Apparatus for the display of embedded information

Abstract

An apparatus for the electronic display of information, where the apparatus is a substrate incorporating a digital recording medium attached to or embedded within the substrate. The substrate further includes a flexible-substrate display located on an exposed surface of the substrate, where the display is a medium capable of selectively displaying one of at least two possible colors at each pixel location thereon in order to produce a substrate medium that may be modified in accordance with a user's selection.

1 . An apparatus for the electronic display of information, comprising:
 a flexible substrate with which the apparatus is permanently associated;   a digital recording medium associated therewith, where information is stored by the digital recording medium; and   an updateable, flexible substrate display located on an exposed surface of the apparatus, wherein said substrate display includes a display medium capable of selectively displaying one of at least two possible colors at a plurality of pixel locations thereon;   where the flexible substrate display changes state in response to a signal generated from information stored in the digital recording medium.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the digital recording medium is selected from the group consisting of:
 semiconductor memory;   flash memory;   bubble memory; and   magnetic tape.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said substrate is a page in a publication. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said substrate is a readable page. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a portable power supply for providing power to said digital recording medium and said substrate display;   at least one user-interactive element that allows a user to selectively alter the display of information on the substrate display.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the substrate is employed to display and update textual and graphic information in the nature of a map. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said apparatus is integrated with a product package such that the display substrate may selectively illustrate information related to the product. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the information stored by the digital recording medium is received through a wireless source. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein said page is a newspaper page. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least two possible colors include black and white. 
     
     
         11 . An apparatus for the electronic display of information, comprising:
 a digital recording medium associated therewith, where information is stored by the digital recording medium and wherein the digital recording medium is suitable for capturing digital content; and   an updateable substrate display located on an exposed surface of the apparatus, wherein said substrate display includes a display medium capable of selectively displaying one of at least two possible colors at each pixel location thereon;   where the substrate display changes state in response to a signal generated from information stored in the digital recording medium.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the digital recording medium includes a digital camera for capturing the digital content. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the digital recording medium includes a camcorder for capturing the digital content. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the at least two possible colors include black and white.