Determining spatial relationships between housings of a mobile device
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1. A mobile device comprising:
- a plurality of housings that are connected, one to another, using a flex structure that is bendable to permit the plurality of housings to rotate in relation to each other;
a first visually continuous display device disposed over the plurality of housings and the flex structure and configured to bend along with the flex structure;
first and second accelerometers that are disposed at opposing ends of the plurality of housings;
a second visually continuous display device disposed over one or more of the housings opposite the first visually continuous display device, wherein the second visually continuous display device is configured to receive input for interacting with the first visually continuous display device; and
a module implemented at least partially in hardware, the module configured to;
determine a spatial relationship of the plurality of housings, the spatial relationship indicating that one of the plurality of housings and a second one of the plurality of housings are parallel, one to another, and that the first visually continuous display device is partially, but not completely occluded by a portion of the plurality of housings, based at least in part on inputs received from the first and second accelerometers,determine that additional information is needed to determine a viewing mode of the mobile device, the viewing mode of the mobile device based on a relative proportion of the first visually continuous display device that is not occluded by the portion of the plurality of housings;
receive, responsive to determining the additional information is needed, the additional information from at least one other sensor, the additional information including the relative proportion of the first visually continuous display device that is not occluded by the portion of the plurality of housings,determine the viewing mode based on the spatial relationship and the additional information; and
enable interaction with the relative proportion of the first visually continuous display device that is not occluded by the portion of the plurality of housings, via the second visually continuous display device.
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Abstract
In implementations, a mobile device having a plurality of housings connected, one to another, using a flex structure that is bendable, is configured to determine spatial relationships between the housings. Sensors within the mobile device allow the mobile device to determine the spatial relationships as the mobile device is manipulated via the flex structure.
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1. A mobile device comprising:
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a plurality of housings that are connected, one to another, using a flex structure that is bendable to permit the plurality of housings to rotate in relation to each other; a first visually continuous display device disposed over the plurality of housings and the flex structure and configured to bend along with the flex structure; first and second accelerometers that are disposed at opposing ends of the plurality of housings; a second visually continuous display device disposed over one or more of the housings opposite the first visually continuous display device, wherein the second visually continuous display device is configured to receive input for interacting with the first visually continuous display device; and a module implemented at least partially in hardware, the module configured to; determine a spatial relationship of the plurality of housings, the spatial relationship indicating that one of the plurality of housings and a second one of the plurality of housings are parallel, one to another, and that the first visually continuous display device is partially, but not completely occluded by a portion of the plurality of housings, based at least in part on inputs received from the first and second accelerometers, determine that additional information is needed to determine a viewing mode of the mobile device, the viewing mode of the mobile device based on a relative proportion of the first visually continuous display device that is not occluded by the portion of the plurality of housings; receive, responsive to determining the additional information is needed, the additional information from at least one other sensor, the additional information including the relative proportion of the first visually continuous display device that is not occluded by the portion of the plurality of housings, determine the viewing mode based on the spatial relationship and the additional information; and enable interaction with the relative proportion of the first visually continuous display device that is not occluded by the portion of the plurality of housings, via the second visually continuous display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile device comprising:
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a plurality of housings that are connected, one to another, using a flex structure that is bendable to permit the plurality of housings to rotate in relation to each other; a first visually continuous display device disposed over the plurality of housings and the flex structure and configured to bend along with the flex structure; a magnetometer and a magnetometer reference that are disposed at opposing ends of the plurality of housings; a second visually continuous display device disposed over one or more of the housings opposite the first visually continuous display device, wherein the second visually continuous display device is configured to receive input for interacting with the first visually continuous display device; and a module implemented at least partially in hardware, the module configured to; determine a spatial relationship of the plurality of housings, the spatial relationship indicating that one of the plurality of housings and a second one of the plurality of housings are parallel, one to another, and that the first visually continuous display device is partially, but not completely, occluded by a portion of the plurality of housings, based at least in part on inputs received from the magnetometer, determine that additional information is needed to determine a viewing mode of the mobile device based on the inputs received from the magnetometer indicating that the magnetometer is a middle distance from the magnetometer reference, receive, responsive to determining the additional information is needed, the additional information from at least one other sensor, the additional information including a relative proportion of the first visually continuous display device that is not occluded by the portion of the plurality of housings, determine the viewing mode based on the spatial relationship and the additional information; and enable interaction with the relative proportion of the first visually continuous display device that is not occluded by the portion of the plurality of housings, via the second visually continuous display device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mobile device comprising:
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a plurality of housings that are connected, one to another, using a flex structure that is bendable to permit the plurality of housings to rotate in relation to each other; a first visually continuous display device disposed over the plurality of housings and the flex structure and configured to bend along with the flex structure; a plurality of sensors; a second visually continuous display device disposed over one or more of the housings opposite the first visually continuous display device, wherein the second visually continuous display device is configured to receive input for interacting with the first visually continuous display device; and a module implemented at least partially in hardware, the module configured to; determine a spatial relationship of the plurality of housings, the spatial relationship indicating that one of the plurality of housings and a second one of the plurality of housings are parallel, one to another, and that the first visually continuous display device is partially, but not completely, occluded by a portion of the plurality of housings, based on inputs received from at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors; receive additional inputs from at least one other sensor of the plurality of sensors responsive to the spatial relationship indicating at least two of the plurality of housings are parallel to one another and that the first visually continuous display device is partially, but not completely occluded by the portion of the plurality of housings; determine a relative proportion of the first visually continuous display device that is not occluded by the portion of the plurality of housings, based on the additional inputs; determine a mode of the mobile device based on the spatial relationship, and the relative proportion of the first visually continuous display device that is not occluded by the portion of the plurality of housings; select a display mode for the first visually continuous display device based upon the determined mode; and enable interaction with the relative proportion of the first visually continuous display device that is not occluded by the portion of the plurality of housings, via the second visually continuous display device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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