Flexible Information Handling System Display User Interface Configuration and Provisioning
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1. A portable information handling system comprising:
- a housing having rotationally coupled portions;
a processor disposed in the planar housing and operable to execute instructions to generate visual information;
a memory disposed in the planar housing and interfaced with the processor, the memory operable to store the information;
a display disposed in the housing over the rotationally coupled portions and interfaced with the processor and memory, the display operable to present the information as visual images, the display comprising a flexible film that folds responsive to rotation of the coupled portions;
a graphics processor interfaced with the display and operable to process the visual information to generate pixel information, the pixel information defining visual images for presentation on the display;
one or more sensors interfaced with the housing and operable to detect a relative position of the housing rotationally coupled portions to each other; and
a user interface orientation module interfaced with the one or more sensors and the graphics processor, the user interface orientation module operable to apply the relative position of the rotationally coupled portions to adapt the visual images presented at each housing portion, the visual images including a first content displayed at all portions in a first orientation and a first and second content displayed at first and second portions in a second orientation.
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Abstract
A portable information handling system with rotationally coupled housing portions having an OLED film display disposed over the housing portions automatically adapts presentation of visual images at the display to the housing portion relative positions and orientation. For example, based on a fold orientation of the housing and a landscape or portrait orientation, visual information adapts to show different user interfaces and content.
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1. A portable information handling system comprising:
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a housing having rotationally coupled portions; a processor disposed in the planar housing and operable to execute instructions to generate visual information; a memory disposed in the planar housing and interfaced with the processor, the memory operable to store the information; a display disposed in the housing over the rotationally coupled portions and interfaced with the processor and memory, the display operable to present the information as visual images, the display comprising a flexible film that folds responsive to rotation of the coupled portions; a graphics processor interfaced with the display and operable to process the visual information to generate pixel information, the pixel information defining visual images for presentation on the display; one or more sensors interfaced with the housing and operable to detect a relative position of the housing rotationally coupled portions to each other; and a user interface orientation module interfaced with the one or more sensors and the graphics processor, the user interface orientation module operable to apply the relative position of the rotationally coupled portions to adapt the visual images presented at each housing portion, the visual images including a first content displayed at all portions in a first orientation and a first and second content displayed at first and second portions in a second orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for presenting visual information at a portable information handling system, the method comprising:
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presenting a first content at a display of the portable information handling system; detecting rotation of first and second rotationally-coupled housing portions of the portable information handling system relative to each other; and in response to detecting, presenting the first content at a portion of the display associated with the first rotationally-coupled housing portion and presenting a second content at a second portion of the display associated with the second rotationally-coupled housing portion. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable information handling system display comprising:
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an OLED film disposed over a housing, the housing having at least three portions that rotate relative to each other, the OLED film flexing during rotation of the housing portions to conform to the housing; one or more sensors operable to detect a relative rotational position of the at least three housing portions to each other; and a user interface orientation module interfaced with the one or more sensors and operable to apply the relative rotational position to adapt visual images presented at the OLED film, the visual images including a first content displayed at all housing portions in a first relative orientation and a second content displayed at first and second of the at least three housing portions in a second relative orientation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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