The present invention provides for smart and dumb implementations of a stand-alone,
remotely updateable, remotely alterable, flexible electronic label. The electronic
label provides for displaying information in connection with a mammal, non-mammal,
an item or location. The label includes a display assembly having electronic ink
disposed on a support, one or more antennas for sending or receiving signals corresponding
to one of instructions, programs, data or selected indicia to be displayed by said
display assembly, a storage element in circuit with the antenna for storing the
instructions, programs, data and indicia, and one or more processors for intelligently
determining the indicia to be displayed by the display assembly, for controlling
and coordinating operation of the label, and for generating output signals for
instructing the display assembly to display the indicia.
