IP Library Granted Patent US 11,036,310
Granted Patent B2
US 11,036,310 · App. 16/705,737 · Granted Jun 15, 2021

Flexible display apparatus and display method thereof

Inventors: Joon-kyu Seo (Seongnam-si, KR); Jung-joo Sohn (Seoul, KR); Hyun-jin Kim (Seoul, KR); Geun-ho Lee (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,036,310
App. No.
16/705,737
Granted
Jun 15, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display, a sensor which senses bending of the flexible display, and a controller which determines a screen activation region and a screen inactivation region from among a plurality of display regions of the flexible display based on the sensed bending, and displays a predetermined screen on the screen activation region.

Claims (29)

1. A flexible display apparatus comprising:

a flexible display;

a sensor; and

a controller configured to, in response to a bending of the flexible display being sensed by the sensor while the flexible display is activated, deactivate a part of the flexible display among parts into which the flexible display is divided based on the bending.

2. The flexible display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to identify a size of the activated part of the flexible display, and

control the activated part of the flexible display to display a screen corresponding to the size of the activated part of the flexible display.

3. The flexible display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to, in response to an unfolding of the flexible display being sensed by the sensor, activate the deactivated part of the flexible display.

4. The flexible display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:

in response to the bending of the flexible display being sensed by the sensor, control an activated part of the flexible display to display an entire screen moved corresponding to the deactivated part of the flexible display.

5. The flexible display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to, in response to another bending of the flexible display being sensed by the sensor while the flexible display is in a state of the bending, deactivate another part of the flexible display among parts into which the flexible display is divided based on the another bending.

6. The flexible display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to, based on the bending of the flexible display being sensed by the sensor, control the activated part of the flexible display to display an execution screen of a function corresponding to the deactivated part of the flexible display.

7. The flexible display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to:

in response to the bending of the flexible display being sensed by the sensor while the flexible display displays a moving image, control the activated part of the flexible display to display a list of the moving image or information regarding the moving image.

8. The flexible display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to, in response to the bending of the flexible display which corresponds to a predetermined angle being sensed by the sensor while the flexible display is activated, deactivate the part of the flexible display among parts into which the flexible display is divided based on the bending.

9. A display method of a flexible apparatus comprising a flexible display, the display method comprising:

in response to a bending of the flexible display being sensed while the flexible display is activated, deactivating a part of the flexible display among parts into which the flexible display is divided based on the bending.

10. The display method of claim 9 , further comprising:

identifying a size of the activated part of the flexible display, and

displaying a screen on the activated part of the flexible display corresponding to the size of the activated part of the flexible display.

11. The display method of claim 9 , further comprising:

in response to an unfolding of the flexible display being sensed, activating the deactivated part of the flexible display.

12. The display method of claim 9 , further comprising:

in response to the bending of the flexible display being sensed, displaying an entire screen moved corresponding to the deactivated part of the flexible display.

13. The display method of claim 9 , further comprising:

in response to another bending of the flexible display being sensed while the flexible display is in a state of the bending, deactivating another part of the flexible display among parts into which the flexible display is divided based on the another bending.

14. The display method of claim 9 , further comprising:

based on the bending of the flexible display being sensed, displaying an execution screen of a function corresponding to the deactivated part of the flexible display.

15. The display method of claim 14 , further comprising:

in response to the bending of the flexible display being sensed while the flexible display displays a moving image, displaying a list of the moving image or information regarding the moving image.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0083285 · Jul 30, 2012 · national
Continuity (6)
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