US 10,771,729 B2Granted

Dual-screen electronic devices

AssigneeHatar Tanin, LLC

InventorsSaadeh Hattar, Volodymyr Tanin

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Abstract

Systems and methods for dual-screen electronic devices are provided in which, at a dual-screen electronic device having a first housing and a second housing attached by a hinge, a first processor, a first display mounted to the first housing, where the first display includes a first touch-sensitive surface, a second display mounted to the second housing, and a first memory contained within the first housing, a first user interface is displayed on the first display and a second user interface, different from the first user interface, is displayed on the second display. While displaying the first and second user interfaces, a user input is detected on the first display and, in response, a display of the second user interface, displayed on the second display, is changed. Separately is presented a user-adjustable-keyboard software-application.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A dual-screen electronic device comprising:

a first housing and a second housing attached by a hinge;
a first processor contained within the first housing;
a first touch-sensitive surface mounted to the first housing and in electronic communication with the first processor;
a first power source disposed in the first housing and configured to power the first touch-sensitive surface;
a second touch-sensitive surface mounted to the second housing and in electronic communication with the first processor, the first power source configured to power the second touch-sensitive surface;
a second power source disposed in the second housing and configured to power the first touch-sensitive surface and the second touch-sensitive surface;
and
a first memory contained within the first housing and in electronic communication with the first processor, the first memory storing non-transitory instructions which, when executed by the first processor, cause the dual-screen electronic device to:
display a first user interface on the first touch-sensitive surface;
display a second user interface, different from the first user interface, on the second touch-sensitive surface;
and
while displaying the first user interface on the first touch-sensitive surface and the second user interface on the second touch-sensitive surface:
responsive to detecting a first user input on the first touch-sensitive surface, changing a display of the second user interface on the second touch-sensitive surface.

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A portable electronic device comprising:

a first housing;
a second housing coupled to the first housing;
a processor in the first housing;
a first touch-sensitive surface mounted to the first housing and in electronic communication with the processor;
a first power supply in the first housing and configured to power the processor and the first touch-sensitive surface;
a second touch-sensitive surface mounted to the second housing, in electronic communication with the processor, and powered by the first power supply;
a second power supply in the second housing, wherein the second power supply powers the first touch-sensitive surface and the second touch-sensitive surface;
and a first memory in the first housing and in electronic communication with the processor, the first memory storing non-transitory instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the portable electronic device to:
display a first user interface on the first touch-sensitive surface;
display a second user interface on the second touch-sensitive surface;
and change a display on the second touch-sensitive surface in response to detecting an input on the first touch-sensitive surface.

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A portable electronic device comprising:

a first housing;
a second housing coupled to the first housing;
a processor disposed in the first housing;
a first touch-sensitive surface mounted to the first housing and in electronic communication with the processor;
a first power supply in the first housing and configured to power the processor and the first touch-sensitive surface;
a second touch-sensitive surface disposed in the second housing, in electronic communication with the processor, and powered by the first power supply;
a second power supply disposed in the second housing and configured to power the first touch-sensitive surface and the second touch-sensitive surface;
and a first memory disposed in the first housing and in electronic communication with the processor, the first memory storing non-transitory instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the portable electronic device to:
display a first user interface on the first touch-sensitive surface;
display a second user interface on the second touch-sensitive surface;
and change a display on the second touch-sensitive surface in response to detecting an input on the first touch-sensitive surface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/411,096Filed 13 May 2019 · continuation
Priority: 20 Nov 2015
Published: US 2019/0268561 A129 Aug 2019
Granted: 8 Sep 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

H04N 21/47
Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof: end-user…
G06F 1/1618
With folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position…:…
G06F 1/1643
Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing: the display being associated to…
G06F 1/1649
Including at least an additional display: the additional display being independently orientable, e.g. for presenting information to a second user

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Application62/257,869Us provisional application · filed 20 Nov 2015
Application15/357,746Parent of this continuation · filed 21 Nov 2016
US 2019/0268561 A1Pre-grant publication · published 29 Aug 2019
US 10,291,873 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2017/0150059 A1Published application
US 10,771,729 B2This patent

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