and / or mobile PC, for example as a smartphone, flat computer, tablet, smart watch, portable, programmable watch or the like, or it can be contained in one.

In certain exemplary embodiments, the control device is an application and / or software, in particular for a computer, and / or has at least one such application.

In certain exemplary embodiments, the control device is designed and / or configured to control and / or regulate a plurality of display devices and / or optical display elements. In particular, the control device can be designed and / or configured to control and / or regulate some or all of these display devices and / or optical display elements individually or in a manner synchronized with one another.

A “control and / or regulation” can be understood to mean, in particular, a change in a display status of a display device and / or an optical display element. As an alternative or in addition, this can also be understood to mean changing an image content, an intensity and / or a contrast.

In some exemplary embodiments, the method and / or the control device is computer-implemented.

In some exemplary embodiments, data, in particular image content, can be transmitted from the external control device to the display device.

In some exemplary embodiments, the control device has a memory in order to store data temporarily or permanently.

“Data” can be understood to mean, in particular, digital data, for example image content, video content, registration data, user-specific data or other data.

In some exemplary embodiments, the method can include an identification step of a user of the display device and / or a data exchange with another computer, in particular with an external server, for example wirelessly. Such a computer can, for example, provide data which, under certain conditions, in particular user-related conditions, can be used by the user to control and / or regulate his display device. Such data can contain and / or be, for example, specific image contents, image change patterns and / or intensity and / or contrast control patterns.

In particular, in some exemplary embodiments, the method, for example in the form of a subscription, can allow and / or enable a certain number of data or a certain access to certain data.

In some exemplary embodiments of the method, it is possible in particular to provide the image content of at least one optical image To change the display element at regular intervals. The time span for such changes can be set, for example, by the user of the display device.

In some exemplary embodiments, the carrier material is not a plastomer, in particular the carrier material is not a plastomer with a refractive index of 1.4 to 1.6, with a tensile modulus of elasticity of 2300 to 3200N / mm and / or with a tensile strength of 60 to 75N / mm ² .

In embodiments according to the invention, the display device is not a pair of glasses, a wristwatch and / or a display that can be attached to the head.

In some exemplary embodiments, the current, voltage and / or energy supply of the display device is not provided and / or embodied in a fastening element, for example a buckle, of the display device.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device does not have a mechanically releasable fastening device, for example a buckle, with which it can be releasably fastened with or on an object or body. Rather, the display device can preferably be designed and / or configured to be and / or to be permanently connected to a body or object, for example by means of adhesive.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device does not have an image capture device.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device has no internal measurement sensor or no internal sensor device.

In some exemplary embodiments, the display device does not have a computing device which generates and / or changes an image content on the basis of at least one parameter detected by at least one internal measuring sensor or by at least one internal sensor device.

Some or all of the embodiments may have one or more of the advantages mentioned above or below.

An important advantage of all exemplary embodiments according to the invention is that the content of the optical display element can be changed several times, for example thousands of times.

An advantage of some exemplary embodiments is that, for example, the appearance, in particular the color, the pattern and / or the motif, for example a provided or private image, video or photo, of an object designed with the display device as desired, especially after short and / or regular, in particular individual, time intervals can be changed and / or varied. This means that there is no need to purchase a new item with different optical properties.

An advantage of some exemplary embodiments is that the optical display element, in particular if it is designed as a thin-film element and / or comprises electronic paper, is at least partially flexible and / or pliable. Thus, the most varied of surfaces, including non-planar, for example curved, curved and / or curved surfaces, can be upgraded with the optical display element or at least partially consist of this.

An advantage of some exemplary embodiments is that the optical display element, for example when it comprises electronic paper, can display content that can be read sharply from a wide angle.

Another advantage of some exemplary embodiments is that if the optical display element comprises, for example, electronic paper and / or if no power, voltage and / or energy supply is necessary, more space remains for the remaining components. The display device is therefore also suitable and / or configurable for small to very small objects.

