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FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY PROTECTION STRUCTURE

An electronic device is provided, which includes a first housing; a second housing; a hinge structure connecting the first housing and the second housing in a foldable manner; a flexible display including a first region corresponding to the first housing, a second region corresponding to the second housing, and a folding region corresponding to the hinge structure; a first protection cover disposed on the first housing to cover a periphery of the first region of the flexible display; a second protection cover disposed on the second housing to cover a periphery of the second region of the flexible display; and at least one protection structure.

INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM ANTENNA ISOLATION WITH INTEGRATED COOLING FAN

A portable information handling system structure located between housing hinges along one side of the housing has first and second antenna disposed at opposing ends with a cooling fan between the first and second antenna and over the antenna structure to isolate the first and second antenna. In one embodiment, a parasitic element disposed between the first and second antenna and under the cooling fan has resonance tuned to isolate wireless signals of a frequency supported by the first and second antenna.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND OPERATING FOLDABLE DISPLAY

In embodiments, an electronic device includes: a foldable housing that includes a hinge, a first housing connected to the hinge, the first housing having a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction, and a second housing connected to the hinge and configured to be foldable with the first housing around the hinge, the second housing having a third surface facing a third direction and a fourth surface facing a fourth direction opposite the third direction. The first surface faces the third surface in a folded state, and the third direction is equal to the first direction in an unfolded state. The electronic device further includes a first display extending from the first surface to the third surface to define the first and third surfaces, a second display viewable through at least a part of the second or fourth surface, at least one sensor, a processor disposed in the first or second housing structure, and a memory operatively connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to display a plurality of applications on the first display in the unfolded state, to select at least one of the plurality of applications, based on an input or priorities of the plurality of applications, based on the at least one sensor detecting that the foldable housing is changed from the unfolded state to the folded state, and to display the selected application on the second display.

Displaying a unified desktop across connected devices

Embodiments provide for a handheld device with a unified desktop for integrating the functionality of the handheld device with a larger computer system. When connected to a peripheral display and/or a display of the larger computer system, the handheld device provides a unified desktop displayed across the screen(s) of the handheld device and the peripheral display. The unified desktop unifies the functionality provided by the larger computer system and the handheld functionality, e.g., communication applications (e.g., phone, SMS, MMS). A user can seamlessly interact with applications, e.g., open, move, close, receive notifications, on the unified desktop whether the applications are displayed on the screens of the handheld device, or the peripheral display of the larger computer system.

ANTENNA EXCITATION THROUGH LAPTOP HINGE
20230101668 · 2023-03-30 ·

According to an aspect, a computing device includes a first enclosure, a second enclosure, a hinge coupled to the first enclosure and the second enclosure, and a hinge-based antenna defined by a slot of the hinge and a portion of an air gap disposed between the first enclosure and the second enclosure, where the slot of the hinge is aligned with the portion of the air gap, and the hinge-based antenna includes an antenna feed element disposed within the slot of the hinge and configured to excite the portion of the air gap.

User interface manipulation in a foldable screen device

User interface (UI) manipulation techniques are disclosed that can allow a user device to hide and obscure sensitive information displayed on a flexible, foldable, or otherwise reconfigurable display from onlookers whilst maintaining or improving its accessibility exclusively to the primary user. Examples of the disclosed techniques can manipulate the UI in a way such that it is largely only viewable as intended when the user device is physically configured to a certain folding angle (and/or viewing angle). In some examples, the UI can be customized such that it promotes a certain device configuration (e.g., folding angle) that can provide an optimum security configuration for the user's current surroundings. The UI displayed on the display screen can change in form factor (e.g., an intended size as viewed by the user) to adapt to the current surroundings and/or based on the sensitivity in the displayed content.

An Apparatus and a Method for a Controllable Foldable Display with Haptic and Sound Effect
20230034607 · 2023-02-02 ·

An apparatus, comprising: a foldable touch display; a motor adapted to control a mechanism for switching the foldable touch display between an unfolded state and a folded state in a rolling motion; and a controller adapted to: detect a user input, calculate a velocity vector of the user input, and control the motor for switching the foldable touch display between the unfolded state and the folded state according to the calculated velocity vector of the user input.

FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND INPUT METHOD THEREOF
20230033055 · 2023-02-02 · ·

An input method applied to a foldable electronic apparatus with pivotally connected first and second bodies is provided. The first body includes a display and a first G sensor. The second body includes a touch input portion and a second G sensor. First and second Euler angles of the first and second bodies are respectively detected by the first and second G sensors. A placement state of the foldable electronic apparatus is determined according to the first and second Euler angles. When the placement state is determined as a landscape state, the display displays a horizontal frame, and an input signal is executed according to the horizontal frame. When the placement state is converted to a portrait state, the horizontal frame is rotated to a portrait frame, the input signal is executed according to the portrait frame, and vertical and horizontal coordinates of the touch input portion are swapped.

Operation processing device and operation processing method for controlling display unit based on change in output direction of display unit

There is provided an operation processing device including an input direction acquisition unit configured to acquire information indicating an input direction according to a direction generated in response to an operation indicating the direction which is performed on an input unit to which the operation is input, an output direction indication unit configured to indicate, to a display unit configured to display an image, an output direction that is a direction in which the image of the display unit is changed in response to the operation on the input unit, and a determination unit configured to determine an orientation of the output direction with respect to the input direction according to a relative position relationship between the input unit and the display unit.

Controlling audio processing

An apparatus comprising means for: receiving an indication of a form factor of a device; selecting an audio component, in dependence on the receiving an indication of a form factor of the device and in dependence on an assigned location of a graphical user interface object associated with the audio component, wherein the graphical user interface object is assigned to at least a first display area when the device is in a first form factor and is assigned to the at least a first display area when the device is in a second form factor; controlling audio processing of audio associated with the selected audio component; and providing at least the processed audio for audio output by one or more loudspeakers.