Electronic Devices With Sidewall Displays
First Claim
1. An electronic device having opposing front and rear surfaces that are joined by a sidewall surface, comprising:
- a first array of display pixels configured to display images on the front surface;
a second array of display pixels configured to display images on the sidewall surface; and
an opaque masking material that separates the first array of display pixels from the second array of display pixels.
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Abstract
Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated.
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25 Claims
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1. An electronic device having opposing front and rear surfaces that are joined by a sidewall surface, comprising:
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a first array of display pixels configured to display images on the front surface; a second array of display pixels configured to display images on the sidewall surface; and an opaque masking material that separates the first array of display pixels from the second array of display pixels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic device having first and second exterior surfaces, wherein the first and second exterior surfaces are non-parallel to each other, comprising:
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an organic light-emitting diode display having a substrate on which an array of display pixels is formed, wherein the substrate has a first portion parallel to the first exterior surface and a second portion parallel to the second exterior surface; and a cover layer formed over the organic light-emitting diode display, wherein the cover layer has a first portion that forms the first exterior surface of the electronic device and a second portion that forms the second exterior surface of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device having a front surface and a sidewall surface, comprising:
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an array of display pixels configured to display images on the front surface of the electronic device; and a plurality of touch-sensitive virtual buttons on the sidewall surface of the electronic device, wherein each of the touch-sensitive virtual buttons comprises a plurality of light-emitting diodes and wherein the touch-sensitive virtual buttons are separated from each other by inactive regions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electronic device having a front surface and a sidewall surface, comprising:
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an array of display pixels configured to display images on the front surface of the electronic device; and a touch-sensitive virtual button on the sidewall surface of the electronic device, wherein the touch-sensitive virtual button comprises a plurality of light-emitting diodes and wherein the touch-sensitive virtual button is surrounded by an inactive area on the sidewall surface of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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