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US 10,320,962 B1Granted
Dual screen smartphone and portable devices with a full display screen
AssigneeZte Corporation
InventorYong Chang
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Abstract
Disclosed are dual screen smartphone devices with a high resolution full screen display. In some aspects, a dual display smartphone device includes a first display screen on a first face of the smartphone device operable to provide a high resolution, fully viewable visual display that occupies substantially 100% of the surface area of the first face; a second display screen on a second face of the smartphone device operable to provide a high resolution visual display while providing space for placing one or more cameras and sensors on the second face.
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A dual display device, comprising:
- a first display screen fixed in position on a first face of the device to occupy substantially 100% of the surface area of the first face without leaving a space for placing a camera or a sensor outside the first display screen on the first face, wherein the first display screen is structured to provide a high resolution, fully viewable visual display for displaying images and providing touch sensing operations;
- a second display screen fixed in position on a second face of the device to occupy less than 100% of the surface area of the second face to provide one or more surface areas on the second face for holding sensor devices including a camera for capturing photos and videos, wherein the second display screen is structured to provide a fully viewable visual display for displaying images and providing touch sensing operations;
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- a controller coupled to control operations of the device including displaying and touch sensing operations on the first and second display screens, the controller operable to provide touch sensing operations on the first and second display screens to control the camera on the second face by using the first display screen as a live viewfinder in capturing a photo or video by the camera in a point-and-shoot camera operation and by using the second display screen as a live viewfinder in capturing a photo or video by the camera in a selfie camera operation,
- wherein the device is operable to manage tasks adapted to the first display and the second display screens simultaneously, including controlling a viewing setting for the first display screen based on touch control of the second display screen without obstructing viewability of content on the high resolution, fully viewable visual display of the first display screen.
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A method for enhancing a user experience in a portable device, comprising:
- providing a first display screen fixed in position on a first face of the device to occupy substantially 100% of the surface area of the first face without leaving a space for placing a camera or a sensor outside the first display screen on the first face to provide a high resolution, fully viewable visual display for displaying images and to provide touch sensing operations;
- providing a second display screen fixed in position on a second face of the device to occupy less than 100% of the surface area of the second face to provide one or more surface areas on the second face for holding sensor devices including a camera for capturing photos and videos, wherein the second display screen is structured to provide a fully viewable visual display for displaying images and touch sensing operations;
- activating the first display screen on the first face as a viewfinder for the camera on the second face to display a live view from the camera and as a touch sensing panel for a user to control the camera including composing a scene while adjusting the device to aim the camera on the second face towards a target object or area in capturing a photo or video in a point-and-shoot camera operation;
- activating the second display screen on the second face as a viewfinder for the camera on the second face to display a live view from the camera and as a touch sensing panel for a user to control the camera including composing a scene while adjusting the device to aim the camera on the second face towards a target object or area in capturing a photo or video in a selfie camera operation;
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- operating the first display and the second display screens simultaneously to manage user operations, including controlling a viewing setting for the first display screen based on touch control of the second display screen without obstructing viewability of content on the high resolution, fully viewable visual display of the first display screen.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.