US 12,222,757 B2
Flexible display screen systems and methods
Gregory A. Piccionelli, Westlake Village, CA (US); and Ted R. Rittmaster, Westlake Village, CA (US)
Filed by Gregory A. Piccionelli, Westlake Village, CA (US); and Ted R. Rittmaster, Westlake Village, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/590,574.
Application 17/590,574 is a continuation of application No. 16/920,525, filed on Jul. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,262,799.
Application 16/920,525 is a continuation of application No. 14/818,970, filed on Aug. 5, 2015, granted, now 10,739,817, issued on Aug. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/033,822, filed on Aug. 6, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0155818 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G09F 9/30 (2006.01); G09F 21/02 (2006.01); G09F 21/04 (2006.01); G09F 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/163 (2013.01) [G02F 1/133305 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G09F 9/301 (2013.01); G09F 21/02 (2013.01); G09F 21/048 (2013.01); G09F 27/005 (2013.01); G09F 21/023 (2020.05)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flexible display screen system comprising:
an article comprising a flexible material;
at least one flexible display screen secured on the flexible material;
at least one motive device and linkage to apply a force on the flexible material or on the at least one flexible display screen to cause the flexible material or the at least one flexible display screen to flix or bend in a controlled manner;
a computer system configured to provide image information for controlling a display of images on the flexible display screen; and
at least one sensor coupled to the computer system and configured for sensing a plurality of different levels of pressure, and providing different sensor information corresponding to each different level of pressure sensed by the at least one sensor;
wherein the computer system is further configured to determine when the sensed level of pressure reaches each of a plurality of different predefined thresholds and to control the at least one motive device to provide a different amount of flexing or bending of the flexible material or of the at least one flexible display screen, dependent on the threshold reached by the sensed level of pressure to which the sensor information corresponds.