User interface manipulation in a foldable screen device
US11574081B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/032
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
User interface (UI) manipulation techniques are disclosed that can allow a user device to hide and obscure sensitive information displayed on a flexible, foldable, or otherwise reconfigurable display from onlookers whilst maintaining or improving its accessibility exclusively to the primary user. Examples of the disclosed techniques can manipulate the UI in a way such that it is largely only viewable as intended when the user device is physically configured to a certain folding angle (and/or viewing angle). In some examples, the UI can be customized such that it promotes a certain device configuration (e.g., folding angle) that can provide an optimum security configuration for the user's current surroundings. The UI displayed on the display screen can change in form factor (e.g., an intended size as viewed by the user) to adapt to the current surroundings and/or based on the sensitivity in the displayed content.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.