Abstract: A method of manufacturing an OLED device with a curved light-emitting surface comprising: a) forming a flexible substrate and providing the flexible substrate in a flat configuration; b) forming one or more OLEDs having a first electrode, one or more layers of organic material, at least one of which is light emitting formed over the first electrode, and a second electrode formed over the one or more layers of organic material, on the substrate; c) forming a rigid, curved, encapsulating cover; d) conforming the flexible substrate, electrodes, and one or more layers of organic material to the rigid, curved, encapsulating cover; and e) sealing the conformed flexible substrate, electrodes, and one or more layers of organic material to the rigid, curved, encapsulating cover.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a touchscreen comprising touch side and device side electrodes wherein each electrode comprises in order an insulating substrate, a first electrically conductive layer in contact with said substrate, an exposed electrically conductive layer, wherein said exposed electrically conductive layers are adjacent and separated by dielectric spacers, and wherein at least the first electrically conductive layers or the exposed electrically conductive layers comprise carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: A graphic user interface optimized for the presentation of information from a file on a wide-screen display comprising: a) a windowed display having at least first and second information presentation sections for concurrently displaying portions of sequential information from the file; and b) a scroll mechanism associated with each information presentation section, and a locking mechanism for associating one information presentation section with an other information presentation section, wherein when activated, the locking mechanism causes the associated information presentation sections to scroll in common, and when not activated, the locking mechanism allows the associated information sections to scroll independently.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device is described, comprising: a) a substrate; b) an OLED formed over the substrate comprising a first electrode, a partially transparent second electrode through which light from the OLED is emitted, and at least one layer of organic light-emitting material disposed between the first electrode and partially transparent second electrode; and c) an encapsulating layer deposited on the partially transparent second electrode, wherein the encapsulating layer comprises one or more component layers, and wherein the encapsulating layer and the partially transparent second electrode combined have a transparency greater than the transparency of the partially transparent second electrode in the absence of the encapsulating layer, or wherein the encapsulating layer and the partially transparent second electrode combined have an absorbance less than the absorbance of the partially transparent second electrode in the absence of the encapsulating layer.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device, comprising: a) a first OLED element; b) a second OLED element formed over the first OLED element; and c) a scattering layer optically coupled to the first and/or the second OLED elements; wherein the first and second OLED elements each include first and second spaced-apart conductors with one or more organic layers formed there-between, at least one organic layer of each of the first and second OLED elements being a light-emitting layer.

Abstract: An OLED area illumination apparatus, comprising an OLED device, a variable power controller connected to the OLED device for providing variable power to the OLED device and responsive to a control signal, a feedback circuit for measuring the resistance of the OLED device and using the measurement signal for providing a control signal to control the variable power controller.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device, comprising: a reflective element, a partially reflective semi-transparent electrode through which light from the OLED is emitted, and at least one layer of organic light-emitting material disposed between the reflective element and the partially reflective semi-transparent electrode; wherein either the reflective element comprises a reflective electrode or a transparent electrode is positioned between the reflective element and the organic light emitting material, and further comprising a light scattering element optically integrated into the OLED device for scattering light emitted by the light-emitting layer and reflected by the reflective element and the partially reflective semi-transparent electrode.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing and grading OLED devices comprising the steps of: a) manufacturing OLED devices having a plurality of pixels with inherent pixel brightnesses and uniformity variation; b) measuring inherent pixel brightnesses and uniformity variation performance for each of the OLED devices; c) grading each of the OLED devices based on their inherent performance; d) selling OLED devices graded as acceptable without correction of inherent performance; e) correcting pixel brightness and uniformity variation performance for at least some of the OLED devices graded as not acceptable to render them acceptable; and f) selling OLED devices having pixel brightness and uniformity performance correction.

Abstract: A method for the correction of average brightness or brightness uniformity variations in OLED displays comprising: a) providing an OLED display having one or more light-emitting elements responsive to a multi-valued input signal for causing the light-emitting elements to emit light at a plurality of brightness levels; b) measuring the brightness of each light-emitting element at two or more, but fewer than all possible, different input signal values; c) employing the measured brightness values to estimate a maximum input signal value at which the light-emitting element will not emit more than a predefined minimum brightness and the rate at which the brightness of the light-emitting element increases above the predefined minimum brightness in response to increases in the value of the input signal; and d) using the estimated maximum input signal value at which the light-emitting element will not emit light more than the predefined minimum brightness and the rate at which the brightness of the light-emitting ele

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) pixellated display device, comprising: a) a substrate having a substrate thickness; b) an array of pixels comprising one or more OLED light-emitting elements, each light emitting element having a first electrode formed over the substrate, one or more layers of organic light-emitting material formed over the first electrode, and a second electrode formed over the layer(s) of organic light-emitting material to define a light-emitting area; the array of pixels having a characteristic spacing between neighboring pixels in the array, wherein the characteristic spacing is the maximum distance between corresponding points in neighboring pixels in an array dimension; c) a cover located over the substrate having a cover thickness; and d) a scattering layer located between the substrate and the cover; wherein light from the OLED light-emitting elements is emitted either through at least one of the substrate or the cover, and wherein the thickness of at least one of the substrate o

