Multiple, Independent, Pull-out Screens Housed in a Main Display

• US 20110298690A1
• Filed: 06/08/2011
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TABULA (ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS), LLC
• Original Assignee: TABULA (ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS), LLC
• Inventors: REILLY, Deirdre Ann
• Application Number:
  US13/156,236
• Publication Number:
  US 20110298690A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/1.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• 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 1/1649 the additional display being independently orientable, e.g. for presenting information to a second user

Abstract

A multiple display device having a main display screen and a display housing. The display device comprises of a plurality of extended display screens varying in sizes that can be pulled from a plurality of screen slots peripherally positioned about the display housing. Each of the plurality of extended display screens can be extracted and activated independently by means of a screen selection interface to provide additional viewing area on a computing device, and to run multiple, independent applications at once on the same device.

Claims

1. A multiple, independent, pull-out screens housed in a main display comprise,

a display housing;

a screen selection interface;

the display housing comprises a main display screen, a plurality of extended display screens, and a plurality of screen slots;

the plurality of screen slots comprises a track mount and a arm track;

the main display screen, the plurality of extended display screens, and the plurality of screen slots being positioned in the display housing;

the main display screen being positioned on a front face of the display housing;

the plurality of screen slots being recessed spaces peripherally positioned about the display housing; and

the plurality of extended display screens being positioned in the plurality of screen slots.

2. The multiple, independent, pull out screens housed in a main display as claimed in claim 1 comprises,

the plurality of extended display screens comprises a pull tab and an extending arm;

the extending arm being jointly connected peripherally to the plurality of extended display screens; and

the pull tab being positioned peripherally on the plurality of extended display screens opposite of the extended arm.

3. The multiple, independent, pull out screens housed in a main display as claimed in claim 2 comprises,

the extending arm being jointly connected to the track mount;

and

the extending arm being attached to the arm track by the track mount.

4. The multiple, independent, pull out screens housed in a main display as claimed in claim 1 comprises,

the arm track being positioned within the plurality of screen slots in parallel relationship to the recessed space of the screen slots.

5. A multiple, independent, pull-out screens housed in a main display comprise, a display housing;

a screen selection interface;

the display housing comprises a main display screen, a plurality of extended display screens, and a plurality of screen slots;

the plurality of screen slots comprises a track mount and a arm track;

the main display screen, the plurality of extended display screens, and the plurality of screen slots being positioned in the display housing;

the main display screen being positioned on a front face of the display housing;

the plurality of screen slots being recessed spaces peripherally positioned about the display housing;

the plurality of extended display screens being positioned in the plurality of screen slots;

the plurality of extended display screens comprises a pull tab and an extending arm; and

the extending arm being jointly connected peripherally to the plurality of extended display screens.

6. The multiple, independent, pull out screens housed in a main display as claimed in claim 5 comprises, the pull tab being positioned peripherally on the plurality of extended display screens opposite of the extended arm. the extending arm being jointly connected to the track mount;

and

the extending arm being attached to the arm track by the track mount.

7. The multiple, independent, pull out screens housed in a main display as claimed in claim 5 comprises,

the arm track being positioned within the plurality of screen slots in parallel relationship to the recessed space of the screen slots.

8. A multiple, independent, pull-out screens housed in a main display comprise,

a display housing;

a screen selection interface;

the display housing comprises a main display screen, a plurality of extended display screens, and a plurality of screen slots;

the plurality of screen slots comprises a track mount and a arm track;

the main display screen, the plurality of extended display screens, and the plurality of screen slots being positioned in the display housing;

the main display screen being positioned on a front face of the display housing;

the plurality of screen slots being recessed spaces peripherally positioned about the display housing;

the plurality of extended display screens being positioned in the plurality of screen slots;

the plurality of extended display screens comprises a pull tab and an extending arm;

the extending arm being jointly connected peripherally to the plurality of extended display screens;

the pull tab being positioned peripherally on the plurality of extended display screens opposite of the extended arm.

the extending arm being jointly connected to the track mount;

the extending arm being attached to the arm track by the track mount; and

the arm track being positioned within the plurality of screen slots in parallel relationship to the recessed space of the screen slots.