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Samsung Patent Reveals Interface for Smartphone With Three-Sided Display [Images]
Posted November 19, 2013 at 8:52pm by iClarified · 18524 views
The patent is entitled, "Method and Apparatus for Operating Functions of Portable Terminal Having Bended Display," and is described as follows:
A portable terminal having a bended display divided into a main region of a front surface and a sub-region of a side of the portable terminal and operating functions of the portable terminal in connection with the main region and the sub-region, and a method of operating the same are provided. The method of operating functions of a portable terminal having a bended display, includes receiving an input of an event, determining a type of the input event, outputting event information, according to an internal event input based on the bended display, through at least one of a main region and a sub-region of the bended display when the input event is the internal event, and outputting event information, according to an external event input from an outside source, through the sub-region of the bended display when the input event is the external event.
The images below highlight some of the key interface functions that Samsung has patented.
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Unlock by sliding your finger along the side display:
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E-book chapter markers and bookmarks are presented on the side display.
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Information about email attachments is shown on the side screen space.
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A battery meter shows charging status on the side display.
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Alphabetical subheadings for jumping quickly through contacts are pushed to the side.
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A visual clipboard lets you drag items for clipping and sharing to the side display for reuse in different apps.
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Similar to the contacts app, the side display is used as an index for quickly navigating through photos by date.
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Instead of using a slider to unlock, you can place two fingers on specific areas of the side-screen.
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If these concepts interest you, check out the real smartphone created by SEL to demonstrate their bendable display.