WO2017171886A1 - Dispositif et procédé permettant de fournir un système à multiples affichages - Google Patents

Dispositif et procédé permettant de fournir un système à multiples affichages Download PDF

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WO2017171886A1
WO2017171886A1 PCT/US2016/025775 US2016025775W WO2017171886A1 WO 2017171886 A1 WO2017171886 A1 WO 2017171886A1 US 2016025775 W US2016025775 W US 2016025775W WO 2017171886 A1 WO2017171886 A1 WO 2017171886A1
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  • Embodiments described herein generally relate to mobile devices and more particularly, but not exclusively, to assembly of a multi-display system.
  • Phablets represent one attempt to provide a hybrid form factor to compete both with smart phones and with comparatively large tablet devices that do not typically support telephony.
  • phablet designs are limited by the contradictory user demands for a relatively large tablet-style display and, on the other hand, a device that is sufficiently small for convenient use as a handheld phone.
  • mobile devices continue to provide increased and more variety functionality, there is expected to be an increasing premium placed on meeting users' demand for multiple device form factors.
  • FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating elements of a multi-display system according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating elements of a method for operating a multi- display system according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 shows perspective views of a mobile device to operate as a component of a multi-display system according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 shows perspective views of a wearable electronic device according to an embodiment.
  • FIGs. 5A, 5B show perspective views each of a respective multi-display system according to a corresponding embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 shows cross-sectional views of a multi-display system according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram illustrating elements of a mobile device according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram illustrating elements of a computer device according to an embodiment.
  • multi-display system refers herein to a system comprising a first device including a first display and a second device including a second display, wherein a recess formed by a housing (e.g., a chassis) of one of the devices is configured to receive a housing of the other device for coupling of the first device and the second device to each other.
  • a housing e.g., a chassis
  • Various embodiments are based on a realization that consumers, in purchasing multiple devices having different form factors, own multiple instances of integrated circuitry that often provide similar functionality.
  • IC integrated circuit
  • functionality of the second device may be relatively paired down - e.g., wherein the second device lacks processor, memory controller, random access memory, wireless connectivity, power management and/or other resources that are typically found on a mobile platform (and/or are typically found in conjunction with other resources that actually are provided by the second device).
  • the second device may rely upon the first device to provide some or all such resources- e.g., where the first device and second device may operate together as some or all of a host-client (or master-slave) architecture.
  • embodiments variously avoid the requirement that consumers either buy multiple devices that are relatively expensive and redundant to each other, or buy a single mobile device having a hybrid form factor that is relatively more cumbersome in one or more respects.
  • Non-limiting examples of electronic devices that may utilize the technologies described herein include any kind of mobile device and/or stationary device, such as wearable devices, cameras, cell phones, computer terminals, desktop computers, electronic readers, facsimile machines, kiosks, netbook computers, notebook computers, internet devices, payment terminals, personal digital assistants, media players and/or recorders, servers (e.g., blade server, rack mount server, combinations thereof, etc.), set-top boxes, smart phones, tablet personal computers, ultra- mobile personal computers, wired telephones, combinations thereof, and the like.
  • mobile device and/or stationary device such as wearable devices, cameras, cell phones, computer terminals, desktop computers, electronic readers, facsimile machines, kiosks, netbook computers, notebook computers, internet devices, payment terminals, personal digital assistants, media players and/or recorders, servers (e.g., blade server, rack mount server, combinations thereof, etc.), set-top boxes, smart phones, tablet personal computers, ultra- mobile personal computers, wired telephones, combinations thereof, and the like.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates elements of the multi-display system 100 according to an embodiment.
  • System 100 is one example of an embodiment including interconnected devices each comprising a respective display.
  • One of the devices may operate as a host of another device - e.g., wherein some or all components of the other device operate, individually or collectively, as one or more peripherals of the host device.
  • the host device may further support functionality to operate independently as a wearable, or otherwise mobile, electronic device (or a component thereof).
  • system 100 includes devices 1 10, 150 coupled to one another via respective hardware interfaces 130, 180.
  • Hardware interfaces 130, 180 may each include a respective set of conductive contacts (e.g., including pins, sockets, pads and/or the like) configured to participate in unidirectional exchanges and/or bidirectional exchanges between devices 110, 150. Such exchanges may variously provide for communication of any of various signals and/or voltages including, but not limited to, a supply voltage, reference voltage (e.g., a ground), data signal, clock signal, etc.
  • a supply voltage e.g., a ground
  • data signal e.g., clock signal, etc.
  • hardware interfaces 130, 180 may be compatible with any of a variety of interface standards.
  • hardware interfaces 130, 180 may comply with some or all
  • PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
  • device 110 and device 150 may implement a host-client architecture for operation with each other.
  • a software process, circuitry and/or other resource of device 110 may function as a host or "master" agent with respect to the control of at least some functionality of device 150.
  • device 110 When decoupled from device 150, device 110 may function independently as a wearable electronic device, or a component thereof.
  • device 150 may operate as at least part of a smart watch.
  • a total volume of device 1 10 may be equal to or less than 60 cubic centimeters (cm 3 ) - e.g., where the total volume is equal to or less than 50 cm 3 and, in some embodiments, equal to or less than 40 cm 3 .
