A method in an electronic device comprises detecting, with one or more sensors, a geometry or geometric form factor defined by an amount a first device housing or first device housing portion of the electronic device is pivoted about a hinge or deformable portion relative to a second device housing or second device housing portion of the electronic device, as well as also detecting, with one or more other sensors, multiple persons within an environment of the electronic device. One or more processors then enable, in response to detecting the geometric form factor and the multiple persons within the environment, a dual content presentation mode of operation allowing presentation of first content on a first display of the electronic device and second content on a second display where the first content and the second content are different.

The present disclosure provides an attachable external display screen for use on electronic devices. The display screen may be removably mounted onto a surface of an electronic device to provide the user with an additional display screen. The attachable display screen may utilize a dual sliding mechanism that allows for the display screen to slide out to different lengths relative to the screen of the electronic device. The attachable display screen may also utilize a torque hinge to pivotally couple the display screen to a frame that mounts onto the electronic device. The attachable display screen is rotatable about both the horizontal and vertical axes, which allows a user to tilt and adjust the angle of the display screen.

A method that is performed by an electronic device provided with a foldable screen that is divided into a first area and a second area. When the screen is folded, the first area corresponds to a first sensor, and the second area corresponds to a second sensor. The method includes displaying an interface of a first application in the first area, detecting first user identification information by using the first sensor, storing a correspondence between the first application and the first user identification information, and controlling display in the first area and the second area based on user identification information detected by the first sensor and the second sensor. In the foregoing method, an application is bound to user identification information.

An extensible display screen apparatus includes a power supply device and a screen display device. The screen display device includes at least one screen unit and a screen support assembly, wherein the at least one screen unit is disposed on the screen support assembly and the screen support assembly is arranged to support the at least one screen unit, whereas the at least one screen support assembly can electrically connect with the screen display device through the power supply device. The power supply device is configured to provide a working power to the at least one screen unit for a mobile electronic device to communicate with the at least one screen unit, wherein the said screen unit provides additional information of the mobile electronic device while being electrically connected with the screen display device.

A dual-screen computing device includes two separate displays that are coupled to an interconnecting hinge. A hinge detector detects movement or position of the hinge, and the positions of the displays may be determined based on the hinge movement or position. The positions of the displays relative to each other may then be used to determine which mode of operation the dual-screen computing device is operating (e.g., tent mode, open, closed, etc.). Additionally, the dual-screen computing device may include various sensors that detect different environmental, orientation, location, and device-specific information. Applications are configured to operate differently based on the mode of operation and, optionally, the sensor data detected by the sensors.

An electronic device includes a host, a main display, an auxiliary display, and a hinge mechanism. The auxiliary display is located between the host and the main display and includes a sliding part and a lifting part. The sliding part is slidably connected to the host. The hinge mechanism includes a first bracket, a second bracket pivotally connected to the first bracket, and a third bracket pivotally connected to the second bracket. The first bracket is secured to the host, and the second bracket is secured to the main display. The third bracket is secured to the lifting part of the auxiliary display.

A dual display including: a first display for displaying first visual information and receiving a touch input; a second display including a double-sided emission display for displaying second visual information through a first surface or a second surface opposite to the first surface, and receiving a touch input; a sensor for sensing relative locations of the first and second displays; and a controller for determining whether or not the second display is covering the first display according to a signal of the sensor, and for controlling the first and second displays. Here, the controller is configured to receive the touch input from the second display when the second display unit covers the first display, and to receive the touch input from the first display when the second display does not to cover the first display.

A modular patient monitor provides a multipurpose, scalable solution for various patient monitoring applications. In an embodiment, a modular patient monitor utilizes multiple wavelength optical sensor and/or acoustic sensor technologies to provide blood constituent monitoring and acoustic respiration monitoring (ARM) at its core, including pulse oximetry parameters and additional blood parameter measurements such as carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO) and methemoglobin (HbMet). Expansion modules provide blood pressure BP, blood glucose, ECG, CO2, depth of sedation and cerebral oximetry to name a few. Aspects of the present disclosure also include a transport dock for providing enhanced portability and functionally to handheld monitors. In an embodiment, the transport dock provides one or more docking interfaces for placing monitoring components in communication with other monitoring components. In an embodiment, the transport dock attaches to the modular patient monitor.

A mobile device including touch screens and a method of controlling the mobile device are provided. A mobile device includes a first housing including a first touch screen; a second housing, rotatably connected to the first housing, including a second touch screen; a sensor for detecting an angle between the first housing and the second housing; and a controller configured to calculate the angle between the first and second housings rotating with respect to each other, using the sensor, and if the calculated angle is greater than a threshold, turn off an image-display area of the second touch screen, execute an application in response to a first touch applied to an icon displayed on the first touch screen, detect a second touch in a touch detectable area of the turned-off image-display area of the second touch screen, and control the application in response to the detected second touch.

Aspects of the disclosure are directed to processing flex gesturing in a computing device that includes a plurality of display panels movable in relation to one another. Flex movement of a first display panel as detected by at least one flex sensor is assessed. The flex movement is interpreted according to predefined criteria to recognize a flex gesture. In response to the flex gesture, an action to be performed is ascertained from among a plurality of possible actions associated with the flex gesture.