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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Minsoo Kim, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Jaehwan Kim, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Jinman Kim, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Youngtae Jeong, Daegu, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
An electronic device including a flexible display and a method capable of determining a bending direction of the flexible display by using at least one bending confirmation touch recognition pattern are provided. The electronic device includes a flexible display unit including a display panel and a support structure configured to support the display panel; a sensor unit configured to sensing bending of the flexible display unit; and a control unit configured to determine a bending extent and a bending direction of the flexible display unit based on a sensing result of the sensor unit, wherein a plurality of touch recognition patterns are arranged on the display panel and the support structure, and the arranged touch recognition patterns include a bending confirmation pattern.