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Multi-panel device with configurable interface

US8836611B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18References

23Claims

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Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Thomas E. Kilpatrick, II · San Diego, US
Steven J. Lundgren · Ramona, US
Jeffrey Jay Rhine · Poway, US
Sten Jorgen Ludvig Dahl · San Diego, US
Gregg Johnson · Carlsbad, US
Daniel R. Ervin · Escondido, US
David M Bahnemann · San Diego, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 3, 2009
Grant date	Sep 16, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 13, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2250/16
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multi-panel device is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the device includes a first hinge coupled to a first panel and coupled to a second panel. The first panel includes a first display surface and the second panel includes a second display surface. The second hinge is coupled to the second panel and coupled to a third panel that includes a third display surface. The device also includes a sensor coupled to the first hinge to detect a relative orientation of the first panel to the second panel. The device includes a processor responsive to the sensor to detect a device configuration. The processor is configured to adjust a user interface displayed at the first display surface, the second display surface, and the third display surface based on the detected device configuration.

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