Managing multiple display surfaces
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1. An electronic display apparatus, comprising:
- a first display configured to display a first information;
one or more sensors configured to detect at least one other display device relative to the first display; and
a processing component operatively coupled to the first display and the one or more sensors and configured to;
determine an overlap area of the first display and the at least one other display device relative to a specified view location;
determine from among the first display and the at least one other display device a nearest unobstructed display to the specified view location; and
operatively communicate with the at least one other display device to cooperatively enable to be displayed within the overlap area of the nearest unobstructed display a highest priority information from among the first information and other information displayed by the at least one other display device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of systems and methods for managing multiple overlapping electronic displays are disclosed, including the electronic displays of electronic paper, electronic books, computer monitors, and other electronic display devices. In one embodiment, a method includes sensing an overlap area of a first display and a second display relative to a specified view location, determining a nearest unobstructed display to the specified view location, and displaying within the overlap area of the nearest unobstructed display a highest priority information from among first and second information.
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1. An electronic display apparatus, comprising:
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a first display configured to display a first information; one or more sensors configured to detect at least one other display device relative to the first display; and a processing component operatively coupled to the first display and the one or more sensors and configured to; determine an overlap area of the first display and the at least one other display device relative to a specified view location; determine from among the first display and the at least one other display device a nearest unobstructed display to the specified view location; and operatively communicate with the at least one other display device to cooperatively enable to be displayed within the overlap area of the nearest unobstructed display a highest priority information from among the first information and other information displayed by the at least one other display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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a first display configured to display a first information; a second display configured to display a second information; one or more sensors configured to detect at least one of the first or second displays relative to another of the first and second displays; and at least one processing component operatively coupled to the first and second displays and to the one or more sensors, and being configured to; determine an overlap area of the first and second displays relative to a specified view location; determine a nearest unobstructed display to the specified view location from among the first and second displays; determine a highest priority information from among the first and second information; and control the nearest unobstructed display to display at least a portion of the highest priority information within an overlap area of the nearest unobstructed display. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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sensing an overlap area of a first display and a second display relative to a specified view location; determining a nearest unobstructed display to the specified view location; and displaying within the overlap area of the nearest unobstructed display a highest priority information from among first and second information displayable on the first and second displays, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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determining an overlap area of a first display and a second display relative to a specified view location; determining from among the first and second displays a nearest unobstructed display to the specified view location; determining a highest priority information from among a first information displayable on the first display and a second information displayable on the second display; and controlling the nearest unobstructed display to display at least a portion of the highest priority information within the overlap area of the nearest unobstructed display. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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63. A method of operating multiple displays, comprising:
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determining an overlap area of a first display and a second display relative to a specified view location; determining from among the first and second displays a nearest unobstructed display to the specified view location; determining an obstructed display from among the first and second displays, the obstructed display displaying a plurality of regions of differing priority; determining a priority ranking of the plurality of regions; and
re-positioning at least some of the plurality of regions within an un-obscured portion of the other of the first and second displays based on the priority ranking. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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