SEAM MINIMIZATION IN A HANDHELD DUAL DISPLAY DEVICE
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1. A handheld computing device, comprising:
- a first screen assembly including a first screen having a first active display area and a first housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the first screen and the rear surface of the first housing;
a second screen assembly including a second screen having a second active display area and a second housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the second screen and the rear surface of the second housing; and
a hinge connected to the first and second screen assemblies, wherein the hinge is configured to enable a distance between the first and second active display areas, when the first and second screens are in the fully opened position, to be no more than about 10 mm.
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Abstract
A handheld communication device includes first and second screen assemblies, each including a screen having an active display area and housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the screen and the rear surface of the housing and a hinge connected to the first and second screen assemblies, whereby, when the hinge is in the fully opened position, the hinge is configured to enable a distance between the first and second active display areas to be no more than about 10 mm.
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1. A handheld computing device, comprising:
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a first screen assembly including a first screen having a first active display area and a first housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the first screen and the rear surface of the first housing; a second screen assembly including a second screen having a second active display area and a second housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the second screen and the rear surface of the second housing; and a hinge connected to the first and second screen assemblies, wherein the hinge is configured to enable a distance between the first and second active display areas, when the first and second screens are in the fully opened position, to be no more than about 10 mm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19)
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10. A method, comprising:
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providing a communication device comprising; a first screen assembly including a first screen having a first active display area and a first housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the first screen and the rear surface of the first housing; a second screen assembly including a second screen having a second active display area and a second housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the second screen and the rear surface of the second housing; and a hinge connected to the first and second screen assemblies; moving the hinge to a fully closed position in which the rear surfaces of the first and second housings are in contact with one another and the first and second screens face outwardly in opposing directions; and from the fully closed position, moving the hinge to a fully opened position, wherein, when in the fully opened position, the hinge is configured to enable a distance between the first and second active display areas to be no more than about 10 mm. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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20. A handheld computing device, comprising:
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a first screen assembly including a first screen having a first active display area and a first housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the first screen and the rear surface of the first housing; a second screen assembly including a second screen having a second active display area and a second housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the second screen and the rear surface of the second housing; and a hinge connected to the first and second screen assemblies, wherein the hinge is configured to enable a distance between the first and second active display areas, when the first and second screens are in the fully opened position, to be no more than about 10 mm and wherein the hinge has a range of motion of more than 180 degrees so that the device is foldable between an open position in which a first plane of the first screen is transverse to a second plane of the second screen and a closed position in which the first and second screens are oriented substantially back-to-back in adjacent planes. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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