US 11,934,501 B2
Rollable extended mobile device display
Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata (IN); Craig M. Trim, Ventura, CA (US); Martin G. Keen, Cary, NC (US); and John M. Ganci, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/448,402.
Prior Publication US 2023/0096823 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 21/32 (2013.01); E05B 65/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 21/84 (2013.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 21/32 (2013.01) [E05B 65/0067 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 21/84 (2013.01); E05B 47/0002 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
detecting, by one or more computer processors, a computing device within a proximity to a rollable device, wherein the rollable device comprises:
a transparent rollable band; and
a set of biometric locks attached to opposing sides of the transparent rollable band;
determining, by one or more computer processors, a location and an orientation of the rollable device relative to the computing device;
attaching, by one or more computer processors, the rollable device to the computing device utilizing the set of biometric locks engaged programmatically such that at least one side of the rollable device is locked and hinged to the computing device; and
responsive to the rollable device attached to a side of the computing device, extending, by one or more computer processors, a display area of the computing device to the rollable device.