LG Registers Patent For Roll Screen Laptop

Illustrated OLED (LG)

JAKARTA - Folding screens do not seem to enliven competition in the technology world. Now LG has even registered a new patent for a laptop with a roll-up screen.

The South Korean tech company released a roll-up TV earlier this year and is now moving into the smaller segment of devices with laptops equipped with 17-inch rollable panels.

According to the patent image, as reported on the Gizchina website, Saturday, the 17-inch roll screen will be packaged in a 13.3-inch laptop - which can then be expanded when the screen scroll is opened.

This display is exactly like LG's Rollable TV where the user can define the size and the system will adjust accordingly. When unrolled, the laptop will resemble a soundbar like a TV. Unlike standard laptops, this LG device will have a power button on the right side.

The patent also reveals the device appears to have a webcam that can also be rolled up. Additionally, panten mentions that the rollable display can stand on its own and detach from the dock when it's not rolled up.

This addresses concerns over the ability of the display to stand on its own when completely unrolled. The patent also reveals that a mousepad can be externally attached to a keyboard which is then combined on the screen.

A patent application does not necessarily mean that the company is actively working on a particular technology. Sometimes they are just trying to protect ideas and concepts for future use.

LG roll screen smartphone patent (doc. Letsgodigital)

As well as laptops, LG is reportedly working on a smartphone with a roll-up display called Rainbow for release in Q1 2021.

Meanwhile, Oppo earlier this week introduced the Oppo X 2021 concept smartphone with a rollable display.

Samsung is also reportedly developing a roll-screen smartphone, after company executives recently brought a phone that had never appeared in public before, allegedly a roll screen phone.