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US 8,195,254 · App. 12/645,189 · Granted Jun 5, 2012

Apparatus comprising a sliding display part

Assignee: Nokia Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,195,254
App. No.
12/645,189
Granted
Jun 5, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus including a first part slidingly attached to a second part, the first part having a main display and a secondary display, wherein the first part has a surface providing the main display, and wherein the surface bends or folds forming a side or side surface that provides the secondary display.

Claims (31)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first part slidingly attached to a second part, the first part having

a surface that provides a main display and that bends forming a side surface that provides a secondary display.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein both the main display and the secondary display comprise touch displays.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to show one of an icon and a link to a content on the secondary display and to show the content on the main display.

4. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to show one of an icon and a link to a content on the secondary display and to activate the content on the main display from said one of an icon and a link.

5. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises a set of control buttons on the secondary display, and wherein the apparatus is configured to control information on the main display based on input received from a user via the control buttons.

6. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to transfer information between the main display and the secondary display as controlled by a user.

7. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the main display and the secondary display together comprise one continuous larger display.

8. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the apparatus comprises mostly the displays.

9. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first part comprises a sliding lid.

10. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a cross section of the first part comprises a trapezoid, the main display being on a top plane of the trapezoid and the secondary display being on at least one side plane of the trapezoid.

11. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the surface bends over an edge towards an outer edge of the first part forming the side surface which comprises a wedge shape for providing the secondary display.

12. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises a mobile handheld electronic device.

13. A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable program code which, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic apparatus comprising a first part slidingly attached to a second part, the first part having a surface that provides a main display and that bends forming a side surface that provides a secondary display, causes the apparatus to perform:

operating the apparatus and controlling use of the main display and the secondary display.

14. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first part slidingly attached to a second part, the first part having a surface that provides a main display and that folds forming a side that provides a secondary display.

15. An apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein both the main display and the secondary display comprise touch displays.

16. An apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the apparatus is configured to show one of an icon and a link to a content on the secondary display and to show the content on the main display.

17. An apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the apparatus is configured to show one of an icon and a link to a content on the secondary display and to activate the content on the main display from said one of an icon and a link.

18. An apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the apparatus comprises a set of control buttons on the secondary display, and wherein the apparatus is configured to control information on the main display based on input received from a user via the control buttons.

19. An apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the apparatus is configured to transfer information between the main display and the secondary display as controlled by a user.

20. An apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the main display and the secondary display together comprise one continuous larger display.

21. An apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein an outer surface of the apparatus comprises mostly the displays.

22. An apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the first part comprises a sliding lid.

23. An apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein a cross section of the first part comprises a trapezoid, the main display being on a top plane of the trapezoid and the secondary display being on at least one side plane of the trapezoid.

24. An apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the surface folds over an edge towards an outer edge of the first part forming the side which comprises a wedge shape for providing the secondary display.

25. An apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the apparatus comprises a mobile handheld electronic device.

26. A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable program code which, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic apparatus comprising a first part slidingly attached to a second part, the first part having a surface that provides a main display and that folds forming a side that provides a secondary display, causes the apparatus to perform:

operating the apparatus and controlling use of the main display and the secondary display.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2010
From: OKSMAN, MARKKU; IVASKEVICIUS, TOMAS; HEIKKINEN, KIM; KAPIAINEN, TOMI; VAANANEN, JENNI; RUOTSALAINEN, KAISA
To: NOKIA CORPORATION
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110151935A1 · Jun 23, 2011