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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Woo Sung In, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Il Ki Min, Anyang-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/4403 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 9/4401 (2013.01);
Abstract
A display apparatus and method for bending a display panel automatically during booting are provided. According to an exemplary embodiment, the display apparatus may include a display module; an input unit configured to receive a command from a user; a storage configured to store a booting sequence; a driver configured to change a curvature of the display module; and a processor configured to, in response to a power-on command being received through the input unit, control the driver to bend the display module, while performing booting according to the booting sequence.