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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Il-kook Yun, Suwon-si, KR;
Geun-Ho Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 13/00 (2006.01); G09G 3/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 13/005 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G09G 3/20 (2013.01); G09G 2340/0464 (2013.01); G09G 2380/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexible apparatus is provided. The flexible apparatus includes a sensor configured to detect bending of the flexible apparatus, a bending holder configured to maintain a bending state of the flexible apparatus, and, a controller configured to control operations of the flexible apparatus, wherein when a predetermined input is received while the flexible apparatus is manipulated, the controller controls the bending holder to maintain the bending state of the flexible apparatus.