Flexible touch sensitive display device and control method thereof

US8928619B1 · US · B1

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Publication numberUS-8928619-B1
Application numberUS-201414314747-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB1
Filing dateJun 25, 2014
Priority dateApr 15, 2014
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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Disclosed is a control method of a flexible display device, the method including sensing a state of the flexible display device, detecting touch input at a first position of the flexible display device, correcting position information, regarding the touch input detected at the first position, to a second position when the flexible display device is in a flat state, and correcting position information, regarding the touch input detected at the first position, to a third position when the flexible display device is in a first bent state, a distance between the first position and the third position being less than a distance between the first position and the second position.

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What is claimed is: 1. A flexible display device comprising: a flexible display unit having a flat state and a bent state; a touch sensor unit configured to sense touch input; a bending sensor unit configured to sense a bending angle of the flexible display unit; and a controller configured to control the flexible display unit, the touch sensor unit, and the bending sensor unit, wherein the controller is further configured to: correct position information of the touch in…

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What does patent US8928619B1 cover?
Disclosed is a control method of a flexible display device, the method including sensing a state of the flexible display device, detecting touch input at a first position of the flexible display device, correcting position information, regarding the touch input detected at the first position, to a second position when the flexible display device is in a flat state, and correcting position infor…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lg Electronics Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F1/1652. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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