IP Library Granted Patent US 8,855,727
Granted Patent B2
US 8,855,727 · App. 14/033,691 · Granted Oct 7, 2014

Mobile electronic device with an adaptively responsive flexible display

Inventor: Harry Vartanian (Philadelphia, PA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
G06F3/03H04M1/0268H04W4/14G06F3/0412H04W4/18G06Q30/02
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Patent No.
US 8,855,727
App. No.
14/033,691
Granted
Oct 7, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile electronic device having a flexible display device is disclosed. A request to retrieve information from a server over a wireless network is triggered based on flexing the flexible display device and other gestures.

Claims (26)

1. A mobile electronic device comprising:

a flexible display device, in the mobile electronic device, having a plurality of sensors; and

circuitry configured to trigger a request to retrieve information from a server over a wireless network, wherein the request is triggered based on a bending or folding of the flexible display device detected by at least one of the plurality of sensors.

2. The mobile electronic device of claim 1 wherein the at least one of the plurality of sensors is a shape sensor.

3. The mobile electronic device of claim 1 wherein the flexible display device is an organic light emitting diode (OLED) flexible display device responsive to multi-touch inputs.

4. The mobile electronic device of claim 1 wherein the mobile electronic device is a mobile phone.

5. The mobile electronic device of claim 1 further comprising:

the circuitry configured to trigger the request triggers the request based on the at least one of the plurality of sensors and based on voice recognition.

6. The mobile electronic device of claim 1 wherein the flexible display device is responsive to multi-touch inputs.

7. A method performed by a mobile electronic device, the method comprising:

triggering a request to retrieve information from a server over a wireless network, wherein the request is triggered by the mobile electronic device based on a bending or folding of a flexible display device detected by at least one of a plurality of sensors.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the at least one of the plurality of sensors is a shape sensor.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein the flexible display device is an organic light emitting diode (OLED) flexible display device responsive to multi-touch inputs.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein the mobile electronic device is a mobile phone.

11. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

the triggering the request to retrieve the information is based on the at least one of the plurality of sensors and based on voice recognition.

12. The method of claim 7 wherein the flexible display device is responsive to multi-touch inputs.

13. An electronic device comprising:

a flexible display device, in the electronic device, having a plurality of sensors; and

circuitry configured to trigger a request to retrieve information from a server over a wireless network, wherein the request is triggered based on a bending or folding of the flexible display device, into a fixed position, detected by at least one of the plurality of sensors.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 wherein the at least one of the plurality of sensors is a shape sensor.

15. The electronic device of claim 13 wherein the flexible display device is an organic light emitting diode (OLED) flexible display device responsive to multi-touch inputs.

16. The electronic device of claim 13 further comprising:

the circuitry configured to trigger the request triggers the request based on the one of the plurality of sensors and based on voice recognition.

17. The electronic device of claim 13 wherein the flexible display device is responsive to multi-touch inputs.

18. The electronic device of claim 13 wherein in the fixed position the flexible display device is a predetermined shape, circular, or cubicle.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2014
From: HJ LABORATORIES, LLC
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 032833/0407 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2013
From: VARTANIAN, HARRY
To: HJ LABORATORIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 031435/0180 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 13775135 · Feb 23, 2013
Continuation 13586809 · Aug 15, 2012
Continuation 13272618 · Oct 13, 2011
Continuation 13083770 · Apr 11, 2011
Continuation 12185406 · Aug 4, 2008
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