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US 8,665,236 B2Granted
Electronic device with wrap around display
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorScott A. Myers
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Abstract
A consumer electronic product includes at least a transparent housing and a flexible display assembly enclosed within the transparent housing. In the described embodiment, the flexible display assembly is configured to present visual content at any portion of the transparent housing.
Claims20
A consumer electronic product, comprising:
- a transparent housing;
- a flexible display assembly enclosed within the transparent housing, the flexible display assembly configured to present visual content at any portion of the transparent housing;
- and
- a second flexible display assembly disposed within the flexible display assembly, wherein the flexible display assembly and the second flexible display assembly cooperatively present visual content.
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A consumer electronic product, comprising:
- a transparent housing, having a conical cross section and a first and a second open end;
- and
- a flexible display assembly enclosed within the transparent housing, the flexible display assembly configured to present visual content at any portion of the transparent housing,
- wherein the flexible display is enclosed within the transparent housing by rolling the flexible display up into a shape that fits within the conical cross section, and fully inserting the rolled up flexible display into the transparent housing, and wherein subsequent to the insertion, the rolled up flexible display unrolls such that the unrolled flexible display conforms to an inside surface of the transparent housing.
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A method for assembly of a multi-display portable electronic device, comprising:
- receiving a transparent enclosure;
- shaping a flexible display to conform to a cross section of the transparent enclosure;
- inserting the shaped flexible display into the transparent enclosure, wherein subsequent to the inserting, the shaped flexible display returns to an original shape that causes a display portion of the flexible display to press against an interior surface of the transparent enclosure;
- and
- enclosing the inserted flexible display into the enclosure.
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An apparatus for assembly of a multi-display portable electronic device, comprising:
- means for receiving a transparent enclosure;
- means for shaping a flexible display to conform to a cross section of the transparent enclosure;
- means for inserting the shaped flexible display into the transparent enclosure, wherein subsequent to the inserting, the shaped flexible display returns to an original shape that causes a display portion of the flexible display to press against an interior surface of the transparent enclosure;
- and
- means for enclosing the inserted flexible display into the enclosure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.