An advantage of some exemplary embodiments is that the optical display element, for example if it comprises a passive display, for example electronic paper, can display content without a float voltage being necessary for this. Thus, for example, the display device or an object equipped with the display according to the invention can be produced without its own power supply, for example a battery. This reduces the complexity of the production and a production method for the display device or the object can be significantly simplified. In addition, the display device or the object can advantageously be made lighter and / or thinner. Furthermore, at least one power, voltage and / or energy supply can be dimensioned and used correspondingly small and space-saving.

In certain exemplary embodiments, the appearance of at least one or more according to the invention can be advantageous Objects, for example fingernails, can be controlled or changed, for example also at short time intervals.

In some exemplary embodiments, it can be advantageous that several objects according to the invention, for example fingernails, can be individually controlled. In addition, the individual objects can optionally be controlled and / or regulated with regard to one another or as a function of one another, for example synchronously, in a specific sequence and / or in accordance with a pattern or algorithm that can preferably be selected by the user.

Another advantage of some exemplary embodiments is that some or all of the objects according to the invention, for example fingernails, at least their appearance, intensity, contrast and / or content can be controlled and / or regulated by an external device, in particular a smartphone, for example by means of radio transmission . The display device can thus be changed by a user while on the move.

Yet another advantage of some exemplary embodiments is that the thickness of the display device and thus the manufacturing complexity of the display device can be adapted to a specific object or type of object, for example nail type. For example, in the case of thicker artificial fingernails or larger objects, for example "bubble nails" or nail claws, thicker display units, which are associated with lower manufacturing costs, can be used and / or integrated.

Another advantage of some exemplary embodiments is that the voltage of the current and / or energy supply is in the low-voltage range, which is harmless to humans.

The display device can advantageously be constructed and / or designed in a manner that is air, oxygen, water-tight, compact and / or simple.

The display device can advantageously be at least partially built and / or designed with materials which do little damage to the environment and which can regrow.

Yet another advantage of some exemplary embodiments is that the display device is largely insensitive to external influences and / or its electronics are protected.

Another advantage of some exemplary embodiments is that the display device can be at least partially reworked. Thus, it becomes possible to make adjustments to the specific circumstances, for example users.

Yet another advantage of some exemplary embodiments is that the display device supports communication technologies that are very common and thus can reach a wide audience.

Fig. 1

zeigt schematisch einen Querschnitt eines Abschnitts einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung in einer ersten beispielhaften Ausführungsform;

Fig. 2

zeigt schematisch vereinfacht eine Ansicht auf erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtungen unterschiedlicher Form in einer weiteren beispielhaften Ausführungsform;

Fig. 3

zeigt eine stark vereinfachte Anordnung und/oder Funktionsskizze einer Anzeigevorrichtung;

Fig. 4

zeigt eine vereinfachte Schnittdarstellung einer als künstlicher Nagel ausgebildeten erfindungsgemäßen Anzeigevorrichtung; und

Fig. 5

zeigt eine vereinfachte Skizze der Anordnung verschiedener Komponenten einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung in einer Draufsicht, welche als künstlicher Nagel ausgebildet ist.

The present invention is explained below with reference to the 5 accompanying drawings, in which identical reference symbols designate identical or similar components, in particular using the example of an artificial nail. However, the invention is not limited to artificial nails but also relates to other objects. In the figures, some of which are greatly simplified, the following applies:

Fig. 1

shows schematically a cross section of a section of a device according to the invention in a first exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 2

shows a schematically simplified view of devices according to the invention of different shapes in a further exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 3

shows a greatly simplified arrangement and / or functional sketch of a display device;

Fig. 4

shows a simplified sectional view of a display device according to the invention embodied as an artificial nail; and

Fig. 5

shows a simplified sketch of the arrangement of various components of a device according to the invention in a plan view, which is designed as an artificial nail.

the Fig. 1 shows a view of a cross section of a display device 10, optionally designed as a thin-film system, in a first exemplary embodiment.

The outer surface of the display device 10 is shown flat, for example. In embodiments that are not shown, however, at least the outer surface of the display device can optionally be at least partially curved, curved or bent.

