Patent ID: 11940841
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for dividing a flexible display into removable sections for use as one or more wearable devices, comprising:
articulating a display of a flexible display device into a plurality of portions, the plurality of portions being divided along a plurality of dividing lines each having a locking mechanism, respectively, of a plurality of locking mechanisms; and
connecting electrically a power supply to the locking mechanisms to activate and deactivate the locking mechanisms, a portion of the plurality of portions borders corresponding locking mechanisms of the plurality of locking mechanisms along corresponding dividing lines of the plurality of dividing lines;
in response to deactivation of the corresponding locking mechanisms for the portion, the portion being decouplable and removable;
connecting the power supply to the portion as part of converting the portion to a wearable device to be used by a user, when the portion is decoupled and removed from the display.