FOLDING MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A wireless device, comprising:
- a first housing, having a first keyboard and a first display, the first display being connected to the first housing by a first display support assembly, the first display support assembly being operable to slide the first display between a first retracted position and a first extended position;
a second housing, having a second keyboard and a second display, the second display being connected to the second housing by a second display support assembly, the second display support assembly being operable to slide the second display between a second retracted position and a second extended position; and
a hinge assembly connecting the first housing and the second housing, the housings forming a longitudinal axis substantially orthogonal to the hinge assembly, wherein the hinge assembly is operable to configure the first housing and the second housing in a closed configuration or an open configuration along the longitudinal axis.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a folding wireless device is disclosed. The wireless device may have a first housing and a second housing. Each housing may have a keyboard and a display. The housings may be connected by a hinge assembly which is operable to position the wireless device in an open or a closed configuration. Each display may be connected to each respective housing by a display support assembly operable to position the displays in a retracted position or an extended position. The display support assemblies may be further operable to tilt the displays toward a longitudinal axis formed by the housings, which may be in the open configuration.
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60 Claims
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1. A wireless device, comprising:
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a first housing, having a first keyboard and a first display, the first display being connected to the first housing by a first display support assembly, the first display support assembly being operable to slide the first display between a first retracted position and a first extended position; a second housing, having a second keyboard and a second display, the second display being connected to the second housing by a second display support assembly, the second display support assembly being operable to slide the second display between a second retracted position and a second extended position; and a hinge assembly connecting the first housing and the second housing, the housings forming a longitudinal axis substantially orthogonal to the hinge assembly, wherein the hinge assembly is operable to configure the first housing and the second housing in a closed configuration or an open configuration along the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wireless device, comprising:
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a first housing means, having a first keyboard means and a first display means, the first display means being connected to the first housing means by a first display support means, the first display support means being operable to slide the first display means between a first retracted position and a first extended position; a second housing means, having a second keyboard means and a second display means, the second display means being connected to the second housing means by a second display support means, the second display support means being operable to slide the second display means between a second retracted position and a second extended position; and a hinge means connecting the first housing means and the second housing means, the first and the second housing means forming a longitudinal axis substantially orthogonal to the hinge means, wherein the hinge means is operable to configure the first housing means and the second housing means in a closed configuration or an open configuration along the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method, comprising:
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detecting a configuration of a wireless device having a first housing and a second housing connected by a hinge assembly, the hinge assembly operable to configure the wireless device in an open configuration or a closed configuration; detecting a first position of a first display, the first display being connected to the first housing by a first display support assembly, the first display support assembly being operable to position the first display in a first retracted position or a first extended position; and detecting a second position of a second display, the second display being connected to the second housing by a second display support assembly, the second display support assembly being operable to position the second display in a second retracted position or a second extended position. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A memory medium comprising instructions, which, when executed by a machine cause the machine to perform operations, the instructions comprising, comprising:
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at least one instruction for detecting a configuration of a wireless device having a first housing and a second housing connected by a hinge assembly, the hinge assembly operable to configure the wireless device in an open configuration or a closed configuration; at least one instruction for detecting a first position of a first display, the first display being connected to the first housing by a first display support assembly, the first display support assembly being operable to position the first display in a first retracted position or a first extended position; and at least one instruction for detecting a second position of a second display, the second display being connected to the second housing by a second display support assembly, the second display support assembly being operable to position the second display in a second retracted position or a second extended position. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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