IP Library Granted Patent US 10,691,207
Granted Patent B2
US 10,691,207 · App. 15/759,098 · Granted Jun 23, 2020

Display devices with virtual reprsentations of electronic devices

Inventors: Kent E. Biggs (Houston, TX); Robert Paul Martin (Ft. Collins, CO); Charles J Stancil (Houston, TX); Jeffrey C Stevens (Houston, TX); Harold Merkel (Houston, TX)
Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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Patent No.
US 10,691,207
App. No.
15/759,098
Granted
Jun 23, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example display device includes an input module to receive a touch input that identifies a shape of an electronic device. The display device also includes a display panel. The display panel is to display first data from a computing device in a first region of the display panel. The display panel is also to, in response to a reception of the touch input, display the first data in a second region of the display panel and display second data from the electronic device in a virtual representation of the electronic device in a third region of the display panel. The third region corresponds to the shape of the electronic device. The second data is received via a connection to the computing device. The second region is smaller than the first region.

Claims (31)

1. A display device comprising:

an input module to receive a touch input that identifies a shape of an electronic device, wherein the touch input includes a trace input of an outline of the electronic device positioned in physical contact with a display panel at the first region; and

the display panel to:

display first data from a computing device in a first region of the display panel;

provide wireless charging to the electronic device while the electronic device is in physical contact with the display panel;

reduce a brightness level of the display panel when the wireless charging of the electronic device is stopped; and

in response to a reception of the touch input:

display the first data in a second region of the display panel, wherein the second region is smaller than the first region; and

display second data from the electronic device in a virtual representation of the electronic device in a third region of the display panel, wherein the third region corresponds to the shape of the electronic device, and wherein the second data is received via a connection to the computing device.

2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a charging module to transfer electrical power to the electronic device wirelessly.

3. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a haptic module to provide tactile feedback in response to a particular touch input.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display panel is further to display a virtual input device based on a user profile.

5. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a digital film layer to provide coordinate information to a digital pen.

6. A method comprising: displaying data from a computing device in a first region of a display panel of a display device; receiving a first touch input that identifies a shape of an electronic device via an input module of the display device, wherein the touch input includes a trace input of an outline of the electronic device positioned in physical contact with a display panel at the first region; in response to receiving the first touch input and a detection of an ongoing wireless electrical power transfer from a charging module of the display device to the electronic device: displaying the data in a second region of the display panel; and displaying a virtual representation of the electronic device in a third region of the display panel, wherein the third region corresponds to the shape of the electronic device; receiving a second touch input that controls the electronic device via the virtual representation; and reducing a brightness level of the display panel when the wireless charging of the electronic device is stopped.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising displaying a virtual keyboard in a fourth region of the display panel, wherein a type of the virtual keyboard is determined based on an analysis of finger placements of a user of the computing device on the display device.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the virtual representation is generated based on an identification message received from the electronic device.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second region is smaller than the first region.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed cause a processor of a computing device to:

direct a display device coupled to the computing device to display data from the computing device in a first region of a display panel of the display device;

receive a first touch input that identifies a shape of an electronic device via an input module of the display device, wherein the first touch input includes a trace input of an outline of the electronic device positioned at the first region;

in response to a reception of the first touch input, direct the display device to:

display the data in a second region of the display panel, wherein the second region is smaller than the first region; and

display a virtual representation of the electronic device in a third region of the display panel, wherein the third region corresponds to the shape of the electronic device, and wherein the virtual representation includes a virtual graphical user interface that corresponds to a graphical user interface of the electronic device;

direct the display device to update the virtual graphical user interface based on a change to the graphical user interface;

provide wireless charging to the electronic device while the electronic device is in physical contact with the display panel; and

reduce a brightness level of the display panel when the wireless charging of the electronic device is stopped.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the processor to:

in response to a detection of a wireless charging operation to the electronic device, establish a wireless connection with the electronic device; and

receive an identification message from the electronic device via the wireless connection, wherein the identification message contains information associated with a model of the electronic device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the processor to generate the virtual representation based on the identification message.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the virtual graphical user interface and the graphical user interface are synchronized.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2018
From: BIGGS, KENT E.; MARTIN, ROBERT PAUL; STANCIL, CHARLES J.; STEVENS, JEFFREY C.; MERKEL, HAROLD
To: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
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Continuity (1)
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