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US 10,475,397 B2Granted
Systems and methods for determining whether to present content using electronic paper display
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsRussell Speight VanBlon, Robert James Kapinos, Scott Wentao Li
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Abstract
In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a video display accessible to the processor, an electronic ink (e-ink) layer accessible to the processor and disposed on the device in a plane parallel to a plane established by the video display, at least one sensor accessible to the processor, and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to execute an application and, based on input from the at least one sensor, determine whether to present content associated with the application using one or more of the e-ink layer and the video display.
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A device, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- a video display accessible to the at least one processor;
- an electronic ink (e-ink) layer disposed on the device in a plane parallel to a plane established by the video display, the e-ink layer being accessible to the at least one processor;
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- storage accessible to the at least one processor and bearing instructions executable by the at least one processor to:
- control the e-ink layer to present a first portion of first content;
- concurrent with controlling the e-ink layer to present the first portion, control the video display to present a second portion of the first content that is not presented using the e-ink layer;
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- present a graphical user interface (GUI) on one or more of the video display and the e-ink layer, the GUI comprising a setting that is selectable by a user to enable the device to present different contents from different applications using both the video display and the e-ink layer, wherein based on a single selection of the setting different portions of content from a first application of the different applications are concurrently presented at a first time using both the video display and the e-ink layer, and wherein based on the single selection of the setting different portions of content from a second application of the different applications are concurrently presented at a second time using both the video display and the e-ink layer, the first time being different from the second time.
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A method, comprising:
- controlling an electronic ink (e-ink) display of a device to present a first portion of first content;
- and
- controlling, concurrent with controlling the e-ink display to present the first portion, a video display of the device to present a second portion of the first content;
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- presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) on one or more of the video display and the e-ink display, the GUI comprising a setting that is selectable by a user to enable the device to present different contents from different applications using both the video display and the e-ink display, wherein based on a single selection of the setting different portions of content from a first application of the different applications are concurrently presented at a first time using both the video display and the e-ink display, and wherein based on the single selection of the setting different portions of content from a second application of the different applications are concurrently presented at a second time using both the video display and the e-ink display, the first time being different from the second time.
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A device, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- a video display accessible to the at least one processor;
- an electronic paper display accessible to the at least one processor;
- and
- storage accessible to the at least one processor and bearing instructions executable by the at least one processor to:
- present at least first content using the electronic paper display;
- concurrent with presentation of the first content using the electronic paper display, present at least second content using the video display;
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- present a graphical user interface (GUI) on one or more of the video display and the electronic paper display, the GUI comprising a setting that is selectable by a user to enable the device to present different contents from different applications using both the video display and the electronic paper display, wherein based on a single selection of the setting different portions of content from a first application of the different applications are concurrently presented at a first time using both the video display and the electronic paper display, and wherein based on the single selection of the setting different portions of content from a second application of the different applications are concurrently presented at a second time using both the video display and the electronic paper display, the first time being different from the second time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.