Abstract: A method in an electronic device transitions a blade assembly that carries a blade and flexible display and that is slidably coupled to a device housing and movable between an extended position, a retracted position, and a peek position to a position between the retracted position and the extended position when split-screen content is to be newly presented on the flexible display.

Abstract: A method in an electronic device includes detecting, with a flexible display carried by a blade assembly that is slidably coupled to a device housing and movable between at least an extended position and a retracted position, user input defining a swipe gesture.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a device housing and a blade assembly carrying a blade and slidably coupled to the device housing. The electronic device includes a translation mechanism operable to slide the blade assembly relative to the device housing. The electronic device includes one or more processors operable with the translation mechanism. The one or more processors manipulate content being presented on the flexible display as a function of a position of the blade assembly.

Abstract: A method in an electronic device transitions a blade assembly that carries a blade and flexible display and that is slidably coupled to a device housing and movable between an extended position, a retracted position, and a peek position to a position between the retracted position and the extended position when content is to be newly presented on the flexible display.

Abstract: A method in an electronic device identifies an operating context of the electronic device. The method determines a content presentation size of content corresponding to the operating context. The method then translates a blade assembly carrying a blade and flexible display that is slidably coupled to a device housing, as well as movable between an extended position, a retracted position, and optionally a peek position, to a position accommodating the content presentation size. Thereafter, one or more processors of the electronic device can present the content on the flexible display.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a device housing and a blade assembly carrying a blade and slidably coupled to the device housing. The electronic device includes a translation mechanism operable to slide the blade assembly relative to the device housing. The electronic device includes one or more processors operable with the translation mechanism. The one or more processors can automatically cause the blade assembly to translate in response to one or more triggers, some of which may be learned by an artificial intelligence classifier.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a device housing and a blade assembly carrying a blade and slidably coupled to the device housing. The electronic device includes a translation mechanism operable to slide the blade assembly relative to the device housing. The electronic device includes one or more processors operable with the translation mechanism. The one or more processors automatically transition the blade assembly to the peek position when a front-facing imager or front-facing loudspeaker is required unless a privacy mode of operation is enabled, wherein transition of the blade assembly to the peek position is precluded.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a device housing and a blade assembly carrying a blade and slidably coupled to the device housing. The electronic device includes a translation mechanism operable to slide the blade assembly relative to the device housing. The electronic device includes one or more processors operable with the translation mechanism. The one or more processors cause the blade assembly to move to a position where dimensions of a front-facing portion of the flexible display correspond to a preferred aspect ratio for content being presented on the front-facing portion of the flexible display.

Abstract: An electronic device, method and computer program product enable an automatic increase in a size of a display to present more visual content responsive to a gaze direction. The electronic system monitors eye gaze direction. The electronic system presents a first portion of visual content on a flexible display while a flexible display support structure is at least partially retracted. In response to the visual content having an un-displayed second portion that is contiguous with the first portion and determining that the eye gaze direction has traversed the first portion towards one of a translatable edge of the flexible display support structure or an opposite edge of the first housing in a direction of the un-displayed second portion, the electronic system triggers the translation mechanism to extend the flexible display support structure. The electronic system presents the first and second portion of the visual content on an extended flexible display.

Abstract: A compute box includes a communication device and one or more processors. The one or more processors, in response to the communication device being electronically in communication with a flexible content presentation companion device and at least one other flexible content presentation companion device, determine a geometric configuration of each flexible content presentation companion device. The one or more processors format content for presentation on the visible area available on the flexible content presentation companion device and another visible area of another flexible content presentation companion device and cause the communication device to deliver the content to each flexible content presentation companion device. When the geometric configuration of any flexible content presentation companion device changes, the one or more processors can generate a visible display area adjustment animation to smoothly transfer the content to a new visible area.