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Electronic document reading devices

US8203546B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateFeb 6, 2008
Grant dateJun 19, 2012
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Expiry dateDec 24, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S345/901
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention generally relates to an electronic document reading device, that is to a device such as an electronic book which presents a document to a user on a display to enable the user to read the document. A portable flex-tolerant electronic document reading device, the device including a flex-tolerant display coupled to a flex-tolerant layer of pixel driver circuitry, and wherein said device has a physical configuration comprising a planar display surface and a rear surface having a frame around its outer perimeter to stiffen the device, the frame defining a central region of relatively reduced thickness compared with a thickness of said frame.

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