IP Library Granted Patent US 12,099,774
Granted Patent B2
US 12,099,774 · App. 18/314,814 · Granted Sep 24, 2024

Instruction color book painting for dual-screen devices

Inventors: Kapil Kumar (Bangalore, IN); Robert I. Butterworth (Burnaby, CA)
Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
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Patent No.
US 12,099,774
App. No.
18/314,814
Granted
Sep 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dual-screen computing device includes two separate displays that are coupled to an interconnecting hinge. A hinge detector detects movement or position of the hinge, and the positions of the displays may be determined based on the hinge movement or position. The positions of the displays relative to each other may then be used to determine which mode of operation the dual-screen computing device is operating (e.g., tent mode, open, closed, etc.). Additionally, the dual-screen computing device may include various sensors that detect different environmental, orientation, location, and device-specific information. Applications are configured to operate differently based on the mode of operation and, optionally, the sensor data detected by the sensors.

Claims (45)

1. A computer-storage memory device comprising executable instructions that upon execution by a processor associated with a dual-screen computing device performs a method comprising:

monitoring, using a hinge sensor, an angle of rotation of a hinge that couples a first display and a second display of the dual-screen computing device;

stretching displayed content on the first display and the second display as the angle of rotation is increased; and

shrinking the displayed content on the first display and the second display as the angle of rotation is decreased.

2. The computer-storage memory device of claim 1 , wherein the angle of rotation represents an angular displacement between the first display and the second display.

3. The computer-storage memory device of claim 1 , wherein the angle of rotation represents an angular displacement of the hinge from a starting point.

4. The computer-storage memory device of claim 1 , wherein the executable instructions comprise a paint application displaying a paint object, the method further comprising:

detecting folding of the first display and the second display; and

splattering the paint object based on a speed of the folding.

5. The computer-storage memory device of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

using a position of the first display relative to the second display, determining that the dual-screen computing device is operating in a tent mode of operation;

detecting, by a magnetometer, a computing device in a viewing direction of one of the first display and the second display; and

transmitting the displayed content, on the one of the first display and the second display, to the computing device.

6. A dual-screen computing device, comprising:

a first display;

a second display;

a hinge coupled to the first display and to the second display;

a hinge sensor;

a processor; and

a computer-storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:

detect, using the hinge sensor, an angle of rotation of the hinge;

stretch displayed content on the first display and the second display as the angle of rotation is increased; and

shrink the displayed content on the first display and the second display as the angle of rotation is decreased.

7. The dual-screen computing device of claim 6 , wherein the angle of rotation represents an angular displacement between the first display and the second display.

8. The dual-screen computing device of claim 6 , wherein the angle of rotation represents an angular displacement of the hinge from a starting point.

9. The dual-screen computing device of claim 6 , wherein the instructions comprise a paint application displaying a paint object, the instructions further cause the processor to:

detect folding of the first display and the second display; and

splatter the paint object based on a speed of the folding.

10. The dual-screen computing device of claim 6 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

using a position of the first display relative to the second display, determine that the dual-screen computing device is operating in a tent mode of operation;

detect, by a magnetometer, a computing device in a viewing direction of one of the first display and the second display; and

transmit the displayed content, on the one of the first display and the second display, to the computing device.

11. A method for operating a dual-screen computing device, the method comprising:

monitoring, using a hinge sensor, an angle of rotation of a hinge that couples a first display and a second display of the dual-screen computing device;

stretching displayed content on the first display and the second display as the angle of rotation is increased; and

shrinking the displayed content on the first display and the second display as the angle of rotation is decreased.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the angle of rotation represents an angular displacement between the first display and the second display.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the angle of rotation represents an angular displacement of the hinge from a starting point.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

using a position of the first display relative to the second display, determining that the dual-screen computing device is operating in a tent mode of operation;

detecting, by a magnetometer, a computing device in a viewing direction of one of the first display and the second display; and

transmitting the displayed content, on the one of the first display and the second display, to the computing device.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

detecting folding of the first display and the second display; and

splattering a paint object based on a speed of the folding.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2023
From: KUMAR, KAPIL; BUTTERWORTH, ROBERT I.
To: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 064380/0824 →
Priority Claims (1)
IN 202041027628 · Jun 29, 2020 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17671580 · Feb 14, 2022
Continuation 17000086 · Aug 21, 2020
Related Publication 20230297310A1 · Sep 21, 2023
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