Mobile electronic device with an adaptively responsive flexible display

US10241543B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-10241543-B2
Application numberUS-201715598137-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 17, 2017
Priority dateAug 4, 2008
Publication dateMar 26, 2019
Grant dateMar 26, 2019

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Abstract

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A mobile electronic device having a flexible display device is disclosed. A request to retrieve information from a server over a wireless network is triggered based on flexing the flexible display device and other gestures.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electronic device comprising: a flexible display; a plurality of sensors configured to detect folding of the flexible display; and circuitry configured to resize an image displayed on the flexible display in response to the plurality of sensors detecting folding of the flexible display. 2. The electronic device defined in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to detect folding of the flexible display into a given shape and wherein the circuitry is configured to resize the image displayed on the flexible display based on the given shape. 3. The electronic device defined in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to detect folding of the flexible display into a given shape and wherein the circuitry is configured to resize the image displayed on the flexible display to fit the given shape. 4. The electronic device defined in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to detect that a shape of the flexible display has been altered and wherein the circuitry is configured to resize the image displayed on the flexible display in response to the plurality of sensors detecting that the shape of the flexible display has been altered. 5. The electronic device defined in claim 4 , wherein the circuitry is configured to resize the image displayed on the flexible display to fit the shape of the flexible display in response to the plurality of sensors detecting that the shape of the flexible display has been altered. 6. The electronic device defined in claim 1 , wherein the flexible display comprises an organic light-emitting diode flexible display.

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  • including a flexible display panel · CPC title

  • Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality · CPC title

  • H04W4/02Primary

    Services making use of location information · CPC title

  • Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements · CPC title

  • for modifying the size of the graphic pattern · CPC title

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What does patent US10241543B2 cover?
A mobile electronic device having a flexible display device is disclosed. A request to retrieve information from a server over a wireless network is triggered based on flexing the flexible display device and other gestures.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Apple Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W4/02. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 26 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).