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

Claim 19:
20. A flexible display device including a divided articulated display having removable sections for use as one or more wearable devices, which comprises:
a flexible display of the flexible display device divided 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, thereby the plurality of portions being contiguous with each other;
a power supply, housed within the flexible display device, electrically communicating with the plurality of locking mechanisms, the power supply being switchable on and off to activate and deactivate the locking mechanisms, respectively, and wherein one or more of the locking mechanisms are activatable to secure the plurality of portions to each other to enable coupling of one or more portions of the plurality of portions, and the locking mechanisms are deactivatable to release the one or more portions of the plurality of portions from each other to enable decoupling and removal of the one or more portions;
power being supplied from the power supply to a portion of the one or more portions 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; and
a computer housed within the flexible display device, and the computer operatively connected to the plurality of locking mechanisms for managing the activation and deactivation of the locking mechanisms using the power supply.