IP Library Granted Patent US 11,314,287
Granted Patent B2
US 11,314,287 · App. 16/932,175 · Granted Apr 26, 2022

Display stabilization in foldable device

Inventors: Joseph Anthony Holung (Wake Forest, NC); Joseph David Plunkett (Raleigh, NC); Philip John Jakes (Durham, NC); Tin-Lup Wong (Chapel Hill, NC)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
G06F1/1677G06F1/1626G06F1/1652G09F9/301H04B5/0031
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Patent No.
US 11,314,287
App. No.
16/932,175
Granted
Apr 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, from at least one sensor associated with an information handling device, an indication to transmit an electrical pulse to a magnetic coupling integrated into the information handling device; transmitting, responsive to the receiving and using a pulse transmitter, the electrical pulse to the magnetic coupling; and affecting a function of the magnetic coupling based on the transmitted electrical pulse. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims (33)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, from at least one sensor associated with an information handling device, an indication to transmit an electrical pulse to a magnetic coupling, wherein the magnetic coupling comprises a hinge integrated into the information handling device;

transmitting, responsive to the receiving and using a pulse transmitter, the electrical pulse to the magnetic coupling; and

affecting a function of the magnetic coupling based on the transmitted electrical pulse, wherein the affecting the function comprises adjusting a polarity of the magnetic coupling.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the indication comprises receiving accelerometer data associated with a display section of the information handling device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the indication comprises identifying activation of a predetermined application.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the indication comprises identifying that a captured image of a user movement corresponds to a predetermined user movement.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the indication comprises identifying a geographic location associated with a user.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the electrical pulse to an electropermanent magnet of the magnetic coupling.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic coupling comprises a predetermined number of magnetic detent positions.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein each of the predetermined number of magnet detent positions is dictated by a particular North-South pair positioned around the magnetic coupling.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the affecting the function comprises activating at least one magnetic detent of the magnetic coupling.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the affecting the function comprises deactivating at least one magnetic detent of the magnetic coupling.

11. An information handling device, comprising:

at least one sensor;

a processor;

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

receive an indication to transmit an electrical pulse to a magnetic coupling, wherein the magnetic coupling comprises a hinge integrated into the information handling device;

transmit, responsive to the receiving, the electrical pulse to the magnetic coupling; and

affect a function of the magnetic coupling based on the transmitted electrical pulse, wherein to affect the function comprises adjusting a polarity of the magnetic coupling.

12. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to receive the indication comprise instructions executable by the processor to receive accelerometer data associated with a display section of the information handling device.

13. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to receive the indication comprise instructions executable by the processor to identify activation of a predetermined application.

14. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to receive the indication comprise instructions executable by the processor to identify that a captured image of a user movement corresponds to a predetermined user movement.

15. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to transmit comprise instructions executable by the processor to transmit the electrical pulse to an electropermanent magnet of the magnetic coupling.

16. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the magnetic coupling comprises a predetermined number of magnetic detent positions.

17. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein each of the predetermined number of magnet detent positions is dictated by a particular North-South pair positioned around the magnetic coupling.

18. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to affect the function comprise instructions executable by the processor to activate at least one magnetic detent of the magnetic coupling.

19. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to affect the function comprise instructions executable by the processor to deactivate at least one magnetic detent of the magnetic coupling.

20. A product, comprising:

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

code that receives an indication to transmit an electrical pulse to a magnetic coupling, wherein the magnetic coupling comprises a hinge integrated into an information handling device;

code that transmits, responsive to the code that receives, the electrical pulse to the magnetic coupling; and

code that affects a function of the magnetic coupling based on the transmitted electrical pulse, wherein the code that affects the function comprises adjusting a polarity of the magnetic coupling.

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 070266/0821 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2020
From: HOLUNG, JOSEPH ANTHONY; PLUNKETT, JOSEPH DAVID; JAKES, PHILIP JOHN; WONG, TIN-LUP
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 053243/0128 →
Continuity (1)
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