US2021311529A1PendingUtilityA1
Dual screen electronic devices with stowable keyboards
Est. expiryJun 29, 2038(~11.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods have been disclosed that include example hinges to couple a first screen and a second screen of an electronic device. An example apparatus includes a first gear rotatable about a first axis of rotation, a second gear rotatable about a second axis of rotation, and a link gear rotatably coupled to the first gear and rotatably coupled to the second gear.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . (canceled)
2 . An electronic device comprising:
a first display; a second display; a hinge rotatably coupling the first display and the second display; a physical keyboard removably positionable on the second display; instructions; and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to:
present a first user interface on the second display when the physical keyboard is not positioned on the second display,
present a second user interface on a first portion the second display when the physical keyboard is positioned on a second portion of the second display, and
present a third user interface on the second portion of the second display when the physical keyboard is positioned on the first portion of the second display.
3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , further including:
a first magnetic element associated with the second display; and a second magnetic element associated with the keyboard, the keyboard magnetically couplable to the second display.
4 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the keyboard is in wireless communication with the processor circuitry.
5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the keyboard and the processor circuitry are to communicate via a Bluetooth protocfol.
6 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the hinge creates a gap between the first display and the second display.
7 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the first portion of the second display is closer to the hinge than the second portion of the second display, and the third interface is a virtual trackpad.
8 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the first portion of the second display is closer to the hinge than the second portion of the second display, and the second interface includes a plurality of emojis.
9 . An electronic device comprising:
a first display; a second display; means for rotatably coupling the first display and the second display; a physical keyboard removably positionable on the second display; and means for processing instructions, the processing means to:
present a first user interface on the second display when the physical keyboard is not positioned on the second display,
present a second user interface on a first portion of the second display when the physical keyboard is positioned on a second portion of the second display, and
present a third user interface on the second portion of the second display when the physical keyboard is positioned on the first portion of the second display.
10 . The electronic device of claim 9 , further including means for magnetically coupling the keyboard to the second display.
11 . The electronic device of claim 9 , further including means for communicatively coupling the keyboard with the processing means.
12 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the means for rotatably coupling creates a gap between the first display and the second display.
13 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the first portion of the second display is closer to the rotatably coupling means than the second portion of the second display, and the third interface is a virtual trackpad.
14 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the first portion of the second display is closer to the rotatably coupling means than the second portion of the second display, and the second interface includes a plurality of emojis.
15 . At least one non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause an electronic device having a first display and a second display rotatably coupled to the first display via a hinge to at least:
detect at least one of a presence or absence of a physical keyboard on one or more of the first display or second display; present a first user interface on the second display when the physical keyboard is not positioned on the second display; present a second user interface on a first portion the second display when the physical keyboard is positioned on a second portion of the second display, and present a third user interface on the second portion of the second display when the physical keyboard is positioned on the first portion of the second display.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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