Display control based on bendable display containing electronic device conformation sequence status

• US 8,500,002 B2
• Filed: 07/13/2009
• Issued: 08/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, Jr., John D., Cohen, Alexander J., Jung, Edward K. Y., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Haupt, Kristy A
• Application Number:
  US12/460,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20100053074A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,485 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/454, 235/472.01
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1613 for portable computers cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1615 with several enclosures having relative motions, each enclosure supporting at least one I/O or computing function constructional details of portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts H04M1/0206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• 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 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1677 for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0268 including a flexible display panel

Abstract

A system includes, but is not limited to: one or more conformation sensor modules configured to direct obtaining information associated with one or more sequences of two or more conformations of one or more portions of one or more regions of a bendable display containing electronic device and one or more display control modules configured to direct controlling display of one or more portions of the bendable display containing electronic device regarding display of second information in response to the information associated with the one or more sequences of two or more conformations of the one or more portions of the one or more regions of the bendable display containing electronic device. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device; and

circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

circuitry configured to detect at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain force information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain geometry information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain gyroscopic information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain hinge status information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain angle information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain, from one or more sensors, information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with at least one persistent conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with at least one transient conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least some electronic paper, the at least some electronic paper being at least one of the following types;

electrophoretic, electrowetting, twist ball, liquid crystal, organic light emitting diode, liquid powder, flexible transistor array, light emitting diode, and electrofluidic.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain information associated with at least one conformation about at least one microhinge of at least one display containing electronic device.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge comprises:

circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region of two or more regions of the at least one display containing electronic device, the at least one region being at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge comprises:

circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display using two or more layers of at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge comprises:

circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one of two or more layers of at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge comprises:

circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region of at least one of two or more surfaces of the display containing electronic device, the at least one region being at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge comprises:

circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one outside region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge comprises:

circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one inside region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge comprises:

circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application, (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge, and (c) outputting information having one or more specified classifications for display.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge comprises:

circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting one or more control features associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge comprises:

circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting user interface content associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge comprises:

circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one web browser application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one web browser application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge comprises:

circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one e-book application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one e-book application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge comprises:

circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one notebook PC application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one notebook PC application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge comprises:

circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one phone application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one phone application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge comprises:

circuitry configured to process the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region positioned to one side of the at least one hinge.

27. A system comprising:

means for obtaining information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device; and

means for processing the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge.

28. A system comprising:

one or more computer readable media bearing one or more instructions for facilitating operations including at least;

obtaining information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device; and

processing the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge.

29. A method comprising

obtaining information associated with at least one conformation about at least one hinge of at least one display containing electronic device;

and

processing, using one or more processing components, the information associated with at least one conformation about the at least one hinge of the at least one display containing electronic device including (i) determining whether at least one predetermined angle is recognized and (ii) if at least one predetermined angle is recognized, (a) selecting at least one application and (b) outputting information associated with the at least one application for display from at least one region that is at least partly bordered by the at least one hinge.