SENDING A PARAMETER BASED ON SCREEN SIZE OR SCREEN RESOLUTION OF A MULTI-PANEL ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO A SERVER

• US 20110216064A1
• Filed: 09/03/2009
• Published: 09/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Renschler, Martin H., Dahl, Sten Jorgen Ludvig, Daley, Robert S., Kilpatrick, Thomas E. II, King, Bennett M., Kaleas, Dimosthenis
• Granted Patent: US 8,866,840 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/428
• 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 1/1641 the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components G06F1/1647 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1649 the additional display being independently orientable, e.g. for presenting information to a second user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1654 the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1677 for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1635 Stackable modules
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/026 Video wall, i.e. juxtaposition of a plurality of screens to create a display screen of bigger dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0407 Resolution change, inclusive of the use of different resolutions for different screen areas
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/027 Arrangements and methods specific for the display of internet documents
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/022 The hinge comprising two parallel pivoting axes
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0247 comprising more than two body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit

Abstract

In a particular embodiment, a method includes detecting a hardware configuration change at an electronic device. The electronic device includes at least a first panel having a first display surface and a second panel having a second display surface. An effective screen size or a screen resolution corresponding to a viewing area that includes the first display surface and the second display surface is modified in response to the hardware configuration change. The method also includes sending at least one parameter associated with or based on the modified effective screen size or the modified screen resolution to a server.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting a hardware configuration change at an electronic device, the electronic device including at least a first panel having a first display surface and a second panel having a second display surface, wherein an effective screen size or a screen resolution corresponding to a viewing area that includes the first display surface and the second display surface is modified in response to the hardware configuration change; and

sending at least one parameter to a server in response to the hardware configuration change, the at least one parameter associated with or based on the modified effective screen size or the modified screen resolution.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the server is a web server, wherein the at least one parameter indicates a browser setting, and further comprising:

automatically modifying a browser interface based on the hardware configuration change in accordance with the browser setting;

receiving modified content from the web server, the modified content formatted to be displayed based on the browser setting; and

displaying the modified content at the modified browser interface.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the hardware configuration change is detected based on user input and wherein the electronic device is configured to send the at least one parameter, to automatically modify the browser interface, and to display the modified content without receiving additional user input.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the browser interface is a mobile browser interface, wherein the modified browser interface is anon-mobile browser interface, and wherein the mobile browser interface comprises reduced content relative to the non-mobile browser interface.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the browser interface is a non-mobile browser interface, wherein the modified browser interface is a mobile browser interface, and wherein the mobile browser interface comprises reduced content relative to the non-mobile browser interface.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first panel is coupled to the second panel via a hinge, and wherein the hardware configuration change includes a change of a relative orientation of the first panel with respect to the second panel.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the change of the relative orientation of the first panel with respect to the second panel includes an increase of an angle between the first display surface and the second display surface.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the change of the relative orientation of the first panel with respect to the second panel includes a decrease of an angle between the first display surface and the second display surface.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein a third panel is coupled to the second panel via a second hinge, and wherein the hardware configuration change further includes a change of a relative orientation of the third panel with respect to the second panel.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a first panel having a first display surface;

a second panel having a second display surface; and

a processor configured to;

detect a hardware configuration change at the electronic device;

modify an effective screen size or a screen resolution corresponding to a viewing area that includes the first display surface and the second display surface in response to the hardware configuration change; and

send at least one parameter to a server in response to the hardware configuration change, the at least one parameter associated with or based on the modified effective screen size or the modified screen resolution.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the server is a web server, wherein the at least one parameter indicates a browser setting and wherein the processor is further configured to:

automatically modify a browser interface based on the hardware configuration change in accordance with the browser setting;

receive modified content from the web server, the modified content formatted to be displayed based on the browser setting; and

display the modified content at the modified browser interface.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the hardware configuration change is detected based on user input and wherein the processor is further configured to send the at least one parameter, to automatically modify the browser interface, and to display the modified content without receiving additional user input.

13. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the first panel is coupled to the second panel via a hinge, and wherein the hardware configuration change includes a change of a relative orientation of the first panel with respect to the second panel.

14. The electronic device of claim 10, further comprising a third panel coupled to the second panel via a second hinge, wherein the hardware configuration change further includes a change of a relative orientation of the third panel with respect to the second panel.

15. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the hardware configuration change includes a change from a first hardware configuration to a second hardware configuration and wherein the first hardware configuration and the second hardware configuration are each selected from the group consisting of a fully folded configuration, a fully extended configuration, a thumbing configuration, a travel clock configuration, and a video conferencing configuration.

16. The electronic device of claim 10, further comprising an accelerometer, wherein the hardware configuration change is detected based on an output of the accelerometer.

17. The electronic device of claim 10, further comprising an inclinometer, wherein the hardware configuration change is detected based on an output of the inclinometer.

18. An apparatus comprising:

means for detecting a hardware configuration change at an electronic device, the electronic device including at least a first panel having a first display surface and a second panel having a second display surface, wherein an effective screen size or a screen resolution corresponding to a viewing area that includes the first display surface and the second display surface is modified in response to the hardware configuration change; and

means for sending at least one parameter to a server in response to the hardware configuration change, the at least one parameter associated with or based the modified effective screen size or the modified screen resolution.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the server is a web server, wherein the at least one parameter indicates a browser setting, and further comprising:

means for automatically modifying a browser interface based on the hardware configuration change in accordance with the browser setting;

means for receiving modified content from the web server, the modified content formatted to be displayed based on the browser setting; and

means for displaying the modified content at the modified browser interface.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the hardware configuration change is detected based on user input and wherein the means for sending, the means for automatically modifying, and the means for displaying are each configured to operate without receiving additional user input.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the first panel is coupled to the second panel via a hinge, and wherein the hardware configuration change includes a change of a relative orientation of the first panel with respect to the second panel.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein a third panel is coupled to the second panel via a second hinge, and wherein the hardware configuration change further includes a change of a relative orientation of the third panel with respect to the second panel.

23. A computer readable medium storing computer executable code comprising:

code for detecting a hardware configuration change at an electronic device, the electronic device including at least a first panel having a first display surface and a second panel having a second display surface, wherein an effective screen size or a screen resolution corresponding to a viewing area that includes the first display surface and the second display surface is modified in response to the hardware configuration change; and

code for sending at least one parameter to a server in response to the hardware configuration change, the at least one parameter associated with or based on the modified effective screen size or the modified screen resolution.

24. The computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein the server is a web server, wherein the at least one parameter indicates a browser setting, and further storing computer executable code comprising:

code for automatically modifying a browser interface based on the hardware configuration change in accordance with the browser setting;

code for receiving modified content from the web server, the modified content formatted to be displayed based on the browser setting; and

code for displaying the modified content at the modified browser interface.

25. A method comprising:

transmitting a first version of a web page from a web server to a multi-panel electronic device;

receiving a browser setting from the multi-panel electronic device, wherein the browser setting indicates a change in an effective screen size or an effective screen resolution of the multi-panel electronic device;

generating a second version of a web page in based on the browser setting; and

transmitting the second version of the web page from the web server to the multi-panel electronic device.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the first version of the web page is a mobile version of the web page, wherein the second version of the web page is a non-mobile version of the web page, and wherein the mobile version of the web page comprises reduced content relative to the non-mobile version of the web page.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the first version of the webpage is a non-mobile version of the web page, wherein the second version of the web page is a mobile version of the web page, and wherein the mobile version of the web page comprises reduced content relative to the non-mobile version of the web page.