| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 361679040 | Plural independently movable displays | 15 |
| 20090122474 | Secondary Computing Device Display - A secondary computing device display system includes a removable attachment mechanism operable to removably attach a secondary computing device display to a primary computing device display. The removable attachment mechanism comprises a first attachment member, operable to lockably attach to the secondary computing device display, and a second attachment member, comprising a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion. The first and second clamping portions are operable to removably clamp the primary computing device display within a gap defined between the first and second clamping portions. The first and second attachment member are frictionally rotatable with respect to each other along a first axis and a second axis. A surface of the primary computing device display is adapted to engage the second attachment member and utilize friction to reduce the amount of pressure sufficient to removably clamp. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090231789 | Computer display accessory - The disclosed computer accessory has a separate display that is connected to a computer through an interface. A base part is used to fit the accessory to the computer, and a swing arm connects the base part and the accessory display. For easy transport, the disclosed accessory is arranged so that the accessory display can be stored flat against the computer. For use, the swing arm enables the accessory display to be folded out into an operational position where it can be easily seen by others. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20100124006 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes first and second screens, and a slide mechanism. The first screen includes a housing and a first display panel. The second screen is disposed behind the housing, and includes a second display panel. The slide mechanism includes two slide rails connected to the housing, and a slide frame connected slidably to the slide rails and coupled to the second display panel. One of the slide rails has first and second positioning recesses. The slide frame can bring the second display panel to move between an initial position where the second display panel is located on a rear face of the housing and a retaining unit is retained in the first positioning recess, and an open position where the second display panel is exposed from one side of the housing and the retaining unit is retained in the second positioning recess. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20110002096 | ELECTRONICS DEVICE HAVING ROTATABLE PANELS CONFIGURED FOR DISPLAY AND ADAPTIVE INTERFACE - An electronics device includes a plurality of panels. A first panel includes device electronics positioned within a housing that functions as a protective cover. A second panel includes a touchscreen display on a display side and a housing on a backside. The second panel is coupled to the first panel using a first hinge mechanism, such as a reversible hinge. A third panel includes a touchscreen display configurable as an adaptive interface. The third panel is coupled to the second panel using a second hinge mechanism. The first panel, the second panel, and the third panel are coupled together as a “z-fold”, and are movable into a plurality of different configurations. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110043990 | Secondary Computing Device Display System - A secondary computing device display system includes a removable attachment mechanism operable to removably attach a secondary computing device display to a primary computing device display. The removable attachment mechanism comprises a first attachment member, operable to slideably attach to the secondary computing device display, and a second attachment member, comprising a clamping trench and a clamp locking lever. The second attachment member is operable to removably clamp the primary computing device display by inserting a clamping ridge of the primary computing device display in the clamping trench and engaging a notched surface of the clamping ridge with the clamp locking lever. The first and second attachment member are frictionally rotatable with respect to each other along a first axis and a second axis. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110228463 | Laptop Back-to-Back Display Screen System for Face-to-Face Interactions - Computer display systems comprising back-to-back (BTB) dual screens that render the same display simultaneously on a primary and a slaved secondary screen, for face-to-face inter-active and collaborative purposes, inter alia, for education, sales, presentation, and collaboration between two or more persons. The inventive system is particularly suitable for laptop and netbook types of computers, and a wide range of integrated and accessory BTB dual-screen configurations are disclosed. The secondary screen can be rotated between the BTB dual screen collaborative orientation to an SBS GEM configuration for multi-screen display only to the user. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110304967 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND BASE THEREOF - A base which allows a portable electronic device to be attached thereto is provided. The base includes a first member, a second member and a pivot element. The first member includes an external connection port. The second member includes a socket. The pivot element is connected to the first member and the second member, the second member is pivoted relative to the first member between a first orientation and a second orientation via the pivot element, and the portable electronic device is detachably attached into the socket to stand on the second member. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20130021734 | Apparatus and method for additional screen in a portable computing and communication device - A portable computing and communication device has a main display screen and an additional display screen attached to the backside of the device body, wherein the backside stores and hides the additional display screen when not in use. The additional screen slides out with the help of a slide mechanism on one side from the device body to provide an additional display screen for use with the device. The additional screen has hinge mechanism that enables the additional screen to be oriented at multiple angles relative to the main screen, when slid out from the backside of the device, enabling a book orientation, a laptop orientation or a large screen orientation to be formed between the main screen and the additional screen. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130114197 | RACK MOUNTED UI DEVICE - A user interface (UI) demo is disclosed. The UT device has two displays ( | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130128439 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AT LEAST ONE EXTENDABLE DISPLAY SECTION - An electronic device ( | 05-23-2013 |
| 20150092328 | Mobile appliance with an extendable second display - An apparatus is provided with a mobile appliance including a front grooved rail member on a bottom and a rear grooved rail member on the bottom, each of the front and rear grooved rail members having a left opening; a second display including front grooved rail on a top and a rear grooved rail on the top, each of the front and rear grooved rails having a right opening; two connection bars each including first and second end enlargements respectively wherein the first enlargements are slidably retained in the front and rear grooved rail members respectively, and the second enlargements are slidably retained in the front and rear grooved rails respectively; two first ICs at one side of the mobile appliance; and two second ICs at an other side of the second display. In an extended position, the first ICs are capable of activating the second ICs. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150116917 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes a first case and a second case. A connection assembly connects the first case to the second case such that the cases are rotatable about a shaft member disposed in the connection assembly. The connection assembly includes a first link member attached at one end to the first case and at another end to a second link member included in the second case, and a spring assembly attached at one end to the second link member and at another end to the second case. A torque is generated by the connection assembly relative to the shaft member in a direction corresponding to one or more of a closed state and an open state. The torque is generated in the direction corresponding to the closed state when respective front surfaces of the cases are separated by less than a predetermined polar angle. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150131217 | TELESCOPING RAIL MOUNTING ASSEMBLY AND MULTIPLE DISPLAY MOUNT SYSTEM - A multiple display mount system that offers easy and efficient, independent lateral and vertical adjustment of each individual display. The system includes a base, a vertical member extending upwardly from the base, and a pair of arms extending laterally outward on opposing sides of the vertical member. A pair of display interfaces is operably coupled to a separate one of the arms. Each of the display interfaces can enable the electronic display received thereon to be tilted about a generally horizontal tilt axis extending through the electronic display, and/or enable the electronic display received thereon to be pivoted about a generally vertical axis extending through the electronic display. The arms may be pivotally connected to the vertical member to enable positioning of the displays, and the displays may be separately vertically positionable relative to the vertical member. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150138703 | Modular Computer Units - The present invention describes a modular computerized system that includes the ability to magnetically attach to another similar or identical unit, integrates both male and female ports into each unit so that when two or more units are attached side by side the ports become functional and do not require external cables. Other elements of the invention include; the integration of one or more data splitters into the computerized unit and the integration of one or more power splitters into the computerized unit. The present invention also provides the ability to charge more than one computerized unit with only one cable attachment and the ability to share data quickly and easily between more than one computerized unit without the use of cables unless desired. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20160070302 | DISPLAY DEVICE APPARATUS - A display device apparatus includes a housing that is sized and configured to attach to a computer device. The housing can include a cavity for releaseably retaining a second display device that is connectable to the computer device. The second display device is moveable out of the housing via a slot defined in the housing so that the second display device is moveable from a first position within the housing to a second position that is external to the housing. | 03-10-2016 |
