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Automatic reorienting of screen orientation using touch sensitive system
Assignee: Intel Corp
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Filing: 1999-12-22
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Granted: 2003-07-22
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Expires: 2019-12-22
Abstract
Abstract An automatically-reconfigurable screened device. The direction of display is automatically sensed, and is automatically changed. The display is sensed by detecting which of a plurality of sensors is being touched.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward R. Harrison
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 09:45
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G5/00; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/1613; G06F1/1626; G06F1/1633; G06F1/1684; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/0354; G06F3/03547; G06F2200/00; G06F2200/16; G06F2200/161; G06F2200/1614; G09G2340/00; G09G2340/04; G09G2340/0464; G09G2340/0492; G09G2340/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A reconfigurable oriented view screen device, comprising: a housing, having a plurality of sensors at different locations on the housing each a sensor which senses a position of touching; a detector, which detects said position of touching, by finding which of said plurality of sensors is being touched at any one time; and a display configuration element, which forms information for display on a screen that is oriented in a display mode that is based on said position of touching.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
A reconfigurable oriented view screen device, comprising: a housing, having a plurality of sensors at different locations on the housing each a sensor which senses a position of touching; a detector, which detects said position of touching, by finding which of said plurality of sensors is being touched at any one time; and a display configuration element, which forms information for display on a screen that is oriented in a display mode that is based on said position of touching.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device as in claim 1 further comprising a memory, storing a database of information which correlates said position of touching to a screen orientation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A device as in claim 2 wherein said display configuration element uses said position of touching to access said database and determine an orientation of a screen therefrom and change said direction of display based on said orientation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A device as in claim 3 further comprising a user interface which enables a manual change of said orientation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A device as in claim 1 further comprising a screen with a rectangular ratio.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device as in claim 5 wherein said screen has four corners, and wherein there are four sensors, one located near each of said corners.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
96 words
A reconfigurable screen device, comprising: a housing, having at least first and second positions; a display, attached to said housing; a first sensor, located at said first position; a second sensor located at said second position; a processor, executing a stored program to determine if said first sensor is being touched by a user and to orient said display of the display information in first direction if so, and to determine if the second sensor is being touched by a user and orienting the display in a second direction, different than said first direction, if so.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
96 words
A reconfigurable screen device, comprising: a housing, having at least first and second positions; a display, attached to said housing; a first sensor, located at said first position; a second sensor located at said second position; a processor, executing a stored program to determine if said first sensor is being touched by a user and to orient said display of the display information in first direction if so, and to determine if the second sensor is being touched by a user and orienting the display in a second direction, different than said first direction, if so.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device as in claim 7 , wherein said sensors are formed by conductive paint.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device as in claim 7 , wherein said sensors are mechanical sensors.
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