Multi-fold mobile device with configurable interface
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a first panel having a first display surface and a first back surface;
a second panel having a second display surface and a second back surface;
a third panel having a third display surface and a third back surface, wherein the first panel is rotatably coupled to a first edge of the second panel and wherein the third panel is rotatably coupled to a second edge of the second panel;
a folding configuration sensor configured to detect a configuration of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel;
a direction sensor to detect a change in a direction of one of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel relative to a direction of a gravitational pull; and
a processor configured to execute at least one software application having a graphical user interface, the processor responsive to the folding configuration sensor and the direction sensor to automatically modify the graphical user interface based on the detected configuration and change in the direction of one of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel relative to the direction of the gravitational pull.
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Abstract
A multi-fold mobile device with a configurable interface is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method includes detecting a hardware configuration change from a first configuration to a second configuration at an electronic device that includes at least a first panel having a first display surface and a second panel having a second display surface. The hardware configuration change includes a change in a relative orientation of the first display panel to the second display panel. The method also includes automatically modifying a graphical user interface displayed at the first display surface and the second display surface at least partially based on the second configuration.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a first panel having a first display surface and a first back surface; a second panel having a second display surface and a second back surface; a third panel having a third display surface and a third back surface, wherein the first panel is rotatably coupled to a first edge of the second panel and wherein the third panel is rotatably coupled to a second edge of the second panel; a folding configuration sensor configured to detect a configuration of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel; a direction sensor to detect a change in a direction of one of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel relative to a direction of a gravitational pull; and a processor configured to execute at least one software application having a graphical user interface, the processor responsive to the folding configuration sensor and the direction sensor to automatically modify the graphical user interface based on the detected configuration and change in the direction of one of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel relative to the direction of the gravitational pull. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32)
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6. A method comprising:
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detecting a hardware configuration change from a first configuration to a second configuration at an electronic device, the electronic device including at least a first panel having a first display surface, a second panel having a second display surface, and a third panel having a third display surface, wherein the first panel is rotatably coupled to the second panel along a first edge of the second panel, wherein the third panel is rotatably coupled to the second panel along a second edge of the second panel, and wherein the hardware configuration change includes a change in a relative orientation of at least one of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel; detecting a change in direction of one of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel relative to a direction of a gravitational pull; and automatically modifying a graphical user interface displayed at one or more of the first display surface, the second display surface, and the third display surface at least partially based on the second configuration and the change in the direction of one of the first panel and the second panel relative to the direction of the gravitational pull. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting a hardware configuration change from a first configuration to a second configuration at an electronic device, the electronic device including at least a first panel having a first display surface, a second panel having a second display surface, and a third panel having a third display surface, wherein the first panel is rotatably coupled to the second panel along a first edge of the second panel, wherein the third panel is rotatably coupled to the second panel along a second edge of the second panel, and wherein the hardware configuration change includes a change in a relative orientation of at least one of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel; means for detecting a change in a direction of one of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel relative to a direction of a gravitational pull; and means for automatically modifying a graphical user interface displayed at one or more of the first display surface, at the second display surface, and the third display surface at least partially based on the second configuration and the change in the direction of one of one of the first panel and the second panel relative to the direction of the gravitational pull. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable code comprising:
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code for detecting a hardware configuration change from a first configuration to a second configuration at an electronic device, the electronic device including at least a first panel having a first display surface, a second panel having a second display surface, and a third panel having a third display surface, wherein the first panel is rotatably coupled to the second panel along a first edge of the second panel, wherein the third panel is rotatably coupled to the second panel along a second edge of the second panel, and wherein the hardware configuration change includes a change in a relative orientation of at least one of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel; code for detecting a change in direction of one of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel relative to a direction of a gravitational pull; and code for automatically modifying a graphical user interface displayed at one or more of the first display surface, the second display surface, and the third display surface at least partially based on the second configuration and the change in the direction of one of the first panel and the second panel relative to the direction of the gravitational pull. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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