1. A composition comprising
i) at least one radiation-absorbing tert-alkylphenoxy-substituted polycyclic compound A of formula I
where
P is a conjugated polycyclic radical that is stable to bases and nucleophiles, optionally bears aryl substituents and contains no group from the group consisting of \u2014CO\u2014NH\u2014CO\u2014, \u2014COOH and \u2014CO\u2014O\u2014CO\u2014;
R is C1-C8-alkyl, wherein the carbon chain of said C1-C8-alkyl may be interrupted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of \u2014O\u2014, \u2014S\u2014, \u2014NR1\u2212, \u2014CO\u2014 and \u2014SO2\u2014 and which may be monosubstituted or polysubstituted by identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkoxy and a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic radical that is attached via a nitrogen atom and may contain further heteroatoms andor may be aromatic; or R is C5-C8-cycloalkyl, wherein the carbon framework of said C5-C8-cycloalkyl may be interrupted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of \u2014O\u2014, \u2014S\u2014, \u2014NR1\u2212, \u2014CO\u2014 and \u2014SO2\u2014 and which may be monosubstituted or polysubstituted by C1-C6-alkyl;
R1 is hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl;
Hal is chlorine or bromine or mixtures thereof;
m is from 0 to 15; and
n is from 1 to 16, wherein the sum m+n is \u226616 and
ii) at least one curable IR-reflecting component B which comprises
a) at least one achiral nematic polymerizable monomer and at least one chiral polymerizable monomer;
b) at least one cholesteric polymerizable monomer;
c) at least one cholesteric crosslinkable polymer; or
d) at least one cholesteric polymer in a polymerizable diluent.
2. A composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said P in said compound A of formula I is a base-stable radical selected from the group consisting of naphthalenes, anthracenes, phenanthrenes, tetracenes, perylenes, terrylenes, quatterylenes, pentarylenes, hexarylenes, anthraquinones, indanthrones, N-substituted naphthalene-1,8-dicarboxylic monoimides, N,N\u2032-disubstituted naphthalene-1,8:4,5-tetracarboxylic diimides, N-substituted perylene-3,4-dicarboxylic monoimides, N,N\u2032-disubstituted perylene-3,4:9,10-tetracarboxylic diimides, N,N\u2032-disubstituted terrylene-3,4:11,12-tetracarboxylic diimides, N,N\u2032-disubstituted quaterrylene-3,4:13,14-tetracarboxylic diimides, acridines, carbazoles, dibenzofurans, dinaphthofurans, benzimidazoles, benzothiazoles, phenazines, dioxazines, quinacridones, metal phthalocyanines, metal naphthalocyanines, metal porphyrins, cumarins, dibenzofuranones, dinaphthofuranones, benzimidazolones, indigo compounds, thioindigo compounds, quinophthalones, naphthoquinophthalones and diketopyrrolopyrroles.
3. The composition as claimed in claim 1, which comprises from 0.01 to 20% by weight of said compound A, based on the total weight of said component B.
4. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said component B comprises at least one achiral nematic polymerizable monomer and at least one chiral polymerizable monomer.
5. The composition as claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least one auxiliary selected from the group consisting of photoinitiators, binders, leveling agents, UV stabilizers, weathering stabilizers, and mixtures thereof.
6. A heat-insulating coating comprising at least one oriented, cured layer of said composition as claimed in claim 1.
7. A heat-insulating coating as claimed in claim 6, which comprises at least one oriented, IR-reflecting, cured cholesteric polymer that has a helical superstructures pitch that corresponds to a wavelength in the IR spectral range, the cured cholesteric polymer obtained from component B.
8. A heat-insulating coating as claimed in claim 7, which comprises at least two layers, wherein said at least two layers each comprise an IR-reflecting polymer having different helical superstructures pitches that correspond to wavelengths in the IR spectral range, or opposite chiralities; or different helical superstructures pitches that correspond to wavelengths in the IR spectral range and opposite chiralities.