  • device 1 10 may weigh 3.0 ounces or less - e.g., where device 1 10 weighs less than 2 ounces and, in some embodiments, less than 1.5 ounce.
  • the particular dimensions of device 110 may vary in different embodiments, according to implementation-specific details.
  • Device 1 10 may include a housing 1 12 (e.g., a chassis, case or other encapsulating structure), wherein a display 120 and a hardware interface 130 of device 1 10 are located each at a respective side of housing 1 12.
  • Housing 1 12 may comprise any of a variety of materials adapted from conventional housings for smart watches, smart phones, tablets or the like.
  • housing 112 may include one or more plastics, polycarbonates etc. and/or any of a variety of metals such as aluminum.
  • display 120 includes capacitive and/or other pressure sensor elements adapted from conventional touchscreen technology.
  • Housing 1 12 may have disposed therein resources that facilitate communication via hardware interface 130 and/or that facilitate the displaying of images by display 120.
  • resources include, but are not limited to, the illustrative configuration logic 122, processor 124, detector 126 and battery 128.
  • SoC system-on-chip
  • Battery 128 may include a lithium ion battery, or any of various other types of rechargeable batteries, to provide power for some or all other resources of device 110.
  • Processor 124 may include one or more processor cores that are to provide functionality of a general - purpose central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), a graphics processor and/or the like. Circuitry of processor 124 may execute an operating system (OS) and, in some embodiments, one or more software processes which run in an execution environment of the OS. Such software processes may generate image information to determine the displaying of an image with display 120. Alternatively or in addition, such software processes may operate on sensor information generated, for example, with touchscreen sensor elements (not shown) that are integrated with or coupled to display 120.
  • OS operating system
  • Such software processes may generate image information to determine the displaying of an image with display 120.
  • Such software processes may operate on sensor information generated, for example, with touchscreen sensor elements (not shown) that are integrated with or coupled to display 120.
  • Detector 126 may include one or more sensor circuits to detect a proximity of a device (such as device 150) to housing 112 - e.g., wherein detector 126 is to detect connectivity of hardware interface 130 to hardware interface 180. Circuit logic of detector 126 may provide device detection functionality adapted, for example, from any a variety of conventional plug- and-play and/or other presence detection techniques. The particulars of such conventional techniques are not limiting on some embodiments, and are not detailed herein to avoid obscuring certain features of some embodiments.
  • detector 126 determines, based on one or more signals exchanged between devices 110, 150, that device 150 supports operation as a client (or “slave") device to be controlled, in one or more respects, by device 110.
  • device 110 may transition to a host (or "master") mode to provide such control of device 150.
  • configuration logic 122 may configure processor 124 and/or other resources of device 110 to enable a host agent functionality which, in an embodiment, determines a displaying of an image at a display 160 of device 150.
  • Device 150 may include one or more housings - e.g., including the illustrative housing 152 - that have one or more features of housing 112, for example.
  • display 160 of device 150 is located at a side of housing 152.
  • device 150 may be an assembly which further comprises a second housing (not shown) which is hingedly, detachably and/or otherwise coupled to housing 152, wherein display 160 is instead located at a side of that second housing.
  • the two housings of device 150 may provide, at least in part, a clamshell form factor such as that of an ultrabook, laptop or other such device.
  • the clamshell form factor may support two-in-one functionality, a detachable display functionality and/or the like.
  • housing 152 accommodates one or more plugs (not shown), distinct from hardware interface 180, to accommodate coupling with a cable or other such interconnect.
  • the one or more plugs may facilitate voltage and/or signal exchanges between device 150 and another device (not shown) that is included in or is to couple to system 100 - e.g., where such exchanges are via an interconnect path that is independent of device 1 10.
  • Housing 152 may encapsulate one or more resources 170 of device 150 that facilitate communication via hardware interface 180 and/or that facilitate the displaying of images by display 160.
  • resources 170 include, but are not limited to, the illustrative memory 172, speaker 174, configuration state 176 and battery 178.
  • resources 170 may further comprise one or more processors (not shown), although some embodiments are not limited in this regard.
  • Resources 170 are just one example of one or more components variously coupled to hardware interface 180, where such coupling facilitates control and/or other use of some or all such resources by host logic (e.g., including circuit hardware and/or an executing software process) of device 1 10.
  • host logic e.g., including circuit hardware and/or an executing software process
  • processor 124 and/or configuration logic 122 may access predetermined configuration information, stored by configuration state 176, to identify an availability of one or more other resources of device 150 for control by device 1 10.
  • host logic of device 1 10 may update configuration state 176 to facilitate such resource control.
  • memory 172 comprises one or more non-volatile memory components such as a solid state drive (SSD) and/or a hard disk drive (HDD).
  • Software executing with processor 124 may access memory 172 to variously read and/or write data - e.g., where an image displayed at display 160 (and/or an image displayed at display 120) is based on such reading and/or writing of data to memory 172.
  • speaker 174 may provide an audio output based on signals exchanged between hardware interfaces 130, 180.
  • Battery 128 may include any of a variety of rechargeable batteries, wherein battery 128 may operate to provide power for one or more resources of device 150 and/or one or more resources of device 110.
