Patent ID: 8811032
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A handheld electronic device, comprising: a housing; a flexible display; and an input portion linked to the flexible display, wherein the input portion and the flexible display are configured to move relative to the housing to provide a first arrangement of the flexible display in which a substantial portion of the flexible display is parallel to a front face of the handheld electronic device and a second arrangement of the flexible display in which a portion of the flexible display is disposed within a recess in an interior of the housing, wherein the flexible display has a first viewing area in the first arrangement and a second viewing area in the second arrangement, wherein the second viewing area is less than the first viewing area, and wherein exterior length, width, and height dimensions of the handheld electronic device are the same when the flexible display is in the first arrangement and the second arrangement.