Providing information in a multi-screen device
First Claim
1. An information display device comprising:
- a plurality of panels comprising at least a first panel and a second panel, each of the panels having a front side and back side and being hingedly connected to the other panels;
a plurality of electronic display screens disposed on the plurality of panels, comprising at least a first screen, a second screen and a third screen;
an information storage device;
a sensor operable to detect an angle between the panels relative to each other; and
a controller operable to display in one or more of the electronic display screens information that is stored in the information storage device in response to the sensor detecting an angle between the panels relative to each other.
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Abstract
A method of displaying information in an information display device may include retrieving an information file from storage media accessible from an information display device, displaying a first portion of the retrieved file in a first electronic display screen based on a first value from a sensor, displaying a second portion of the retrieved file in a second electronic display screen based on a second value from the sensor, and subsequently displaying either the first portion or a third portion of the retrieved file in the first electronic display screen based on a third value from the sensor. The information display device may include a first panel and a second panel connected to the first panel, two or more electronic display screens disposed on the first and second panels, and a sensor that provides a value representative of an angle of the first panel relative to the second panel.
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19 Claims
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1. An information display device comprising:
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a plurality of panels comprising at least a first panel and a second panel, each of the panels having a front side and back side and being hingedly connected to the other panels; a plurality of electronic display screens disposed on the plurality of panels, comprising at least a first screen, a second screen and a third screen; an information storage device; a sensor operable to detect an angle between the panels relative to each other; and a controller operable to display in one or more of the electronic display screens information that is stored in the information storage device in response to the sensor detecting an angle between the panels relative to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable medium, the computer program product comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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obtaining an information file to display in an information display device, the information display device comprising two or more panels and two or more electronic display groups, each electronic display group comprising one or more electronic display screens that display information and that are disposed on the two or more panels, the information display device further comprising one or more sensors that generate signals indicating at least one of an angle between two of the two or more panels or movement of one of the two or more panels relative to another of the two or more panels; receiving a first signal from the one or more sensors; displaying a first portion of the obtained information file in a first electronic display group in response to the received first signal;
receiving a second signal from the one or more sensors; and
in response to the second signal, prefetching a second portion of the obtained information file for display in a second electronic display group. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of displaying information in an information display device, the method comprising:
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retrieving an information file from storage media accessible from an information display device, the information display device comprising a first panel and a second panel hingedly connected to the first panel, two or more electronic display screens disposed on the first panel and the second panel, and a sensor that provides a value representative of an angle of the first panel relative to the second panel; displaying a first portion of the retrieved information file in a first electronic display screen based on a first value from the sensor; displaying a second portion of the retrieved information file in a second electronic display screen based on a second value from the sensor; and subsequently displaying either the first portion or a third portion of the retrieved information file in the first electronic display screen based on a third value from the sensor.
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