IP Library Granted Patent US 10,254,803
Granted Patent B1
US 10,254,803 · App. 16/050,494 · Granted Apr 9, 2019

Multi-form factor information handling system (IHS) with layered, foldable, bendable, flippable, rotatable, removable, displaceable, and/or slideable component(s)

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Patent No.
US 10,254,803
App. No.
16/050,494
Granted
Apr 9, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

Embodiments of a multi-form factor Information Handling System (IHS) with layered, foldable, bendable, flippable, rotatable, removable, displaceable, and/or slideable component(s) are described. In some embodiments, an IHS may include a first display and a second display coupled to the first display, where the second display further comprises a bendable, foldable, or flippable layer having: (i) a screen surface, and (ii) a keyboard surface opposing the screen surface.

Claims (36)

1. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

a first display; and

a second display coupled to the first display, wherein the second display further comprises a bendable, foldable, or flippable layer having: (i) a screen surface, and (ii) a keyboard surface opposing the screen surface, and wherein:

(A) in a first configuration, the screen surface faces up and the keyboard surface faces down; and in a second configuration a first portion of the screen surface folds over a second portion of the screen surface and the keyboard surface faces up; or

(B) in a first configuration, the screen surface faces up, the keyboard surface faces up, and the keyboard surface sits behind a first portion of the screen surface; and in a second configuration, the first portion of the screen surface folds over a second portion of the screen surface to reveal the keyboard surface.

2. The IHS of claim 1 , further comprising a first hinge coupling the first display to the second display.

3. The IHS of claim 2 , wherein the first portion of the screen surface folds over the second portion of the screen surface via a second hinge.

4. The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the screen surface folds over the second portion of the screen surface via a deformation action.

5. The IHS of claim 1 , further comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to:

provide a User Interface (UI) feature in response to the IHS being moved from the first configuration to the second configuration.

6. The IHS of claim 5 , wherein providing the UI feature further comprises rendering a ribbon area on the first display alongside a long edge of the keyboard surface.

7. The IHS of claim 6 , wherein providing the UI feature further comprises revealing a touch input area on another layer of the second display that sits under the bendable, foldable, or flippable layer when the IHS is in the first configuration.

8. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the other layer comprises another screen surface.

9. The IHS of claim 5 , wherein providing the UI feature further comprises rendering an image on a selected portion of the second display.

10. The IHS of claim 1 , further comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to:

provide a User Interface (UI) feature on the second display in response to the IHS being moved from the first configuration to the second configuration.

11. The IHS of claim 10 , wherein providing the UI feature further comprises revealing a touch input area opposing the first portion of the screen surface.

12. A method, comprising:

providing an Information Handling System (IHS) having a first display and a second display coupled to the first display, wherein the second display further comprises a bendable, foldable, or flippable layer having: a screen surface, and a keyboard surface opposing the screen surface, and wherein: in a first configuration, the screen surface faces up and the keyboard surface faces down, and, in a second configuration, a first portion of the screen surface folds over a second portion of the screen surface and the keyboard surface faces up; and

in response to the IHS being manipulated between the first and second configurations, providing at least one User Interface (UI) feature on the first or second displays.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein providing the at least one UI feature further comprises rendering at least one of: an image on a selected portion of the first display above a long edge of the keyboard, or a touch input area on a selected portion of the second display below the long edge of the keyboard.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

in response to the IHS being subsequently manipulated between the first and second configurations, removing the at least one UI feature.

15. A hardware memory device having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor of an Information Handling System (IHS), cause the IHS to:

display a first image on a first display; and

display a second image on a second display coupled to the first display via a hinge, wherein the second display comprises a bendable, foldable, or flippable layer having: a screen surface, and a keyboard surface opposing the screen surface, and wherein in a first configuration: (i) the screen surface faces up, (ii) the keyboard surface faces up, and (iii) the keyboard surface sits behind a first portion of the screen surface, and wherein in a second configuration the first portion of the screen surface folds over a second portion of the screen surface to reveal the keyboard surface.

16. The hardware memory device of claim 15 , wherein the program instructions upon execution by the processor, further cause the IHS to:

in response to the IHS being manipulated between the first and second configurations, providing at least one User Interface (UI) feature on the first or second displays.

17. The hardware memory device of claim 16 , wherein the at least one UI feature includes a ribbon area.

18. The hardware memory device of claim 16 , wherein the at least one UI feature includes a touchpad area.

19. The hardware memory device of claim 18 , wherein the program instructions upon execution by the processor, further cause the IHS to:

in response to the IHS being subsequently manipulated between the first and second configurations, remove the at least one UI feature from the first or second displays.

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
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To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.)
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Oct 15, 2019
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (CREDIT) Recorded Oct 12, 2018
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Oct 12, 2018
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