Computing device with multiple displays

• US 20080270899A1
• Filed: 04/27/2007
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Duncan, Cameron C.
• Granted Patent: US 10,133,317 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/700
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1692 the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface

Abstract

A computing device comprises a plurality of on-board displays and a graphics controller configured to control output of image content to the plurality of on-board displays in an extended display mode and/or a dual display mode.

Claims

1. A computing device, comprising:

a plurality of on-board displays; and

a graphics controller configured to control output of image content to the plurality of on-board displays in an extended display mode.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of on-board displays is disposed in a display member of the computing device and another of the plurality of on-board displays is disposed in a base member of the computing device.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of on-board displays comprises a touchscreen display.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the graphics controller is further configured to control output of image content to the plurality of on-board displays in a dual display mode.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of on-board displays is disposed in a display member of a notebook computer and another of the plurality of on-board displays is disposed in a base member of the notebook computer.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of on-board displays is part of a keyboard deck of the computing device.

7. A computing device, comprising:

a plurality of on-board displays; and

a graphics controller configured to control output of image content to the plurality of on-board displays in a dual display mode.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein one of the plurality of on-board displays is disposed in a display member of the computing device and another of the plurality of on-board displays is disposed in a base member of the computing device.

9. The device of claim 7, wherein at least one of the plurality of on-board displays comprises a touchscreen display assembly.

10. The device of claim 7, wherein one of the plurality of on-board displays is disposed in a display member of a notebook computer and another of the plurality of on-board displays is disposed in a base member of the notebook computer.

11. The device of claim 7, wherein at least one of the plurality of on-board displays is part of a keyboard deck of the computing device.

12. A computing device, comprising:

a display member rotatably coupled to a base member; and

a controller configured to extend content presented on a display of the display member to a touchscreen display.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the touchscreen display is disposed in the base member.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein the touchscreen display is part of a keyboard deck of the base member.

15. The device of claim 12, wherein the controller is to control output of the desktop display a dual display mode to the touchscreen display and the display of the base member.

16. A computing device, comprising:

a plurality of on-board means for displaying image content; and

means for controlling output of image content to the plurality of on-board displaying means in an extended display mode.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein at least one of the plurality of on-board displaying means comprises a touchpad display means.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein at least one of the plurality of on-board displaying means is part of a means for supporting a keyboard.

19. A method for manufacturing a computer device, comprising:

providing a plurality of on-board displays on the computing device; and

providing a controller configured to control output of image content to the plurality of on-board displays in an extended display mode.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising providing a touchscreen display as at least one of the plurality of displays.

21. A method for manufacturing a computer device, comprising:

providing a plurality of on-board displays on the computing device; and

providing a controller configured to control output of image content to the plurality of on-board displays in a dual display mode.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising providing a touchscreen display as at least one of the plurality of displays.