Dual-Display Hinge Feedback for Grip Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of dual-display mobile computer devices face discomfort and suboptimal interaction due to the need to release one half of the device housing for touch-screen interaction, leading to unstable positioning and potential pivoting or hanging, which existing hinge detents do not adequately address.
Innovation Solution
Generating feedback that correlates binding position data with application context data to provide audio, video, or haptic feedback, such as locking, stiffening, or simulating detents, to guide the user in securing or adjusting the display posture of dual-display mobile computer devices, thereby enhancing user interaction and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the hinge has physical and/or static detents to hold the touch-screen displays in a particular display position, then the device housing is held in stable positions, but the user experiences discomfort and suboptimal interaction when releasing one half of the device housing for touch-screen interaction
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to the user about the current binding position and suggests optimal display postures based on the running application. This feedback loop allows the user to understand the device state and adjust the housing accordingly, improving both stability awareness and interaction comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically determines the optimal display posture based on the application context and binding position, eliminating the need for the user to manually adjust the device to uncomfortable positions. The system serves itself by making intelligent decisions about display configuration.
2Reliability
If the hinge has physical and/or static detents to hold the touch-screen displays in a particular display position, then the free half of the device housing is prevented from pivoting and/or hanging freely, but the user must adopt an uncomfortable or less than optimal support and grip position on the device
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the suggested display posture based on the application context and current binding position. Instead of fixed detents, the system provides dynamic guidance that adapts to different usage scenarios, allowing the user to maintain comfortable grip positions while ensuring reliable display configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of display posture recommendations based on application context data and binding position data. This allows the optimal display configuration to vary dynamically according to the running application, improving both reliability and user comfort.
3Adaptability or versatility
If binding position data is received and correlated with application context data to generate feedback, then optimal display posture is indicated for different applications, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The feedback system serves multiple functions: it monitors binding position, determines application context, generates posture recommendations, and provides guidance to the user. By making the system universal and multi-functional, the patent reduces overall complexity compared to having separate systems for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically correlates binding position data with application context data and generates appropriate feedback without requiring manual user input or complex external controls. This self-service approach simplifies the user interface while maintaining high adaptability.
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AI summary
In embodiments of mobile computer device binding feedback, an application interface for a device application is displayed on a first display that is integrated in a dual-display mobile device. The application interface can also be displayed on a second display that is integrated in the dual-display mobile device. Binding position data is received from a binding system that movably couples the first display to the second display. Application context data that is associated with the device application is also received. Feedback can then be generated based on the binding position data and the application context data, where the feedback can be generated as audio feedback, video feedback, display feedback, and/or haptic feedback.