State of screen info: easel

• US 8,878,794 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2011
• Issued: 11/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Original Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Inventors: Sirpal, Sanjiv, Selim, Mohammed, Cassar, Ron, Visosky, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Chang, Kent
• Assistant Examiner(s): ROSARIO, NELSON M
• Application Number:
  US13/341,709
• Publication Number:
  US 20130076655A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,040 Days
• Field of Search: 345/1.1, 345/1.3, 345173-178, 345/1.2, 361/679.06, 361/679.07, 361/679.08, 361/679.09, 715/761
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Abstract

A multi-display device is adapted to turn on and off certain device functionality based on one or more of device state and triggers. These triggers include a transition trigger, an open trigger and a closed trigger. Furthermore, and based on one or more of these triggers and device state, the device can provide feedback to a user, such as visual feedback, audio feedback and vibration feedback to assist a user with determining when the device is changing state. The operation of the primary screen, secondary screen, system and feedback options are also described relative to the beginning and endpoint of the device transition. Furthermore, the trigger corresponding to a transitional trigger where primary and secondary screens have a certain angle orientation and the trigger corresponding to a trigger point where the primary and secondary screens have a second angle orientation relative to one another are described.

Claims

1. A multi-screen user device, comprising:

a first screen, the first screen including a first gesture capture region and a first ouch sensitive display that is physically separate from the first gesture capture region;

a second screen, the second screen including a second gesture capture region and a second touch sensitive display that is physically separate from the second gesture capture region;

at least one position sensor that detects an angular relationship of the first screen relative to the second screen, wherein, at a first angular relationship, the at least one position sensor outputs a first signal, and wherein at a second angular relationship the at least one position sensor outputs a second signal;

an accelerometer that detects a transition in an easel state of the multi-screen user device, wherein the easel state provides access to one or more of the first screen and the second screen, the accelerometer further outputting a third signal when the multi-screen device transitions from a first easel position to a second easel position; and

a controller that;

receives the first signal;

disables one or more functions of the multi-screen user device in response to receiving the first signal;

monitors a period of time, wherein if the controller does not receive the second signal within the period of time, the multi-screen user device is in the easel state and the controller enables one or more functions of the multi-screen user device;

receives the third signal; and

controls one or more functions associated with one or more of the first screen and the second screen based on the third signal.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein in the first easel position, the first screen is viewable and the second screen is on a surface, and wherein in the second easel position, both the first screen and the second screen are viewable.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the first, signal indicates the multi-screen device is in-between two predefined positions, each of the predefined positions corresponding to a specific angular relationship of the first and the second screen.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the period of time after which the device enters the easel state is 2000 mS or less.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein in the first easel position, the second screen is disabled.

6. The device of claim 1, further comprising an orientation detector, the orientation detector detecting a first orientation of the device, the first orientation of the device being maintained after the device transitions to the easel state.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the first orientation is a non-easel state.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the functions include one or more of the operation of the first and second gesture capture regions, the first and second touch sensitive display, a first display of the first screen, a second display of the second screen, a configurable area, one or more buttons, one or more inputs, the first and second screen, the accelerometer, an orientation detector and a feedback mechanism.

9. A multi-screen user device comprising:

means for detecting an angular relationship of a first screen relative to a second screen, the detecting means outputting a signal indicating the multi-screen user device is in one of two or more predefined positions, wherein at a first position the multi-screen user device is in an open position, wherein at a second position, the multi-screen user device outputs a first signal corresponding to a first angular relationship, and wherein at a third position, the multi-screen device outputs a second signal corresponding to a second angular relationship;

in response to receiving the first signal, means for controlling one or more functions associated with the first and second screen, wherein the functions comprise disabling a first gesture capture region and a first touch screen of the first screen, and disabling a second gesture capture region and a second touch screen of the second screen;

in response to not receiving the second signal, the means for controlling enabling one or more of the first gesture capture region, the first touch screen, the second gesture capture region, and the second touch screen, wherein the multi-screen user device is in one of a first easel position and a second easel position, wherein in the first easel position the first screen is viewable and the second screen is on a surface, and wherein in the second easel position both the first screen and the second screen are viewable;

means for detecting when the multi-screen user device transitions from the first easel position to the second easel position, the means outputting a third signal indicating the transition; and

in response to receiving the third signal, means for controlling one or more functions associated with one or more of the first screen and the second screen based on the third signal.

10. A method for controlling a multi-screen user device comprising:

providing the multi-screen user device in one of a closed position and an open position, wherein the multi-screen device comprises a first screen including a first gesture capture region and a first touch sensitive display and a second screen including a second gesture capture region and a second touch sensitive display;

detecting a first angular relationship of the first screen relative to the second screen;

outputting a first signal in response to detecting the first angular relationship;

in response to the first signal, disabling one or more functions of the multi-screen user device;

monitoring a period of time after detecting the first angular relationship;

in response to not detecting a second angular relationship of the first screen relative to the second screen within the period of time, outputting a second signal indicating the multi-screen user device is in an easel state, the easel state providing access to one or more of the first screen and the second screen;

in response to the second signal, enabling one or more functions of the multi-screen user device;

detecting a transition from a first easel position to a second easel position;

outputting a third signal in response to detecting the transition; and

controlling one or more functions associated with one or more of the first screen and the second screen based on the third signal.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein in the first easel position, the first screen is viewable and the second screen is on a surface, and wherein in the second easel position, both the first screen and the second screen are viewable.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the second signal indicates the multi-screen device is in-between two predefined positions, each of the predefined positions corresponding to a specific angular relationship of the first and the second screen.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the period of time is 2000 mS or less.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the period of time is configurable by a user.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein in the first easel position, the second screen is disabled.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising detecting a first orientation of the device, the first orientation of the device being maintained after the device transitions to the easel state.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the first orientation is a non-easel state.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the functions include one or more of the operation of the first and second gesture capture regions, the first and second touch sensitive displays, a first display of the first screen, a second display of the second screen, a configurable area, one or more buttons, one or more inputs, the first and second screens, an accelerometer, an orientation detector, and a feedback mechanism.

19. A non-transitory computer readable information storage media having stored thereon instructions, that when executed by a processor, perform the steps in claim 10.

20. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

detecting one of the first angular relationship and the second angular relationship, wherein the multi-screen user device is no longer in the easel state and is in one of the closed position and the open position;

outputting one of the first signal and a fourth signal, wherein the first signal is output in response to detecting the first angular relationship and the fourth signal is output in response to detecting the second angular relationship; and

controlling one or more functions associated with one or more of the first screen and the second screen based on the first or fourth signal.