Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090322689 | TOUCH INPUT ACROSS TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY DEVICES - For one disclosed embodiment, touch input may be detected over a surface for a first touch-sensitive display device and over a surface for a second touch-sensitive display device. An operation may be performed across the first and second touch-sensitive display devices based at least in part on detected touch input having a path that traverses over the surface for the first touch-sensitive display device and over the surface for the second touch-sensitive display device. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 12-31-2009 |
20140029187 | HINGE CONFIGURATION FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). The electronic device may also include a base portion and a lid portion coupled to the base portion at a hinge configured such that the base portion and the lid portion can rotate between an open configuration of the electronic device and a closed configuration of the electronic device. The lid portion can include at least one segment that is to raise at least a portion of the base portion in response to a rotation toward the open configuration (e.g., opening the lid portion to access a touchpad or a keyboard of the electronic device, or to see a display of the electronic device). | 01-30-2014 |
20140160027 | ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENT FOR A KEYBOARD PROXIMITY AND TRACKING SENSOR - A keyboard assembly includes a transmitter electrode and one or more receiver electrodes that are used to generate an electric field above one or more keys of the assembly. The first electrode is located on a first level of a keyboard assembly and the second electrode is located on a second level of the keyboard assembly. The first level may correspond to a support plate of the assembly and the second level may correspond to a surface of a printed circuit board to which the second electrode is coupled. Alternatively, the first and second levels may correspond to different sides of a frame of the keyboard assembly. Disturbances in the electric field may be detected to perform a control operation of a host device that includes or is coupled to the keyboard assembly. | 06-12-2014 |
20140184512 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING MULTI-MODE VIRTUAL BEZEL - A computing device may include a touch-sensitive display. Display logic may control a size of an active area of the touch-sensitive display and a size of an inactive area of the touch-sensitive display. The display logic to set the active area to a first size when the touch-sensitive display is in a first mode. Display logic to set the active area to a second size when the touch-sensitive display is in a second mode. In one embodiment, the computing device may be a convertible computer system. In another embodiment, the computing device may be a tablet computer system. | 07-03-2014 |
20140301029 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A COLLAPSING KEYBOARD - Some embodiments of an apparatus, system and method are described for a collapsible keyboard apparatus and computing system. A collapsible keyboard apparatus may comprise a plurality of keys supported by a first support structure and a set of keys supported by a second support structure pivotally coupled to the first support structure. The second support structure may be arranged to rotate around the pivotal coupling from a first position substantially coplanar with the first support structure to a second non-coplanar position in response to a force applied to the second support structure. Other embodiments are described. | 10-09-2014 |
20150020034 | TECHNIQUES FOR NOTEBOOK HINGE SENSORS - Techniques are described for notebook hinge sensors. For example, a computing device may comprise a housing having a processor circuit and an input device, the input device arranged on a side of the housing, a lid having a digital display arranged on a side of the lid, a hinge arranged to couple the housing and the lid, and a sensor module coupled to the processor circuit, the sensor module arranged inside the hinge and operative to capture motion input outside of the computing device. Other embodiments are described. | 01-15-2015 |