Display device, electronic device, and system

Inventor: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP)

Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 10,613,586
App. No.: 15/559,075
Granted: Apr 7, 2020
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A display region of an electronic device is enlarged. Alternatively, a display region of an electronic device is protected. Alternatively, a display device for extending a display region is provided. A system includes an electronic device including a first display portion positioned on a first surface including an upper surface of a housing and a second display portion positioned on a second surface including a first side surface of the housing, and a display device including a third display portion positioned on a third surface of a support portion and a connection portion having a function of connecting with the housing and a function of reversibly changing the relative positions of the support portion and the housing between a first configuration and a second configuration. The first configuration is a configuration in which the support portion covers the first display portion such that the second display portion is visible. The second configuration is a configuration in which the support portion and the housing are opened such that the first display portion, the second display portion, and the third display portion are visible.

Claims (80)

1. A display device attachable to an electronic device,

wherein the electronic device includes a housing,

wherein the housing includes a first display portion and a second display portion,

wherein the first display portion is positioned on an upper surface of the housing,

wherein the second display portion is positioned on a first side surface of the housing,

wherein the display device includes a support portion, a connection portion, and a third display portion,

wherein the third display portion is positioned on a first region of the support portion,

wherein the connection portion is positioned on a first end portion of the display device,

wherein the connection portion is configured to connect to a region of the housing and reversibly change relative positions of the support portion and the housing between a first configuration and a second configuration,

wherein the support portion has a second region which transmits visible light and is positioned adjacent to a second end portion opposite to the first end portion of the display device,

wherein, in the first configuration, the second region of the support portion covers the first side surface of the housing such that the second display portion is visible through the second region of the support portion,

wherein, in the first configuration, the third display portion is positioned between the first display portion and the first region of the support portion, and

wherein, in the second configuration, the support portion does not cover the first display portion and the second display portion such that the first display portion, the second display portion, and the third display portion are visible.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein, in the first configuration, the first display portion and the third display portion are positioned to face each other between the housing and the first region of the support portion.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the support portion is flexible and allows the third display portion to be bent.

4. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the connection portion is flexible, and

wherein the relative positions of the support portion and the housing are reversibly changed between the first configuration and the second configuration by bending the connection portion.

5. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the connection portion includes a hinge structure with two or more rotation axes, and

wherein the hinge structure enables the relative positions of the support portion and the housing to be reversibly changed between the first configuration and the second configuration.

6. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the connection portion includes a reception portion supplied with power and a signal from the housing.

7. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the reception portion is supplied with the power and the signal wirelessly.

8. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the connection portion has a region being magnetically attachable to and detachable from the region of the housing.

9. An electronic device to which a display device is attachable,