Patent ID: 7677454
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G09F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A digital information recording media system comprising: (A) a digital information recording media device, having a digital recording media; (B) a digital information reading and writing drive unit for writing digital information to the digital recording media, and reading digital information from said digital recording media; (C) an electronic-ink display label provided to said digital information recording media device for visually displaying graphical indicia on said electronic-ink display label and being representative of information relating to one or more of said digital information recording media device and digital recorded on said digital recording media; and (D) an activation module arranged in communication with said digital information reading and writing drive unit, for providing instructions employed in the determination of graphic indicia to be displayed on said electronic-ink display label; wherein said activation module transmits electromagnetic data signals to said electronic-ink display label; wherein said electronic-ink display label includes: (1) an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material disposed between an activation layer and a transparent electrode layer located above said layer of electronic ink, for activating said layer of electronic ink at particular locations to display graphical indicia on the surface of said addressable display assembly, wherein said layer of electronic ink does not require electrical power to maintain the display of said graphical indicia; (2) at least one antenna structure for receiving electromagnetic data signals carrying information corresponding to at least one of instructions, programs, data and graphical indicia to be displayed by said addressable display assembly; (3) an integrated circuit structure having (i) a storage element for storing said instructions, said programs and said data, and (ii) a programmed processor in electrical communication with said addressable display assembly, and using said programs to process said instructions and data for (i) determining the graphical indicia to be displayed by said addressable display assembly, (ii) controlling and coordinating operation of said addressable display assembly, and (iii) generating output signals for instructing said addressable display assembly to display the determined graphical indicia; and (4) a signal receiving structure, operably connected to said integrated circuit structure and said at least one antenna structure, for receiving electromagnetic data signals from said activation module, using said at least one antenna structure; wherein said received electromagnetic data signals carry information corresponding to at least one of said programs, said instructions, said data and said graphical indicia to be displayed by said addressable display assembly; wherein said integrated circuit structure is responsive to electromagnetic data signals received from said activation module, by said at least one antenna structure and said signal receiving structure; and wherein said addressable display assembly is responsive to said output signals generated by said programmed processor, to display the determined graphical indicia.