Computing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12147267-B2
Application number	US-202217877962-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2022
Priority date	Jul 31, 2022
Publication date	Nov 19, 2024
Grant date	Nov 19, 2024

Abstract

A computing device can include a processor; memory accessible to the processor; a display housing that includes a display and a camera; a base housing that includes a keyboard and a camera viewfinder display for the camera; and a hinge assembly that couples the display housing and the base housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computing device comprising:
a processor;
memory accessible to the processor;
a display housing that comprises a display and a camera;
a base housing that comprises a keyboard and a camera viewfinder display for the camera; and
a hinge assembly that couples the display housing and the base housing, wherein the hinge assembly comprises a 360 degree hinge assembly for transition of the display housing and the base housing between a closed position and a fully open position, and wherein the processor activates the camera viewfinder display responsive to a transition to the fully open position.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the camera viewfinder display comprises touch sensing circuitry.

3. The computing device of claim 2 , wherein the camera viewfinder display functions as a touchpad in a touchpad mode and functions as a camera viewfinder in a camera viewfinder mode.

4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein, in the fully open position, the camera and the camera viewfinder display face opposite directions.

5. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the base housing comprises a bottom side, a top side, a hinge end and a front end, wherein the camera viewfinder display is disposed on the top side between the keyboard and the front end.

6. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the camera viewfinder display functions to replicate a smartphone display in a phone mode.

7. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the display housing comprises the camera as the only camera of the display housing.

8. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the display housing comprises a display side and a back side, wherein the camera is a display side camera.

9. The computing device of claim 8 , further comprising another camera that is a back side camera.

10. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the camera viewfinder display functions in one or more of a display side camera mode and a back side camera mode.

11. The computing device of claim 10 , wherein, in the back side camera mode, the processor activates the camera viewfinder display responsive to detection of motion by the back side camera.

12. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein, responsive to detection of motion by the back side camera, the processor calls for rendering of a notification to the display.

13. The computing device of claim 1 , comprising an actuatable button adjacent to the camera viewfinder display.

14. The computing device of claim 13 , wherein the actuatable button comprises one or more of a right click button and a left click button.

15. The computing device of claim 14 , wherein, in a camera viewfinder mode of the camera viewfinder display, the actuatable button comprises a camera related function.

16. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the camera viewfinder display functions as a menu in a menu mode.

17. A method comprising:
in a computing device that comprises a display housing that comprises a display and a display side camera, a base housing that comprises a keyboard and a camera viewfinder display for the display side camera, and a hinge assembly that couples the display housing and the base housing, activating the camera viewfinder display responsive to a transition of the display housing and the base housing to a fully open, 360 degree position.

18. The method of claim 17 , comprising, responsive to another transition of the display housing and the base housing to an open position less than the fully open, 360 degree position, switching the camera viewfinder display to a touchpad mode.

19. A computing device comprising:
a processor;
memory accessible to the processor;
a display housing that comprises a display and a camera;
a base housing that comprises a keyboard, a camera viewfinder display for the camera, an actuatable button adjacent to the camera viewfinder display, wherein the actuatable button comprises one or more of a right click button and a left click button; and
a hinge assembly that couples the display housing and the base housing.

20. The computing device of claim 19 , wherein, in a camera viewfinder mode of the camera viewfinder display, the actuatable button comprises a camera related function.

Assignees

• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Perelli Thomas
• Ent Ali

Classifications

• G06F1/1692

  the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders · CPC title

• G06F1/1686

  the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera · CPC title

• G06F1/1681

  Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683) · CPC title

• G06F1/1677

  for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title