Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reconfigurable touch screen computing device
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Application No.: US13206333Application Date: 2011-08-09
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Publication No.: US10234902B2Publication Date: 2019-03-19
- Inventor: Stephen E. Delaporte
- Applicant: Stephen E. Delaporte
- Applicant Address: US NY Astoria
- Assignee: Lepton Computing LLC
- Current Assignee: Lepton Computing LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Astoria
- Agency: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract:
A reconfigurable touch screen computing device with folding configurations and an alignment locking mechanism. The touch screen display is made up of segments coupled to a flexible circuit and can be reconfigured from a compact state to an expanded state. The form factor of the compact state is roughly the size of a typical handheld phone, with an integrated speaker and microphone. The form factor of the expanded state is roughly the size of a tablet computer which may also include the mechanical functionality of a laptop. Both states provide a configuration which includes a touch screen display on a front side and a protective housing on a back side. The computing device may further include sensors to indicate the state of configuration. In one embodiment, a module attached to, situated within, or otherwise associated with at least one segment may contain all or substantially all processing and memory, along with a communications system, all of which may be used in either state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120038570A1 RECONFIGURABLE TOUCH SCREEN COMPUTING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2012-02-16
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