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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 21/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G09F 9/30 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G01B 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 21/20 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 3/03 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G09F 9/301 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for generating shape information of an object. The method of generating the shape information of the object includes identifying a bend location of a flexible display apparatus surrounding the object; identifying a bend angle of the flexible display apparatus; and generating the shape information of the object based on the bend location of the flexible display apparatus and the bend angle of the flexible display apparatus.