ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MUTIPLE DISPLAY SCREENS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY SCREENS

• US 20140184639A1
• Filed: 12/17/2013
• Published: 07/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: GUO, XIN
• Application Number:
  US14/109,906
• Publication Number:
  US 20140184639A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/629
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1431 using a single graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/04 Partial updating of the display screen
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/021 Power management, e.g. power saving

Abstract

An electronic device provided comprises a case, a main display screen, at least one auxiliary display screen, an input unit and a processor. The auxiliary display screen is arranged beside the main display screen. The input unit selectively generates a display control signal in response to a manual operation. The processor controls the main display screen and the auxiliary display screen to form a combined display to display content in response to the full display signal or control only the main display screen to display content in response to the main display signal. A method for controlling display screens of the electronic device is also provided.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a case;

a main display screen;

at least one auxiliary display screen arranged beside the main display screen;

an input unit configured to selectively generate a full display control signal or a main display control signal in response to a manual operation; and

a processor configured to control the main display screen and the auxiliary display screen to form a combined display to display content in response to the full display signal and control only the main display screen to display content in response to the main display signal.

2. The electronic device described as in claim 1, wherein the auxiliary display screen extends to an edge of the case.

3. The electronic device described as in claim 2, wherein the processor comprises a determining module, a full screen control module and a main screen control module, the determining module is configured to determine the generated control signal is a full screen control signal or a main screen control signal;

the full screen control module is configured to control the at least one auxiliary display screen and the main display screen to form the combined display to display the content when the determining module determines that the generated control signal is a full screen control signal, the main screen control module is configured to control only the main display screens to display the content when the determining module determines that the generated control signal is a main screen control signal.

4. The electronic device described as in claim 1, wherein the content is selected from the group consisting of a text file, a picture file, a video file and a music file.

5. The electronic device described as in claim 3, wherein the at least one auxiliary display screen includes two auxiliary display screens, the two auxiliary display screens are mounted on the opposite sides of the main display screen.

6. A method for controlling display screens of an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a main display screen, at least one auxiliary display screen arranged beside the main display screen, a input unit and a processor, the method comprising:

generating a full display control signal or a main display control signal in response to a manual operation;

controlling the main display screen and the auxiliary display screen to cooperate to form a combined display to display an electronic file when a full display control signal is generated; and

controlling only the main display screen to display an electronic file when a main display control signal is generated.

7. The method described as in claim 6, further comprising:

switching off the at least one auxiliary display screen when the main display control signal is generated.