Methods and apparatus to map multi-display positions

Inventor: Glen J. Anderson (Beaverton, OR)

Assignee: Intel Corporation

G06F3/1446 G02B5/08 G02B27/0977

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Patent No.: US 12710910
App. No.: 17/895,740
Granted: Aug 18, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to map multi-display positions. An example apparatus includes processor circuitry to cause a first display to present a first image, cause a second display to present a second image, detect a first reflection based on the first image, detect a second reflection based on the second image, and determine a position of the first display relative to the second display based on the first reflection and the second reflection.

Claims (36)

1 . An apparatus comprising:

at least one memory;

machine readable instructions; and

at least one processor circuit to at least one of instantiate or execute the machine readable instructions to:

cause a first display to present a first image;

cause a second display to present a second image;

detect a first reflection based on the first image;

detect a second reflection based on the second image;

determine a first position of the first display relative to the second display based on the first reflection and the second reflection;

cause the first display to present a first portion of a computer interface;

cause the second display to present a second portion of the computer interface, the first portion and the second portion selected based on the first position;

cause a third display to present a third image;

detect a third reflection based on the third image; and

determine a second position of the third display relative to at least one of the first display or the second display.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first reflection or the second reflection is reflected off an eye of a user.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first reflection or the second reflection is reflected off skin of a user.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first image is a first color and the second image is a second color different than the first color.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first image is a first pattern of light the second image is a second pattern of light different than the first pattern.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first image or the second image is invisible to a human.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first image or the second image is ultraviolet light or infrared light.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first image and the second image are presented in sequence.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to cause the third display to present a third portion of the computer interface based on the second position.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to determine an angle of at least one of the first reflection or the second reflection and determine the first position based on the angle.

11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the at least one processor circuit is to detect an object based on at least one of the first reflection or the second reflection.

12 . A non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause processor circuitry to at least:

cause a first display to present a first image;

cause a second display to present a second image;

cause a third display to present a third image;

determine a first position of the first display relative to the second display based on a first reflection of the first image and a second reflection of the second image;

determine a second position of the third display relative to at least one of the first display or the second display based on a third reflection of the third image;

extend a first portion of a working area of a computer screen to the first display; and

extend a second portion of the working area to the second display, the first portion and the second portion selected based on the first position.

13 . The storage medium of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the first reflection or the second reflection is reflected off an eye of a user.

14 . The storage medium of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the first reflection or the second reflection is reflected off skin of a user.

15 . The storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the first image is at least one of a first color or a first pattern of light and the second image is at least one of a second color different than the first color or a second pattern of light different than the first pattern.

16 . The storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the instructions cause the processor circuitry to extend a third portion of the working area to the third display, the third portion based on the second position.