An electronic device ( 1 ) is described that comprises a flexible display ( 9 ) with at least two extendable display sections ( 6,7 ), each display section being movable to an extended position and supported by an associated hold out mechanism ( 3,4 ). The electronic device comprises a further display section ( 9 a ) and a main body ( 2 ), with a window area ( 5 ) supporting part of the display ( 9 ), in the extended position. The display sections ( 6,7 ) extend outwardly from the main body ( 2 ) from different sides of the window area ( 5 ) and form one continuous wide screen display panel ( 9 ) with the further section ( 9 a ).

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›1.independentAn electronic device comprising:na flexible display with at least one extendable display section and a further display section;a main body including a…+2

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G06F1/16

USPC · US Patent Classification

361/679.21248/917312/223.1312/223.2361/679.4361/679.5

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Type	Document	Date
related publication	US 20130128439 A1	23 May 2013

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