Abstract: A full-color OLED display device comprised of a substrate; an array of light-emitting elements, each element comprised of a first EL unit positioned between and in electrical contact with a first pair of electrodes and a second EL unit positioned between and in electrical contact with a second pair of electrodes and located above or below the first EL unit, wherein the first EL unit emits light primarily in only two of the red, green and blue portions of the visible spectrum, and the second EL unit emits light at least in the remaining third portion of the visible spectrum; and a means for selectively filtering the light produced by the first EL unit to filter light from one of the only two of the red, green and blue portions of the visible spectrum in some light-emitting elements and to filter light from the other of the only two of the red, green and blue portions of the visible spectrum in some other light-emitting elements.

Abstract: A camera phone having an integrated camera that includes a body having a thin portion located at the center and first end of the body and a thick portion contiguous with the main portion located at a second end. The thick portion has a thickness at least 2.5% greater than the maximum thickness of the main portion. A digital imaging sensor is provided substantially in the thick portion. An optional second thin portion may be provided adjacent the first thin portion.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for forming vias in one or more layers, comprising one or more beams located in alignment with the layers for forming one or more vias in one or more areas of the layers. A vacuum mechanism is provided for collecting ablated material caused by the directed beams forming the one or more vias, the vacuum mechanism being in fixed alignment with respect to the one or more beams such that the vacuum applies a removal force on the ablated material at the time and location when the one or more vias is being formed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming vias in one or more layers, comprising providing a vacuum chamber, one or more beams in the vacuum chamber. The array of directed beams located in alignment with a layer for ablating one or more areas of the layer for forming vias. A cold trap is also provided in the vacuum chamber that is in fixed alignment with respect to the one or more beams such that the ablated material condenses upon the cold trap at the time and location when the one or more vias is being formed.

Abstract: Lighting apparatus includes a solid-state area illumination light source, having: a planar flexible substrate, a flexible organic light emitting diode (OLED) layer deposited on the flexible substrate, the organic light emitting diode layer including first and second electrodes for providing electrical power to the OLED layer, a flexible encapsulating cover covering the OLED layer, and first and second conductors electrically connected to the first and second electrodes, and extending beyond the encapsulating cover for making electrical contact to the first and second electrodes by an external power source, whereby the light source may be stored in a space saving planar configuration; and a lighting fixture for removably receiving and holding the light source in a curved 3 dimensional configuration, the lighting fixture including a support for holding the light source in the curved configuration and contacts for providing electrical contact between said first and second conductors and an external power source.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device, comprising: a substrate; an OLED comprising first and second electrodes and one or more layers of organic light-emitting material formed between the electrodes, wherein at least one electrode comprises a transparent electrode, the transparent electrode and layer(s) of organic light-emitting material having a first refractive index range; and an encapsulating cover; wherein at least one of the substrate or cover comprises a transparent substrate or cover having a second refractive index and through which light from the OLED is emitted; and further comprising a light scattering layer located between the substrate and cover, and a transparent low-index element having a third refractive index lower than each of the first refractive index range and second refractive index and located between the scattering layer and the transparent substrate or cover.

Abstract: A system for controlling location of a pointing icon in a graphic user interface on a display, comprises: a movable element; means to detect the motion of the element; a controller responsive to the motion of the element to change the location of the pointing icon in the graphic user interface; one or more switch(e)s for changing the focus of the graphic user interface; and one or more additional switch(es) for changing location of the pointing icon on the display without changing the focus of the graphic user interface.

Abstract: A graphic user interface optimized for the presentation of information from a file on a wide-screen display comprising: a) a windowed display having at least first and second information presentation sections for concurrently displaying portions of sequential information from the file; and b) a common scrolling mechanism for changing the portions of sequential information concurrently displayed in the presentation windows.

Abstract: A display device, comprising: a) a display having a plurality of pixels including one or more defective pixel(s) and one or more additional pixel(s); and b) a controller for driving the display pixels and for transforming an input signal into a compensated signal for selectively modifying the output of one or more additional pixel(s) in the display to compensate for the output of the defective pixel(s).

Abstract: An OLED device comprising: a) a substrate; b) one or more OLED element(s) formed on the substrate and having a common electrical connection for passing current through the OLED element(s); c) one or more transistor circuit(s) for controlling current passing through the OLED element(s); and d) a controller for measuring a current passing through the common electrical connection when the OLED element(s) and/or transistor circuit(s) are at an unknown temperature, for controlling the transistor circuit(s), and for comparing the current measured to an established current response determined under known OLED element(s) and/or transistor circuit(s) temperature conditions to determine the temperature of the OLED element(s) and/or transistor circuit(s).