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Granted Patent B2
US 11,435,651 · App. 17/011,486 · Granted Sep 6, 2022

Electronic device with flexible display and camera

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Hideaki Shishido (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
G03B15/05G06F1/1652G09F9/301H04N5/2256H04N5/22525G03B2215/05
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Patent No.
US 11,435,651
App. No.
17/011,486
Granted
Sep 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an electronic device with high portability, a highly browsable electronic device, or an electronic device having a novel light source that can be used in shooting photographs and video. The electronic device includes a camera and a flexible display portion. The display portion has a first region and a second region. The first region has a function of emitting light to a photographic subject. The second region has a function of displaying an image of the photographic subject shot by the camera. The display portion can be bent so that the first region and the second region face in different directions.

Claims (24)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a camera; and

a display comprising a bended portion,

wherein the electronic device is bendable along the bended portion,

wherein the display comprises a first region and a second region,

wherein the first region surrounds the camera when viewed in a plane view, and

wherein the first region is configured to emit light to illuminate a photographic subject while the camera is shooting an image of the photographic subject.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first region and the second region face in different directions.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the display is configured to change a size of a display portion emitting light to the photographic subject.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first region and the second region are separated by the bended portion.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the display is a flexible display.

6. An electronic device comprising:

a camera; and

a display comprising a bended portion,

wherein the display comprises a first region and a second region,

wherein the electronic device is bendable along the bended portion,

wherein the first region surrounds the camera when viewed in a plane view,

wherein the first region is configured to emit light to illuminate a photographic subject while the camera is shooting an image of the photographic subject, and

wherein the second region is configured to display an image while the camera is shooting an image of the photographic subject.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the first region and the second region face in different directions.

8. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the image is an image shot by the camera.

9. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the display is configured to change a size of a display portion emitting light to the photographic subject.

10. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the first region and the second region are separated by the bended portion.

11. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the display is a flexible display.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2020
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI; SHISHIDO, HIDEAKI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053689/0789 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-024647 · Feb 12, 2014 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16383727 · Apr 15, 2019
Continuation 15408642 · Jan 18, 2017
Continuation 14616827 · Feb 9, 2015
Related Publication 20200401017A1 · Dec 24, 2020
Cited By (1)
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