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Foldable display device, related electronic device, and related method

US9317067B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 19, 2014
Grant dateApr 19, 2016
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/1677
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A display device may include a foldable display member. The foldable display member may include a first portion, a second portion, and a bendable portion. The first portion may be connected through the bendable portion to the second portion. The display device may further include a first controllable member that may overlap the bendable portion. The display device may further include a control unit connected to the first controllable member and configured to provide a first signal to control a size of the first controllable member according to a magnitude of an angle between the first portion and the second portion.

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