Patent ID: 9372508
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A flexible display device, comprising: a base; a flexible display panel coupled to the base and having a touch control unit, wherein the touch control unit is located on a display area of the flexible display panel; a detecting unit, for detecting an operating state of the flexible display panel, wherein the operating state comprises a concealing mode and an exposing mode; and a control unit, disposed inside the base and electrically coupled to the detecting unit, wherein the detecting unit outputs a detected signal indicative of a detected result to the control unit, and the control unit is configured to determine whether to activate or turn off operation functions of the touch control unit according to the detected signal to minimize accidental contact-induced malfunctions, wherein when the operation functions of the touch control unit is turned off, display information of the flexible display panel is recorded, and the operation functions of the touch control unit are activated or turned off in accordance with the operating state of the flexible display panel, wherein as the detecting unit detects that the flexible display panel is in the concealing mode, the control unit turns off the operation functions of the touch control unit.