reusable portable interactive device, method for providing input to a computer system, method for ordering drinks or food items from an interactive display device in an electronic food or beverage container, methods for obtaining product offerings , methods for paying or prepaying a beverage or food order through an online system, method for delivering promotional materials from a vendor or vending machine to a customer interactive food or beverage container, methods for tracking nutritional value or caloric, incentive method, method of purchasing a travel electronic tick, method of presenting an image or film display through a set of displays devices in multiple electronic food or beverage containers and product replenishment station.

摘要

The invention relates to a set of interaction techniques for obtaining input to a computer system based on methods and apparatus for detecting properties of the shape, location and orientation of flexible display surfaces, as determined through manual or gestural interactions of a user with said display surfaces. Such input may be used to alter graphical content and functionality displayed on said surfaces or some other display or computing system. The invention also relates to interactive food or beverage container with associated computing apparatus inside its body, and a curved multitouch display on its surface, associated interaction techniques for curved multitouch displays, methods of use, and apparatus for refilling said electronic food or beverage container.