Moveable output device

• US 20070052617A1
• Filed: 05/02/2006
• Published: 03/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palm, Inc. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Gettemy, Shawn, Oliver, Mark, Fraser, Sherridythe, Wong, Yoon, Hanson, William
• Granted Patent: US 9,977,641 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/1.300
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• 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 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1641 the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components G06F1/1647 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1654 the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1612 Flat panel monitor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04809 Textured surface identifying touch areas, e.g. overlay structure for a virtual keyboard
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display

Abstract

A display system is disclosed. The display system includes a processor. The display system also includes a first display device having a first display surface and receiving display data from the processor. The display system also includes a second displayed device having a display area smaller then the first display device and moveable over the surface of the first display device. The display system also includes a sensor in communication with the processor and communicating location data to the processor. The location data is representative of the relative location of the first display to the second display. Further still, the display system includes a program running on the processor and providing display data to the first and second display devices. The display data is provided to the second display device based on the location data.

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16. A portable electronic device for displaying on a relatively larger display an image relating to an image displayed on a nearby portable electronic device having a smaller display, comprising:

a display being relatively larger than the smaller display of the nearby portable electronic device;

a processor coupled to the relatively larger display; and

a wireless transceiver configured to communicate data wirelessly between the processor and the nearby portable electronic device,

wherein the processor is configured to display on the relatively larger display an image relating to an image displayed on the nearby portable electronic device.

17. The portable electronic device of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to display on the relatively larger display a lower-resolution version of an image displayed on the portable electronic device.

18. The portable electronic device of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to display a map on the larger display having less information than a map displayed on the portable electronic device.

19. The portable electronic device of claim 16, wherein the image is an enlarged version of the image displayed on the nearby portable electronic device.

20. A portable electronic device for displaying an image relating to an image on a nearby portable electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a processor coupled to the display;

a set of buttons coupled to the processor configured to provide user inputs to the processor; and

a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor configured to communicate data wirelessly with the nearby portable electronic device,

wherein the processor is configured to display on the display a first image relating to a second image displayed on the nearby portable electronic device, wherein the first image comprises more information than the second image.

21. The portable electronic device of claim 20 wherein the first image comprises an updated image that has been updated more recently than the second image.

22. The portable electronic device of claim 20, wherein the first image comprises an enhanced image of the second image.

23. The portable electronic device of claim 20, wherein the first image comprises input options for the second image.

24. The portable electronic device of claim 20, wherein the first image comprises textual information relating to the second image not shown in the second image.

25. The portable electronic device of claim 20, wherein the first image comprises greater color depth than the second image.

26. The portable electronic device of claim 20, wherein the first image shows information embedded in the second image but not shown in the second image.

27. The portable electronic device of claim 26, wherein the embedded information comprises places of interest on a map.

28. A handheld electronic device for displaying on a relatively smaller display an image relating to an image displayed on a nearby portable electronic device having a larger display, comprising:

a display being relatively smaller than the larger display of the nearby portable electronic device;

a processor coupled to the relatively smaller display; and

a wireless transceiver configured to communicate data wirelessly between the processor and the nearby portable electronic device,

wherein the processor is configured to display on the relatively smaller display a first image relating to a second image displayed on the nearby portable electronic device.

29. The handheld electronic device of claim 28, wherein the first image comprises an updated image that has been updated more recently than the second image.

30. The handheld electronic device of claim 28, wherein the first image comprises an enhanced image of the second image.

31. The handheld electronic device of claim 28, wherein the first image comprises input options for the second image.

32. The handheld electronic device of claim 28, wherein the first image comprises textual information relating to the second image not shown in the second image.

33. The handheld electronic device of claim 28, wherein the first image comprises greater color depth than the second image.

34. The handheld electronic device of claim 28, wherein the first image shows information embedded in the second image but not shown in the second image.

35. The handheld electronic device of claim 34, wherein the embedded information comprises places of interest on a map.