Foldable display device, related electronic device, and related method
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsDong-Wook Choi, Jeong-Eun Seo, Hyun-Ah Suh, Young-Jin Lee
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Abstract
A display device may include a foldable display member. The foldable display member may include a first portion, a second portion, and a bendable portion. The first portion may be connected through the bendable portion to the second portion. The display device may further include a first controllable member that may overlap the bendable portion. The display device may further include a control unit connected to the first controllable member and configured to provide a first signal to control a size of the first controllable member according to a magnitude of an angle between the first portion and the second portion.
Claims20
A display device comprising:
- a foldable display member including a first portion, a second portion, and a bendable portion, wherein the first portion is connected through the bendable portion to the second portion;
- a first controllable member overlapping the bendable portion;
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- a control unit connected to the first controllable member and configured to provide a first signal to control a size of the first controllable member according to a magnitude of an angle between the first portion and the second portion.
An electronic device comprising:
- a first body member;
- a foldable display member overlapping the first body member and including a first portion, a second portion, and a bendable portion, wherein the first portion is connected through the bendable portion to the second portion;
- a controllable member overlapping the bendable portion;
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- a control unit connected to the controllable member and configured to provide a signal to control a size of the controllable member according to a magnitude of an angle between the first portion and the second portion.
A method for controlling a surface structure of a foldable display device, the foldable display device comprising a foldable display member, the method comprising:
- determining a magnitude of an angle between two portions of the foldable display member;
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- according to the magnitude of the angle, providing a first signal to a first controllable member to control a size of the first controllable member, the first controllable member overlapping a bendable portion of the foldable display member, the two portions of the foldable display member being connected to each other through the bendable portion of the foldable display member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.