9. A process for producing a heat-insulating coating as claimed in claim 6, which comprises applying to a substrate a composition comprising
i) at least one radiation-absorbing tert-alkylphenoxy-substituted polycyclic compound A of formula I
where
P is a conjugated polycyclic radical that is stable to bases and nucleophiles, optionally bears aryl substituents and contains no group from the group consisting of \u2014CO\u2014NH\u2014CO\u2014, \u2014COOH and \u2014CO\u2014O\u2014CO\u2014;
R is C1-C8-alkyl, wherein the carbon chain of said C1-C8-alkyl may be interrupted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of \u2014O\u2014, \u2014S\u2014, \u2014NR1\u2212, \u2014CO\u2014and \u2014SO2\u2014 and which may be monosubstituted or polysubstituted by identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkoxy and a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic radical that is attached via a nitrogen atom and may contain further heteroatoms andor may be aromatic; or R is C5-C8-cycloalkyl, wherein the carbon framework of said C5-C8-cycloalkyl may be interrupted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of \u2014O\u2014, \u2014S\u2014, \u2014NR1\u2212, \u2014CO\u2014 and \u2014SO2\u2014 and which may be monosubstituted or polysubstituted by C1-C6-alkyl;
R1 is hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl;
Hal is chlorine or bromine or mixtures thereof;
m is from 0 to 15; and
n is from 1 to 16, wherein the sum m+n is \u226616 and
ii) at least one curable IR-reflecting component B which comprises
a) at least one achiral nematic polymerizable monomer and at least one chiral polymerizable monomer;
b) at least one cholesteric polymerizable monomer;
c) at least one cholesteric crosslinkable polymer; or
d) at least one cholesteric polymer in a polymerizable diluent, and and curing said composition, where before curing said composition optionally may be oriented.
10. A process as claimed in claim 9, wherein said curing is carried out by polymerizing said at least one achiral nematic polymerizable monomer and at least one chiral polymerizable monomer; or said at least one cholesteric polymerizable monomer; or said polymerizable diluent, or crosslinking said at least one cholesteric crosslinkable polymer.
11. An article comprising a heat-insulating coating as claimed in claim 6.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for displaying multiple two-dimensional (2D) windows with related content within a three-dimensional (3D) display model, comprising:
receiving a command to display a first window within the 3D display model;
displaying content of the first window on a first surface of a 3D object;
receiving a command to display a second window within the 3D display model, wherein content of the second window is related to content of the first window;
looking up an identifier for the second window in a lookup table that contains entries specifying relationships between windows;
determining if the second window is related to the first window;
if so, displaying content of the second window on the second surface of the 3D object; and
if not, displaying content of the second window on a surface of a distant 3D object, which is not located in close proximity to the 3D object in the 3D display model.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second surface of the 3D object is located on the opposite side of the 3D object from the first surface, and wherein only one of the first surface of the 3D object and the second surface of the 3D object is visible at any given time.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising rotating the 3D object so that the second surface is visible.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a command to display a third window within the 3D display model; and
displaying content of the third window on a surface of a second 3D object, wherein the second 3D object is located in close proximity to the 3D object in the 3D display model.
5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:
receiving a modal dialog related to the content of the first window, wherein the modal dialog must be responded to before any other action may be taken on an application;
rotating the 3D object so that the second surface is visible and the first surface is hidden; and
displaying the modal dialog on the second surface.
6. The method of claim 5, further comprising rotating any related 3D objects so that related content on the surface of the related 3D objects is not visible until the modal dialog is acknowledged.
7. The method of claim 4, wherein the 3D object is stacked on top of the second 3D object so that the second 3D object is obscured by the 3D object from the viewpoint of a user.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the 3D object is translucent so that the second 3D object is visible through the 3D object.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first window and the second window are associated with different applications.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a notification that the first window and the second window contain related content; and
creating an association between the first window and the second window in a lookup table.
11. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for displaying multiple two-dimensional (2D) windows with related content within a three-dimensional (3D) display model, the method comprising:
receiving a command to display a first window within the 3D display model;
displaying content of the first window on a first surface of a 3D object;
receiving a command to display a second window within the 3D display model, wherein content of the second window is related to content of the first window;
looking up an identifier for the second window in a lookup table that contains entries specifying relationships between windows;
determining if the second window is related to the first window;
if so, displaying content of the second window on the second surface of the 3D object; and
if not, displaying content of the second window on a surface of a distant 3D object, which is not located in close proximity to the 3D object in the 3D display model.
12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the second surface of the 3D object is located on the opposite side of the 3D object from the first surface, and wherein only one of the first surface of the 3D object and the second surface of the 3D object is visible at any given time.
13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises rotating the 3D object so that the second surface is visible.
14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises:
receiving a modal dialog related to the content of the first window, wherein the modal dialog must be responded to before any other action may be taken on an application;
rotating the 3D object so that the second surface is visible and the first surface is hidden; and
displaying the modal dialog on the second surface.
15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises rotating any related 3D objects so that related content on the surface of the related 3D objects is not visible until the modal dialog is acknowledged.
16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:
receiving a command to display a third window within the 3D display model; and
displaying content of the third window on a surface of a second 3D object, wherein the second 3D object is located in close proximity to the 3D object in the 3D display model.
17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the 3D object is stacked on top of the second 3D object so that the second 3D object is obscured by the 3D object from the viewpoint of a user.
18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the 3D object is translucent so that the second 3D object is visible through the 3D object.
19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the first window and the second window are associated with different applications.
20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:
receiving a notification that the first window and the second window contain related content; and
creating an association between the first window and the second window in a lookup table.
21. An apparatus for displaying multiple two-dimensional (2D) windows with related content within a three-dimensional (3D) display model, comprising:
a receiving mechanism configured to receive a command to display a first window within the 3D display model;
a display mechanism configured to display content of the first window on a first surface of a 3D object;
wherein the receiving mechanism is further configured to receive a command to display a second window within the 3D display model, wherein content of the second window is related to content of the first window;
a lookup mechanism configured to lookup an identifier for the second window in a lookup table that contains entries specifying relationships between windows; and
a determination mechanism configured to determine if the second window is related to the first window;
wherein the display mechanism is further configured to display content of the second window on the second surface of the 3D object if the second window is related to the first window; and
wherein the display mechanism is further configured to display content of the second window on a surface of a distant 3D object, which is not located in close proximity to the 3D object in the 3D display model, if the title of the second window is not related to an identifier for the first window.
22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the second surface of the 3D object is located on the opposite side of the 3D object from the first surface, and wherein only one of the first surface of the 3D object and the second surface of the 3D object is visible at any given time.
23. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the 3D object so that the second surface is visible.
24. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising:
wherein the receiving mechanism is configured to receive a modal dialog related to the content of the first window, wherein the modal dialog must be responded to before any other action may be taken on an application; and
a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the 3D object so that the second surface is visible and the first surface is hidden;
wherein the display mechanism is further configured to display the modal dialog on the second surface.
25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the rotation mechanism is further configured to rotate any related 3D objects so that related content on the surface of the related 3D objects is not visible until the modal dialog is acknowledged.
26. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the receiving mechanism is further configured to receive a command to display a third window within the 3D display model, and wherein the display mechanism is further configured to display content of the third window on a surface of a second 3D object, wherein the second 3D object is located in close proximity to the 3D object in the 3D display model.
27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the 3D object is stacked on top of the second 3D object so that the second 3D object is obscured by the 3D object from the viewpoint of a user.
28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the 3D object is translucent so that the second 3D object is visible through the 3D object.
29. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the first window and the second window are associated with different applications.
30. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising:
a notification mechanism configured to receive a notification that the first window and the second window contain related content; and
an association mechanism configured to create an association between the first window and the second window in a lookup table.