Apparatus having curved display
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSung-Hoon SONG
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Abstract
An electronic paper display unit includes a protective case, which is made of a transparent material, a display, which is installed in the protective case, is powered to display desired image information, and includes a plurality of divided regions, and a control module, which is electrically connected with the display, and includes a first mode transmitting a divided mode signal such that many pieces of image information are independently displayed on the respective divided regions and a second mode transmitting an integrated mode signal such that one piece of image information is displayed throughout the overall divided regions. Further, a mobile communication terminal can visually display various pieces of image information thereon according to selection of a user.
Claims13
A portable communication device comprising:
- a display cover forming at least part of a front surface of the portable communication device, the display cover including a planar surface and a curved surface extended from the planar surface;
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- a display located below the display cover, the display including a planar area and a curved area, the planar area visible via at least part of the planar surface of the display cover, and the curved area visible via at least part of the curved surface of the display cover.
The portable communication device of claim 11, wherein the other curved area is located on an opposite side of the portable communication device from the curved area.
A portable communication device comprising:
- a display cover including a planar surface, a first curved surface and a second curved surface, the planar surface forming at least part of a front surface of the portable communication device, the first curved surface extended from a first portion of the planar surface and forming at least part of a first side surface of the portable communication device, and the second curved surface extended from a second portion of the planar surface opposite to the first portion and forming at least part of a second side surface of the portable communication device opposite to the first side surface;
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- a display located below the display cover, the display including a planar area, a first curved area and a second curved area, the planar area visible via at least part of the planar surface of the display cover, the first curved area visible via at least part of the first curved surface of the display cover, and the second curved area visible via at least part of the second curved surface of the display cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.