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US 12,706,008 B2Granted
Imaging for foldable displays
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorSrikanth Kambhatla
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Abstract
A processing unit, comprising a display interface to control a foldable display with multiple segments created by fold lines in the foldable display. The processing unit also including a plurality of lanes to connect the display interface to the foldable display, where each segment of the foldable display is connected to a lane. The processing unit also including a multi-segment protocol component to instruct the display interface to drive data to each segment of the display through the plurality of lanes.
Claims20
A mobile electronic device comprising:
- a housing, the mobile electronic device having a folded position and an unfolded position, the housing movable between the unfolded position of the mobile electronic device and folded position of the mobile electronic device;
- a first display screen supported by a first side of the housing, the first display screen visible when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position;
- a second display screen supported by a second side of the housing, the second side of the housing different than the first side of the housing, the second side of the housing opposite the first side of the housing, the second display screen facing opposite the first display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position, the second display screen on an exterior of the mobile electronic device when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position;
- a sensor;
- instructions;
- and
- at least one processor circuit to be programmed by the instructions to:
- cause content to be presented on the first display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position;
- and
- cause at least a portion of the content to be presented on the second display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position.
7 more elements
A mobile electronic device comprising:
- a housing having a first housing and a second housing, the first housing movable relative to the second housing, the mobile electronic device having (a) an unfolded position in which the first housing and the second housing are aligned and (b) a folded position in which the first housing is at an angle relative to the first housing;
- a first display screen, the first display screen visible when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position;
- a second display screen, the second display screen facing opposite the first display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position, the second display screen on an exterior of the mobile electronic device when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position;
- instructions;
- and
- at least one processor circuit to be programmed by the instructions to:
- cause content to be presented on the first display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position;
- and
- cause at least a portion of the content to be presented on second display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position.
6 more elements
A mobile electronic device comprising:
- a first display screen, the mobile electronic device having a folded position and an unfolded position, the first display screen visible when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position;
- a second display screen, the second display screen facing opposite the first display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position, the second display screen on an exterior of the mobile electronic device when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position;
- instructions;
- and
- at least one processor circuit to be programmed by the instructions to:
- cause content to be presented on the first display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position;
- and
- cause at least a portion of the content to be presented on the second display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.