  • device 150 may be incapable of independently performing one or more operations of local components - e.g., wherein device 150 must be coupled to device 1 10 (or other such device) to enable the performance of such operations.
  • device 150 may be unable, on its own, to perform any display of images with display 160, any execution of an operating system, any read or write access of memory 172, any output from speaker 174 and/or any of various other operations typically supported at a device which includes a housing, display, memory, battery, etc.
  • housing 152 forms a recess 154 configured to receive some or all of housing 1 12.
  • housing 152 may form sidewalls 156 of recess 154 and a floor structure 158 in which, or on which, is disposed hardware interface 180.
  • some or all conductive contacts of hardware interface 180 may be variously disposed in or on sidewalls 156 - e.g., wherein contacts of hardware interface 130 are variously positioned each on a respective opposing sidewall of housing 112.
  • Coupling of devices 110, 150 to each other via respective hardware interfaces 130, 180 may include at least partially positioning sidewalls of housing 112 - e.g., including the illustrative sidewalls 114, 116 - within recess 154.
  • sidewalls of housing 112 e.g., including the illustrative sidewalls 114, 116 - within recess 154.
  • two or more flat sides of housing 112 may each be positioned, at least in part, opposite a respective one of the sidewalls 156 of recess 154.
  • recess 154 accommodates a majority of an exterior surface area of housing 112.
  • interfaces 130, 180 may be coupled to one another while at least three-fourths (3/4) of the volume of device 110 is within recess 154 - e.g., wherein a surface of display 120 is substantially flush (e.g., within 10% of a height of device 1 10) with a top edge of recess 154.
  • recess 154 may surround a periphery of housing 112 in at least one cross-sectional plane.
  • system 100 may further provide one or more mechanisms to automatically engage and/or disengage (e.g., lock and/or unlock) a coupling of devices 1 10, 150 to one another.
  • devices 110, 150 may comprise respective hardware - represented by the example engagement mechanisms EM 132, EM 134 - to enable, at least in part, a mechanical and/or magnetic engagement of the coupling between devices 110, 150.
  • EM 132 is formed at least in part by, disposed on or extends to, an exterior surface of housing 1 12 - e.g., wherein EM 184 is formed at least in part by, disposed on or extends to, an exterior surface of housing 152.
  • EM 132 and EM 184 may operate with one another to provide a latching, clasping and/or other mechanical locking functionality.
  • EM 132 and EM 134 may engage one another magnetically - e.g., via magnet-to-metal and/or magnet-to-magnet interaction.
  • EM 132 and/or EM 134 may include mechanical and/or magnetic engagement structures that are adapted, for example, from any of a variety of conventional technologies.
  • EM 132 and EM 134 may be selectively engaged or disengaged from each other in response to a condition that is sensed, for example, by detector 126 (or other detection hardware of device 1 10) and/or by a sensor 182 of device 150.
  • a user of system 100 may interact with one or more user interfaces such as one provided with display 160 and/or display 120.
  • the user may interact with a mechanical power (or other) switch - not shown - which extends to at an exterior of one of housings 112, 152.
  • sensor 182 (and/or by detector 126, for example) may provide an output to disengage EM 132 and EM 184 from each other.
  • sensor 182 may operate an actuator of EM 184 to mechanically disengage from EM 132.
  • disengagement of EM 132 and EM 184 from each other includes changing a magnitude and/or orientation of a magnetic field that, for example, is provided with a permanent magnet and/or an electromagnet of EM 132 or EM 184.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates elements a method 200 to provide functionality of a multi-display system according to an embodiment.
  • Method 200 is one example of operations that may be performed with one or more devices such as those of system 100. Some embodiments include only operations of method 200 that are performed at one device of a multi-display system, while other embodiments include operations performed across multiple devices of such a multi-display system.
  • method 200 may include, at 210, detecting connectivity of a first device to a second device.
  • the first device may include a first housing and a first display, wherein the second device includes a second housing and a second display.
  • a majority of an exterior surface of the first housing may be disposed in a recess formed by the second housing.
  • the interconnected first device and second device may function together as some or all of a mobile device assembly.
  • the first device may further support operation - at a time while decoupled from the second device - as another mobile device (or component thereof).
  • the first device may support an alternative coupling to one or more straps and/or other hardware that enables a user to wear the first device as a smart watch.
  • an assembly including the connected first device and second device may provide functionality of a comparatively larger device such as a smart phone, phablet, tablet, e-reader, laptop (e.g., an ultrabook, two-in-one or the like) etc.
  • method 200 may include, at 220, transitioning the first device to a host mode to control an operation of the second device.
  • detecting the connectivity at 210 may include hardware and/or software logic of the first device identifying one or more resources of the second device, and determining that the second device enables control of some or all such resources by an operating system and/or other agent of the first device.
  • the first device may, at 220, initiate or otherwise configure one or more hardware resources and/or software resources to function, collectively or individually, as one or more host agents for controlling or otherwise determining operation of the second device.
  • the first device may identify one or more driver processes each corresponding to a respective resource of the second device.
  • driver processes may be downloaded from the second device to the first device - e.g., in response to the connectivity detected at 210.
  • the first device may be preprogrammed, prior to connectivity to the second device, with executable code to provide some or all such driver processes.
