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Flexible display device and operating method thereof

US10379720B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 2016
Grant dateAug 13, 2019
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Expiry dateMay 27, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2380/02
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A flexible display device is provided. The flexible display device includes a display extendable from the device; a sensor to detect an extended amount of the display; and a controller configured to cause the display to display a home screen on a pre-extension display region, which is a region of the display that is visible prior to extending of the display; cause the display to display a folder including an application icon corresponding to an application, wherein the folder and the application icon are displayed on the pre-extension display region; detect, via the sensor, extension of the display; and cause the display to display the folder enlarged and the application icon enlarged on an extended display region, which is a region of the display that is visible after extending of the display.

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