Flexible display device and data displaying method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9671870-B2
Application number	US-201414301042-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2014
Priority date	Dec 8, 2008
Publication date	Jun 6, 2017
Grant date	Jun 6, 2017

Abstract

A flexible display device includes a display, a bending sensor configured to detect a bending of the flexible display device, and a controller configured to control the display so that a graphical user interface (GUI) appears in response to detection of the bending of the flexible display device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A flexible display device, comprising:
a display;
a bending sensor configured to detect a bending of the display; and
a controller configured to:
control the display to provide content; and
control the display to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) corresponding to a function associated with the content based on a location of the bending of the display,

wherein the GUI is selected from a plurality of GUIs based on the location of the bending of the display.

2. The flexible display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a touch sensor configured to detect a touch,
wherein the controller is configured to perform the function corresponding to the GUI in response to detection of the touch in an area relative to the GUI.

3. The flexible display device of claim 1 , wherein the bending sensor is configured to detect bending of the display at each edge of the display.

4. The flexible display device of claim 3 , wherein the controller is configured to control the display to provide the GUI corresponding to the edge of the display associated with the bending.

5. The flexible display device of claim 1 , wherein the bending sensor is configured to detect the bending of the display along a line on the display.

6. The flexible display device of claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to control the display to provide the GUI corresponding to a position of the line.

7. A method, comprising:
detecting a bending of a display of a flexible display device; and
displaying, in response to detecting the bending, a graphical user interface (GUI) corresponding to a function associated with content on the display based on a location of the bending of the display,
wherein the GUI is selected from a plurality of GUIs based on the location of the bending of the display.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
detecting a touch; and
performing, in response to detecting the touch in an area relative to the GUI, the function corresponding to the GUI.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the bending is detected in association with an edge of the display.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein displaying the GUI comprises:
displaying the GUI corresponding to the edge.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the bending is detected along a line on the display.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein displaying the GUI comprises:
displaying the GUI corresponding to a position of the line.

13. A method comprising:
causing, at least in part, a first graphical user interface (GUI) to be presented via a display of a flexible display device;
receiving an indication of a bending of the display; and
causing, at least in part, a second GUI to be presented on or in association with the first GUI already presented via the display in response to receiving the indication.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
receiving an indication of a touch; and
executing, in response to receiving the indication of the touch, a function associated with the second GUI.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the bending is associated with an edge of the display.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the second GUI is presented at or near the edge.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the bending is associated with an imaginary line extending across the display.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the second GUI is presented at or near the imaginary line.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the second GUI is presented overlaying the first GUI.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the touch and the bending occur substantially simultaneously.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kang Tae Young
• Hahm Kyoung Woon
• Kim Hyun Jin
• Sung Ju Yun

Classifications

• H04M1/0268

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• G06F3/0483

  Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor · CPC title

• G06F2203/04102

  Flexible digitiser, i.e. constructional details for allowing the whole digitising part of a device to be flexed or rolled like a sheet of paper · CPC title

• G06F1/1626 Primary

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

• G09F9/301

  flexible foldable or roll-able electronic displays, e.g. thin LCD, OLED · CPC title