IP Library Granted Patent US 10,963,217
Granted Patent B2
US 10,963,217 · App. 16/389,978 · Granted Mar 30, 2021

Command detection notification on auxiliary display

Inventors: Madison Kay Smith (Manhattan Beach, CA); Cuong Huy Truong (Cary, NC); Brian Hargrove Leonard (Chapel Hill, NC)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
G06F3/167G10L15/26G10L17/00G10L21/14G10L25/78
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Patent No.
US 10,963,217
App. No.
16/389,978
Granted
Mar 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, at an information handling device, voice command input; determining, using a processor, an orientation state of the information handling device, wherein the orientation state is one of: a closed state or an open state; and displaying, responsive to determining that the orientation state is associated with the closed state and on an auxiliary display of the information handling device, a notification acknowledging receipt of the voice command input. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims (35)

1. A method, comprising:

detecting, at an information handling device, voice command input;

determining, using a processor, an orientation state of the information handling device, wherein the orientation state is one of: a closed state or an open state;

identifying an identity of a user providing the voice command input; and

displaying, responsive to determining that the orientation state is associated with the closed state and on an auxiliary display of the information handling device, a notification acknowledging receipt of the voice command input, wherein a presentation type of the notification is based upon the identity of the user.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a primary display of the information handling device in the closed state is covered.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary display is positioned on a portion of an A-cover of the information handling device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary display is obscured by an integrated cover when the information handling device is in the open state.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the integrated cover moves to reveal the auxiliary display when the information handling device is adjusted from the open state to the closed state.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification is of a type selected from the group consisting of a textual notification, an image notification, an animation notification, and a blinking notification.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the type is based on predetermined user settings.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying comprises displaying the notification during a time period when the voice command input is being detected.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a confirmation notification on the auxiliary display responsive to completing a function corresponding to the voice command input.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a rejection notification on the auxiliary display responsive to being unable to complete a function corresponding to the voice command input.

11. An information handling device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to:

detect voice command input;

determine an orientation state of the information handling device, wherein the orientation state is one of: a closed state or an open state;

identify an identity of a user providing the voice command input; and

display, responsive to determining that the orientation state is associated with the closed state and on an auxiliary display of the information handling device, a notification acknowledging receipt of the voice command input, wherein a presentation type of the notification is based upon the identity of the user.

12. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the primary display of the information handling device in the closed state is covered.

13. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the auxiliary display is positioned on a portion of an A-cover of the information handling device.

14. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the auxiliary display is obscured by an integrated cover when the information handling device is in the open state.

15. The information handling device of claim 14 , wherein the integrated cover moves to reveal the auxiliary display when the information handling device is adjusted from the open state to the closed state.

16. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the notification is of a type selected from the group consisting of a textual notification, an image notification, an animation notification, and a blinking notification.

17. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to display comprise instructions executable by the processor to display the notification during a time period when the voice command input is being detected.

18. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to provide a confirmation notification on the auxiliary display responsive to completing a function corresponding to the voice command input.

19. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to provide a rejection notification on the auxiliary display responsive to being unable to complete a function corresponding to the voice command input.

20. A product, comprising:

a non-transitory storage device that stores code, the code being executable by a processor and comprising:

code that detects voice command input;

code that determines an orientation state of the information handling device, wherein the orientation state is one of: a closed state or an open state; and

code that identifies an identity of a user providing the voice command input; and

code that displays, responsive to determining that the orientation state is associated with the closed state and on an auxiliary display of the information handling device, a notification acknowledging receipt of the voice command input, wherein a presentation type of the notification is based upon the identity of the user.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 070269/0092 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2025
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070268/0984 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2020
From: SMITH, MADISON KAY; TRUONG, CUONG HUY; LEONARD, BRIAN HARGROVE
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 054634/0796 →
Continuity (1)
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