Display changing in a portable electronic device

• US 7,460,893 B2
• Filed: 05/17/2005
• Issued: 12/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2005
• Status: Expired

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Aarras, Mikko
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban; Edward
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le; Nhan T.
• Application Number:
  US11/131,876
• Publication Number:
  US 20060264243A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,295 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550.1, 455/566, 4555751-5753, 345/2.3, 345/169, 345/905, 361/680, 361/730, 348/333.01, 348/333.06
• US Class Current: 455/575.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1618 the display being foldable up to the back of the other housing with a single degree of freedom, e.g. by 360° rotation over the axis defined by the rear edge of the base enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/162 changing, e.g. reversing, the face orientation of the screen with a two degrees of freedom mechanism, e.g. for folding into tablet PC like position or orienting towards the direction opposite to the user to show to a second user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/022 The hinge comprising two parallel pivoting axes
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0233 Including a rotatable display body part
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0241 using relative motion of the body parts to change the operational status of the telephone set, e.g. switching on/off, answering incoming call
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit

Abstract

A portable electronic device including a first section having a first display on a first side of the first section; and a second section pivotably connected to the first section. The second section includes a second display on a first side of the second section. The second section comprises a second side opposite the first side of the second section. When the first and second sections are in a first folded configuration relative to each other the first side of the first section is located opposite the second side of the second section.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device comprising:

a first section comprising a first display on a first side of the first section; and

a second section pivotably connected to the first section, the second section comprising a second display on a first side of the second section, wherein the second section comprises a second side opposite the first side of the second section, wherein when the first and second sections are in a first folded configuration relative to each other the first side of the first section is located opposite the second side of the second section, wherein when the first and second sections are in the first folded configuration relative to each other the first display forms a front face of the device, and wherein when the first and second sections are in a second folded configuration relative to each other the second display forms the front face of the device.

2. A portable electronic device as in claim 1 wherein, when the first and second sections are in the second folded configuration relative to each other, the first side of the second section is located opposite a second side of the first section.

3. A portable electronic device as in claim 1 wherein the portable electronic device comprises a mobile telephone with a transceiver.

4. A portable electronic device as in claim 1 further comprising:

a sensor for sensing movement of the first and second sections relative to each other; and

a system connected to the sensor for changing images displayed on the first and second displays based, at least partially, upon movement of the first and second sections relative to each other.

5. A portable electronic device as in claim 4 wherein the system for changing images displayed on the first and second displays comprises means for selecting an application on the second display to be displayed on the first display when the first and second sections are subsequently moved from the first folded configuration.

6. A portable electronic device as in claim 4 wherein the system for changing images displayed on the first and second displays comprises means for displaying sequential page images of an application on sequential ones of the displays as the first and second sections are sequentially flipped relative to each other.

7. A portable electronic device comprising:

a first section comprising a first display;

a second section pivotably movable relative to the first section, wherein the second section comprises a second display;

a sensor for sensing movement of the first and second sections relative to each other; and

a system connected to the sensor for changing an image displayed on the first and second displays based upon movement of the first and second sections relative to each other;

wherein the system is configured to display a first page of an application on the first display, and wherein the system is configured to display a second different page of the same application on the second display when the first and second sections are pivotably moved relative to each other.

8. A portable electronic device as in claim 7 wherein the first and second displays face a same direction when the first and second sections are in a folded configuration.

9. A portable electronic device as in claim 8 wherein the system for changing an image is adapted to change an image displayed on the second display based upon movement of the first and second sections relative to each other.

10. A portable electronic device as in claim 8 wherein the system for changing an image comprises means for selecting an application on the second display to be displayed on the first display when the first and second sections are subsequently moved from a first folded configuration.

11. A portable electronic device as in claim 8 wherein the system for changing an image comprises means for displaying sequential page images of the application on sequential ones of the displays as the first and second sections are sequentially flipped relative to each other.

12. A portable electronic device as in claim 7 wherein the second section comprises a window to allow viewing of the first display through the second section.

13. A portable electronic device as in claim 7 wherein the portable electronic device comprises a mobile telephone with a transceiver.

14. A portable electronic device as in claim 7 further comprising means for selecting an image to be displayed on a second display based, at least partially, upon movement of the first and second sections relative to each other.

15. A portable electronic device as in claim 7 wherein the first and second sections are rotatable relative to each other about 360°

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16. A method of displaying images on displays of a portable electronic device comprising:

providing the portable electronic device with a first section having a first display and a second section having a second display, wherein the first section is pivotable relative to the second section; and

selecting an image to be displayed on the first display based, at least partially, upon pivoting of the second section to a folded configuration relative to the first section and an application selected or running on the second display, wherein when the second section is pivoted to the folded configuration the second display is concealed from view and the application continues to run on the second display.

17. A method as in claim 16 further comprising selecting an image to be displayed on the second display based, at least partially, upon movement of the first section relative to the second section and an application selected or running on the first display.

18. A method as in claim 16 further comprising flipping the first and second sections relative to each other in a first direction to sequentially view images on the displays in a first order.

19. A method as in claim 18 further comprising flipping the first and second sections relative to each other in an opposite second direction to sequentially view images on the displays in a second reverse order.

20. A method of changing display of images in a portable electronic device comprising:

providing the portable electronic device with a cover section pivotably movable relative to a base section, wherein at least one of the cover section and base section comprise a display;

displaying a first one of the images on the display, wherein the first one of the images comprises a first page of an application; and

moving the cover and base sections relative to each other, wherein a second different one of the images is automatically displayed on the first display or a second display based upon the movement of the cover and base sections relative to each other, wherein the second different one of the images comprises a second different page of the same application.

21. A method as in claim 20 further comprising flipping the cover and base sections relative to each other in a first direction to sequentially view images on the first display or the second display in a first order.

22. A method as in claim 21 further comprising flipping the first and second sections relative to each other in an opposite second direction to sequentially view images on the first display or the second display in a second reverse order.

23. A computer readable medium embodied with a computer program for performing operations to change images displayed on displays of an apparatus, the operations comprising:

displaying a first one of the images on a first display of the displays when the apparatus is in a first folded configuration, wherein the first display forms a front face of the apparatus when the apparatus is in the first folded configuration;

subsequently determining if a first section of the apparatus is pivotably moved relative to a second section of the apparatus; and

automatically displaying a second one of the images to a second display of the displays based upon determination that the first section has been pivotably moved behind the second section to a second folded configuration, wherein the second display forms the front face of the apparatus when the apparatus is in the second folded configuration.