card connectors for ISO-7816 compliant smart cards or memory cards, e.g. for reading patterns by galvanic contacts, e.g. G06K7/0021- Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g.G06K7/0013- Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g.G06K7/00- Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g.G06K- GRAPHICAL DATA READING PRESENTATION OF DATA RECORD CARRIERS HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS.238000006011 modification reaction Methods 0.000 description 1.238000006243 chemical reaction Methods 0.000 description 2.230000000875 corresponding Effects 0.000 claims description 3.239000000725 suspension Substances 0.000 claims description 4.238000003780 insertion Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 17.Assignors: WANG, PEN-LO Publication of US20070108279A1 publication Critical patent/US20070108279A1/en Status Abandoned legal-status Critical Current Links Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.) Filing date Publication date Application filed by A Men Tech Corp filed Critical A Men Tech Corp Priority to US11/271,795 priority Critical patent/US20070108279A1/en Assigned to A-MEN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION reassignment A-MEN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Original Assignee A Men Tech Corp Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.) Abandoned Application number US11/271,795 Inventor Pen-Lo Wang Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google Patents US20070108279A1 - Unfold smart-card card reader The research team also plans to show off a flexible E-Ink wristband computer they call the Snaplet.ДЄre we all going to be flexing our texts in a few years? Is the PaperPhone the future of mobile technology? Have a look at the video and let us know what you think in the comments.US20070108279A1 - Unfold smart-card card reader The PaperPhone prototype will be on display on 10 May at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Vancouver. We're not sure how practical it is to squeeze your phone to take calls or to flex to text, but it does look insanely futuristic. The team expects all phones will be like this within 10 years, making the touchpad obsolete. Everything can be stored digitally and you can place these computers on top of each other just like a stack of paper, or throw them around the desk,' says the optimistic Dr Vertegaal.

Created to investigate how people would use a flexible device, the early version of the PaperPhone is connected to a laptop to record and interpret the ways test subjects flex it. The impressive ВЈ4,500 prototype claims to be the world's first electronic paper-based phone, but the idea isn't exactly new. But don't get too excited - it won't hit the market for another five years. Thin-film sensors allow the phone to respond to bending of the screen to make calls, read ebooks, play music and navigate apps. What makes it work? A 3.7-inch flexible E-Ink display, similar to that found in Amazon's Kindle, the main difference being the PaperPhone's display is flexible. 'This computer looks, feels and operates like a small sheet of interactive paper.' Everything is going to look and feel like this within five years,' reckons Dr Roel Vertegaal, director of the Human Media Lab at Queen's. Ultra-slim and physically flexible, the PaperPhone is the result of a collaboration between Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Arizona State University in the US and researchers from the E-Ink Corporation. An electronic paper smart phone created by researchers in Canada could be a glimpse into the future of mobile tech. You can write on it, bend it or use it as a touchscreen.

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