Dual Module Portable Devices
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1. A dual module portable device comprising:
- a first module having a first display, the first module being operative to;
detect a first motion of the first module,determine a first location relative to a second module based at least in part on the detected first motion,determine a first operation associated with at least one of;
the first location and the first motion, andexecute the first operation on at least one of;
the first module and the second module; and
the second module having a second display, the second module being operative to;
detect a second motion of the second module,determine a second location relative to the first module based at least in part on the detected second motion,determine a second operation associated with at least one of;
the second location and the second motion, andexecute the second operation on at least one of;
the first module and the second module.
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Abstract
A dual module portable device may be provided. A motion of a first module of the dual module portable device may be detected. Based at least in part on the detected motion, a position of the first module may be determined relative to the second module of the portable device. Once the relative position of the first module has been determined, a portion of a user interface associated with the relative position may be displayed at the first module.
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20 Claims
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1. A dual module portable device comprising:
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a first module having a first display, the first module being operative to; detect a first motion of the first module, determine a first location relative to a second module based at least in part on the detected first motion, determine a first operation associated with at least one of;
the first location and the first motion, andexecute the first operation on at least one of;
the first module and the second module; andthe second module having a second display, the second module being operative to; detect a second motion of the second module, determine a second location relative to the first module based at least in part on the detected second motion, determine a second operation associated with at least one of;
the second location and the second motion, andexecute the second operation on at least one of;
the first module and the second module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile communications device having two independent modules, the mobile device comprising:
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a first separated module having a first multi-touch display, the first separated module being operative to; communicate a first accelerometer reading to a second separated module, receive a second accelerometer reading from the second separated module, determine a proximity to the second separated module based at least in part on the first accelerometer reading and the second accelerometer reading, determine a first portion of a user interface based at least in part on the first proximity, display the first portion of the user interface to the first multi-touch display, and combine with the second separated module to form a combined module; and the second separated module having a second multi-touch display, the second separated module being operative to; communicate the second accelerometer reading to the first separated module, receive the first accelerometer reading from the first separated module, determine the proximity to the first separated module based at least in part on the first accelerometer reading and the second accelerometer reading, determine a second portion of the user interface based at least in part on the second proximity, display the second portion of the user interface to the second multi-touch display, and combine with the second separated module to form a combined module. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for operating a dual module device, the method comprising:
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determining a location of the dual module device; displaying a user interface associated with the location, the user interface comprising a first display at a first module of the dual module device and a second display at a second module of the dual module device; determining a first position of the first module of the dual module device relative to the second module of the dual module portable device; modifying the first display of the user interface to provide a first segment of the user interface associated with the first position; determining a second position of the second module of the dual module device relative to the first module of the dual module portable device; and modifying the second display of the user interface to provide a second segment of the user interface associated with the second position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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