Flexible display device for displaying electronic information

• US 20060209218A1
• Filed: 06/28/2005
• Published: 09/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Chen, Po-Chuan, Lee, Cheng-Chung
• Application Number:
  US11/167,115
• Publication Number:
  US 20060209218A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 349/1
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 17/08 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/00 Visual time or date indication means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets

Abstract

A flexible display device for displaying electronic information has a main body, a small screen, a reel mechanism, a scrolling display and a wrist strap. The screen is disposed on the main body for displaying information. The reel mechanism is disposed on the main body. The scrolling display is rolled and hidden in the main body by the reel mechanism for displaying information, wherein the scrolling display is a CLC display or an OLED display. The wrist strap connects with the main body for securing the main body around a wearer. The scrolling display has a screen puller connected to one side thereof for pulling out the scrolling display. The flexible display device is portable, and usable in a fixed state. In addition, the flexible display is not easily to get lost and lessens abrading of the monitor'"'"'s surface of the scrolling display from usual wear and tear.

Claims

1. A flexible display device for displaying electronic information, comprising:

a main body;

a screen disposed on the main body for displaying information;

a reel mechanism disposed on the main body;

a scrolling display rolled and hidden in the main body by the reel mechanism for displaying information, wherein the scrolling display is a cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) display; and

a wrist strap connecting with the main body for securing the main body around a wearer.

2. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body is made of flexible material.

3. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body is made of hard material.

4. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body has a gel disposed in an inner face thereof.

5. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the screen has at least one flexible screen.

6. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the flexible screen is made by setting a display medium and transistors on a flexible panel or a PCB.

7. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the display medium is cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC).

8. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the display medium is an organic light-emitting diode (OLED).

9. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the scrolling display has a screen puller connected to one side thereof.

10. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the scrolling display is a dual display that is used to display in the daytime or the nighttime.

11. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the dual display has two panels arranged side-by-side.

12. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the dual display has two panels arranged back-to-back.

13. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the scrolling display is made by setting a display medium and transistors on a flexible panel or a PCB.

14. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the display medium is cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC).

15. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the scrolling display is a high-level image display.

16. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wrist strap is a two-piece structure.

17. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wrist strap is made of elastic material.

18. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wrist strap is a support.

19. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an image acquisition unit disposed on the main body for taking pictures or photographs.

20. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an input unit disposed on the main body for inputting information.

21. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 20, wherein the input unit is buttons.

22. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 20, wherein the input unit is a touch screen.

23. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 20, wherein the input unit has a power key, a capture/photograph key, a record key, a forward/next key, a backward/previous key, a play/pause key, a stop key, a number/letter key and/or an urgent key.

24. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body has a recorder disposed thereon.

25. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body has a microphone and a speaker disposed thereon.

26. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body has a power indicator light, a photograph indicator light, a record indicator light and/or a low power indicator light.

27. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body has a GPS disposed thereon.

31. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body has a gel disposed in an inner face thereof.

32. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the screen has at least one flexible screen.

33. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 32, wherein the flexible screen is made by setting a display medium and transistors on a flexible panel or a PCB.

34. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 33, wherein the display medium is cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC).

35. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 33, wherein the display medium is an organic light-emitting diode (OLED).

28. A flexible display device for electronic information, comprising:

a main body;

a screen disposed on the main body for displaying information;

a reel mechanism disposed on the main body;

a scrolling display rolled and hidden in the main body by the reel mechanism for displaying information, wherein the scrolling display is an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display; and

a wrist strap connecting with the main body for securing the main body around a wearer.

29. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 28, wherein the main body is made of flexible material.

30. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 28, wherein the main body is made of hard material.

36. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 28, wherein the scrolling display has a screen puller connected to one side thereof.

37. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 28, wherein the scrolling display is a dual display that is used to display in the daytime or the nighttime.

38. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 37, wherein the dual display has two panels arranged side-by-side.

39. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 37, wherein the dual display has two panels arranged back-to-back.

40. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 28, wherein the scrolling display is made by setting a display medium and transistors on a flexible panel or a PCB.

41. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 40, wherein the display medium is cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC).

42. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 28, wherein the scrolling display is a high-level image display.

43. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 28, wherein the wrist strap is a two-piece structure.

44. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 28, wherein the wrist strap is made of elastic material.

45. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 28, wherein the wrist strap is a support.

46. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 28, further comprising an image acquisition unit disposed on the main body for taking pictures or photographs.

47. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 28, further comprising an input unit disposed on the main body for inputting information.

48. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 47, wherein the input unit is buttons.

49. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 47, wherein the input unit is a touch screen.

50. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 47, wherein the input unit has a power key, a capture/photograph key, a record key, a forward/next key, a backward/previous key, a play/pause key, a stop key, a number/letter key and/or an urgent key.

51. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 28, wherein the main body has a recorder disposed thereon.

52. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 28, wherein the main body has a microphone and a speaker disposed thereon.

53. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 28, wherein the main body has a power indicator light, a photograph indicator light, a record indicator light and/or a low power indicator light.

54. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 28, wherein the main body has a GPS disposed thereon.