  • the first device may retrieve preprogrammed driver code in response to information from the second device which, directly or indirectly, identifies or otherwise indicates a resource to be operated with such driver code.
  • Other embodiments may omit the transitioning at 220 - e.g., wherein method 200 is performed entirely at the second device.
  • method 200 further comprises, at 230, participating in a signal exchange including a communication of information from a host process of the first device to the second device.
  • the participating at 230 may include sending the information from the first device and/or receiving the information at the second device.
  • the information communicated at 230 includes commands and/or data to control one or more components of the second device.
  • the first device may execute an operating system and/or any of a variety of other software processes (e.g., including one or more driver processes) that are to exchange information - directly or indirectly - with some or all of a display, speaker, microphone or other input and/or output (I/O) component of the second device.
  • I/O input and/or output
  • the first device sends display information for the presentation of a graphical user interface at a display of the second device.
  • one or more software processes of the first device may concurrently drive the displaying of different images at respective displays of the first device and the second device.
  • the first device may send information to generate an output (e.g., an audio stream) at a speaker of the second device.
  • the first device receives and processes touchscreen, camera, microphone and/or I/O information based on one or more sensors of the second device.
  • method 200 may display an image with the second display of the second device, at 240.
  • the second display may provide a user interface for a user to interact with a process running in an execution environment of the first device.
  • a multi-display system performing method 200 distributes some functionality across the first device and the second device.
  • the two devices may include respective controller and/or other circuitry to variously perform at least some part of calculations in support of gesture recognition, thermal sensing, power management, error detection and/or correction, cache coherency and/or the like.
  • configuration logic of the first device may operate to keep track of sets of configuration information (e.g., including respective user preferences) that each correspond to a different respective type of device that may couple to the first device.
  • the configuration logic may select a corresponding set of configuration information for use in configuring operation of the first device and/or the second device.
  • user preference information for example may not have to be maintained on the second device, where it may be susceptible to access by a malicious agent.
  • the first device may protect other personal and/or professional data from access by malicious agents. Such data may be available for use by the first device and, in some embodiments, accessible from the first device (directly or indirectly) by one or more authorized secondary devices that may be variously coupled to the first device at different times. Such access may be provided without the data ever being sent to a cloud network and/or communicated wirelessly.
  • the first device may thus provide a space and cost efficient framework for reliably protecting high criticality classes of personal (e.g., including biometric) and/or professional data.
  • a battery of the first device may power the second device and/or a battery of the second device may power (e.g., recharge) the first device.
  • the second device may relay to the first device some or all of a supply voltage being provided concurrently to the second device via a separate connection to a wall plug or other power source.
  • the first device is not configured in a host mode - e.g., during independent operation of the first device as a smart watch or other wearable device - circuit resources of the first device may be throttled or otherwise configured to extend battery life.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates various views 300, 302, 304 of a device 310 to operate as part of a multi-display system according to an embodiment.
  • Device 310 is one example of a mobile device that may operate either independently as a mobile (e.g., wearable) electronic device or, in combination with another device, as part of a multi-display mobile system.
  • device 310 performs one or more operations of method 200 - e.g., wherein device 310 has some or all features of device 1 10.
  • device 310 may include a housing 312 and a display 320 disposed at least in part in or on housing 312 - e.g., wherein display 320 extends across a length and/or a breadth of housing 312 at one side of device 310.
  • Housing 312 may have disposed therein IC resources (not shown) to generate a graphical user interface with display 320.
  • device 300 may further comprise conductive contacts 330 of a hardware interface - e.g., where IC resources in housing 312 are further coupled to participate in one or more exchanges via contacts 330
  • Housing 312 may form, or have disposed therein or thereon, one or more engagement mechanisms to facilitate an engaged coupling of device 310 with another device (such as device 150).
  • one or more engagement mechanisms may facilitate an alternative coupling of device 310 to one or more straps (or other such hardware) which enable use of device 310 as a wearable electronics device.
  • opposing sides 314, 316 of housing 312 may have formed therein guide structures 332 to variously receive respective pins, tabs or other such structures.
  • Guide structures 332 are merely one example of a wide variety of structures to mechanically and/or magnetically engage coupling of device 310 with another device.
  • device 310 may additionally or alternatively include pins and/or tabs that are to variously extend into guide structures of EM 184 (or other such engagement mechanism of a second device).
  • FIG. 4 shows an exploded view of a wearable electronics device 400 according to an embodiment.
  • Wearable electronics device 400 may include a component device 410 that, for example, has some or all features of one of devices 110, 310.
  • Device 410 may support various modes of operation at different times, where such modes include at least one mode (e.g., a "host" mode) for operation while device 410 is not coupled as a component of wearable electronics device 400.
  • device 410 may accommodate an alternative coupling to another device (not shown) such as device 150 - e.g., during which device 410 may perform one or more operations of method 200.
  • wearable electronics device 400 includes a structure (such as the illustrative baseplate 420) to which device 410 may be mounted.
  • Baseplate 420 may include a metal, plastic and/or other suitable material that form, have disposed therein or otherwise accommodate one or more mechanisms (not shown) to mechanically and/or magnetically couple baseplate 420 to a housing of device 410.
