Patent ID: 7324093
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A user interface for a portable electronic device, said user interface comprising: a) a flexible display panel, said flexible display panel forming a first layer of said user interface; and b) a flexible touch sensor disposed immediately under a bottom of said flexible display panel and is separate from said flexible display panel, said flexible touch sensor forming a second layer of said user interface, wherein said flexible touch sensor is operable to register a position where contact is made with a surface of said user interface, wherein a particular position on said user interface is translated into a particular command controlling said portable electronic device wherein a support structure is disposed beneath said flexible touch sensor; an additional instance of said flexible touch sensor, said additional flexible touch sensor disposed beneath said support, said additional flexible touch sensor coupled to said user interface; and an additional instance of said flexible display panel, said additional flexible display coupled to said user interface, said additional flexible display panel disposed beneath said additional flexible touch sensor, whereby two sided flexible display functionality is provided to said user interface.