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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2011
Applicant:
W Garland Phillips, Barrington, IL (US);
Inventor:
W Garland Phillips, Barrington, IL (US);
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G09G 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/36 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0606 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0613 (2013.01); G09G 2340/14 (2013.01); G09G 2380/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
As described herein, there is provided methods, apparatus and computer program products to display visual information on a foldable display device. Display control signals are altered or modified to avoid display of or compensate for impairment in the display of visual information on fold deformations introduced in a display unit of the display device in response to folding of the display unit, or to reverse any alterations or modifications in the event that the fold deformations are eliminated by unfolding of the display unit.