Electronic Devices With Sidewall Displays
First Claim
1. An electronic device having a front region and a side region, comprising:
- a curved flexible display layer having an array of display pixels; and
a curved transparent cover layer that covers the curved flexible display layer on the front region and the side region, wherein the array of display pixels displays images through the curved transparent cover layer on the front region and the side region.
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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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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device having a front region and a side region, comprising:
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a curved flexible display layer having an array of display pixels; and a curved transparent cover layer that covers the curved flexible display layer on the front region and the side region, wherein the array of display pixels displays images through the curved transparent cover layer on the front region and the side region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A display, comprising:
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a transparent cover layer having a curved inner surface; a flexible display substrate that conforms to the curved inner surface of the transparent cover layer; and a plurality of display pixels formed on the flexible display substrate that display images through the transparent cover layer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device comprising:
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a transparent cover layer that forms an exterior surface of the electronic device, wherein the transparent cover layer includes a first portion formed in a first plane and a second portion that is bent away from the first plane, and wherein the transparent cover layer extends continuously between the first portion and the second portion; and an array of display pixels having a first portion that displays images through the first portion of the transparent cover layer a second portion that displays images through the second portion of the transparent cover layer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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