Flexible display having infrared transmitting device and infrared receiving device for recognition of folding state thereof
US9958970B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2360/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure discloses a flexible display comprising a flexible display screen, an infrared transmitting device arranged on a border of the flexible display screen and comprising at least one infrared transmitting unit, an infrared receiving device arranged on a border of the flexible display screen and comprising at least one infrared receiving unit, and a signal processing unit, signally connected to each of the infrared receiving units in the infrared receiving device, for judging a folding state of the flexible display screen based on a state of receipt of an infrared signal at each of the infrared receiving units in the infrared receiving device. By means of cooperation between the infrared transmitting device and the infrared receiving device, the flexible display may judge the folding state of the flexible display screen and, in turn, perform a corresponding operation, such as an interactive operation, based on this folding state. The fabricating process is simplified, thereby reducing the production cost of the flexible display.
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