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Foldable display

  • US 9,891,670 B2
  • Filed: 12/15/2015
  • Issued: 02/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A foldable display, comprising:

  • a foldable display panel;

    a motor configured to adjust a folding configuration of the foldable display panel, wherein the folding configuration comprises a first configuration in which the foldable display panel is folded along a folding axis and a second configuration in which the foldable display panel is unfolded;

    a folding sensor configured to sense the folding configuration of the foldable display panel;

    a rear surface touch sensor configured to sense a touch input applied to a rear surface of the foldable display panel, wherein the rear surface is divided along the folding axis into first and second rear surface regions; and

    a controller configured to control the foldable display panel, the motor, the folding sensor, and the rear surface touch sensor,wherein the controller is further configured to;

    detect a first touch input applied to the first rear surface region and a second touch input applied to the second rear surface region via signals received from the rear surface touch sensor; and

    control the motor so as to switch the folding configuration of the foldable display panel when the controller detects that the first touch input moves in a first direction and the second touch input moves in a second direction different from the first direction, wherein the first direction is along a plane parallel to the first rear region and the second direction is along a plane parallel to the second rear region.

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