Displaying a user name by a secondary display of a notebook computer

• US 20070103383A1
• Filed: 10/25/2005
• Published: 05/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
• Original Assignee: Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
• Inventors: Petronelli, Anthony, Sposato, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US11/258,609
• Publication Number:
  US 20070103383A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/1.100
• 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 1/165 the additional display being small, e.g. for presenting status information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

A notebook computer comprises a notebook computer lid, a notebook computer display viewable on a face of the notebook computer lid, and a secondary display viewable on an opposite face of the notebook computer lid. A processor causes the secondary display to display a user name in response to a user input received by a user input device of the notebook computer.

Claims

1. A notebook computer comprising:

a notebook computer lid;

a notebook computer display viewable on a face of the notebook computer lid;

a secondary display viewable on an opposite face of the notebook computer lid;

a user input device; and

a processor to cause the secondary display to display a first user name in response to a first user input received by the user input device.

2. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the processor causes the secondary display to be absent the first user name during a period from receiving a power-up command until the first user input is received.

3. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the processor causes the secondary display to be absent the first user name during a period from receiving a restart command until the first user input is received.

4. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the first user input comprises a password, and wherein the processor causes the secondary display to be absent the first user name until the password is received.

5. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the processor causes the secondary display to display a second user name, which differs from the first user name, in response to a second user input received by the user input device.

6. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the processor causes the secondary display to display a public relation message of an employer of a user having the first user name.

7. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the processor causes the secondary display to display an offer for sale made by an employer of a user having the first user name.

8. The notebook computer of claim 7, wherein the offer is for a telecommunication service.

9. The notebook computer of claim 7, wherein the processor causes the notebook computer display to display a user interface in response to a second user input received by the user input device, the user interface receptive to input of contact information of a viewer of the secondary display who expresses interest in the offer to the user.

10. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the secondary display is capable of displaying information in either a first orientation or a second orientation, the second orientation being upside-down relative to the first orientation, wherein the processor is to cause the secondary display to display the first user name in the first orientation, and when the notebook computer lid is in a closed position, the processor is to cause the secondary display to display information in the second orientation.

11. The notebook computer of claim 10, wherein the information comprises an advertisement.

12. The notebook computer of claim 10, wherein the information comprises notebook computer status information.

13. The notebook computer of claim 12, further comprising a wireless transceiver, wherein the notebook computer status information comprises an indicator of a presence of a wireless access carrier that is in range of the wireless transceiver and has been authenticated by the processor as a trusted carrier.

14. The notebook computer of claim 12, wherein the notebook computer status information comprises battery charge information.

15. The notebook computer of claim 12, wherein the notebook computer status information comprises an indicator of a presence of a wireless access carrier.

16. The notebook computer of claim 12, wherein the notebook computer status information comprises an indicator of a signal strength of a wireless access carrier.

17. The notebook computer of claim 12, wherein the notebook computer status information comprises an indicator of at least one of a new email message, a new voice mail message, a new fax message, a new calendar item message, or a new instant message.

18. The notebook computer of claim 12, wherein the notebook computer status information comprises an icon or a graphic.

19. The notebook computer of claim 10, wherein the information comprises scrolling text.

20. The notebook computer of claim 10, wherein the information comprises flashing text.

21. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the secondary display is smaller than notebook computer display.

22. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the secondary display is a liquid crystal display.

23. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the secondary display comprises at least one of electronic paper display, an organic light emitting diode display or a plasma display.

24. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the user input device comprises an alphanumeric keyboard.

25. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the processor is to cause the secondary display to display user-configurable information, and wherein the user-configurable information displayed in the secondary display is viewable in the primary display.