  • Baseplate 420 may be integrated with, or otherwise coupled to, one or more straps (e.g., including the illustrative straps 430, 432), and a clasp mechanism 440 to secure such one or more straps around the wrist of a user.
  • Baseplate 420 and straps 430, 432 are merely one example of structure that facilitates operation of device 410 in a wearable electronics form factor. Any of a wide variety of additional or alternative structure may be provided by wearable electronics device 400, in different embodiments.
  • Assembled view 402 of wearable electronics device 400 shows an orientation of a display 412 while device 410 is mounted onto baseplate 420.
  • device 410 may provide a graphical user interface using display 412.
  • Such display functionality may differ from that which corresponds to a host mode of device 410 - e.g., wherein the host mode provides for more limited and/or otherwise different display functionality using display 412.
  • the host mode may support additional and/or alternative display functionality which relies, at least in part, on another display of a different device (e.g., device 150).
  • baseplate 412 may have formed therein a through-hole 414 (or other such structure) to accommodate an exchange of an optical signal from device 410 to the exposed skin of a user that is wearing the wearable electronics device 400.
  • Such an optical signal may be used to detect a heart rate, body temperature and/or any of various other biometric conditions of the user - e.g., where such detection is adopted from conventional biometric sensing techniques.
  • a host mode of device 410 may use the optical signal to exchange signal communications with that display devices.
  • FIG. 5A shows an exploded view of a multi-display system 500 according to an embodiment.
  • Multi-display system 500 may include devices 520, 530 - e.g., wherein device 520 has some or all features of device 150 and wherein device 530 has some or all features of one of devices 110, 310, 410. Operation of multi-display system 500 may be according to method 200, for example.
  • a housing 522 of device 520 has formed therein a recess 524 to receive some or all of a housing of device 530.
  • recess 524 extends to at least one outer edge of a flat side formed by housing 522.
  • Contacts of a hardware interface may be disposed in recess 524, where such contacts are configured to couple with corresponding hardware interface structures (e.g., including contacts 330) of device 530.
  • a display 540 of device 520 may be located at a side 526 of housing 520 which is obverse to the side having recess 524 formed therein.
  • IC resources of device 530 While coupled to device 520, IC resources of device 530 may operate as a host to control operation of device 520 - e.g., including control to provide a user interface or other display functionality with display 540.
  • Housing 522 may provide multi-display system 500 with an overall form factor that is different than that of device 530 on its own.
  • device 530 may operate
  • FIG. 5B shows an exploded view of a multi-display system 550 according to an embodiment.
  • Multi-display system 550 may include devices 570, 560 - e.g., wherein device 570 has some or all features of device 150 and wherein device 560 has some or all features of one of devices 1 10, 310, 410, 530. Operation of multi-display system 550 may be according to method 200, for example.
  • a housing 572 of device 570 has formed therein a recess 580 to receive some or all of a housing of device 560.
  • Contacts of a hardware interface disposed in recess 580 may facilitate connectivity similar to that provided by recess 524 of device 520.
  • IC resources disposed in housing 572 may enable communication between devices 570, 560 via the hardware interface disposed in recess 580. Such resources may enable device 560 to control operations of device 570.
  • display 574 is incorporated into a housing 576 of device 570 which is hingedly coupled to housing 572. While coupled to device 570, IC resources of device 560 may operate as a host to control operation of device 570 - e.g., including control to provide a user interface or other display functionality with display 574.
  • Housing 572 may provide multi- display system 550 with an overall clam-shell form factor of a portable laptop computer such as an ultrabook, two-in-one and/or the like.
  • device 560 may be capable of independent operation - when not coupled to the rest of multi-display system 550 - as a smaller mobile device such as a smart watch.
  • device 560 (and/or one of devices 410, 530, for example) may be variously coupled, at different times, to any one of devices such as baseplate 420, device 520 and device 570.
  • device 560 may be able to select between a plurality of modes including, for example, at least two host modes each to control a different respective one of devices 520, 570.
  • device 560 may select a particular one of multiple host configurations - e.g., based on operations to distinguish connectivity to one of devices 520, 570 from connectivity to the other of devices 520, 570.
  • a given host configuration may be selected based on circuitry of device 560 identifying resources, user preference settings, manufacturer specifications and/or other configuration state that is specific to the particular device which is connected to device 560.
  • FIG. 6 shows various cross-sectional views of a multi-display system 602 according to an embodiment.
  • Multi-display system 602 may include devices 600, 650 - e.g., wherein device 600 has some or all features of one of devices 150, 520, 570 and wherein device 650 has some or all features of one of devices 110, 310, 410, 530, 560.
  • Multi-display system 600 may perform one or more operations of method 200, for example.
  • device 650 has been omitted from the top cross-sectional view showing device 600.
  • a recess region 614 is formed by a housing 610 at a side 608 of device 600.
  • recess region 614 may be defined at least in part by sidewalls 612 and a floor structure having disposed therein or thereon a hardware interface 616 of device 600.
  • a display 606 may be disposed at a side 604 of device 600 which, for example, is opposite side 608.
  • Hardware interface 616 may facilitate connectivity of device 650 to IC resources disposed in housing 610.
  • interconnect hardware 622 may be coupled between conductive contacts of hardware interface 616 and respective circuitry that is variously disposed in or on a printed circuit board 620 within housing 610.
