Electronic device and driving method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10142547-B2
Application number	US-201414546508-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 18, 2014
Priority date	Nov 28, 2013
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

To provide an electronic device capable of a variety of display. To provide an electronic device capable of being operated in a variety of ways. An electronic device includes a display device and first to third surfaces. The first surface includes a region in contact with the second surface, the second surface includes a region in contact with the third surface, and the first surface includes a region opposite to the third surface. The display device includes first to third display regions. The first display region includes a region overlapping with the first surface, the second display region includes a region overlapping with the second surface, and the third display region includes a region overlapping with the third surface. The first display region has a larger area than the third display region.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a first main surface and a second main surface;
a first short side surface and a second short side surface; and
a first long side surface and a second long side surface,
wherein each of the first short side surface, the second short side surface, the first long side surface and the second long side surface are in contact with the first main surface,
wherein each of the first short side surface, the second short side surface, the first long side surface and the second long side surface are in contact with the second main surface,
wherein the first main surface overlaps with the second main surface,
wherein each of an area of the first main surface and an area of the second main surface is greater than each of an area of the first short side surface, an area of the second short side surface, an area of the first long side surface and an area of the second long side surface,
wherein a first display region defines a first area of the first main surface covered by a display panel,
wherein a second display region defines a second area of the first short side surface covered by the display panel,
wherein a third display region defines a third area of the second main surface covered by the display panel,
wherein a fourth display region defines a fourth area of the first long side surface covered by the display panel,
wherein the first display region has a larger area than the third display region,
wherein a first region is provided on the second main surface, and
wherein a display region is not provided in the first region.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,
wherein an area of the third display region is greater than or equal to 10% and less than or equal to 90% of an area of the first display region.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,
wherein an area of the third display region is greater than or equal to 30% and less than or equal to 70% of an area of the first display region.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electronic device has a touch sensor in at least one of the first display region to fourth display region.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising an input device,
wherein the electronic device has an input function in at least one of the first to fourth display regions.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first display region, the second display region, the third display region, and the fourth display region are on one face of a substrate.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first display region, the second display region, and the third display region are fixed to a housing.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a speaker is provided in the first region.

9. An electronic device comprising:
a first main surface and a second main surface;
a first short side surface and a second short side surface;
a first long side surface and a second long side surface; and
an image sensor in the second main surface,
wherein each of the first short side surface, the second short side surface, the first long side surface and the second long side surface are in contact with the first main surface,
wherein each of the first short side surface, the second short side surface, the first long side surface and the second long side surface are in contact with the second main surface,
wherein the first main surface overlaps with the second main surface,
wherein each of an area of the first main surface and an area of the second main surface is greater than each of an area of the first short side surface, an area of the second short side surface, an area of the first long side surface and an area of the second long side surface,
wherein a first display region defines a first area of the first main surface covered by a display panel,
wherein a second display region defines a second area of the first short side surface covered by the display panel,
wherein a third display region defines a third area of the second main surface covered by the display panel,
wherein a fourth display region defines a fourth area of the first long side surface covered by the display panel,
wherein the display device is configured to display a first image obtained by the image sensor in the first display region, and
wherein the display device is configured to display a second image obtained by the image sensor in the third display region.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9 ,
wherein an area of the third display region is greater than or equal to 10% and less than or equal to 90% of an area of the first display region.

11. The electronic device according to claim 9 ,
wherein an area of the third display region is greater than or equal to 30% and less than or equal to 70% of an area of the first display region.

12. The electronic device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the electronic device has a touch sensor function in at least one of the first to fourth display regions.

13. The electronic device according to claim 9 , further comprising an input device,
wherein the electronic device has an input function in at least one of the first to fourth display regions.

14. The electronic device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the first display region has a larger area than the third display region.

15. A method for driving an electronic device comprising a first main surface, a second main surface, a first short side surface, a second short side surface, a first long side surface, a second long side surface, and an image sensor in the second main surface,
wherein each of the first short side surface, the second short side surface, the first long side surface and the second long side surface are in contact with the first main surface,
wherein each of the first short side surface, the second short side surface, the first long side surface and the second long side surface are in contact with the second main surface,
wherein the first main surface overlaps with the second main surface,
wherein each of an area of the first main surface and an area of the second main surface is greater than each of an area of the first short side surface, an area of the second short side surface, an area of the first long side surface and an area of the second long side surface,
wherein a first display region defines a first area of the first main surface covered by a display panel,
wherein a second display region defines a second area of the first short side surface covered by the display panel,
wherein a third display region defines a third area of the second main surface covered by the display panel, and
wherein a fourth display region defines a fourth area of the first long side surface covered by the display panel,
the method comprising:
displaying a first image obtained by the image sensor in the first display region; and
displaying a second image obtained by the image sensor in the third display region.

16. The method for driving an electronic device according to claim 15 ,
wherein an area of the third display region is greater than or equal to 10% and less than or equal to 90% of an area of the first display region.

17. The method for driving an electronic device according to claim 15 ,
wherein an area of the third display region is greater than or equal to 30% and less than or equal to 70% of an area of the first display region.

18. The electronic device according to claim 15 ,
wherein the electronic device has a touch sensor on any

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Yamazaki Shunpei
• Kimura Hajime

Classifications

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• H04N23/51

  Housings · CPC title

• H04N23/632

  for displaying or modifying preview images prior to image capturing, e.g. variety of image resolutions or capturing parameters · CPC title

• H04N23/53

  of electronic viewfinders, e.g. rotatable or detachable · CPC title

• H04N23/56

  provided with illuminating means · CPC title