Apparatus display

• US 20030201974A1
• Filed: 04/26/2002
• Published: 10/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Yin, Memphis Zhihong
• Application Number:
  US10/133,543
• Publication Number:
  US 20030201974A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/158
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1677 for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1692 the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/00 Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one organic light-emitting element covered by group H10K50/00

Abstract

A display for an apparatus. An OLED display, capable of displaying a first display viewable at a first surface and a second display viewable at a second-surface, responds to a detector to display either the first or the second display. The detector may determine whether to display the first or the second display depending on a position of all or a portion of the apparatus.

Claims

1. A display for an apparatus, the apparatus having a first surface in a first plane and a second surface in a second plane, the display comprising:

an OLED display capable of selectively producing either a first display viewable at the first surface or a second display viewable at the second surface; and

a detector for determining which of said first and said second display should be produced;

said OLED display responding to said detector to produce one of said first display or said second display.

2. The display according to claim 1 wherein said OLED display is disposed at least partly at said first surface and said second surface.

3. The display according to claim 1 wherein said detector determines whether the apparatus or a portion thereof is in a first position or a second position.

4. The display according to claim 1 wherein said detector determines an orientation of the apparatus.

5. The display according to claim 1 wherein said detector determines whether the apparatus or a portion thereof is in an open position or a closed position.

6. The display according to claim 1 wherein said detector determines whether the apparatus is in a first location or a second location.

7. The display according to claim 1 further comprising:

an input device for allowing a user to interface with the display.

8. The display according to claim 7 wherein said input device comprises a touch-sensitive membrane.

9. The display according to claim 8 wherein said touch-sensitive membrane is disposed at least partially over said OLED display.

10. The display according to claim 8 wherein said touch-sensitive membrane detects an input location.

11. The display according to claim 10 wherein said display compares said input location to a location of a portion of said first display or said second display.

12. The display according to claim 1 wherein said first display comprises an icon.

13. The display according to claim 12 wherein said second display comprises said icon.

14. The display according to claim 1 wherein said detector comprises at least one touch-sensitive pad.

15. The display according to claim 1 wherein said detector comprises a switch.

16. The display according to claim 1 wherein said detector comprises a motion-sensitive device.

17. The display according to claim 1 wherein said first display displays a first image and said second display displays said first image.

18. An apparatus comprising:

a housing having a first surface in a first plane and a second surface in a second plane;

an OLED display capable of selectively producing either a first display viewable at the first surface or a second display viewable at the second surface; and

a detector for determining which of said first and said second display should be produced;

said OLED display responding to said detector to produce one of said first display or said second display.

19. The apparatus according to claim 18 wherein said OLED display is at least partly disposed at said first surface and said second surface.

20. The apparatus according to claim 18 wherein said detector determines whether the apparatus or a portion thereof is in a first position or a second position.

21. The apparatus according to claim 18 further comprising:

an input device disposed at least partially over said OLED display.

22. The apparatus according to claim 21 wherein said input device comprises a touch-sensitive membrane.

23. The apparatus according to claim 21 wherein said input device detects an input location.

24. A method of producing a display for an apparatus, comprising the steps of:

providing an OLED display capable of producing a first display viewable from a first surface of the apparatus and a second display viewable from a second surface of the apparatus;

detecting a position of all or a portion of the apparatus; and

responsive to said position, producing either said first display or said second display.

25. The method according to claim 24 wherein said step of producing comprises producing said first display when a detector detects that said apparatus or a portion thereof is in a first position, and producing said second display when said detector detects that said apparatus or a portion thereof is in a second position.

26. A display for an apparatus, the apparatus having a first surface in a first plane and a second surface in a second plane, the display comprising:

an OLED display capable of selectively producing either a first display viewable at the first surface or a second display viewable at the second surface; and

means for detecting whether the apparatus or a portion thereof is in a first position or a second position;

said OLED display responding to said means for detecting to produce said first display if said means for detecting detects that the apparatus or a portion thereof is in said first position, and to produce said second display if said means for detecting detects that the apparatus or a portion thereof is in said second position.

27. The display according to claim 26 wherein said OLED display is disposed at least partly at said first surface and said second surface.

28. The display according to claim 26 further comprising:

touch-sensitive means for receiving input.

29. The display according to claim 28 wherein said means for receiving input is disposed at least partially over said OLED display.

30. The display according to claim 28 wherein said means for receiving input detects an input location.

31. The display according to claim 28 wherein said means for receiving input comprises a touch-sensitive membrane.

32. The display according to claim 26 wherein said means for detecting determines whether the apparatus or a portion thereof is in a first orientation or a second orientation.

33. The display according to claim 26 wherein said means for detecting determines whether the apparatus is in an open position or a closed position.

34. The display according to claim 26 wherein said means for detecting determines whether the apparatus is in a first location or a second location.

35. The display according to claim 26 wherein said means for detecting comprises a switch.

36. The display according to claim 26 wherein said means for detecting comprises a motion-sensitive device.

37. The display according to claim 26 wherein said means for detecting comprises at least one-touch sensitive pad disposed on a surface of the apparatus.