In the example shown, the display device according to the invention has different layers. The layers can optionally be designed as a film, in particular as a flexible film.

A first exemplary embodiment of the display device 10 provides that the display device 10 has at least one optical display element 20, a purely optional protective layer 60, at least one current, voltage and / or energy supply 40 integrated in at least one circuit 30 and at least one purely optionally provided transmitter and / or receiver 50, an intermediate layer 60 'which is likewise provided purely as an option, and an adhesive layer 60' 'which is likewise provided purely as an option.

In the example shown, the optical display element 20 is designed as a passive display, for example partially as electronic paper. In other examples not shown here, on the other hand, the optical display element 20 can be designed as an active display, for example as a matrix of luminous or light-emitting elements.

The optical display element 20 can optionally additionally have at least one touch-sensitive surface. According to the invention, the optical display element 20, the circuit 30 and / or a further component of the display device 10 additionally comprises at least one sensor and can optimally have a transmission device and / or a control and / or actuation element or device.

The intermediate layer 60 'can be designed, for example, as a gel layer, for example as an acrylic gel layer. The intermediate layer 60 'is preferably optionally between the optical display element 20 and a further component of the Display device, for example the current, voltage and / or energy supply 40 and / or the at least one circuit 30 arranged. Optionally, further intermediate layers can be provided between individual components of the display device 20 (not shown), for example for connection purposes.

The circuit 30 is optionally designed as a chipset. Furthermore, the chipset can optionally also have at least one transmitter and / or at least one receiver 50 and / or further components, for example at least one further circuit for fulfilling a further functionality.

The current, voltage and / or energy supply 40 can be designed, for example, as a battery and / or as a circuit arrangement. In certain embodiments, the display device 10 can comprise at least one passive element which can draw energy from an existing electromagnetic field and / or is designed to do so.

The thickness of the entire display device 10 is optionally below 1.5 mm. In other exemplary embodiments, the thickness is optionally below 1 mm, for example 0.5 or 0.6 mm.

The further dimensions of the display device 10, for example its length and / or width, can be selected and dimensioned as a function of the object.

The display device can, for example, as in FIG Fig. 2 be designed as an artificial nail and, as in Fig. 1 indicated, for example attached to a nail 70 of a finger and / or fastened, for example glued.

The layers and / or components shown are functionally, electrically and / or mechanically connected to one another in such a way that the desired exchange of current, voltage, energy and / or data between the layers is ensured.

The double arrow shown schematically denotes an exchange of energy and / or data and / or information, preferably contactless data exchange, which is possible or taking place in a purely optional manner, between the optical display element 20 or a component thereof and the circuit 30.

The same applies to the optional double arrow between the display device 10, in particular the circuit 30 and / or the transmitter and / or receiver 50, and the control device 80.

The same applies to the optional double arrow between the control device 80 and a further, in particular external, device 100, for example a server.

Optionally, further data exchange paths between individual components of the display device 10 can be present and / or provided.

Fig. 2 shows a schematically simplified plan view of various display devices 10 according to the invention in a second exemplary embodiment.

Here, the display devices 10 are designed and / or configured, for example, as an insert for an artificial nail, for example a finger or toenail. The display devices 10 can alternatively, optionally, for example, be designed and / or configured as an artificial nail.

The nails optionally have an oval, square, rounded and / or pointed shape, at least in part.

In addition, the surface of the nails can optionally also have curvatures and / or surface structures.

In particular, the entire surface of the artificial nail can coincide with the surface of one or more optical display elements and / or be formed therefrom. Alternatively, it is possible that certain sections of the display device 10 are not designed as a display or display element. These sections can be reworked purely optionally, for example cut off and / or sanded off.

Individual nails can be controlled individually, for example individually and independently of one another, for example by means of an external control device.

Fig. 3 shows a greatly simplified arrangement and / or functional sketch of a display device according to the invention.

