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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11314140 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022

Filed:

May. 02, 2017

Flexible display module and switch unit for switching a display pattern

Applicant:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Kenji Itoh, Tokyo, JP;

Yoichi Ito, Kanagawa, JP;

Masakazu Mitsugi, Kanagawa, JP;

Seigo Yoneda, Chiba, JP;

Masatomo Shimoyama, Aichi, JP;

Yoshitaka Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Paratus Law Group, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Alexander Eisen

Assistant Examiner:

Nathaniel P Brittingham

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/16753 (2019.01); A45C 13/08 (2006.01); G09F 9/00 (2006.01); G09F 23/00 (2006.01); G09F 21/02 (2006.01); G02F 1/167 (2019.01); G09F 9/37 (2006.01); G09F 9/30 (2006.01); A45C 15/06 (2006.01); A45C 3/06 (2006.01); A45C 15/00 (2006.01); A45F 3/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G09G 3/34 (2006.01); A45F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/16753 (2019.01); A45C 3/06 (2013.01); A45C 13/08 (2013.01); A45C 15/00 (2013.01); A45C 15/06 (2013.01); A45F 3/04 (2013.01); G02F 1/167 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G09F 9/00 (2013.01); G09F 9/30 (2013.01); G09F 9/372 (2013.01); G09F 21/026 (2013.01); G09F 23/00 (2013.01); G09G 3/344 (2013.01); A45F 2003/003 (2013.01); G09F 21/023 (2020.05); G09G 2320/10 (2013.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01); G09G 2380/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present technology relates to a display module which enables the display module capable of improving a design quality of a product to be applied to various types of products. The display module is provided with a flexible sheet-shaped display unit, a switch unit which switches a display pattern of the display unit, and a control unit which controls a display pattern of the display unit on the basis of a switch control signal from the switch unit. The display unit is electrically connected to the control unit, and the control unit is electrically connected to the switch unit by using a wiring cable. The present technology is applicable to, for example, a bag and the like a display pattern of which may be changed.

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