Electronic Device with a Display Unit Being Movable in Relation to a Base Unit
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electronic device and a method for controlling functionality of such an electronic device in relation to a display unit. The electronic device includes a base unit (3); a display unit (2), an orientation sensing arrangement and an orientation determining unit. The display unit (2) has a first surface area and a second surface area (13) joined to each other by a first and second opposite bounding side and is fastened to and movable in relation to the base unit (3). The orientation sensing arrangement comprises a first sensing unit (15) on the display unit (2) and a second sensing unit (16) on the base unit (3), which arrangement detects that the sensing units are able to communicate with each other and indicates this communication. The orientation determining unit then activates selected functionality of the electronic device based on the indication from the orientation sensing arrangement.
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43 Claims
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23. An electronic device comprising:
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a base; a display rotatably and slidably connected to the base, and comprising a first surface area and a second surface area joined together by first and second opposing bounding sides; an orientation sensor comprising; a first sensing element disposed on the display and at least partly on the second surface area; a second sensing element disposed on the base, wherein one of the first and second sensing elements is an elongated sensing element, and the other of the first and second sensing elements is a spot sensing element; and wherein the orientation sensor is configured to detect and indicate whether the first and second sensing elements are able to communicate with each other by detecting a position of the first and second sensing elements relative to each other; and an orientation determining unit configured to; activate selected functionality associated with the electronic device based on the indication of whether the first and second sensing elements are able to communicate with each other; and activate selected functionality associated with the display based on the detected relative position of the first and second sensing elements. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for controlling functionality of an electronic device having a display rotatably and slidably connected to a base and comprising a first surface area and a second surface area joined together by a first and second opposing bounding sides, the method comprising:
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providing a first sensing element on the display and at least partially on the second surface area, and a second sensing element on the base, wherein one of the first and second sensing elements comprises an elongated sensing element and the other of the first and second sensing elements is a spot sensing element; detecting whether the first sensing element is able to communicate with the second sensing element by detecting a position of the first and second sensing elements relative to each other; indicating whether the first sensing element is able to communicate with the second sensing element by indicating the detected relative position of the first and second sensing elements; and activating selected functionality of the electronic device based on the detected relative position of the first and second sensing element. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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