The display device 10 has at least one display element 20 and at least one circuit 30. The circuit 30 is designed and / or configured at least to control and / or regulate the display element 20. The circuit 30 is also at least for wireless data exchange and / or for data connection with at least one external control and / or regulating device 80 (not shown) and / or with at least one external device 100 (not shown), in particular a sensor device, formed and / or configured. For this purpose, the display device has at least one transmitter and / or receiver 50, which is optionally designed as an antenna.

The transmitter and / or receiver 50 is in turn functionally connected to the circuit 30 such that a data exchange between the circuit 30 and at least one external control and / or regulating device 80 (not shown) and / or with at least one external device 100 (not shown) shown), in particular a sensor device is made possible.

Optionally, the display device 10 can furthermore have a current, voltage and / or energy supply device which supplies some or all of the components of the display device with the energy required for its intended use.

Fig. 4 shows a simplified sectional illustration of a display device 10 according to the invention designed as an artificial nail.

Like in the Fig. 3 the display device 10 embodied as an artificial nail has at least one display element 20 and at least one circuit 30.

Optionally, the display device 10 designed as an artificial nail also has at least one transmitter and / or receiver 50, which is optionally designed as an antenna, and at least one power, voltage and / or energy supply device 40, which some or all of the components of the display device with the supplies the energy required for their intended use.

In the example shown, the transmitter and / or receiver is arranged below the display element 20 and above the current, voltage and / or energy supply device 40 and the circuit 30.

Optionally, some or all of the components of the display device 10 are designed as layers, in particular thin layers. Purely optionally, the various layers are arranged and / or formed in a carrier material 71, which preferably forms the artificial nail.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the current, voltage and / or energy supply device 40 and the circuit 30 are arranged purely optionally next to one another. In other examples, not shown, these are arranged one below the other. For example, the current, voltage and / or energy supply device 40 can be arranged below or above the circuit 30 and / or the transmitter and / or receiver 50.

Fig. 5 shows a greatly simplified sketch of the arrangement of various components of a display device according to the invention in a top view, which is designed as an artificial nail.

For a better view, the sketch has been shown in a simplified manner, as if the artificial nail 71 and the individual components of the display device 10 were transparent. In addition, no details of the individual components have been shown.

In this exemplary embodiment, the current, voltage and / or energy supply device 40 is formed purely optionally with the circuit 30 and / or encompassed by it. Not in others The examples shown can be arranged and / or configured differently from one another, one above the other or next to one another.

Claims (11)

1. An artificial nail realized as an artificial fingernail or toenail and comprising at least one display device (10), the displace device (10) having:

   - at least one optical display element (20); and

   - at least one circuit (30) for open-loop and/or closed-loop control of at least one optical display element (20),

   the circuit (30) being designed and/or configured at least for data exchange with at least one external control device (80),
   characterized in that
   the circuit has at least one sensor and that the at least one sensor is configured to measure and/or determine at least one vital function, such as pressure, blood pressure, gas, oxygen content, pulse, liquid composition, for example blood.
2. The artificial nail according to claim 1, wherein the optical display element has at least one passive display.
3. The artificial nail according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the passive display at least partially comprises electronic paper.
4. The artificial nail according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the circuit (30) has at least one transmitter and/or receiver (50) and/or a circuit arrangement for the wireless data exchange and/or for the wireless data link with at least one external control device (80).
5. The artificial nail according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the circuit (30) has at least one transmitter device and at least one open-loop and/or closed-loop control device.
6. The artificial nail according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the transmitter device, the open-loop and/or closed-loop control device, the sensor and/or the transmitter and/or receiver (50) is a passive element.
7. The artificial nail according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the individual components of the display device (10) are each realized as thin films and the display device (10) is realized as a thin film system.
8. The artificial nail according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the display device (10) has as at least one current, voltage and/or energy supply device which is realized and/or configured in or together with the circuit (30).
9. The artificial nail according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the circuit (30) is realized and/or configured as a chipset.
10. The artificial nail according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the display device (10) is realized and/or configured as an insert for the artificial nail.
11. The artificial nail according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 9, wherein the display device (10) is realized and/or configured integrally with or integrated into an artificial nail.

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