Method and apparatus for enhanced user interface display systems
OwnerGeorge Marmaropoulosinventor
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed related to a display device including a rotating mechanism that allows the display device to automatically turn around on one of its axis's so that a user can face either the display's viewing area or the back of the display device. When the display device is not active or off, the back of the display device is presented to the user. In this mode, the screen of the display device can be protected and concealed. When the display device is activated through a variety of means, the display device rotates 180 degrees as information begins to appear on the screen of the display device.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a display having a front, information-viewing area and a back area;
- a rotating mechanism coupled to the display that is capable of rotating the display to present the front information viewing area or the back area;
- a sensor coupled to the display system for triggering the display system to automatically enter a first mode or a second mode,
- wherein in the first mode the back area is presented to a user of the display system and in the second mode the front information viewing area is presented to the user.
A method for presenting information to a viewer using a display system including a display and a rotating mechanism, the method comprising the steps of:
- presenting a back of the display when the display system is in a sleep mode;
- detecting an activation of the display system, which indicates that the display system should enter an information presentation mode;
- rotating the display from the back to a front information viewing area of the display;
- and
- presenting information to the viewer.
An information system comprising:
- a display means;
- sensor means for detecting whether the display means should be in a sleep mode or a non-sleep mode;
- and
- means for automatically simulating rotation a viewing area of the display means to allow the display system to switch from the sleep mode to the non-sleep mode in accordance with a signal from the sensor means,
- wherein in the non-sleep mode the information system is in a normal operation mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.