# US 10,771,729 B2 · Dual-screen electronic devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,771,729 B2 - Document ID: US10771729B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/411,096 - Filed: 2019-05-13 - Published: 2019-08-29 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-11-20 - Assignees: Hatar Tanin, LLC - Applicants: Hattar Tanin LLC - Inventors: Saadeh Hattar; Volodymyr Tanin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10771729B2 ## CPC - H04N 21/47: End-user applications - G06F 1/1618: {the display being foldable up to the back of the other housing with a single degree of freedom, e.g. by 360° rotation over the axis defined by the rear edge of the base enclosure} - G06F 1/1643: {the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads (details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615)} - G06F 1/1649: {the additional display being independently orientable, e.g. for presenting information to a second user} - G06F 1/1654: {the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use} - G06F 3/04886: by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus - G06F 3/0489: using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof - H04N 21/4316: {for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window} - G06F 1/1681: {Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683)} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The dual-screen electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second housing is rotatable by at least 350 degrees about an axis defined by the hinge, relative to the first housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The dual-screen electronic device of claim 1, wherein: the hinge is attached to only a first corner of the first housing and only a first corner of the second housing, and the second housing is rotatable about a plurality of axes transversing the hinge. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The dual-screen electronic device of claim 1, wherein: the second touch-sensitive surface is in wireless communication with the first processor, and one or more of the first housing and the second housing are detachable from the hinge. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The dual-screen electronic device of claim 1, wherein: the second user interface displayed on the second touch-sensitive surface includes a document, the first user interface displayed on the first touch-sensitive surface includes a plurality of document inputs, and responsive to detecting a second user input at a location on the first touch-sensitive surface corresponding to a first document input in the plurality of document inputs, updating the document displayed on the second touch-sensitive surface to include the first document input. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The dual-screen electronic device of claim 5, wherein: the plurality of document inputs displayed by the first touch-sensitive surface is an electronic alpha-numeric keyboard comprising a plurality of electronic keys, and wherein at least one electronic key in the plurality of electronic keys is customizable. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The dual-screen electronic device of claim 6, wherein the first user interface displayed on the first touch-sensitive surface further includes an area configured to function as a touch-pad for manipulating a cursor displayed within the second user interface displayed on the second touch-sensitive surface. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The dual-screen electronic device of claim 6, wherein: the second user interface displayed on the second touch-sensitive surface includes a document, and the first user interface displayed on the first touch-sensitive surface further includes an area configured to display a portion of the document displayed on the second display. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The dual-screen electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a second processor contained within the second housing and in electronic communication with the second touch-sensitive surface, and a second memory contained within the second housing and in electronic communication with the second processor, the second memory storing non-transitory instructions which, when executed by the second processor, cause the dual-screen electronic device to: 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 second user input on the second touch-sensitive surface, changing a display of the second user interface on the second display. ### Claim 10 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. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The portable electronic device of claim 10, further comprising a communication bus in electronic communication with the first power supply and the second power supply, the communication bus including: a first chipset in the first housing and in electronic communication with the first power supply; and a second chipset in the second housing and in electronic communication with the second power supply and the first chipset. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The portable electronic device of claim 11, wherein: the first touch-sensitive surface is in electronic communication with the first chipset; and the second touch-sensitive surface is in electronic communication with the second chipset. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The portable electronic device of claim 12, further comprising a hinge coupling the first housing to the second housing, wherein the communication bus spans the hinge. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The portable electronic device of claim 10, wherein at least one of the first user interface and the second user interface comprises a keyboard. ### Claim 15 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. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The portable electronic device of claim 15, further comprising a communication bus in electronic communication with the first power supply, the communication bus including: a first chipset in the first housing and in electronic communication with the first power supply; and a second chipset in the second housing and in electronic communication with the first chipset. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The portable electronic device of claim 16, wherein: the first touch-sensitive surface is in electronic communication with the first chipset; and the second touch-sensitive surface is in electronic communication with the second chipset. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The portable electronic device of claim 17, further comprising a hinge coupling the first housing to the second housing, wherein the communication bus spans the hinge. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The portable electronic device of claim 15, wherein at least one of the first user interface and the second user interface comprises a keyboard.