US 2012/0268399 A1Published application

Dual displays computing device

OwnerShang-Che Cheng, Wei-Han Wu +1inventors

InventorsShang-Che Cheng, Wei-Han Wu, Chia-Ming Lin

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Abstract

A dynamic dual displays system is coupled with a computing device to provide at least two display panels for single user or multiple user applications. In one embodiment, two display panels are provided in a back-to-back configuration connected by a hinge to allow rotation motion of the display panels relative to each other. Depending on the relative positions of the display panels and the computing device, the combined system provides a hybrid device that may dynamically serve as a notebook or a tablet computer. The multiple display panels may present the same or different contents simultaneously, depending on application. In a multi-user application, the display panels may be presented to different users, one of which accepts input data through a touch-sensitive surface on the corresponding display panel.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A computing system, comprising:

a chassis;
a first display panel having a first display interface;
a second display panel having a second display interface and capable of receiving input data through a touch-sensitive surface on the display panel;
a display support that attaches the first display panel to the second display panel, wherein the display support is configured to allow the second display panel to rotate about the display support through an angle relative to the first display panel;
and
a display control circuit provided within the chassis, the display control circuit having one or more display interfaces configured to communicate data and control signals with the first display panel through the first display interface and with the second display panel through the second display interface wherein when an angle about the display support between the first display panel and the second display panel is within a first range, the computing system operates in a first mode, and when the angle about the display support between the first display panel and the second display panel is within a second range, the computing system operates in a second mode.

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Facts

Application: 13/445,294Filed 12 Apr 2012
Priority: 20 Apr 2011
Published: 25 Oct 2012
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

G06F 1/1616
With several enclosures having relative motions, each enclosure supporting at least one I/O or computing function: with folding flat displays,…
G06F 1/1649
Including at least an additional display: the additional display being independently orientable, e.g. for presenting information to a second user
G06F
Computing and data processing