US 12,111,698 B1
Electronic devices with translating flexible displays and corresponding methods for automatic translation when operating as a controller for another electronic device
Amit Kumar Agrawal, Bangalore (IN); and Shuaib Puzhakkal Kavalathara, Malappuram (IN)
Assigned to Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/123,303.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1652 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1454 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a device housing;
a blade assembly wrapping around at least two surfaces of the device housing and supporting a flexible display, the blade assembly slidable around the device housing between:
an extended position where the blade assembly extends beyond an edge of the device housing; and
a retracted position where a major surface of the blade assembly abuts a major surface of the device housing without extending beyond the edge of the device housing;
one or more processors; and
a communication device operable with the one or more processors;
wherein the one or more processors, when the communication device is electronically communicating with a content presentation companion device, determine a front-facing area of the flexible display required for a controller user interface used to control content being presented on the content presentation companion device and cause the blade assembly to transition to a position where a front-facing portion of the flexible display spans the front-facing area.