FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling a display device, the apparatus comprising:
- the display device formed of a foldable material and folded along at least two parallel virtual folding lines; and
a control unit for controlling a display of the display device based on a folded position and a folding direction of the display device,wherein the display device is configured to be foldable in a first direction at a first folding line, and is configured to be foldable in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction at a second folding line adjacent to the first folding line, wherein the first folding line is any one of the at least two parallel virtual folding lines, and the second folding line is a remaining one of the at least two parallel virtual folding lines.
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Abstract
A flexible display device and a method and apparatus for controlling the same. An apparatus for controlling a display device includes the display device formed of a foldable material and folded along at least two parallel virtual folding lines, and a control unit for controlling a display of the display device based on a folded position and a folding direction of the display device, wherein the display device is configured to be foldable in a first direction at a first folding line, and is configured to be foldable in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction at a second folding line adjacent to the first folding line, wherein the first folding line is any one of the at least two parallel virtual folding lines, and the second folding line is a remaining one of the at least two parallel virtual folding lines.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling a display device, the apparatus comprising:
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the display device formed of a foldable material and folded along at least two parallel virtual folding lines; and a control unit for controlling a display of the display device based on a folded position and a folding direction of the display device, wherein the display device is configured to be foldable in a first direction at a first folding line, and is configured to be foldable in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction at a second folding line adjacent to the first folding line, wherein the first folding line is any one of the at least two parallel virtual folding lines, and the second folding line is a remaining one of the at least two parallel virtual folding lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling a display device formed of a foldable material, the method comprising:
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recognizing folding of the display device along at least two parallel virtual folding lines on the display device; and controlling a display on the display device based on the recognized folded position and a folding direction, wherein the display device is folded in a first direction at a first folding line, and is folded in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction at a second folding line adjacent to the first folding line, wherein the first folding line is any one of the at least two parallel virtual folding lines, and the second folding line is a remaining one of the at least two parallel virtual folding lines. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A display device formed of a foldable material and comprising a display unit capable of displaying an image thereon,
the display device configured to be foldable in a first direction at a first folding line, and configured to be foldable in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction at a second folding line adjacent to the first folding line, wherein the first folding line is any one of at least two parallel virtual folding lines on the display device, and the second folding line is a remaining one of the at least two parallel virtual folding lines on the display device, wherein at least one area of the display unit of the display device is configured to display an image thereon, wherein the at least one area is exposed according to the folding of the display device.
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