Samsung is known for its screen production with its OLED technology for mobile phones, tablets, TVs to the latest folding phones. But now Samsung wants to implement a different type of screen for one of its devices where the screen can be stretched.
According to patents discovered by Patently Apple, Samsung has applied for a screen patent on its stretchable smartwatch for medical or health applications.
The patent describes how the screen can be embedded with a biosensor that can monitor a wide variety of things.
The patent describes various situations and applications such as how displays can include EGG sensors, ECG sensors, blood pressure sensors, and more. It also suggests that it may have an RFID antenna, motion sensor, strain sensor, and the like. Skin-based sensors are nothing new.
In the past researchers have tried to make wearables for the skin that can be used for temperature sensing, and some fashion companies have even created skin patches in the past that can tell if you have been exposed to too much UV light.
However, Samsung's patent is different in that it includes a display that can offer more detail at a glance.
There's no word on whether Samsung plans to make their patents a reality or not, but considering the company has its own wearables, so maybe we can see some kind of ultra-thin wearable from Samsung in the future.
