Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9565366-B2
Application number	US-201514616827-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 9, 2015
Priority date	Feb 12, 2014
Publication date	Feb 7, 2017
Grant date	Feb 7, 2017

Abstract

Provided is an electronic device with high portability, a highly browsable electronic device, or an electronic device having a novel light source that can be used in shooting photographs and video. The electronic device includes a camera and a flexible display portion. The display portion has a first region and a second region. The first region has a function of emitting light to a photographic subject. The second region has a function of displaying an image of the photographic subject shot by the camera. The display portion can be bent so that the first region and the second region face in different directions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a camera; and
a display portion being flexible,
wherein the display portion comprises a first region and a second region,
wherein the display portion bends so that the first region and the second region face in different directions,
wherein the camera overlaps with the display portion,
wherein the display portion comprises a first pixel and a second pixel,
wherein the first pixel comprises a first light-emitting element,
wherein the second pixel comprises a second light-emitting element,
wherein a third light-emitting element is between the first pixel and the second pixel,
wherein each of the first pixel and the second pixel is controlled by active matrix driving, and
wherein the third light-emitting element is controlled by passive matrix driving.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first region is a light-emitting region emitting light to a photographic subject, and
wherein the second region is a display region displaying an image of the photographic subject shot by the camera.

3. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a camera; and
a light-emitting panel being flexible,
wherein the light-emitting panel comprises a first region and a second region,
wherein a part of the second region is provided on a first face of the housing,
wherein the camera is provided on a second face of the housing,
wherein the first face is opposite to the second face,
wherein the light-emitting panel bends so that the first region and the second region face in different directions,
wherein a part of the first region overlaps with the part of the second region,
wherein the light-emitting panel comprises a first pixel and a second pixel,
wherein the first pixel comprises a first light-emitting element,
wherein the second pixel comprises a second light-emitting element,
wherein a third light-emitting element is between the first pixel and the second pixel,
wherein each of the first pixel and the second pixel is controlled by active matrix driving, and
wherein the third light-emitting element is controlled by passive matrix driving.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the part of the first region is provided on the second face of the housing.

5. The electronic device according to claim 3 , further comprising a light source in the second face,
wherein the camera does not overlap with the light-emitting panel.

6. The electronic device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the housing comprises a third face between the first face and the second face, and
wherein a part of the light-emitting panel is provided on the third face.

7. The electronic device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the housing has a concave portion, and
wherein the light-emitting panel is folded to fit in the concave portion.

8. The electronic device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the first region is a light-emitting region emitting light to a photographic subject, and
wherein the second region is a display region displaying an image of the photographic subject shot by the camera.

9. An electronic device comprising:
a camera; and
a light-emitting panel being flexible,
wherein the light-emitting panel comprises a third region including a first region and a second region, and a fourth region,
wherein the fourth region is along an edge of the third region
wherein the light-emitting panel bends so that the first region and the second region face in different directions,
wherein the camera overlaps with the light-emitting panel,
wherein the third region comprises a first pixel and a second pixel,
wherein the first pixel comprises a first light-emitting element,
wherein the second pixel comprises a second light-emitting element,
wherein a third light-emitting element is between the first pixel and the second pixel,
wherein each of the first pixel and the second pixel is controlled by active matrix driving, and
wherein the third light-emitting element is controlled by passive matrix driving.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the first region is a light-emitting region emitting light to a photographic subject,
wherein the second region is a display region displaying an image of the photographic subject shot by the camera, and
wherein the fourth region is a non-display region.

11. The electronic device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the fourth region is a light-emitting region emitting light to a photographic subject, and
wherein the third region is a display region displaying an image of the photographic subject shot by the camera.

12. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the fourth region comprises a fourth light-emitting element.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the fourth light-emitting element is controlled by passive matrix driving.

14. The electronic device according to claim 12 ,
wherein the light-emitting panel comprises a circuit and a wiring, and
wherein the fourth light-emitting element overlaps with one or both of the circuit and the wiring.

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Yamazaki Shunpei
• Shishido Hideaki

Classifications

• G02F1/133391

  Constructional arrangement for sub-divided displays · 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

• H04N23/633

  for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera · CPC title

• H04N23/56

  provided with illuminating means · CPC title

• H04N23/53

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