当前申请(专利权)人地址：
510 21st Street, Apartment 304, Oakland 94612, California, United States of America
摘要：
A device includes an artificial nail (100, 1400, 1605). The artificial nail (100, 1400, 1605) includes a display (108, 204, 1108, 1405, 1510) that displays designs using electronic paper or electrophoretic ink.
权利要求：
1. What is claimed is: 1. A device comprising:
an artificial nail including a display and a power source powering said display.
2. The device of claim 1, further comprising:
a photovoltaic cell recharging said source, said nail including said cell.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein said source is wirelessly rechargeable.
4. The device of claim 1, further comprising:
a hanging line extending from said nail.
5. The device of claim 1, further comprising:
a case storing said nail, said case recharging said source.
6. The device of claim 1, further comprising:
a microphone receiving a vocal input, said display displaying visual information based at least in part on said input, said nail including said microphone.
7. A system comprising:
a computer receiving a user input;
an artificial nail including a display and a power source powering said display, said computer communicating with said nail such that said display displays visual information based at least in part on said input.
8. The system of claim 7, further comprising:
a photovoltaic cell recharging said source, said nail including said cell.
9. The system of claim 7, wherein said source is wirelessly rechargeable.
10. The system of claim 7, further comprising:
a hanging line extending from said nail.
11. The system of claim 7, further comprising:
a case storing said nail, said case recharging said source.
12. The system of claim 7, wherein said communicating is direct.
13. The system of claim 7, wherein said communicating is indirect.
14. A method comprising:
receiving a user input via a computer;
communicating said input to an artificial nail, said nail including a display and a power source powering said display;
displaying visual information via said display, said information based at least in part on said input.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:
recharging said source via a photovoltaic cell, said nail including said cell.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein said communicating is direct.
17. The method of claim 14, wherein said communicating is indirect.
18. The method of claim 14, further comprising:
recharging said source via a case, said case encasing said nail.
19. The method of claim 14, further comprising:
hanging said nail onto a vertical member via a hanging line such that said display is readily visible, said nail including said line.
20. The method of claim 14, further comprising:
recharging said source wirelessly.