  • Such circuitry may include one or more packaged IC devices variously coupled on one or more sides of printed circuit board 620.
  • One or more such packaged IC devices may be coupled to exchange signals with display 606. Operation of such one or more packaged IC devices may be driven or otherwise controlled by a host agent that is executed or otherwise implemented with circuitry of device 650.
  • a hole extends partially or entirely though printed circuit board 620 to accommodate recess 614 (and device 650 within recess 614).
  • device 600 includes engagement mechanisms 630, 632 to variously interact, mechanically and/or magnetically, with respective structures 652, 654 of device 650.
  • Engagement mechanisms 630, 632 may be variously operated to lock or otherwise secure connectivity of devices 600, 650 to each other via hardware interface 616.
  • device 650 may transition to a host mode to control functionality of device 600. For example, device 650 may transition from a mode to provide some or all elements of first graphical user interface at a display 660 of device 650 to another mode which, additionally or alternatively, provides a second graphical user interface at display 606 of device 600.
  • device 600 includes one or more heat sinks (not shown) configured to absorb heat from device 650.
  • one or more heat pipes of device 600 may be positioned to variously extend each along, and proximate to, a respective one of sidewalls 612 and/or along and proximate to the floor structure of recess 614.
  • a fan or other heat exchange mechanism (not shown) of device 600 may thus be adapted to provide cooling for device 650 - e.g., in addition to cooling components of device 600.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates a computing device 700 in accordance with one embodiment.
  • the computing device 700 houses a board 702.
  • the board 702 may include a number of components, including but not limited to a processor 704 and at least one communication chip 706.
  • the processor 704 is physically and electrically coupled to the board 702.
  • the at least one communication chip 706 is also physically and electrically coupled to the board 702.
  • the communication chip 706 is part of the processor 704.
  • computing device 700 may include other components that may or may not be physically and electrically coupled to the board 702.
  • volatile memory e.g., DRAM
  • non-volatile memory e.g., ROM
  • flash memory e.g., NAND
  • graphics processor e.g., NAND
  • digital signal processor e.g., NAND
  • crypto processor e.g., NAND
  • chipset an antenna
  • a display e.g., NAND
  • touchscreen display e.g., NAND
  • a touchscreen controller e.g., NAND
  • a battery e.g., a digital signal processor
  • an audio codec a video codec
  • power amplifier e.g., a global positioning system (GPS) device
  • GPS global positioning system
  • compass compass
  • accelerometer e.g., gyroscope
  • speaker e.g., NAND
  • mass storage device such as hard disk drive, compact disk (CD), digital versatile disk (DVD), and so forth.
  • An interface of computing device 700 may facilitate operation of computing device 700, at various
  • the communication chip 706 enables wireless communications for the transfer of data to and from the computing device 700.
  • wireless and its derivatives may be used to describe circuits, devices, systems, methods, techniques, communications channels, etc., that may communicate data through the use of modulated electromagnetic radiation through a non- solid medium. The term does not imply that the associated devices do not contain any wires, although in some embodiments they might not.
  • the communication chip 706 may implement any of a number of wireless standards or protocols, including but not limited to Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 family), WiMAX (IEEE 802.16 family), IEEE 802.20, long term evolution (LTE), Ev- DO, HSPA+, HSDPA+, HSUPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, CDMA, TDMA, DECT, Bluetooth, derivatives thereof, as well as any other wireless protocols that are designated as 3G, 4G, 5G, and beyond.
  • the computing device 700 may include a plurality of communication chips 706.
  • a first communication chip 706 may be dedicated to shorter range wireless communications such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and a second communication chip 706 may be dedicated to longer range wireless communications such as GPS, EDGE, GPRS, CDMA, WiMAX, LTE, Ev-DO, and others.
  • the processor 704 of the computing device 700 includes an integrated circuit die packaged within the processor 704.
  • the term "processor” may refer to any device or portion of a device that processes electronic data from registers and/or memory to transform that electronic data into other electronic data that may be stored in registers and/or memory.
  • communication chip 706 also includes an integrated circuit die packaged within the
  • the computing device 700 may be a laptop, a netbook, a notebook, an ultrabook, a smartphone, a tablet, a personal digital assistant (PDA), an ultra mobile PC, a mobile phone, a desktop computer, a server, a printer, a scanner, a monitor, a set- top box, an entertainment control unit, a digital camera, a portable music player, or a digital video recorder.
  • the computing device 700 may be any other electronic device that processes data.
  • Some embodiments may be provided as a computer program product, or software, that may include a machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which may be used to program a computer system (or other electronic devices) to perform a process according to an embodiment.
  • a machine-readable medium includes any mechanism for storing or transmitting information in a form readable by a machine (e.g., a computer).
  • a machine-readable (e.g., computer-readable) medium includes a machine (e.g., a computer) readable storage medium (e.g., read only memory (“ROM”), random access memory (“RAM”), magnetic disk storage media, optical storage media, flash memory devices, etc.), a machine (e.g., computer) readable transmission medium (electrical, optical, acoustical or other form of propagated signals (e.g., infrared signals, digital signals, etc.)), etc.
  • ROM read only memory
  • RAM random access memory
  • magnetic disk storage media e.g., magnetic disks, optical storage media, flash memory devices, etc.
