System and method of switching viewing orientations of a display
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a rotatable mount structure for a display, wherein the rotatable mount structure comprises;
a first rotational axis joint configured to rotate the display between a landscape physical orientation and a portrait physical orientation with respect to a base of the rotatable mount structure;
a second rotational axis joint configured to rotate the display between a generally upright physical orientation and a generally horizontal physical orientation with respect to the base of the rotatable mount structure; and
automatic switch circuitry responsive to an angular position change of the rotatable mount structure, wherein the automatic switch is operable to detect changes between the landscape and portrait physical orientations and between the generally upright and generally horizontal physical orientations.
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Abstract
The present technique provides a system and method for automatically switching viewing orientations of a display in response to physical rotation of the display. The display is rotatably coupled to a base structure via a rotatable mechanism, which has one or more angular switches/sensors that sense the physical orientation of the display and trigger a change in the viewing orientation of the display. The display may be a stand-alone flat-panel display or it may be incorporated into a portable electronic/computing devices, such as a tablet computer. Moreover, the base structure may embody a display support, a port replicator, a docking station, or any other suitable structure having a rotational adjustment mechanism.
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26 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a rotatable mount structure for a display, wherein the rotatable mount structure comprises; a first rotational axis joint configured to rotate the display between a landscape physical orientation and a portrait physical orientation with respect to a base of the rotatable mount structure; a second rotational axis joint configured to rotate the display between a generally upright physical orientation and a generally horizontal physical orientation with respect to the base of the rotatable mount structure; and automatic switch circuitry responsive to an angular position change of the rotatable mount structure, wherein the automatic switch is operable to detect changes between the landscape and portrait physical orientations and between the generally upright and generally horizontal physical orientations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A docking structure, comprising:
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a support base comprising a plurality of expansion components; a rotatable mount, comprising; an arm having a first end rotatably coupled to the support base; and a tablet support section rotatably coupled to the arm at a second end opposite from the first end, wherein the tablet support section is configured to removably support a tablet computing device having a display; a first display mode switch responsive to angular position changes of the rotatable mount between landscape and portrait physical orientations; and a second display mode switch responsive to angular position changes of the rotatable mount between generally upright and horizontal physical orientations. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tablet computer system, comprising:
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a tablet computing device, comprising; a single panel-shaped enclosure; a display integrated within the single panel-shaped enclosure; a plurality of personal computer components integrated within the single panel-shaped enclosure; and a first mount structure; and a docking structure, comprising; an expansion component for the tablet computing device; a second mount structure rotatably and removably intercoupleable with the first mount structure and rotatably intercoupleable with the expansion component; and an automatic viewing orientation switch for the display coupled to the first or second mount structures, wherein the automatic viewing orientation switch is responsive to angular position changes of the display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising the acts of:
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rotatably supporting a display relative to a base structure via first and second rotatable structures, wherein the first rotatable structure has a first range of rotation between landscape and portrait physical orientations of the display with respect to the base structure, and the second rotatable structure has a second range of rotation between generally upright and horizontal physical orientations of the display with respect to the base structure; automatically switching display orientation modes of the display in response to a first physical rotation of the display between orientations of the display; and automatically switching operational modes of the display in response to a second physical rotation of the display. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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