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Granted Patent B2
US 12706008 · App. 18/899,130 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Imaging for foldable displays

Inventor: Srikanth Kambhatla (Portland, OR)
Assignee: Intel Corporation
G09G3/003G06F1/1641G09G3/035G09G5/003G09G5/14G09G2340/0492
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12706008
App. No.
18/899,130
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A processing unit, comprising a display interface to control a foldable display with multiple segments created by fold lines in the foldable display. The processing unit also including a plurality of lanes to connect the display interface to the foldable display, where each segment of the foldable display is connected to a lane. The processing unit also including a multi-segment protocol component to instruct the display interface to drive data to each segment of the display through the plurality of lanes.

Claims (41)

1 . A mobile electronic device comprising:

a housing, the mobile electronic device having a folded position and an unfolded position, the housing movable between the unfolded position of the mobile electronic device and folded position of the mobile electronic device;

a first display screen supported by a first side of the housing, the first display screen visible when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position;

a second display screen supported by a second side of the housing, the second side of the housing different than the first side of the housing, the second side of the housing opposite the first side of the housing, the second display screen facing opposite the first display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position, the second display screen on an exterior of the mobile electronic device when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position;

a sensor;

instructions; and

at least one processor circuit to be programmed by the instructions to:

cause content to be presented on the first display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position; and

cause at least a portion of the content to be presented on the second display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position.

2 . The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first display screen is foldable.

3 . The mobile electronic device of claim 2 , wherein one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to cause the content to be presented across a fold line of the first display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position.

4 . The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to cause the at least the portion of the content to be presented on the second display screen after the mobile electronic device is moved from the unfolded position to the folded position.

5 . The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to determine that a position of the mobile electronic device has changed from the unfolded position to the folded position.

6 . The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to perform aspect ratio scaling for the content presented on the second display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position.

7 . The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the housing obscures the first display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position.

8 . A mobile electronic device comprising:

a housing having a first housing and a second housing, the first housing movable relative to the second housing, the mobile electronic device having (a) an unfolded position in which the first housing and the second housing are aligned and (b) a folded position in which the first housing is at an angle relative to the first housing;

a first display screen, the first display screen visible when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position;

a second display screen, the second display screen facing opposite the first display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position, the second display screen on an exterior of the mobile electronic device when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position;

instructions; and

at least one processor circuit to be programmed by the instructions to:

cause content to be presented on the first display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position; and

cause at least a portion of the content to be presented on second display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position.

9 . The mobile electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the first housing at least partially obscures a portion of the first display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position.

10 . The mobile electronic device of claim 8 , further including a sensor, one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to determine, based on outputs of the sensor, a fold event indicative of a change from the unfolded position to the folded position.

11 . The mobile electronic device of claim 10 , wherein one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to, responsive to the fold event, cause the at least a portion of the content to be presented on the second display screen.

12 . The mobile electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the first display screen has a first area, the second display screen has a second area, and the first area is larger than the second area.

13 . The mobile electronic device of claim 12 , wherein one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to scale an aspect ratio of the content presented on the second display screen.

14 . The mobile electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the first display screen includes a first display region associated with the first housing and a second display region associated with the second housing, and one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to cause the content to be presented on at least a portion of first display region and on at least a portion of the second display region when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position.

15 . A mobile electronic device comprising:

a first display screen, the mobile electronic device having a folded position and an unfolded position, the first display screen visible when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position;

a second display screen, the second display screen facing opposite the first display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position, the second display screen on an exterior of the mobile electronic device when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position;

instructions; and

at least one processor circuit to be programmed by the instructions to:

cause content to be presented on the first display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position; and

cause at least a portion of the content to be presented on the second display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position.

16 . The mobile electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the at least a portion of the first display screen is obscured when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position.

17 . The mobile electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the first display screen includes a first display region and a second display region defined by a fold line associated with the first display screen.

18 . The mobile electronic device of claim 17 , wherein one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to cause the content to be presented across the fold line associated with the first display screen when the mobile electronic device is in the unfolded position.

19 . The mobile electronic device of claim 15 , wherein one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to cause the at least the portion of the content to be presented on the second display screen after movement of the mobile electronic device from the unfolded position to the folded position.

20 . The mobile electronic device of claim 18 , wherein one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to cause an aspect ratio of the at least the portion of the content presented on the second display screen to be adjusted when the mobile electronic device is in the folded position.