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US 2011/0084898 A1Published application
Memory shape element for flexible oled display screen
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
InventorsDaniel Ebbeling, Dennis Jacob McCray, Matthew Double
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Abstract
An OLED display has one or more shape memory wires disposed along respective edges of the display and energizable under control of a processor to flatten the display from a rolled or folded configuration.
Claims20
Computing device comprising:
- housing holding a processor accessing a tangible computer readable storage medium;
- input device communicating with the processor;
- flexible organic light emitting diode (OLED) display coupled to the housing and displaying output in response to signals from the processor, the display being movable between a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration in which the display is substantially flat and parallelepiped-shaped;
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- at least one shape memory element coupled to the display and energizable under control of the processor to establish a configuration of the display.
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Information handling system, comprising:
- processor;
- flexible display presenting images demanded by the processor;
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- shape memory means controlled by the processor for holding the display flat.
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Method comprising:
- at boot time of a computer, actuating a shape memory element with energy;
- permitting the shape memory element to flatten a flexible display;
- maintaining the shape memory element in a state of actuation during computer operation;
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- upon a predetermined energization condition, controlling the shape memory element to permit the display to assume a collapsed configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.