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US 7,106,296 B1Granted
Electronic book with multiple page displays
AssigneeE Ink Corporation
InventorJoseph M. Jacobson
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Abstract
An electronic book comprising multiple, electronically addressable, page displays is described. Said page displays may be formed on flexible, thin substrates. Said book may additionally encompass memory, power, control functions and communications.
Claims5
An electronically addressable display comprising:
- a microencapsulated display media including a first species having a higher dielectric constant and a second species having a lower dielectric constant;
- and
- at least two pairs of electrodes disposed adjacent the display media for selectively creating a region of higher electric field in a higher plane or a lower plane of the display media by one pair of the electrodes and a region of lower electric field by the other pair of electrodes, wherein the pair of electrodes responsible for the region of higher electric field are disposed adjacent one surface of the display media;
- and wherein the first species moves toward the region of higher electric field.
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