IP Library Granted Patent US 11,707,671
Granted Patent B2
US 11,707,671 · App. 16/491,795 · Granted Jul 25, 2023

Anamorphic display device

Inventor: Ahmed Abdelkarim (Doha, QA)
Assignee: Ahmed Abdelkarim
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Patent No.
US 11,707,671
App. No.
16/491,795
Granted
Jul 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An anamorphic display device is provided. The anamorphic device includes a secondary display configured to be detachably coupled to a computing device including a primary display; and a non-transitory device operatively coupled to the primary and secondary displays and having instructions thereon that are configured, when executed, to render an anamorphic image on at least one of the primary and secondary displays so as to create, in combination, a three-dimensional effect from a point of view facing the primary and secondary displays.

Claims (20)

1. An anamorphic display device comprising: a secondary display configured to be detachably coupled to a computing device including a primary display; and a non-transitory device operatively coupled to the primary and secondary displays and having instructions thereon that are configured, when executed, to render an anamorphic image on at least one of the primary and secondary displays so as to create, in combination, a three-dimensional effect from a point of view facing the primary and secondary displays, wherein the secondary display includes an upward curved edge, and a bezel area of the primary display is hidden behind the upward curved edge of the secondary display.

2. The anamorphic display device of claim 1 , wherein the secondary display is a touch screen.

3. The anamorphic display device of claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory device is configured to render images on the primary and secondary displays that overlap with each other.

4. The anamorphic display device of claim 1 , wherein the primary and secondary displays are hingedly coupled.

5. The anamorphic display device of claim 1 , wherein the secondary display is movably coupled to the primary display to adjust an angle therebetween, wherein the anamorphic display device includes at least one angle sensor sensing the angle, and wherein the non-transitory device is configured to render the anamorphic image in dependence upon the angle sensed.

6. The anamorphic display device of claim 5 , wherein the angle sensor includes an accelerometer.

7. The anamorphic display device of claim 1 , wherein the anamorphic display device includes at least one point-of-view sensor sensing the point of view, and wherein the non-transitory device is configured to render the anamorphic image in dependence upon the point of view sensed.

8. The anamorphic display device of claim 7 , wherein the point-of-view sensor includes a camera.

9. The anamorphic display device of claim 1 , wherein the primary and secondary displays define substantially congruent display shapes.

10. The anamorphic display device of claim 1 , wherein the secondary display is configured to be adjoined to the primary display when the secondary display is coupled to the computing device.

11. The anamorphic display device of claim 1 comprising at least one compartment for housing the computing device.

12. The anamorphic display device of claim 1 , wherein the primary and secondary displays are operably coupled via a wired or wireless connection selected from the group consisting of a WiFi connection, a Bluetooth connection, a USB connection, an HDMI connection, a DVI connection, and a FireWire connection.

13. The anamorphic display device of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is selected from the group consisting of a smart phone, a tablet, and a portable gaming console.

14. The anamorphic display device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further configured, when executed, to convert an undeformed image into the anamorphic image.

15. The anamorphic display device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further configured, when executed, to generate a non-rectangular virtual frame and to render the anamorphic image within the non-rectangular virtual frame.

16. The anamorphic display device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further configured, when executed, to render a gaming interactive event on the primary display.

17. The anamorphic display device of claim 16 , wherein the gaming interactive event causes a user of the computing device to act or react.

18. The anamorphic display device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further configured, when executed, to render a gaming non-interactive event on the secondary display.

19. The anamorphic display device of claim 18 , wherein the gaming non- interactive event includes a peripheral display element.

20. A method for displaying an anamorphic image, the method comprising: generating, via a processor, a non-rectangular virtual frame; rendering, via the processor, an anamorphic image within the non-rectangular virtual frame; and causing, via the processor, an anamorphic display device comprising primary and secondary displays to display the anamorphic image, so as to create, in combination, a three-dimensional effect from a point of view facing the primary and secondary displays, wherein the secondary display includes an upward curved edge, and a bezel area of the primary display is hidden behind the upward curved edge of the secondary display.

Continuity (2)
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