Back to results
US 9,959,794 B2Granted
Electronic device, processing method and device
AssigneeLenovo (Beijing) Limited
InventorsBin Li, Yiqiang Yan
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An electronic device, a processing method and a device are provided. The electronic device includes: a first and second display devices, an input device, a first component and a second component, a detection device configured to detect a relative position relation between the two components, a processing device is configured to control the first display device or the second display device in different cases to respond to operation data collected by the input device.
Claims8
An electronic device, comprising:
- a first display device, configured to display a first content in a first viewable area, wherein the first display device is a first hardware device that outputs light towards a first viewer;
- a second display device, configured to display a second content in a second viewable area, wherein the second display device is a second hardware device that outputs light toward a second viewer;
- one input device;
- a first component and a second component, wherein the first component and the second component are connected to each other through a connector, there are a first relative position relation or a second relative position relation between the first component and the second component through the connector, one or two of the first viewable area, the second viewable area, and a collection area of the one input device are located on the first component, and other areas of the first viewable area, the second viewable area, and the collection area are located on the second component;
- a detection device configured to determine whether the first relative position relation or the second relative position relation exists between the first component and the second component;
- and
- a processing device configured to:
- control the first display device in response to the one input device to switch from displaying the first content to displaying a third content, in a case that there is the first relative position relation between the first component and the second component;
- and
- control the second display device in response to the one input device to switch from displaying the second content to displaying a fourth content, in a case that there is the second relative position relation between the first component and the second component,
- wherein the components of the electronic device are arranged in one of a first arrangement, a second arrangement, and a third arrangement,
- wherein in a case that the components of the electronic device are arranged in the first arrangement:
- the collection area is in a relatively viewable state,
- in a case that there is the first relative position relation between the first component and the second component, the first viewable area is in the relatively viewable state,
- in a case that there is the second relative position relation between the first component and the second component, the first viewable area is in a relatively unviewable state,
- the collection area is located on a first surface of the first component,
- the first viewable area and the second viewable area are located on a first surface of the second component,
- the first viewable area does not overlap the second viewable area,
- the first surface of the first component is parallel or approximately parallel to the first surface of the second component,
- the first relative position relation includes the collection area of the first component overlapping the second viewable area of the second component in a direction vertical to a plane where the first viewable area locates or a plane where the collection area locates, and
- the second relative position relation includes the collection area of the first component overlapping the first viewable area of the second component in the direction vertical to the plane where the first viewable area locates or the plane where the collection area locates,
- wherein in a case that the components of the electronic device are arranged in the second arrangement:
- the collection area is in a relatively viewable state,
- in a case that there is the first relative position relation between the first component and the second component, a first distance between the collection area and the first viewable area is smaller than a second distance between the collection area and the second viewable area, and
- in a case that there is the second relative position relation between the first component and the second component, the first distance is greater than the second distance, and
- wherein in a case that the components of the electronic device are arranged in the third arrangement:
- the collection area is located on a first surface of the first component,
- the first viewable area and the second viewable area are located on a first surface of the second component and do not overlap each other,
- the first surface of the first component is parallel or approximately parallel to the first surface of the second component,
- the first surface of the first component overlaps the first surface of the second component in the direction vertical to the first surface of the second component,
- the first relative position relation includes the first surface of the first component completely overlapping a first region of the first surface of the second component, and
- the second relative position relation includes the first surface of the first component completely overlapping a second region of the first surface of the second component.
29 more elements
A processing method, comprising:
- determining whether a first relative position relation or a second relative position relation exits between a first component and a second component;
- wherein the first component is connected to the second component through a connector, and there is the first relative position relation or the second relative position relation between the first component and the second component, one or two of a first viewable area displayed by a first display device, a second viewable area displayed by a second display device and a collection area of an input device are located on the first component, and other areas of the first viewable area, the second viewable area, and the collection area are located on the second component;
- wherein the first display device and the second display device are hardware devices that output light towards viewers;
- controlling the first display device to switch from displaying a first content to displaying a third content in response to the input device, in a case that there is the first relative position relation between the first component and the second component;
- and
- controlling the second display device to switch from displaying a second content to displaying a fourth content in response to the input device, in a case that there is the second relative position relation between the first component and the second component,
- wherein the method is performed by an electronic device and components of the electronic device are arranged in one of a first arrangement, a second arrangement, and a third arrangement,
- wherein in a case that the components of the electronic device are arranged in the first arrangement:
- the collection area is in a relatively viewable state,
- in a case that there is the first relative position relation between the first component and the second component, the first viewable area is in the relatively viewable state,
- in a case that there is the second relative position relation between the first component and the second component, the first viewable area is in a relatively unviewable state,
- the collection area is located on a first surface of the first component,
- the first viewable area and the second viewable area are located on a first surface of the second component,
- the first viewable area does not overlap the second viewable area,
- the first surface of the first component is parallel or approximately parallel to the first surface of the second component,
- the first relative position relation includes the collection area of the first component overlapping the second viewable area of the second component in a direction vertical to a plane where the first viewable area locates or a plane where the collection area locates, and
- the second relative position relation includes the collection area of the first component overlapping the first viewable area of the second component in the direction vertical to the plane where the first viewable area locates or the plane where the collection area locates,
- wherein in a case that the components of the electronic device are arranged in the second arrangement:
- the collection area is in a relatively viewable state,
- in a case that there is the first relative position relation between the first component and the second component, a first distance between the collection area and the first viewable area is smaller than a second distance between the collection area and the second viewable area, and
- in a case that there is the second relative position relation between the first component and the second component, the first distance is greater than the second distance, and
- wherein in a case that the components of the electronic device are arranged in the third arrangement:
- the collection area is located on a first surface of the first component,
- the first viewable area and the second viewable area are located on a first surface of the second component and do not overlap each other,
- the first surface of the first component is parallel or approximately parallel to the first surface of the second component,
- the first surface of the first component overlaps the first surface of the second component in the direction vertical to the first surface of the second component,
- the first relative position relation includes the first surface of the first component completely overlapping a first region of the first surface of the second component, and
- the second relative position relation includes the first surface of the first component completely overlapping a second region of the first surface of the second component.
25 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.