Mobile electronic device wrapped in electronic display

• US 8,644,885 B1
• Filed: 05/14/2013
• Issued: 02/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Tseng, Erick
• Primary Examiner(s): MIZRAHI, DIANE D
• Application Number:
  US13/893,994
• Time in Patent Office: 266 Days
• Field of Search: 345/173, 455/566
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0235 Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0268 including a flexible display panel
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

Systems and techniques for substantially wrapping a mobile electronic device in a display are provided. A method for displaying elements on displays of a computing device is described that includes displaying user-selectable elements on a primary display that is located on a portion of an exterior surface of a mobile electronic device and displaying content to the user on a secondary display comprising substantially an entire exterior surface of the mobile electronic device excluding the primary display region. The method may further include receiving user input through a primary user input mechanism operable to receive user selections in coordination with the primary display of user-selectable elements; and receiving user input through a secondary user input mechanism operable to receive user selections in coordination with the secondary display of content, where the content includes user-selectable elements.

Claims

1. A mobile electronic device comprising:

an exterior surface comprising all surfaces visible to a user of the mobile electronic device;

a flexible electronic graphical display operable to display user-selectable elements where the display comprises substantially the entire exterior surface of the mobile electronic device; and

a user input mechanism operable to receive user selections in coordination with the display of user-selectable elements,

where the display comprises a flexible organic light emitting diode (OLED) display wrapped and bending around that portion of the exterior surface of the mobile electronic device comprising the display including multiple faces and edges of the mobile electronic device.

2. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, further comprising one or more motion sensors mounted in a housing of the mobile electronic device and connected to cause a display controller to change a manner in which content is displayed on the flexible electronic graphical display in response to sensed motion of the device.

3. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the flexible electronic graphical display comprises a touch screen user input mechanism operable to receive user input from substantially the entire flexible electronic display.

4. A mobile electronic device comprising:

an exterior surface comprising all surfaces visible to a user of the mobile electronic device;

a flexible electronic graphical display operable to display user-selectable elements where the display comprises substantially the entire exterior surface of the mobile electronic device; and

a user input mechanism operable to receive user selections in coordination with the display of user-selectable elements,

where the display comprises a flexible electronic ink (e-ink) display wrapped and bending around that portion of the exterior surface of the mobile electronic device comprising the display including multiple faces and edges of the mobile electronic device.

5. The mobile electronic device of claim 4, further comprising one or more motion sensors mounted in a housing of the mobile electronic device and connected to cause a display controller to change a manner in which content is displayed on the flexible electronic graphical display in response to sensed motion of the device.

6. The mobile electronic device of claim 4, wherein the flexible electronic graphical display comprises a touch screen user input mechanism operable to receive user input from substantially the entire flexible electronic display.