  • a machine (e.g., computer) readable transmission medium electrical, optical, acoustical or other form of propagated signals (e.g., infrared signals, digital signals, etc.)
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a diagrammatic representation of a machine in the exemplary form of a computer system 800 within which a set of instructions, for causing the machine to perform any one or more of the methodologies described herein, may be executed.
  • the machine may be connected (e.g., networked) to other machines in a Local Area Network (LAN), an intranet, an extranet, or the Internet.
  • LAN Local Area Network
  • the machine may operate in the capacity of a server or a client machine in a client-server network environment, or as a peer machine in a peer-to-peer (or distributed) network environment.
  • the machine may be a personal computer (PC), a tablet PC, a set-top box (STB), a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a cellular telephone, a web appliance, a server, a network router, switch or bridge, or any machine capable of executing a set of instructions (sequential or otherwise) that specify actions to be taken by that machine.
  • PC personal computer
  • PDA Personal Digital Assistant
  • STB set-top box
  • WPA Personal Digital Assistant
  • a cellular telephone a web appliance
  • server e.g., a server
  • network router e.g., switch or bridge
  • the exemplary computer system 800 includes a processor 802, a main memory 804 (e.g., read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, dynamic random access memory (DRAM) such as synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) or Rambus DRAM (RDRAM), etc.), a static memory 806 (e.g., flash memory, static random access memory (SRAM), etc.), and a secondary memory 818 (e.g., a data storage device), which communicate with each other via a bus 830.
  • main memory 804 e.g., read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, dynamic random access memory (DRAM) such as synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) or Rambus DRAM (RDRAM), etc.
  • DRAM dynamic random access memory
  • SDRAM synchronous DRAM
  • RDRAM Rambus DRAM
  • static memory 806 e.g., flash memory, static random access memory (SRAM), etc.
  • secondary memory 818 e.g., a data storage device
  • Processor 802 represents one or more general-purpose processing devices such as a microprocessor, central processing unit, or the like. More particularly, the processor 802 may be a complex instruction set computing (CISC) microprocessor, reduced instruction set computing (RISC) microprocessor, very long instruction word (VLIW) microprocessor, processor implementing other instruction sets, or processors implementing a combination of instruction sets. Processor 802 may also be one or more special-purpose processing devices such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a digital signal processor (DSP), network processor, or the like. Processor 802 is configured to execute the processing logic 826 for performing the operations described herein.
  • CISC complex instruction set computing
  • RISC reduced instruction set computing
  • VLIW very long instruction word
  • Processor 802 may also be one or more special-purpose processing devices such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a digital signal processor (DSP), network processor, or the like.
  • the computer system 800 may further include a network interface device 808.
  • the computer system 800 also may include a video display unit 810 (e.g., a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode display (LED), or a cathode ray tube (CRT)), an alphanumeric input device 812 (e.g., a keyboard), a cursor control device 814 (e.g., a mouse), and a signal generation device 816 (e.g., a speaker).
  • a video display unit 810 e.g., a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode display (LED), or a cathode ray tube (CRT)
  • an alphanumeric input device 812 e.g., a keyboard
  • a cursor control device 814 e.g., a mouse
  • a signal generation device 816 e.g., a speaker
  • the secondary memory 818 may include a machine-accessible storage medium (or more specifically a computer-readable storage medium) 832 on which is stored one or more sets of instructions (e.g., software 822) embodying any one or more of the methodologies or functions described herein.
  • the software 822 may also reside, completely or at least partially, within the main memory 804 and/or within the processor 802 during execution thereof by the computer system 800, the main memory 804 and the processor 802 also constituting machine- readable storage media.
  • the software 822 may further be transmitted or received over a network 820 via the network interface device 808.
  • machine-accessible storage medium 832 is shown in an exemplary embodiment to be a single medium, the term “machine-readable storage medium” should be taken to include a single medium or multiple media (e.g., a centralized or distributed database, and/or associated caches and servers) that store the one or more sets of instructions.
  • machine-readable storage medium should be taken to include a single medium or multiple media (e.g., a centralized or distributed database, and/or associated caches and servers) that store the one or more sets of instructions.
  • machine-readable storage medium shall also be taken to include any medium that is capable of storing or encoding a set of instructions for execution by the machine and that cause the machine to perform any of one or more embodiments.
  • the term “machine-readable storage medium” shall accordingly be taken to include, but not be limited to, solid-state memories, and optical and magnetic media.
  • Computer system 800 may be a multi-display system or, alternatively, a device configured to operate as a component of such a multi-display system.
  • computer system 800 may comprise one or more of multiple devices each including a respective housing (not shown) and a respective one of displays that, for example, include video display 810.
  • one or more interconnects - e.g., including bus 830 - may include or couple to respective hardware interfaces of such multiple devices.
  • one such device may omit one or more resources of computer system 800.
  • computer system 800 may include a client (or slave) device such as one of devices 150, 520, 570, 600 - e.g., wherein the client/slave device omits processor 802, alpha-numeric input device 812 and/or the like.
  • client or slave
  • the client/slave device omits processor 802, alpha-numeric input device 812 and/or the like.
