Mobile electronic device with an adaptively responsive flexible display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11385683-B2
Application number	US-202017069749-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2020
Priority date	Aug 4, 2008
Publication date	Jul 12, 2022
Grant date	Jul 12, 2022

Abstract

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device that has first and second opposing sides, the electronic device comprising:
a foldable display configured to display content at the first side;
an additional display that is configured to display content at the second side;
at least one sensor configured to detect folding of the foldable display; and
circuitry configured to:
resize an image displayed on the foldable display in response to the at least one sensor detecting folding of the foldable display;
display content on the additional display while the additional display is positioned at a front of the electronic device; and
load content on the foldable display and stop displaying content on the additional display in response to detecting the foldable display being positioned at the front of the electronic device.

2. The electronic device defined in claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect folding of the foldable display into a given shape and wherein the circuitry is configured to resize the image displayed on the foldable display based on the given shape.

3. The electronic device defined in claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect that a shape of the foldable display has been altered and wherein the circuitry is configured to resize the image displayed on the foldable display in response to the at least one sensor detecting that the shape of the foldable display has been altered.

4. The electronic device defined in claim 3 , wherein the circuitry is configured to resize the image displayed on the foldable display to fit the shape of the foldable display in response to the at least one sensor detecting that the shape of the foldable display has been altered.

5. The electronic device defined in claim 1 , wherein the foldable display is an organic light-emitting diode display.

6. An electronic device having first and second opposing sides, the electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a foldable display coupled to the housing, wherein the foldable display is configured to display content at the first side;
an additional display coupled to the housing, wherein the additional display is configured to display content at the second side;
one or more sensors configured to obtain sensor data; and
circuitry configured to:
turn off the additional display and display content on the foldable display in response to the sensor data; and
resize an image displayed on the foldable display in response to the sensor data.

7. The electronic device defined in claim 6 , wherein resizing the image displayed on the foldable display in response to the sensor data comprises resizing the image displayed on the foldable display in response to the one or more sensors detecting folding of the foldable display.

8. The electronic device defined in claim 6 , wherein the one or more sensors are configured to detect folding of the foldable display into a given shape and wherein the circuitry is configured to resize the image displayed on the foldable display based on the given shape.

9. The electronic device defined in claim 6 , wherein the one or more sensors are configured to detect folding of the foldable display into a given shape and wherein the circuitry is configured to resize the image displayed on the foldable display to fit the given shape.

10. The electronic device defined in claim 6 , wherein the foldable display is an organic light-emitting diode display.

11. The electronic device defined in claim 6 , wherein turning off the additional display and displaying content on the foldable display in response to the sensor data comprises turning off the additional display and displaying content on the foldable display in response to detecting rotation.

12. An electronic device having first and second opposing sides, the electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a foldable display coupled to the housing, wherein the foldable display is configured to display content at the first side;
an additional display coupled to the housing, wherein the additional display is configured to display content at the second side;
one or more sensors configured to obtain sensor data; and
circuitry configured to display content on only the additional display while the first side faces a front of the electronic device and load content on the foldable display and stop displaying content on the additional display in response to the sensor data.

13. The electronic device defined in claim 12 , wherein the circuitry is configured to resize an image displayed on the foldable display in response to the sensor data.

14. The electronic device defined in claim 12 , wherein the foldable display is an organic light-emitting diode display.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Vartanian Harry

Classifications

• H04M1/0268

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• H04W4/18

  Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals · CPC title

• G09G2370/16

  Use of wireless transmission of display information · CPC title

• H04W4/02 Primary

  Services making use of location information · CPC title

• G06F1/1647

  including at least an additional display (G06F1/1692 takes precedence) · CPC title