DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Priority
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Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 09/01/2023 is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claim(s) 1-3 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1)/(a)(2) as being anticipated by Yildiz et al (US 20210035494 A1) herein after Yildiz.
Regarding claim 1, Yildiz teaches a flexible display portable device ([0003] The present invention relates in general to the field of portable information handling systems, and more particularly to information handling system flexible display operating condition monitoring and management.) comprising one or more independent hinge structures to be coupled to an independent body housing ([0017] FIG. 1 depicts an exploded view of an information handling system having flexible display monitoring and management; Fig. 1, para [0032] Information handling system 10 is built into a housing 12 having opposing housing portions 14 rotationally coupled by a hinge assembly 36).
In figure 1 examiner views an independent hinge 36 to be coupled to an independent body housing 12 (includes housing portions 14) of the flexible display.
Regarding claim 2, Yildiz teaches a flexible display portable device comprising a temperature maintenance system using a heating wire (Fig. 1. para [0038] Warming may be performed by applying power to processing components, such as CPU 20 and GPU 30 near the folding region so that dissipation of power by the processing components releases thermal energy. As another alternative, a set of heating elements 48 may be activated for the direct purpose of creating heat at the POLED material. In some instances, embedded controller 32 may read temperature sensors 46 to determine where in POLED material the thermal state is too cold and selectively apply only some heating elements 48 to those areas).
CPU or GPU is viewed as temperature maintenance system using temperature sensor 46 and heating element 48 (i.e., wire. See fig. 1)
and software control (Fig. 1, Para [0038] CPU 20 or controller 32). Person skilled in the art would use the processor or controller included with a control method or software to control the temperature in the flexible device using heating rod or wire at different temperatures.
Regarding claim 3, Yildiz teaches A flexible display portable device comprising a temperature maintenance system having a notification function including color (para [0014] Display operating conditions may be adapted based upon a temperature constraint by heating or cooling the display or locking the display in a current position, such as a folded or flat position, until the temperature constraint is alleviated.
Para [0048] Once POLED material is characterized and its degradation modeled to define modified operating constraints, the modified operating constraints are applied to protect the POLED material of the flexible display film from non-ideal operating conditions. Some examples of non-ideal operating conditions include high or low temperatures or an extended time period, such as 24 hours, in a folded state... Notification to the end user of a delay caused by the hinge brake may be provided with an LED or speaker disposed in the housing, such as by sounding an alarm if an attempt to change the fold state will violate POLED material operating constraints. As described above, thermal conditions at a particular flexible display film zone may be adjusted with active heating or cooling or by adjusting operating conditions of a processing component near the zone.) (examiner views LEDs have colors), warning sound (notification provided through speaker, see para [0048]), and an image change depending on a temperature change (para [0045] Over time and system use, POLED material characteristics will change, such as due to exposure to raised or lowered temperatures and folding of the plastic substrate…. With respect to characterizing POLED material degradation related to thermal conditions, three examples of operating conditions are illustrated as tracked in each of the plural zones. One example is the total pixel on time as tracked by the graphics processor and its operating system driver. Another example is the average pixel brightness level, again as tracked by the graphics processor and its driver. A third example is the average operating temperature for each of the plural zones.) or a detachable accessory.
In above paragraphs examiner views, when the Plastic substrate (POLED) material in the flexible device degrades due to temperature changes, the temperature maintain system (includes temperature sensors and processor or controller) in the flexible display portable provide notification function including color through LED, warning sound through speaker and tracks or monitors an image or pixel change in multiple zones depending on a temperature change.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
Hong US 20200204666 A1 discusses foldable electronic device with temperature sensing.
YU et al US 10838457 B2 discusses foldable display device.
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/SHARAD TIMILSINA/Examiner, Art Unit 2863
/Catherine T. Rastovski/Supervisory Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2863