Flexible devices and related methods of use

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9459656-B2
Application number	US-200913123717-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 12, 2009
Priority date	Oct 12, 2008
Publication date	Oct 4, 2016
Grant date	Oct 4, 2016

Abstract

Disclosed are devices which include flexible display sheets or other flexible elements, whereas by physically manipulating said flexible display sheets or elements, interaction with said device may be facilitated. Flexibility features may be employed to provide methods of interaction which include manipulating flexible section. Some of said methods of interaction are disclosed. Further disclosed are units which can connect to flexible display sheets, for interacting with said flexible display sheets.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device comprising:
a flexible display configured to present at least one object;
a sensor configured to sense bending of the flexible display; and
a processor configured to control the flexible display to change a position of the at least one object in a direction corresponding to a bending direction of the flexible display,
wherein the processor is configured to move the at least one object in a first direction in response to a portion of the flexible display being bent in a backward direction and to move the at least one object in a second direction opposite to the first direction in response to the portion of the flexible display being bent in a forward direction.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bending of the flexible display is bending of at least one side of the flexible display.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a moving direction of the at least one object is changed according to the sensed bending.

4. A method of controlling a device, the method comprising:
presenting at least one object through a flexible display;
sensing bending of the flexible display; and
controlling the flexible display to change a position of the at least one object in a direction corresponding to a bending direction of the flexible display,
wherein the controlling the flexible display comprises controlling the flexible display to move the at least one object in a first direction in response to bending of a portion of the flexible display being bent in a backward direction and to move the at least one object in a second direction opposite to the first direction in response to the portion of the flexible display being bent in a forward direction.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the bending of the flexible display is bending of at least one side of the flexible display.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a moving direction of the at least one object is changed according to the sensed bending.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a method of controlling a device, the method comprising:
presenting at least one object through a flexible display;
sensing bending of the flexible display; and
controlling the flexible display to change a position of the at least one object in a direction corresponding to a bending direction of the flexible display,
wherein the controlling the flexible display comprises controlling the flexible display to move the at least one object in a first direction in response to a portion of the flexible display being bent in a backward direction and to move the at least one object in a second direction opposite to the first direction in response to the portion of the flexible display being bent in a forward direction.

8. The medium as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the bending of the flexible display is bending of at least one side of the flexible display.

9. The medium as claimed in claim 7 , wherein a moving direction of the at least one object is changed according to the sensed bending.

Assignees

• Shai Saar
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shai Saar

Classifications

• G06F1/1652

  the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable · CPC title

• G09G2340/04

  Changes in size, position or resolution of an image · CPC title

• G06F1/1656

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title

• G06F1/1626 Primary

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · CPC title

• G09G2354/00

  Aspects of interface with display user · CPC title