  • a device comprises a first display, a first housing, wherein the first display extends to a surface of the first housing, and a first hardware interface configured to couple the device to a second device including a second display and a second housing, the first hardware interface to participate in a signal exchange including a communication of information from a host process of the device to the second device, wherein based on the information, an image is displayed by the second display.
  • the device further comprises integrated circuitry coupled to the first hardware interface and further coupled to the first display, the integrated circuitry configured to detect connectivity of the device to the second device, wherein, during the connectivity, a majority of an exterior surface of the first housing is disposed in a recess formed at least in part by the second housing, wherein a host mode of the integrated circuitry is to enable the first device to control an operation of the second device during the connectivity, wherein another mode of the integrated circuitry is to enable operation of the first device as an independent mobile device.
  • the second housing surround a periphery of the first housing in a first plane.
  • the first display is substantially flush with an edge of the recess.
  • the device further comprises an engagement mechanism to mechanically or magnetically engage a coupling of the device to the second device.
  • the second display extends to a side of the second housing.
  • the second device further comprises a third housing hingedly coupled to the second housing, wherein the second display extends to a side of the third housing.
  • the device is to transition to the host mode in response to the connectivity of the device to the second device.
  • a device comprises a first display, a first housing which forms, at least in part, a recess to receive a second device including a second display and a second housing, and a first hardware interface configured to couple the device to the second device, wherein, during connectivity of the device to the second device, a majority of an exterior surface of the second housing is disposed in the recess, wherein a host mode of the second device enables the second device to control an operation of the device during the connectivity, wherein another mode of the second device enables operation of the second device as an independent mobile device, the first hardware interface configured to participate in a signal exchange including a communication of information from a host process of the second device to the device, wherein based on the information, an image is displayed by the first display.
  • the first housing surround a periphery of the second housing in a first plane.
  • the second display is substantially flush with an edge of the recess.
  • the device further comprises an engagement mechanism to mechanically or magnetically engage a coupling of the device to the second device.
  • the first display extends to a side of the first housing.
  • the device further comprises a third housing hingedly coupled to the first housing, wherein the first display extends to a side of the third housing.
  • the second device transitions to the host mode in response to the connectivity of the device to the second device.
  • a method comprises detecting connectivity of a first device to a second device, wherein the first device includes a first housing and a first display, wherein the second device includes a second housing and a second display, wherein, during the connectivity, a majority of an exterior surface of the first housing is disposed in a recess formed at least in part by the second housing, wherein a host mode of the first device enables the first device to control an operation of the second device during the connectivity, wherein another mode of the first device enables operation of the first device as an independent mobile device.
  • the method further comprises participating in a signal exchange including a communication of information from a host process of the first device to the second device, wherein based on the information, an image is displayed by the second display.
  • the second housing surround a periphery of the first housing in a first plane.
  • the first display is substantially flush with an edge of the recess.
  • the method further comprises mechanically or magnetically engaging a coupling of the first device to the second device.
  • the second display extends to a side of the second housing.
  • a system comprises a first device including a first display, a first housing, wherein the first display extends to a side of the first housing, a first hardware interface, and integrated circuitry disposed in the housing, the integrated circuitry coupled to the first display and to the first hardware interface.
  • the system further comprises a second device including a second hardware interface coupled to the first hardware interface, a second display, and a second housing, wherein a majority of an exterior surface of the first housing is disposed in a recess formed at least in part by the second housing.
  • a host mode of the integrated circuitry enables the first device to control a display of an image at the second display, wherein another mode of the first device enables operation of the first device as an independent mobile device to display of another image at the first display.
  • the second housing surround a periphery of the first housing in a first plane.
  • the first display is substantially flush with an edge of the recess.
  • the system comprises an engagement mechanism to mechanically or magnetically engage a coupling of the first device to the second device.
  • the second display extends to a side of the second housing.
  • the second device further comprises a third housing hingedly coupled to the second housing, wherein the second display extends to a side of the third housing.
  • the first device is to transition to the host mode in response to the connectivity of the first device to the second device.
  • This apparatus may be specially constructed for the required purposes, or it may comprise a general purpose computer selectively activated or reconfigured by a computer program stored in the computer.
  • a computer program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as, but is not limited to, any type of disk including floppy disks, optical disks, CD-ROMs, and magnetic-optical disks, read-only memories (ROMs), random access memories (RAMs) such as dynamic RAM (DRAM), EPROMs, EEPROMs, magnetic or optical cards, or any type of media suitable for storing electronic instructions, and coupled to a computer system bus.

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L'invention concerne des techniques et des mécanismes permettant de fournir la fonctionnalité d'un système à multiples affichages. Dans un mode de réalisation, un premier dispositif, comprenant un premier boîtier et un premier affichage, est configuré pour être accouplé à un deuxième dispositif qui comprend un deuxième boîtier et un deuxième affichage. Pendant la connectivité du premier dispositif au deuxième dispositif, une majorité d'un volume extérieur du premier boîtier est disposée dans un creux formé au moins en partie par le deuxième boîtier. Un mode hôte du premier dispositif permet au premier dispositif de commander le deuxième affichage et/ou d'autres ressources du deuxième dispositif. Un autre mode du premier dispositif permet le fonctionnement du premier dispositif en tant que dispositif mobile indépendant.
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